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SHORT NEWS ITEMS. A son was horn to Mr. and Mrs. Perry Wall, Friday evening. Ur. Harriet A. Whitehead, Osteo p uhic physician. Spencer building, tl C. S Curtis has purchased a2B horse power four cylinder Wolf automobile. The Stewart l or. Co.’s mill is closed down at preseut. owing to a shortage of logs. ihe trap shooters of the Wisconsin valley are hotdiug a contest today in Mosiuee. Progressive whist, bridge whist and cinch cards, for sale at the Pilot office. Prices nominal. tf. Workmen started last week on the j >b of repairing the damaged pier of the Fir-.t Seventh ward bridge The Northern Star Hive of Maccabees is bolding a piciuic this afternoon up at Leveunagen's park north of the city. Those who have left jugs, etc , at (.al lies, to have tilled with Fly Fluid, are hereby notified that the article arrived J B Riley, a hrakeruan employed in the yards of the St. Paul Ry. Cos , bad the tips of the fingers of his right hand mashed last week while making a coup ling. W H. Mylrea has purchasec the old A W. Trevitt borne at 609 Franklin streefof Dan Hemey. Mr Mylrea and family have occupied same for some time. The annual picnic of the Presbyterian church will be held next Friday at the fair grounds. It is planned to bring out all the old members of the church who are rarely able to attend such affairs. Bernhard, infant son of Mr and Mrs. Scheide, died last Thursday, aged five days. The came of death was convul sions. The funeral was held Wednesday from the home, the Rev. A. M. Wieting officiating. The stockholders of the street rail way company held a very important meeting last evening and decided upon several important moves, of which mention will be made in due time in the Pilot t he county board committeeon roads and bridges will, ou August 2, meet and go out to the town of Easton to inspect a bridge across the Eau Claire river which is in process of building The budge will cost $3 iMJO Tbs Meu's league of tbe Presbyterian church belli a very interesting meeting Sunday evening at whieh “Tbe League at its Best" was diseusseil. Its ma ebiuery, opportunities, aims obstacles, etc , and kindred subjects were dis cussed by different members. M H Duuean, secretary nt the Mar athon County Agricultural society, gave tbe ladies of St. Elizabeth’s Aid society the privilegeof furnishing meals at the fair, tbe contract being awarded Saturday The contract was let by bid aud that society was the highest bidder. Yesterday afternoon a street car in going to the west side ran off the track at the west end of the falls bridge. The accident resulted from a stick of wood lying across one of the rails. The car ran luto the sidewalk and just missed a telephone pole by a ffw inches Nti damage resulted to the car but had it striHK the pole the car would have gone to the repair shop. Pure prepared paints for homes are sold bv Cadies in quantities of from half a pint to live gallons in a can. Color cards given free for the askiug. On Mouday, July 30, a party will be giveu at the home of E M. .lames, in honor of his father, J N. James. The latter will on that day be eighty years of age. A number of old soldiers will be iuvited in. No doubt Mr. James will favor his old comrades with some of the old war songs which have stirred them to euthusiasm iu the past. f’arties riding ou a street car aud go ing to a hall game Suuday cussed a man driving a rig along the track the west side The mau w'as driving straddle of the track and when the motormau rang his hell the fellow paid uo attention to the same. He jogged along at au easy gait aud several times the motormau had to stop the car rather than ruu over him. It inceused the passengers more than it did the motormau. Ben Lang, of the town of McMillan; Carl Shewe, of the town of Stettin; trank Krieg, of the town of Emmet; Hermau Kauithun, of the ‘own of Wau sau, aud H. Eggebrecht, of the town of Frankfort, composing the county board committee on roads and bridges, went out to the town of Hewitt today for the purpose o : inspecting a bridge being budl across tbe Truppe river between the towns of Hewitt aud Texas A pure white house paint, guaran teed uot to chalk, blister, peel or turn yellow is sold by Callies only. Place your order now. tour young meu arrived iu the city Friday morning from Eagle River, haviug made the trip in covered boats. They were six days ou the trip. They beached their boats above the dam and bad them hauled by team to a point be low Stewart’s island and again took up the trip south. They iuteuded to go as far as hilbouru City by boat aud then make the balance of their journey to Milwaukee by