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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08

farming. In 1878, after two years
spent in Iowa, the family came to Mar
athon county and located on farm in
the town of Rietbrock. Here, for elev-
en- years, Mr. Heinemann and his sons
worked hard at clearing land and
bringing a producing farm out of the
wilderness.
% Great Grandchildren
In 1889 he sold the farm and moved
to Wausau where he has lived ever
since. He is member of Cutler Post
No. 55, of the G. A. R., and was an ac-
tive member for many years, having
held the position of post commander
for one year. Mrs. Heinemann died in
1907 and since that time he has been
making his home with his daughter,
Mrs. Anna Waterhouse. OF the nine
children born to Mr.. and Mrs. Heine-
mann, seven are still living OF the
four boys, Henry Heinemann and Jo-
seph Heinemann, Jr., live in Milwau-
kee, and William and Phillip Heine-
mann are engaged at farming in the
state of Washington The daughters
are Mrs. Hannah Meyer of Lowden,
Iowa, and Mrs. Anna Waterhouse and
Mrs. Joseph Brown of this city. There
are twenty-seven grandchildren and
twenty-seyen great-grardchildr
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
WILL ASK PARDON
FOR GRACE LUSK
ATTORNEYS GEO w. LEICHT
WILL APPEAR BEFORE
GOV. BLAINE

District Attorney George j. Leicht
will go to Madison on Wednesday
September IA, to appear before Gov
ernor John j. Blaine in behalf of
Grace M. Lusk. The request for a
pardon for Miss Lusk will be based
on failing health. Miss Lusk's health
had been constantly failing since she
went to Waupun.
Grace Lusk entered Waupun on
June 20, 1918, following sensation
case at Waukesha where she had re-
sided for ten years teaching school.
Since she was sentenced Miss Lusk
has been model prisoner, it is re-
ported. Last May she visited her dy-
ing father, the late DR.. Lusk of Mos
inee, at st. Mary's hospital in this city.
Miss Lusk had never been resident
of Mosinee although her father lived
there. Following the death of her
father she returned to prison.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
OCCURRENCES OFLONG AGO
ITEMS or INTEREST BOILED DOWN FROM
THE WA USAU u PILOT 80 YEARS AGO

hilarious, consequently, about eleven
o'clock p. m, the Union band and
Wausau Liederkranz stationed them
selves in the front and rear of, his
residence on Grand avenue and i'm
mediately after the band had finished
a selection and Mayor Zimmerman
had commenced to extend thanks, etc,
the Liederkranz upset him by singing
a song from their hiding place. 1t
was a perfect surprise but our mayor
was not to be out done; all were in
vited In and little later, ladies ar
rived with eatables, ETC., which were
served, and for two hours an enjoy
able time was had during which time
brief speeches were made by Messrs.
Zimmerman, Riebe, Gebhart and 9TH
ers. May he have many returns of
the day, is the wish of all.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Jones are soon
to go to Appleton, where they will
make their home until their son, Fay,
graduates from Lawrence university.
Fay leaves for Appleton next Monday.
Miss Clara Judson is visiting friends
in Shawano.
G. j. Winton went to Addison. ~ ",
last evening to visit with his parents.
Nathan Heinemann has returned
from the east, where he has been to
buy new goods.
Walter Alexander jumped astride
his pony and went to Stevens Point
to attend the fair yesterday.
Mrs. e. d. Pardee and children leave
this evening for Ohio on visit, and
will be absent about a month.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
ARRAIGNS CHURCHES FOR
PARTIALITY-STRIKE
EXPLAINED

