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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-06
HELPFUL WORDS
From an Audubon Citizen


Is your back lame and painful?
Does it ache, especially after ex-
ertion?
Is there soreness in the kidney
region?
These symptom suggest weak kid
neys.
If so there is danger in delay.
Weak kidneys get fast weaker.
Give your trouble prompt atten-
ton.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Your neighbors use and recon-
mend them.
Read this Audubon testimony.
Mrs. Matilda Delahoyde, Leroy St.
says: Two years ago l used Doan' s
Kidney Pills. procured from Rob-
erts' drug store and they acted sat
isfactorily. My back stopped aching
and my kidneys got strong. Doan's
Kidney Pills gave me the first re-
lief l had had in long time"
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's kidney pills-the same
that Mrs Delahoyde had. Foster
Milburl Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-06

a date when the citizens of this COM
munity who have not already pur-
chased their supplies of fuel, place
their orders for same, thereby as
sisting our government and aiding in
winning this war, and at the same
tine avert fuel famine that is pend
ing.
Dated at Audubon, Iowa, this 3rd
day of June, 1918.
]. A. GRAHAM,
Mayor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-06
NOTICE

/ lave just returned from Simp-
son Conservatory of Music and am
ready for anyone wishing TO take
piano lessons. Will De in llamljn,
Ezra and Guthrie Cent?.
Studio at Robert Kelley S h0i st
Avenue, Audubon, IOWA. Phone
2SsW. Mabel McNutt.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-06
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
OF IOWA
DeS NOinpS

Annual certificate for publication
of the American Insurance Company,
located at Newark, in the state of
New Jersey.
Whereas, the above named COM
pany has filed in. the Insurance De-
partment of Iowa, a sworn statement
showing its conition on the thirty
first day of December, 1917. in ac-
cordance with provisions of Chapter
4, Title 8. of the Code of Iowa. relat-
ing to Insurance Companies; and
whereas said statement shows that
said Insurance Company has complied
with the laws of this State relating
to insurance.
Therefore. in pursuance with the
law. I, ]. F. Take. Commissioner of
Insurance, do hereby certify that
said Insurance Company is authoriz-
ed TO transact the business of Fire In
suyance in the State of Iowa, by
agents properly appointed and duly
licensed, as required by law, until
the first day of March, 1919.
further certify that the state
ment shows.
1st The actual ann
cunt of paid-up Cap
ital of said Com
pany. December 81,
1917. to be......,..,.....$2, 900, 100000
I'd. The aggregate in
come of said COM
pany for year 1917
to be.......................... 6,114,146.2S
Sd. The aggregate ey-
penditures of said
Company for the
year 1917 TO be-. 6,095. 230.25
4th The aggregate
amount of Assets of
said Company Dec
ember 81, 1917.
to be.....................-.. 12.1O2,3SS.67
5th. The aggregate
amount OF Liabili-
ties OF said Com
pany including the
amount required TO
safely reinsure all
outstanding risks,
December 81, 1914
to be......................... 7.266.S35.Oo
(SeaD In testimony whereof, /
have hereunto set my hand and af-
fixed my seal of office at Des Moines
this lst day of March, 1918.
j. +. Take.
Commissioner of Insurance
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-06
SALE BRINGS HIGH AVERAGE

Miles Gardner returned last night
from Harlan where he attended the
two days Polled Angus sale of Es-
cher & Ryan. He reports that the
1876 head brought an average of a
a little over $1,000. The weather
prevented many from attending the
sale. Many buyers from the east
were side tracked owing 10 the
washouts and only a few braved
the trip to attend the sale.
Mr.. Gardner purchased 3 lots
which he will add TO his herd. He
says they are the best that money
can buy lie Is firmly OF the opin-
ion that they will materially bene-
fit the herd with which he has been
so successful in the past The good
individual were eagerly ought and
brought fancy prices From the av-
erage the sale brought we know
that Mr.. Gardner had TO pay good
prices for his purchases. but he feels
that they are worth II.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-06

There Is also considerable talk
that the draft limit will he raised TO
include al men As years of age and
under. II has been talked in Wash
ington for SOME time past and
stranger things have happened than
that such would become a law be-
fore the adjournment of congress.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY CELE.
BRATED