train. Ou Wednesday next the following members of the Wausau society will depart for Milwaukee to participate in the annual ride contest ot the Central American Schuetzen Baud: Gustave Mueller, Otto Mueller, blank Mat hie, Otto Mathie. Henry Bin;ter. I’aul Wenkauf, Albert Lipinski, " m Lob mar, A L. Dodge. Hiltuer Schmidt, W m Neuliug, Johu Hern and Oust Single lhe contests on the different targets will be held on the 25 36'-£•£) days of July, aud the Wau sau boys expect to get their share of the prizes A collision occurred Sunday evening at the corner of Forest street and Grand Axe A young fellow driving oue of Luebner's rigs was coming up the areutte wheu he met a street car at the intersection of Forest street He tried to squeeze iu betixeen the track and Scbuelt's store, but wheu he" saw he could not make it he attempted to cioss iu front of the car lhe car struck the rig and dished the wheels but otherwise did uo damage The motormau wys running, the car slowly at the time and as soou as he struck the ng he brought the car to a stop, otherwise the accident would have been more serious. C. W. Chubbuek, Dentist. New Offices-Lawrence Block, Nos. 815 and 517 Third Street. RICH IN INDIAN HISTORY. Few People of the City of Wausau Know Anything About the Rice Lake Country- The Pilot has from time to time pub lished stories regarding Indian history of Rice lake, which is situated in the town of Day. The country surround ing that body of water was once the habitat of numerous bands of Indians, who found in that country plenty of game, tish, etc . whereby they could fill their larders without much effort Several burying grounds are situated there and the relics and other signs of Indian life are quite numerous. If one were to write the aboriginal history of this county, the country surrounding Rice lake would furuish many an inter esting chapter. The Indian is there no more. He has been driven out by his white brother, but he has left a history which will live as long as the country is inhahitated. The stories connected with the lake and with Smoky hill, which rises hack of .t, are many. The hill is supposed to be the home of a legendary spirit—a departed chieftain whose misty form is seen only by the Indians of his tribe. Smoky hill was the scene of many a hard battle between the Cbippewas and Wiunebagos. That it was a great settlement oue time is witnessed by the numerous trails lead ing from that section iu all directions, many of which can still be traced for miles. The Indian trait was the ouly highway through the unbroken forests and followed where the least resistance offered. These primitive paths were not the product of one man, but rather resulted from the judgment of genera tions of men ana were the product of centuries of travel. Asa romantic place there is not one in Marathon county, or Northern Wisconsin for that matter, which can equal it. For the following write up of the lake and country surroundiug, we are indebted to John White, of Marshfield : Beyond the Alps lies Italy. Beyond Marshfield, over in Marathon county, lies Rice lake. Huudreds of people from here go there every sumuer to catch tish and get a taste of nature. It isauatuial resort for sportsmen, aud the iudiaus, many, many years ago, had a village there, made pottery, buried their dead aud fought battles It was our good fortuue last Saturday, through the kiuduess of Geo Reynolds, lo pay this historical spot a visit, aud on Smoky bill we dreamed of painted savages making spear heads and arrow ends i ne white man now owns the thousands of acres that lie at the bottom of Rice lake with its great tributary marshes Mr. Reyuulds, with other capitalists, is soon to redeem these lauds by a system of drainage, aud if their plans carry, the sight from Smoky hill will soou be changed from muskrat houses aud the home of the mud hen aud bull heads to fields of rich tillable lauds Mr. Reynolds, by a system of dykiug, al ready has 30 acres fenced in from the lake, aud this year is experimenting ou several different crops, among them peppermint, ffax and wormwood, from which absinthe is made. In each in stance the crop shows well and proves beyond a doubt that iu the rich soil bumper crops can be raised. On former occasions we have pictured the immense task of draining this basin in which miles of canals will be cut, with many more miles of laterals feeding into it. It’s a great work and means the outlay of thousands of dollars. The undertaking will be watched with much interest. The road from Marshfield to Rice lake passes through a fine farming country, and, if we are a judge of grow ing crops, there is every evidence of a good harvest. Just