"There were but seven churches
that gave the union organizations of
Minneapolis the opportunity to explain
their side OF the question when the
open shop was being preached" Len
Thompson, Socialist secretary of the
Minneapolis board of education, said
Monday afternoon to the assembly of
500 laborers which gathered at Mara
thon park to enjoy the activities of
Labor day. "We got but seven re-
plies to letters asking the privilege to
explain our side; the open shop was
able to get its side bofore seventy
eight church denominations" Mr..
claiming that capital controls them as
completely as he alleged it does
the schools and the press.
Parade to Park
In the morning members of local
trades unions lined up on Scott street,
following band concert by the 12Sth
infantry band, and at 1890 marched
10 Marathon park. Michael Schoene-
man, marshal OF the day, led the par
ade City and county officials follow
ed, DR.. G. ID. Partridge, health Off
Ger, carrying the colorsA The firemen
preceded the various labor organiza-
tions among which were the Quarry
Workers union, No. 1888, Cigar Max
ers' union, Bricklayers' and Masons'
union, the Carpenters and Joiners' un-
ion, No. 460, the Plumbers and Steam
Filters union, Sheet Metal Workers
union, No. 495, Painters union, No.
729. There were two floats in line,
one of the West Side Brewery and the
other OF the Carpenters, a miniature
house mounted on an automobile. At
the end of the parade the "Wausau
Tribune" new daily paper that is be-
ing organized, was advertised.
The parade marched about down
town and then adjourned to Marathon
park. There many families gathered
and basket lunches were enjoyed. The
afternoons addresses were preceded
by concert by the 128th Infantry
band.
Appeal For Uni0nism
Mr.. Thompson's address was an ap-
peal to the laboring men of Wausau
TO organize. Without unionism, the
speaker said, working men had to ac-
cept whatever conditions employers
might force upon them. "Organized
labor is not organized to run en-
ployers or the employers business; IL
is to enable the worker to run his
own business and to sell his labor"
Mr.. Thompson stated that SO per cent
OF the working men were failures be-
cause they let others put a price on
their labor, the only thing they have
to sell.
One Of Mr.. Thompson's humorous
remarks which elected bit Of laugh
ter was the fact that American work
ingmen have one holiday year, Labor
dey, while in the palmiest days Of
Greece laborers enjoyed 164 holidays.
He charged that capital had control
OF the churches. control of the schools
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
OLDEST CITIZEN
is NINETY.SIX
CAVE TO AMERICA FROM
GERMANY TO
ESCAPE

Joseph Heinemann, 81 Grant street,
passed his ninety-SiXth birthday last
Saturday, September 8, in quiet en-
jOyment of the congratulations and
good wishes of his host of friends and
acquaintances many of whom called
to see him during the course of the
day, others sending cards and flowers.
Il feel better today, on my birth
day." said Mr.. Heinemann, than /
have felt for long time" And it is
true that he does not in the least give
one the impression that he is probably
the Oldest citizen of Wausau today Up
until few months ago he had led an
active life, taking his daily walks
about the street and working around
the house. A rupture of recent date
has curtailed his walks but he spends
the greater part of every pleasant day
out on the porch at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Anna Waterhouse, with
whom he has been making his home
for the past fourteen years.
Interested i'm City
Mr.. Heinemann takes great interest
in the welfare of the city and in all
events of the day. His eyesight is still
good and he reads his newspapers
with pleasure, his mental faculties,
unimpaired by his years, enabling him
to form sound and shrewd judgments
on affairs of local and national inter-
est. His advice on many matters is
often sought and valued by his friends
The project of providing parks for
the city has Mr.. Heinemann's entire
approval. He is greatly interested in
the construction of the new Yawkey
park on the half block in the rear of
the Y. NJ. c. A. building which is
across the street from his residence on
Grant street. During the spring and
early summer he followed the work
closely and still watches. the progress
of the construction of the ,ountain and
the pergola from his seat on the porch.
To America i'm 1857
His recollection of events and occur
rences of as far back as sixty years
ago is remarkable and he has an in
exhaustible fund of anecdotes of pio-
neer days in Wisconsin, all put two
of the past sixty-four having been
spent in this state. He was born Sep
tember 8, 1926, ia Germany, in the
Rhine district. 1t was during this
time that William /, grandfather of the
late kaiser, was emperor of Germany.
In 1857, disapproving of the strict con-
troll of the German government. which
cnrtailed many personal liberties, Mr.
Heinemann came to the United States.
He was married. and with his wife
and four children he located in Mil
waukee.
In 1865 he enlisted in Co. II, of the
Second Cavalry Volunteers and during
the closing days of the Civil war his
company was engaged in active scout
work against the guerillas. Upon his
return from military service he moved
to Manitowoc county and took up
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
SEVENTY YEAR OLD DAM
DYNAMITED ON SUNDAY
Built in 1852