Washington's birthday was fittingly
celebrated in Wausau on Friday.
Many places of business were closed,
giving our people a chance to cele-
brate the patriotic anniversary. The
schools, public library, banks, and
many public offices were closed, also
no mail delivery by either the local
or rural carriers. Mail was distrib-
uted to the boxes and the lobby was
open all day. Collections were made
from the boxes as usual on holidays
Various doingS were held in COM
memoration of the birth of the first
president of the United States. The
anniversary was generally observed
throughout the Wausau schools on
Thursday, as Friday, being a legal
holiday, there was no regular school.
A special program was given at the
High school, which was impressive
and patriotic, and was Washington
program and the unfurling of beau
tiful service flag, upon which are $50
stars, representing former students
now in the service of their country
The flag contains one gold star, which
represents Arthur Colombo, who
passed away IN a training camp sew
eral weeks ago. An account of this
program is given elst..iPre in this
issue. There were also few parties
given suggesting the Washington sea
son. The day was highly honoreC
throughout the city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
WAUSAU PILOT THIRTY THREE YEARS AGO

We acknowledge a pleasant call
from w. G. Witter of Grand, Rapids,
the newly elected principal of our
High school,
Frank Kelly and sister, Mabel, de-
part today for Lockport, H., where
they will make a short stay visiting
friends.
Miss Lizzie Gooding left last Mon
day to attend the National Education
al convention at Madison. From there
she goes to Joliet, Ill.,, on a brief stay
Hi Dunfield returned last Friday.
He was on a visit to relatives and
friends near Fort Huron, Michigan.
Sell Bros. biggest big circus has
come and gone without selling any
body to any great extent. The man
ayers came as near showing what
they advertised and came as near
telling the truth about their beasts
and "Beastesess" as it is possible for
showmen to do. The menagerie
contained almost everything in the
animal line from the elephant and
hippOpotamus down to monkey No. l,
monkey No. 2, the white polar bear
and the young kangaroo, and oh,
what a crowd took the show in-the
city was packed as densely as a box
of smoked herring.
The Board of Education of the citg
of Wausau convened last Wednesday
evening and selected the following
teachers for the ensuing year:
Principal-Willis G. Witter.
Assistant-Miss Lizzie L. Gooding.
1st Grammar-Miss Angie Crocker.
End Grammar-Miss Clara Brown.
And the following named were
chosen to fill the balance of the posi-
tions: Mrs. Mary j. Armstrong, Miss
es Vic SERVER, Lavina McCrossen,
Ada Barnum, Emily Peck, Kate Schle-
gel, Leila Armstrong, Clara Judson,
Lutte Judson, Hattie Fellows, Amelia
Haase, Emma Briggs, Lillian Arnott,
Marie Hoefiuger, Franc Strobridge,
Mary Wieman and Elizabeth Rhodes
Mr.. Witter is from Grand Rapids,
a young man with whom great many
are acquainted and who know of his
excellent qualifications as a teacher.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
]. III. KENNEDY FARM SOLD
One of the Finest Farms i'm Marathon
County Sold for $4,000

The past week the farm of John
H. Kennedy was sold to John J..
Liston of Rockford, H., for $4,000.
This included the farm, all the stock
and machinery.
This farm is composed of 263 acres,
located in the towns of Wausau,
Hewitt and Easton, 100 acres of which
are under plow; 40 acres, a pasture,
and the balance is wood land. 1t
is the highest price, we believe, ever
paid for a farm in Marathon county.
John Kennedy went on to this land
in 1879. He selected it after a care
full examination as to it's fertility; its
wealth of merchantable timber and
beauty of location unlimited supply
of flowing spring water, etc. He has
lived there ever since until a Few
weeks ago, when he and his family
moved into Wausau at 1905 First
street, where they expect to reside in
the future and Wausau people, especi-
ally their many old friends, are de
lighted to know that they are to
make their home here
Together, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy
struggled in those early days and
succeeded in making a farm, on which
has been erected an ideal home, with
all modern conveniences, barns, etc,
which cannot be eXcelled on any farm
in the county 1t has been a sort
of social center where people from
the surrounding country and friends
from the city, gathered and had good
times, made so by the proven bial hos
pitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy.
Mr.. Kennedy did not devote his en-
tire time to farming in early years,
but during the winter took large con-
tracts for logging and was counted as
one of the most successful operators
in the Wisconsin River Valley. The
logging firm was composed of Mr..
Kennedy and Patrick German. Tn
connection, he was able to clear and
work his large farm to great advant-
age. He grew a wonderfully fine
fruit orchard. With all this the farm
has grown in size each year; his
herds of cattle increased; his dairy
interests increased and so did the
farm work, so he just retired
and it goes without the saying
that he and Mrs. Kennedy have
well earned the rest, which will be
theirs.
Mr.. Kennedy was the first farmer
IN the county, we believe, who owned
fan automobile, and he has purchased
new up-todate cars as the years pro-
gressed and in his sale he reserved
his automobile and a large collection
of carpenter and other tools.
Mr.. Kennedy was born in Canada,
county of Lanark, Province of On
tario, on the 1st day of November
1S45, and is now 72 years of age. He
came to Wausau on the 10th day of
April, 1862 when Wausau was but
a village. He was united in marriage
to Miss Anna German in 1880. She
was also born in Canada, Carleton
county, which joins the one in which
her husband first saw the light of
day
They have four children, James, at
Trappe; Mrs. Earl Barden, town of
Easton and John and Daniel, who
are at home.
May they live long to enjoy the
fruits of their labors, is the wish of
| all
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