what ails some of tbe oat fields is more than we can say, but many patches will amount to noth ing. It may be the work of the green bug, but many think this theory a hum bug and that their ailment is rust or blight. At all events, the mischief al ready done is considerable. Corn, po tatoes, rye and barley, are getting aloug towards the harvest iu much better shape than was expected earlier iu the season, and there is no reason why the hay crop will not be equal to that of last year. Auy way, we hope so, for when the grau&ry is full it hurts everybody pretty good. Before we for get, we would like to mention, in an off band way, to tbe woman with the faded suubounet and old calico wrap per, that the woods are full of wild ber ries. They are not ripe yet and won’t be for a week. Tbe bushes are already bent with the green fruit, but around every stalk is a frame work of trans parent mosquitoes with bills sharper than cambric needles. Before leaving Marshfield we were told that these pests were thicker at Rice lake thau grains of sand in a gravel pit, but whether it was the sight of our party oi the weath er couditious, we, all of us, came back with as much blood as we left with, it’s au ill wiud that blows nobody good, and when you go to Rice lake ask iu your prayers that the wind blow. Arriviug there Saturday we went to camp in a club bouse owned by some Marsbtield parties aud fixed up with all the comforts of a home except a bath room and piano. After a dinner cooked iu the old fashioned way and relished with an old fashioned appetite, the boats that were found at the bank were made use of aud the balance of the day devoted to rescuing fish from the water. It beats all how easily a bull head wilt get stuck on a hooK on which a slim waisted angle worn is used as a decoy. They tight for a chance to get it down their homely face, aud even after they find that the morsel they craved has a string to it they refuse to give up the book and come ashore as easy as a bride to the al tar. They say a eat has nine lives. A bull head can go a cat one better, l'he lake seems alive with them aud, no matter if they are looked upon as a low dowu tisb, they have our sympathies after the cook gels through roasting them. Uoe of these tih that would weigh 25 pouuds would have a head ahout the size of an ordinary road scraper. But the bull head is not the only pebble on the Rice lake beach Perch are thi re in abuudance, but they are more particular about their associa tion with maukiud aud only bite when the ht comes on—in the uioroiug and again about four in the afternoon At these times they are more ravenous for the book, so we were told by a denizen who has perched around the lake ever since the lndiaus gave it up, than their companion, the bull head He said he ouce caught 160 perch in 30 minutes, but, if he angle worms for bait, we would like to bet him 160 acres of unknown cultivated land against a lot in a cemetery that he couldu’t bait a hook that many times in 30 minutes. It takes a scholar of experience to enter a book at the red end of an angle worm and pass it down the lonesome channel of his body without perforation to the jumping off place. It is a trick worth knowing, and a slow undertaking after you know how. At night, after the sun has taken its dip in the west and darkness has settled, there is a sight worth seeing. From Smoky Hill you cau see a great distance over the lake and big marshes, and when it is set ablaze by the tire fly it is a pretty sight. We figured them the departed spirits of the roaming tribes who owned these lands iu the forgotten past, out with lanterns looking for the trail that would take them to the great bunting ground, and with these thoughts in mind, we went to sleep and dreamed of pointed Indians and bull heads with brad awl whiskers. HOME COMING. Mayor Duncan has Deciu.eu to Call all Wausau People Together on Fair Dates. Upon suggestion of city papers, Mayor Duucau has decided to feature the fair with a Home Coming. Realiz ing that be will not have time to give the matter much attenti-rn himself, be cause of his private aui. official busi ness, he has appointed the following committee of business men to make preparations for the event: Walter Alexander S. M. Quaw R E. Parcher Gustav Mueller John Ringle Louis Marchetti F W. Kickbusb D. L. Plumer W. C. Silverthorn M. A. Hurley T. C. Ryan G 1> Joues P. F. Curran K Bauman F. P. Stone Dan Healv James Montgomery Mark Beilis C. B. Mayer Frank Osswald D. J Murray F. M. Deutsch W. B. Scholfield J. N Mauson C. F. Dunbar E C. Zimmermann Henry Miller Jacob Genstnan Geo Werheiiu C. S. Curtis N. Heinemanu B. Heinemann H.G Flieth