Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-03-31

Mostly i'm the Valley OF the Wisconsin
River.


Chas. Rumery, with the Yawkey
Lumber Co. at HazIhurst for a num-
Der of years, has returned from the
west and is to open up summer
resort at Hazelhurst.
Farmers of Lincoln county are alive
and enthusiastic over the building
and value of silos, some contending
however, that concrete is not quite so
popular for some reasons.
Many mysterious robberies of stores
in Merrill have been ferreted out
lately and several arrests have been
made and two of the principal per-
petrators are being held for trial.
A number of Forest county saloon
keepers have lately been indicted,
tried and convicted for selling liquor
to Indians. Men selling or giving
away liquor to Indians deserve severe
punishment.
Under recent ruling of the attor-
ney general women will be allowed to
participate in the election of county
school boards. Therefore women
voters will undoubtedly take advan-
tage of the chance outside of the cities.
Washburn will vote on the saloon
license question next Tuesday and
the 'drysn are waging a vigorous
campaign. The ''wets'' had
majority of SO votes on the same
question two years ago.
A person who expects to collect one
third for informing game warden of
violation of the state fishing and
game law, must also appear in court
and prosecute, according to the opin-
ion given by Attorney General Owen.
Commencing July /, rural carriers
will receive salary of 81, 200 a year,
an increase of 800 over what they
are now receiving. The parcel post
business has greatly increased the
work of the carriers and this extra
hundred will help some.
Sun fish and perch are classed as
rough fish and the closed season for
game fish does not apply to them
according to ruling from the game
warden's Office. Pickerel, bass and
pike are protected until May 80, and
yiolators will be prosecuted.
Judge A. e. Davis of the county
court of Marinette county has gotten
after the cigarette smoking habit
among the young boys The judge pro-
poses to punish all cigarette smokers
brought before him, even if he has to
impose 30 day jail sentence.
Langlade county boasts of having
the largest sugar bush' in the state.
The maple tract of land is east of
Marathon county and is owned by III.
I'll. Chandler, who each year taps 1000
to $500 trees and has worked" the
trees every spring for the past eigh-
teen years.
Persons under the age of l6 years
are not permitted to drive an auto
mobile or operate a motorcycle in
this state during the coming season.
This is kind of rough on the boys and
girls who like to ''spin' out in the
country on dads" wheels Sundays
and holidays.
A resident of Wood county has
been refused his naturalization papers
at Grand Rapids, because he admit
ted that he had violated the game
| law. The man was deprived for five
years more from becoming a citizen
and after that time expired he would
| be naturalized.
A new ruling of the postoffice de
partment at Washington allows
farmers and truck gardeners to ship
eggs, garden truck, fruit, etc, in
cases, to be carried outside Of mail
sacks, in the first and second zones.
Books, weighing over eight ounces
can now also be sent by parcel post.
A movement for the perfection Of a
Northern Wisconsin Development as
ISOLATION was perfected at Ashland
Wednesday, when number of repre-
sentatiyes of the counties gathered
there for sction. 1t was also decided
at the meeting to hold general
meet foy May 5th, in this city, at
which time ell interested counties
are invited to be present.
it is claimed by railroad employees
| that more saw logs, pulpwood, cedar
posts and poles and railroad ties have
been hauled last winter by the 500
and Northwestern lines than was
ever moved in any previous season
before And still there are many
millions of feet of this kind of timber
up north of this city and contiguous
awaiting labor and shipment.
The John Weik Lumber Co. of
Stevens Point received q remarkable
car load of logs one day last week
Ten logs, all white pine and perfectly
sound, comprised the load, several of
them measuring three and half
feet in diameter, the total scale be-
ing : $40 feet. This timber was cut
in the vicinity of Harmon, on the
Duluth branch of the 500 line and at
tracted a great deal of attention
At meeting of the Woman's club
at Marshfeld, held on Monday after
noon of last week, it was voted to ex-
tend an invitation to the federated
clubs of the Eighth congressional dis
trict to attend district convention
in that city on May and 6. Clubs
included in the invitation are: Wau-
sau, Grand Rapids, Stevens Point,
Shawano, Marshfield and several of
the smaller places in the district.