The Pilot, by a careful examination
Of old documents, has definitely estab-
lished the fact that Elisha Towle, one
of the early bridge and dam builders
of the valley, built the first dam across
the main channel--the one which was
dynamited on Sunday-in 1852. Mr..
Towle was at that time half owner
in the Lyman mill, located where the
Cereal Mills company stands now. Mr..
Towle sold his holdings here and
moved away in about 1856. He came
back in 1870 to figure on building a
bridge across theriver at Jenny, and
while here lumbermen obtained his
services in Strengthening, repairing
and raising the falls dam. At that
time he added 200 cords of stone TO the
structure. 1t has stood the pressure
and wear of rushing waters for sew
enty years and was in splendid state
OF preservation. To all who have lived
here it seemed part of the river as
nature made it-a part of Big Bull
falls, but now the falls and the old
dam are things of the past.
No dam was built across the main
channel of the river prior to 1852, it
is plainly shown, because the power
obtained from the guard-lock was suf-
fiicient for all the mills then in. ex
istence. There was fall of six or
seven feet from the lock to the mills
and a drop of about fourteen feet from
the mills. This also made it a very
easy problem to divert water at times
of floods the gates being closed at the
locks to protect the mills and to allow
just enough water to pass through to
operate them.
Mr.. Stevens said in 1889: I'VE are
now at work on the guard-lock which
is the key to the whole works; by
fortifying that place against the high
freshets, five saw mills and 100000
run logs are entirely safe, the whole
being rock sides and rock bottom, and
by shutting of the gates at the guard
lock, we can shut off the water at the
highest freshet; so high as never to
have any back water and then to have
from 1914 to 14As feet fall. am max
ing a tremendous strong guard-lock,
perhaps stronger than need be, but
on that depends the safety of a large
amount of property. | think best to
riake il proof against anything that
may come
Mr.. Stevens did build it strong
enough for the times for it withstood
all freshets for thirty years with oc-
casional strengthening. Then the de-
cay of timbers and the extra pressure
caused by the dam Of 1852, carried it
away and necessitated rebuilding
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
Y-SEVEN WILL
BE NATURALIIED
PRELIMINARY HEARING is
T0DAY-FINAL ON
SATURDAY

Another big class of foreigners will
be made citizens of the United States
next Saturday, when the regular nat
ura1ization takes place at the court
house before Judge A. H. Reid of the
circuit court. George N. Danielson of
st. Paul, deputy examiner will be
present.
Early Hearing
/ A preliminary hearing will be held
at the county building today, when all
of the sixty-seven applicants for citi-
zenship are expected to appear for
questioning. Fourteen of this num-
ber are being carried over from last
year when they proved deficient in a
knowledge of United States govern
ment. and some of them in the Eng
lish language.
Clerk of Court Belize sent out pre-
liminary notices to these fourteen in
dividuals to the effect that il they had
not prepared for the examination,
they need not appear this time but
be fully prepared to pass tests on gov
ernment and in English.
No Reception
No reception is held for naturalized
citizens after the formalities are gone
through, particularly because the size
of the county makes it necessary to
conduct the hearing in the morning
so that those who come from long
distance may catch an afternoon train
home. We're many of them obliged to
return for an afternoon they would
have to remain in the city over night.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08

A letter received by County Clerk
servation commission definitely set
ties the question of the open season
for wild ducks which had been caus-
ing doubts among hunting enthusiasts.
The opening date, September 16, was
not changed by the recent acts Of the
legislature but ten days were added
making the open season for this year
from Sept. 1G to Dec. 20. The bag
limit is fifteen per day. The season
for wild geese was also extended and
is now from Sept 16 to Dec 30 with a
bag limit of eight per day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
ANCIENT LANDMARK WAS
DESTROYED-BUILT IN
YEAR 1852

Six hundred pounds of dynamite,
used in explosions early Sunday morn
ing, again between 10:30 and 1900
and late in the evening, destroyed the
ITO foot dam across the Wisconsin riy-
er, which until the recent completion
of the Wisconsin Valley Electric COM
pany dam below the falls, had been
an important source of power. Built
in 1852, it seemed as integral part of
the Wisconsin river as was Big Bull
falls, both of which the new dam re-
serve had anyway covered with water.
The great timSers that had been
used in constructing this dam were re-
markably preserved, there being no in
dication that the dam had been built
seventy years ago. Following the ex-
plosions much of the debris f1oated
downstream as the water from the re-
serve below had been released
Damage Is Great
Timbers and rocks were thrown
hundreds of feet in the afternoon
when the damage to Curtis and Yale
was considerable. The engine rooms
and east end of the factory were af-
fected primarily, windows being brok-
en- and the roof penetrated. The dam
age is estimated at several thousands
of dollars.
The dynamited dam was the origi-
nal one across the main channel of the
Wisconsin river and was built in 1852
by Elisha Towle. Many Wausau peo-
pie had supposed that the dam was
constructed in 1889. When the guard
lock and the dams at the Stewart and
Plumer mills were built, George Stew
ems, after whom Stevens Point is
named, in his letter to George Morri-
son of st. Louis, written at big Bull
Falls" Wausau's one time name, on
September %, 1889, said he was then
building the saw mill guard-lock and
as part of that letter he gave pen
drawing of a side of Big Bull falls,
showing that there was no construc-
tion across the main river then con-
templated.
While the drawing is not intended
to be perfect as to metes and bounds,
it shows, in a rough way, the Plumer
Clarke and McIndoe islands, the rock
island which supports the guard-lock
and several rocks not now visible, al
together very correct, but Mr.. Stevens
said nothing about the main dam.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
SCHOOL DOORS
THROWN OPEN
THiRTY-EIGHT TEACHERS
IN CITY ARE HOME
PRODUCTS