C. W . Harger A. H. Grout L A Pradt John Kiefer Neal Brown E. C. Kretlow V. A. Aldersnn In addition to these he named Paul Stolze, R, H. Snhusou, A. S Collins, H J Heise, R F> Powers and E B Thaver as a committee among newspaper men to give the matter publicity He called a meeting for la-t evening and we are sorry to say the same was poorly at tended The meeting was held in the court house M. H Duncan was elected as chairman Messrs M. H Hurley, E C Zimmerman, K H John son, Sam Livingston, Pat Gorman, Js Montgomery and others spoke upon the subject R H Johnson, who first suggested the plan, was called upon, aud made recmneudaiioiis as follows: ‘‘Realizing the benefieeul character of the fraternal orders of the city as well as their activity iu every good work, aud being personally familiar wilh the good that they do, I am of the opinion that they can all do much to wards strengthening the home coming sentiment at home aud abroad. 1 have therefore deemed it advisable and proper to call upon them individually and collectively to lend their aid and to give their cordial and united snpport to the movement by appointing commit tees to further the undertaking. I in clude in this all tbe ladies’ auxiliary lodges, associations, clubs and societies and urge that they assist in the distri bution of literature, newspapers, postal cards, etc, bearing pictures of Wausau’s public and private buildings aud in other ways to impress those of our km and friends with the importance of the home com ing idea aud with the cordiality and sentiment involved. I am firmly con vinced that if all of Wausau’s fraternal organizations as well as their lady aux iliary societies, together with the ladies’ clubs, associations and societies, would call special meetings for the purpose of appointing and organizing committees for the purp l se referred to, no doubt as to its ultimate success need he enter tained." After discussing the matter thorough ly it was decided to leave the matter of fixing up a program with the press commitee and the same has called a meeting for thjp evening, at which it is expected every newspaper man will be present. COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. EAIT CLAIKE NEIGHBOKHOOD. Mrs. John Gilson and son and Miss Freda Stelling who have been visiting at H. F. Ingersoll’s the past two weeks, returned to their home at Port Wash ington last Friday. The social held at Peter Johnson’s last Saturday evening for the benefit of Mr. Archie was a success, .both socially and financially, the proceeds amounted to nearly sixty dollars. The party given at the home of H. F. Ingersoll last Wednesday evening was the most enjoyable event of the season. From the time the music started until two o’clock in the morniug tbe floor was full of merry dancers. The music was furnis'" J by Emil Kurth. Tim Burusand family visited the dells of the Eau Claire Suuday. MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following marriage licenses were granted the past week: Gustav Henke, town of Cassell to Amelia Zauto, tow n of Stettin. Ernest L. Burns, town of Easton to Emma Lodholz, town of Kingle. Frank Koines to Mary l.adwig, both of the city of Wausau Frank H Brown to Mary L. Sehimek. both of the town of Holton. Herman A. I.ueck to Minnie Veicb, both of the town of Cleveland Herman Hardell, city, to Emma Schmidt, town of Maine. Advertised Letters List of letters remaining uncalled for in the Wausau P O. for the week end ing July 22, U#>? lucalting for same please say “advertised Anthonv, T A Greene A A (2) Bibby, Harry Hart. Mrs Brown. Jay Johnson G W Mrs Bliss, Wiu Ktdpplin, Ida Bolger. Wia Larbn-ofce, Martha Crawley. John Mason. Mary Durkee, Minnie Monaghan. Frk Farrowvlsky. J Petersen. A Greften. Kristiso Voltz Louise Saindon, Mrs Pt.il. Forcjm Falnowsvi, Alexander Gurewitz, Sam Szcswinski, Apoiinary Geo Huffman of Marathon City, had an operation performed in St Mary's bosp tal Thursday for the removal of his vermiform appendix. WAUSAU WELL REPRESENTED. Many of Our People Are Spending Their Summer Vacation Up on Plum Lake. Plum Lake, Wis , July 20th, 1907. The Editor of the Pilot has so often writteo about the lakes of Northern Wisconsin that there seems to be very’ little that can be said without repeat ing This would sorely be the case if he attempted to write anything des criptive of Plum lake or its-surround ing's, w here he is this week for an out iDg of ten days with his family who are in their cottage for the summer, so everything of a descriptive nature, so far as it relates to the lakes, aud the woods, will be cut out. Of course, he may describe several large catches of fish, before finishing