and maintained this Government are
dead, but their spirit still lives. Party
lines to them were but a means for
worthy purpose and successful end
and for each one of us now, the most
worthy purpose is the successful end
ing of this War. In comparison to
this all else dwindles into insight
ficance. Like you, this war with its
devastation, its sorrow and its misery
has gripped as nothing ever else in life
Beyond its blackened waste and
ruins and the ennumerable white
crosses that mark the last rest
ing places of our hero-dead, we
see the fulfillment of the promise
"Peace on Earth, and good will
towards men," and, like you
standing on the curb-to pay re-
spect to the boys who go to serve
in the great privilege, denied you and
saluting the Flag, our
eyes are dimmed with tears, and we
are unashamed-for there arises with
in our hearts the prayer, alike a bene
djction
"GOd bless the mothers of this land
and give to these, their sons, safe
and soon return"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Monday. July 81. 1884

B. w. James is having his law offic-
es fixed up in neat and tasty man
ner.
New North: Two of j. c. Curran's
children are undergoing an attack of
the measles.
c. F. Crosby's law rooms are now
located above Gehrman's store, in the
Farnham block.
Bro. Arthur Millard of the Antigo
Item became the father of a little
girl baby last week.
Randall Mcdonald has just opened
a saloon on Second street.
Last Tuesday evening the demo-
Gratis ratified at Merrill and formed
a Cleveland and Hendricks club
From this city, w. C. Silverthorn, B.
j. Pink, Henry Miller and John Ringle
were present.
Rueben R. Dexter died at his home
in Beaver Dam, last Tuesday of ap-
opiexy, in the S1st year of his age.
Mr.. Dexter is the father of Mrs. B.
d. Baker, Mrs. S. S. Armstrong and
c. w. Dexter of this city.
Chief of Police Hagen is about col
lecting the tax on dogs. 1t amounts
to nearly $1,000.
On July 18th a little son came to
make his permanent home with w
w. Gordon of Schofeld
]. c. Garland has the contract of
making the excavation for the founda-
tion of the Nichols and st. Austin
block on Third street.
Mrs. M. Stafford visited at Stevens
Point the past week.
Mrs. M. w. Sweeney and daughter
of Merrill were in the city Tuesday
Steve Thayer, who has been in
Chicago for a week past, returned
home on Friday.
We noticed the Hon. Gabe Bouck
of Oshkosh, on our streets last week.
He looks as young as he did ten years
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Thayer and
family, who have been visiting at
Ripon, returned home the middle of
the week.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
WORD FROM RAE BEST