The doors OF all city school build
ings, the parochial schools and many
in the county, were flung open Monday
morning to greet thousands of bows
and girls as they swung joyously back
to work after r2three months of frolick-
ing. Enrolment at the high school
took place last week, several local
teachers being on the job all week
long. The grade children attended
school for the first time Monday morn
ing, when they were registered and
assigned seats. All schools were dis
missed after short period Monday
morning to permit their participation
in Labor day celebration.
Thirty-Eight Local Teachers
Thirty-eight Wausau people, who
have grown to manhood and woman
hood in this city, are employed as
public school teachers this year The
number has gradually increased each
year and seems to indicate a depart
ure from the method of employing as
few local teachers as possible. 1t is
believed that the engagement Of To-
cal men and women, who have had in
AsAUA SnPStiSASS SlSSWASIS anu WuO IS-
turn home well recommended, raises
the standard of the local schools. In
asmuch as these teachers are glad to
be at home with friends and relatives
they are engaged at salaries less than
they could obtain elsewhere. Local
people are engaged as teachers only
after their experience elsewhere
proves them successes.
Their Names
Following are the thirty-eight Wau-
sau teachers: Messrs Geo. X. A.
Schields and Erwin Luebchow; the
Misses Beatrice Zimmerman, Marie
johnson, Elizabeth Mathie, Gretchen
Morgan, Gladys Schilling, Mary Nj
coud, Alma Jedamus, Dagmar Han
sen, Wanda Hopp, Myrtle Lille, Leo
ma Halder, Alta Colby, Erna Flatter
Vesta Selling, Mary Fogarty, Laurine
Young, Mary Carlson, Emile Club
buck, Clarice Olsen, Erna Haupt
Pearl Foster, Esther Erlandson, An
ma Opdahl, Agnes Liljeqvist, Leila D.
Armstrong, Aurora Halder, Wilma
Burt, Agnes Bessie, Alice Kersten,
Elizabeth Finkbeiner, Anna McDon-
aid, Esther Braun, Ella Erlandson,
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Sept. A, 1888

Postmaster Ringle's infant has
needed close attention the past week,
on account of sickness.
Sixty gallons Of blackberries were
sent to one party in this city, from
Clayton yesterday. Some one pro-
poses to have plenty OF wine.
A fire has been raging in the swamp
In the south eastern part of the city
for over week. Very little damage,
IL any, is being done, but the smoke
in that vicinity is thick enough to cut
up into chunks.
s. NJ. Quaw now pulls the ribbons
over as fine piece of horse flesh as
there is In the city. The animal was
imported from Kansas. Mr. Quaw be-
came its owner last week.
Pete Duer, Merrill's chief of police,
rail. Cause-Cause-he has been
through siege Of sickness which re-
duced him sixty pounds. Still Pete
had enough sand TO put up his dust on
a Merrill horse and. of course, lost It,
A notable change in property oc-
CURED last Saturday, in this city. On
that date, Gordon II. Gile, of Oshkosh,
who had been the owner of the Moore
House property for nearly a year. sold
the same TO Geo. w. Bells. Cor i'd
GRAFTON said to be $4,000.
Last Friday, was our worthy Mayors
31st birthday, and a number of his
personal friends thought IL an op-
perfume occasion to be just the least
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
TRINITY CHURCH OF
TOWN STETTIN WILL
HOLD MISSION SERVICE