up this article, but not without nature deliberation, as friends in Wausau are apt to discredit anything the Pilot editor may say concerning boat loads of tish which he ha° landed, without having first had an opportunity to sample some of them Seeiug and tasting, in cases of this kind, is believing, otherwise there has always seemed to be room in their minds for grave doubt. So this brief letter to the Pij.OT will be devoted to what may be caught iD our news drag net. In the first place, Wausau has now a goodly number of her people scattered around Plum lake, who are here enjoy ing the life-giviug ozone with which every breeze is laden in these northern wilds. Some come for several weeks to catch a few tish, tramp around in the woods a good deal, get their skins well punc tured with mosquito bites, ride about the lake; get on enough suuburn to last until the return of another year and then hike for home to buckle down IsLl ' • .■-■ TANARUS" • A PARTIAL VIEW OF PLUM LAKE to business. Whilst others come up early and become acclimated as it were; get filled up with mosquito poison and laugh at the attempts of the little pests to make life miserable for them. These arc mostly the women folks, the visitors, the young people and the children. When a “tender foot” drops in upon the acclimated ones for a few days, about the first question which is propounded is “How are the mosqui toes,” aud the anxious, worried look would indicate that they were more to be feared thau the numerous deer which roam the w T oods and which, es pecially the bucks, it is said, make vicious attacks upon those who en croach upon their retreats, and for which reason many of the men folks will go out p-epared to defend them selves. While a buck may now and then, even in these times, make an at tack upon a fellow who is strolling in the woods without a gun and kick, hook and otherwise maltreat him, the instances are very rare as compared to the earlier days. The writer remem bers some fifteen years ago, when with Dr. LaCount, Louis Pradt, W. B. Sebol tieid, Frank Kelly, Dr. Single, Henry Hetzel and a number of others he took a hard trip, spent part ot the night in traveling to Eagle River and from there hired teams to transport the party and boats to Plum lake. On that occasion, Dr. LaCount and Frank Kelly took it upon themselves to chase about the woods all uight with a lanteru to get even with buck deers that had met any of the party unarmed during the day, and made them shin up a tree. Bucks were unusually plenty iu those days aud uncommonly vicious, but they paid dearly for that trait in their make up. It was the news we were going to give the reader and have diverged somewhat. All of the Wausau cottages are open, and are peopled as follows: At the Krueger-Benson-Yost’s, Mr and Mrs. B. A. Bensou aud guest Miss Chubbuek, returned home last week after a stay -if several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Yost and son and Mrs. George Rick aud children arrived on Friday and will remain several weeks. * * * At the P. O. Mean’s there are at pres ent Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Meaus and daughters, Zelda and Grace; Mrs. Harriet C. Baker; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Baker, of Kaukauna; Mr. and Mrs. Jus tin Meaus, and children, Ruth and Mil dred, of Merrill: Mrs Farwell and two daughters, Caro and Jean, of Kaukau ua and Miss Rafaelita Single, of Trini dad, Col. Mr. Means is spending the summer here with his family, aud in vited guests and is fully prepared to ONE DAY’S CATCH make it very enjoyable for all. He has practically rebuilt his cottage, adding considerable thereto. He also bui.l a boat house in which to store anew launch that is giving them all kinds of pleasure this season. * * * At. W. B Scholtield’s there are Mr. and Mrs. Scholfield and sons, Harve and -Mark; Miss Virginia Manson; Rufus Mauson, Ben Stone, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Manson, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thom, all of Wausau, and Miss Bessie Leedom, of Milwaukee. Mr. Scholfield has recently installed anew launch and is now engaged in building a place in which to house the same. * * # The Manson cottage was opened yes terday with the following present: Mrs. E S. Manson aud son, Ned; Misses lmogene Harger, Bel Murray and Marie Bock. . The Misses Mary Harger and Emma Stewart will arrive at the cottage, on Tuesday; for an outing. * * * At the MeCrosseu cottage there are Mrs. McCrossen, and daughter, Miss Cornelia, Mrs. Cbas. McCrosson, of Glendive, Mont. Mr. McCrossen spends nearly every Sunday with his family aud usually takes his vacation during the