Rae Best, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Best of this city, and who is Supply
Sergeant in Company G, has written
some very interesting letters to his
parents during his stay in Waco,
Texas, also enroute east and from
Camp Merritt, N. ].
The following is taken from a letter
written at Camp Macarthur, Waco,
Texas, January %, 1918:
81 received the box O. K, but the
apples were frozen. The cake was
sure good, and 1 have excellent proof
for this. We had a sick man here
in the tent for the last two days, and
| gave him some of the cake, and now
he is roaming around the camp some
where and says he is feeling fine
The cake surely must have taken
some effect. | have been turning in
rifles again and stripping them of
most of the spare parts. If we don't
happen to have all of them, I have
to check over all of the guns and
find them, and it's some job Half of
our company has been on guard
about mile from our company street,
over near the base hospital. We
have unpacked the phonograph again
and we have some new records, which
we bought from Company H, so have
some good music. We sure had a
beautiful day, but had two snow
storms last week, and this evening is
just like an October night. l have
no idea how long we will be here, but
don't think it will be much longer. /
didn't get any mail for about week
and was commencing to think every
thing was snow bound"
Following are a few lines from an
other letter written at Camp Mac
Arthur, and dated January 26, 1918:
I'VE sure have had a week of fine
weather. The front of the tent is
rolled back and l am sweating. While
l am writing John Burns is playing
the phonograph and the rest are rails
ing cane. Things are coming my way
now, and 1 have every one equipped
with two suits of clothes and in fact
every thing they need. We sure have
been rushing things lately"
On February 4, 1918, Mr.. Best was
somewhere on the train" when his
parents heard from him, and in part
he says:
81 received your letter o. K, but as
have been busy checking baggage
for this move, l couldn't get time to
write sooner. l find it a little hard
writing on a moving train. We are
now travelling through Tennessee, and
hitting for Washington, D. c., where
we will take a hike l suppose to look
over the troop. We are enroute to
Camp Merritt, Hoboken, N. j., for
embarkment. l have enjoyed the
trip so far, and wish you folks were
with me 10 see the country"
From Camp Merritt, n. j., Mr.. Best
also sent an interesting letter, and
the Pilot is publishing part of it.
Il wrote you letter while enroute
to this camp, which l suppose you
have b. this time. We left Waco
Sunday at four and arrived here Fri
day at about the same time. 1t is
much more convenient here, but !
guess our stay is not for a long time
We have had some very disagreeable
weather-rain and sleet mixed. | am
going to try and spend a day in New
York. l can't write very much in
regard to the camp, but everything
is fine as far as | have gone. 1t has
not Teen cold here yet. Don't senC
any more cake, as | am very un-
certain as to how long we will re,
main here
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
CAMPAIGN HAS OPENED
Judge Reid Delivered a Masterful Talk
Last Night to Packed House

Circuit Judge A. H. Reid of Wau-
sau opened up the big campaign,
which the County Council of Defense
has inaugurated in Villas county, at
the opera house last night when he
delivered a masterful address on
Americas Part in This War" to a
packed house.
The News publishes this talk entire
in this issue, and it is, without
dissenting voice to the contrary, a
masterpiece of conclusive facts re-
garding Germany and her frightful-
ness.
The people of Villas county are of
one opinion when speaking of Judge
Reid, a man of sound, deep-seated
Judgment, honorable to a fault, and
one whom we all love. Such men
as he can alone bring to their right
sense the pro-German and luke-warm
American propagandists who are the
worst menace now confronting the
United States.-Eagle River News,
(Feb. 20)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
HERBERT II. CLINE DEAD

Herbert H. Cline, better known to
his many Seattle friends as Bert"
Cline. following a weeks illness, died
of heart failure Sunday evening. Mr.
Cline was manager of the Knicker-
booker hotel. at Seventh avenue and
Madison street, and is survived by his
wife. father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Cline. APT Bellevue avenue
north. The funeral services will be
conducted from the chapel of E. r.
Butterworth & Sons. at 2 D. m.
Wednesday, Rev. N. A. Matthews
officiating, and interment will be in
Lake View cemetery. Mr.. Cline was
born in Oakville, Ontario, April q,
1874, and came to Seattle in 1900.
since which time he has been in busi-
ness in this city, going to the Knick-
erbocker about one year ago.-Post
Intelligence, Seattle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
PHYSICAL RESERVE COMMITTEE

The draft showed that twenty-nine
per cent of the young men of America
were physically unfit to perform the
manhood duty of citizen service. 1t
is also known that there are one
million preventable deaths in this
country per annum.
The above facts indicate that the
mass of the people are not reached
by the present methods and that it
is a matter of national concern that
broader measures be adopted Ac-
cordingly, it is proposed that COM
n{ittee on physical reserve be ap-
pointed in every city and town in the
United States for physical upbuilding.
To this end the National Security
League has written Mayor Marquardt
to designate three to constitute such
a committee for the city of Wausau,
when details of the plan viii be sent
him
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
WISCONSIN RETAIL SHOE
DEALERS
Annual Convention Attended by Deal
erS from All Over the State