The annual mission festival of the
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church
in the town of Stettin, of which the
Rev. p Martin Pilz is pastor, will be
held next Sunday, September IL, in
the church of that place. There will
be two services, one in the forenoon
which begins at ten o'clock and the
other at 2:30 p. m. The Rev G.. Mott
hohm, of Vein, will deliver the morn
ing sermon and in the afternoon, the
Rev. August Degen Of Birnamwood
will preach. All friends of mission
work have been cordially invited to at
tend the festival
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
EQUITY TO HOLD
CONVENTION THIS
YEAR AT EAU CLAIRE

The annual state convention of the
Wisconsin State Union, American So
ciety of Equity, will be held at Eau
Claire, beginning November 29th, .ac-
cording to information from Madi-
son. About 1900 members and visi-
tors are expected to attend and plans
are being made to entertain an un-
usually large delegation from the
northern counties of the state, includ-
ing many from Marathon county, par
the western district, in which
the Equity is we'll organized.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
LOCATE CHEESE
WAREHOUSE HERE
HALF ENOUGH FACTORIES
JOIN WISCONSIN
FEDERATION

The Wisconsin Cheese Producers
Federation has taken a big forward
step toward the affiliation of Marathon
county cheese producers with the Fed
GRAFTON by obtaining an option last
Friday on the warehouse now occu-
pied by the Elliott Commission COM
pany at the corner of Cleveland ave-
nue. and Rosencrans street. Henry
krumrey, president of the Federation,
was in the city last Friday and COM
pleted arrangements for the option ON
the property which includes the ware
house and the adjoining land, two rail-
road tracks providing adequate ship
ping facilities.
Half Sign Up
About half the required number of
factories have been signed up for this
territory and the Federation is conf
dent that in view of the growing fav-
or the plan is meeting with, the others
will soon be signed up also. AS soon
as the present occupants are able to
vacate the premises the option is to
be taken up, alterations made and the
shipping of f%cheese commenced. A
manager will be required and this is
the next step to be taken, although
Frank G. Swoboda, field manager for
the Federation, says that no one is as
yet being considered for the position
The local warehouse will receive
and act as shipping point for cheese
from local territory as far west as
Fenwood, east to the county line in
cluding the extreme west part of
Shawano county, south to Portage
county and the parts of Lincoln and
Langlade counties adjacent to Mara
thon This territory is now being can
vassed by Mr.. Swoboda with the as
sistance of L. C. Foster of the state
department of markets, who expect to
be in this vicinity for the next few
weeks.
Four In All
The new warehouse will give the
Federation four in ALL The first one
is located at Plymouth, the headquar-
ters of the Federation and the second
is at Spring Green, Wis, built in 1919
when the growth and expansion of the
business became too great for the one
shipping point. The third warehouse
is located at Pine Island, Mimi, and
began shipping September l. The
Wausau project planned for Marsh
field, which comes next to take care of
Clark and Wood county cheese out
put
The four counties of Marathon,
Shawano, Clark and Wood produce
more cheese yearly than any four 9th
er contiguous territory in the world.
The output is 53.000,000 lbs. per year
which is one eighth of all the Ameri-
can cheese produced in the United
States Marathon county produced
17,S00,000 pounds of this total last
year.
Consistent with its program for ex-
tending the market for cheese, the
Federation is launching an advertis-
ing program for "Mello-Creme," the
trade mark under which its product
is marketed. The present campaign is
limited to the city of Milwaukee but
as soon as the stock on hand assumes
larger proportions so that deliveries
can keep pace with sales this cam
paign is to be extended, according to
Mr.. Swoboda
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
ROADS THROUGH PARK
IN GOOD CONDITION

Roads through Marathon park are
in excellent condition, verifying the
belief most people hold that it doesn't
require years to build good road.
The disintegrated granite used in the
construction of drives around the
park, has been evenly beaten down
and all that needs to be done is to
keep them in good repair. The high
ways were built almost overnight.
Locate cheese warehouse here "a pit :
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08

Many of the rural schools in the
county have started the seasons work
and ]. Y. Giessel, county superintend-
ent is busy visiting the different dis
tricts. The supply of teachers Is bet
ter this year than ii was last and the
few remaining vacancies are being
filled rapidly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08

and Mesdames w. r. Johnson, Mary
Streeper and l.. e. Thon.
Ginning Bells
Bright smiles greeted the teach
ers as they welcomed the pupils and
as children always will do, there were
whispered comments on the new
teacher. Once again we hear the
Ginning of school bells for morning
and afternoon recesses, and if we are
near school buildings, we see and hear
the happy cries as the young people
flock out onto the Fairgrounds for
their diversion period of fifteen min
utes.