The Wisconsin Retail Shoe Dealers
associations annual convention was
an event of Importance in our city
the past week. The convention was
held at the city hall in this city on
Wednesday and Thursday. Mayor H..
E. Marquardt welcomed the visitors
to our city and gave them the free
dom of the same. The response was
made by Maurice Fitzimmons of Fond
du Lac, president, who made a very
happy response.
A feature of the day was the visit
ing of the Marathon Shoe company's
plant and the dinner given the visitors
at st. Johns Guild hall, at which
President Fitzimmons presided
The following was the program of
the two days meeting:
900 a. m;1;Registration of all Shoe Men at
City Hail.
$50 a, m.-Address of Welcome by Mayor H.
E Marquardt.
Morning Session at City Hall.
ii 80 a. m.-Adjournment.
II AS a. m.-Luncheon at Marathon Shoe Co.
Factory for members and visiting Shoe
Buses will leave City Hall at 11:35.
1870 D. m.-AfternOon Session.
$50 2; m n 1Dinner qnformaD at st. Johns
Observation-Disclosures FitZimmonS, Pres
Vocal Solo. Miss Leona Myshka
AccompaniSt ............. Miss Regina LIE RouX
ADDRESS ............ H. Ii. flleth
Vocal Solo. .............. Miss Regina lie RouX
Address ..............S. j. Browser, Milwaukee
Resolutions were passed thanking
the Wausau people in charge of ar
rangements, the Marathon Shoe COM
pany and the mayor and others for
the welcome accorded and courtesies
shown.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year:
President Maurice Fitzsimnons,
Fond du. Lac.
1st Vice-Pres.-William Schumach-
er, Madison.
End Vice Pres.-R. E. Sager, Green
Bay.
Sec.-Treas.-William H. Kenney,
Milwaukee.
Directors-Joseph Schumacher, Mil
waukee; William C. Schlaefer, Wau-
sau; j. B. Langenberg, Appleton;
William Gleue, Grand Rapids; e.
Stilb, Racine.
The convention was eminently sue
cessful and enjoyed by all who par
ticipated.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Per Month

The matter for an appropriation of
100000 with which to build
the first unit of the proposed
central school building on the
Humboldt school grounds, was
submitted by the finance COM
mittee.
G.. d. Jones, president of the Board
of Education, was present and by re-
quest spoke at length on the PROPOSE
ton. An ordinance providing for the
issue of 100000 in bonds in de-
nominations of $1,000 each, bearing
an annual interest of per cent. was
adopted and ordered published. The
ordinance is published in full in this
issue of the Pilot.
The George Ruder Brewing COM
pany, in a communication, stated that
the company was about to dispose
of its park adjacent to its plant and
suggested that the city confer with
the company as to purchasing same,
for park purposes. The matter was
referred.
The committees report on opening
up Sherman street, was adopted and
the board of public works instructed
to assess damages and report.
A criticism made by Alderman E. j.
/ Riheman on the municipal wood situ-
alton through the press, was taken
up by the mayor and thoroughly ex-
planned. The mayor stated that wood
had been sold on credit when it was
impossible to get at the cost; that
he thought better to do this to people
in want, than to pay demurrage on
cars. He further stated that he had
furnished his own teams, racks and
labor in delivering some of the wood
and as to this no charge had been
made. and that if there was any loss
in collections he would pay the
amounts himself and there would be
no loss TO the City.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
NOTICE

The Board of Education will re-
ceive bids for any or all of the build
ings upon the lots adjoining the
Humboldt School Grounds on the
West. Buildings must be moved about
April 1st. The Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. Ad-
dress bids to ]. H. Pagenkopf, Wau-
sau. Wisconsin. f2o-2W
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL

The City Council met in a special
session last Tuesday evening. The
mayors veto on the matter of sala-
ries, an ordinance placing same for the
coming year having been passed at the.
regular meeting of the Council on the
evening of Feb. 5th. After a discus
sion of the question, the mayors veto
was sustained.
The committee on salaries presented
the following new salary list which
was adopted