mouth of September, when the season is open for partridges, ducks, and other game. Miss Cornelia is ar ranging for a house party next week, which will be attended by quite a num ber of young people from various parts of this state aud Chicago. i ' * * * At the Krcntzer cottage are Mr and Mrs. A. L. Kreutzer, and children, Miss Ruth and Kuox; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wiuton, and children, Knox, Francis and Marj% of Duluth, and Robert Win ton, of Addison, N. Y. Robert Wiuton has proven himself, thus far, to be tbe star fisherman of the Wausau colony, having successfully landed a twenty-pound museallonge on Friday. * * * At C. B. Bird’s cottage are Mr. and Mrs. C! B Bird and children, Miss Marie and George; Miss Ada Bird and Miss Elsbeth Veerhausen, of Madison, Wis. Col. and Mrs. Geo. W. Bird, of Madi son, are expected to arrive at the cot tage for a visit in a few days. * * * At the Gooding cottage are Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Gooding, they having ar rived today. Their sons, Guy and Don ald, will join them in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Yawkey and the Misses Leigh Yawkey and Heleu Win ton will be guests at the cottage this week. * * * At the Thayer cottage are Mr. and Mrs. Et B. Thayer and children, Miss Delia and masters Eugene and Edward. v. * # * The young folks from every part of the lake enjoyed a dance at the Sayner pavillion last evening. The party, tbe music and the ride home by moonlight, made the affair one long to be remem’ bered. * * Cottages that are opened, belonging to people in various parts of the coun try, are- Judge Hook’s, Laug’s, Hoop er’s, Bailey’s, Spratley’s, Staley’s, all of Missouri; Goodyear’s, Basset’s, McDon ald’s and Harding’s, of Chicago. The cottage of Mr. Anson, of Merrill, will be opened up this week. Harrison Wild, organist of Grace church, Chica go, and family have been coming to Plum lake for many years. Mr. Wild is now building a very handsome cottage near P. O. Mean’s, and the same will be ready for occupancy next week. The Wilds are here ready to take possession. * * * The Goodspeed’s cottage, on the large stand, is still uaoccupied but it is re ported that it will be opened Dext week. Mr Goodspeed .is of the iacultyof the University of Chicago. He came into possession of tbe large island five or six years aj?s and since has made quite ex teusive improvements each year. * * * An * enterprising gentlemen of the name of H O. Gillett, of Chicago, took a fancy t Plum lake a number of years ago and he now has one of the finest layouts to be found anywhere in these fYou certainly can enjoy the hot summer days if you let us equip your porch with suitable, easy, comfortable, pleasure - giving, cool, neat, attractive, cheap, yet durable, furniture. Look over our Stock and let us quote you prices. northern woods. He brings up a crowd of young boys, each year from Chicago, for an outing of two months. He takes boys ranging from 10 to 18 years of age. He owns a piece of land ou tbe east end of the lake, most of which borders on what is known as Star Lake bay. It is so heavily woeded that very little but trees can be een from tbe lake, but back a short distance, a good deal of work has been done. There is ground cleared for tents, which are the boys’ quarters; tennis court, base ball grounds, a large cottage for parents who desire to come up and be near their boys, dining hall, a boat house, a shoot tbe chutes, bath house from which ex tends spriug boards, etc. it is called Gillett’s camp It is supplied with the largest launch ou the lake which is on the go a great deal and always filled with a jolly lot of bojS There are now about thirty young boys at this camp who occupy seyeu large tents The boys ate given nature studies eaeh day; are taught to become, expert swimmers, aud in roiinifig about the woods, fish ing aud uni continually in (he fresh air become the very picture of health and as brown as Indians Ihe boys play teiini>, base hall and indoor base hall and coiiie->t-> are arranged iu the various games, every day wtieii Ihe weather will peiuilt. They have downed what is known as the tourists’ iiase ball Hub, winch 1~ made up ot tho-e am where ou the lake outside of Gilieti’s camp Ai bor Vitae, Mima qua and other base ball clubs easily reached have had to succumb to the boys. The boys are all given the best of care, and' are under strict orders all the time, and if any there are who are unruly tney are sent home at the earliest possible moment. It is an ideal way for young boys to lay the foundation for strong, robust bodies tad to gain much valuable experience. Plum lake has two excellent, resorts, one on the south side of the lake, owned by O. W. Sayner, which has a main building in which is the kitchen and dining room, and surrouadiug it are numerous pretty cottages. Mr. and Mrs. Sayner have conducted this resort for a good many years, but this year, owing to the poor health of the latter, the hotel was leased to Mr. aud Mrs. Jack Frost, of Minocqua. The hotel is well tilled with summer pleasure seek ers. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Warner owu the large summer resort on the north ern part of the lake. They also have a large main building in which is the kitchen and dining room, surrounded by handsome rustic cottages. This hotel also has a large number of guests. The rates at these hotels are very reasonable and a person can be supplied with boats, tackle or auytbiug ueces sary for use and comfort. * There has been quite a little town started at Sayner station and quite a number of houses have beeu built the past year. The firm of Smith Bros has two stores, one in the town aud one on the bank of the lake, both doing a good business. Two small saw mills are sawing up the timber in tbe vicinity. M. Froehch runs a boarding house near the depot, so it is getting to be very convenient to all who come up this way. much more than of yore, when a person had to send tifteen or twenty miles, by team, for a small amount of supplies. ♦ * 4 Langley & Alderson are cutting off what timber there is between Plum and Lost lakes. They have built a logging railroad running out several miles aud over which the logs are drawn to the main line of the St Paul road and taken to Merrill and other points below to be manufactured. * * Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Johnson, of Wau sau, spent a few days at Plum lake this week, the former taking pictures for everybody around the lakes. Mr. John son has been at Big Tomahawk lake for a few weeks, chaperoning a crowd of Wausau boys. We understand Rev. Brigham and AlbertSchael, of Wausau, were visitors at their camp this week. • * * Mrs. N. T Kelly, of Wausau, and daughter, Mrs W G Norton, of Mor ris, 111 , are at Warner’s for the sum mer. The latter is accompanied by hei son, Frank. W. G Norton is expected to arrive today, for a -lay of several weeks • • * The family of B. H >nemsnn is at Minocqua Mr Heinemann was up in the Piuin lake district during the wee*, looking over the couotr*. * * The indications are that there *il he plenty of raspberries, black iieriies and bluelerrie~ W 'ld strawberries are here in plenty at present, and the blue berries will begin to ripen in the next ten days • • *• W hen we eie coming up the other day we saw acrup<-f about twenty five Chippewa Indians near Wmocqua The Chippewa reservation is about ten fiom Vtiuoi-qua, aud at that place and throughout this section an occas ional ted man of the forest is seen, not hading and hunting, but working the white man to purchase his bead work. We are forcibly reminded, at times, by things which we see, tlfstt these lakes were at oue time the home of the In dian, and at a time when trapping, hunting and fishing was very profitable, but all that is in the past. * * * One very gratifyiug thing to those who come up here for pleasure is the fact that there are quite a number of streams that have been planted with trout. We learned of a catch the other day made by a few who went out for the day and returned with 200 trout, all large enough to have sent the trout friends of AN ausau into a state of eo stacy. In time this vicinity will be a paradise to those who delight in fishing for trout. # * * I cannot forego the opportunity in closing this letter to sav what 1 have often said before: that striving for the almighty dollar should, at times, be given up entirely and a play spell takeu In no less pleasant wav can the vaca tion tie spent thau in these northern wilds There are hundreds of pretty lakes, large and small, in Northern Wisconsin which cau be reached from Wausau in a few hours. Land can be purchased on these lakes now for a song, aud one can make his own selec tion; lie can secure a site, oil which to put up his tent or cottage, from which the outlook wdl be so beautiful that he can sit and dream away the hot days of summer, without there being the least bit of monotony about it. In a few years this laud will all fall into the hands of those liviug further south and then it cauuot be purchased for any price. One very nice way to make a start is to select a colony of about ten or twelve families; purchase a forty acre tract and then clear up little by little each year; begin to build iu a small way, as soon as possible, aud make such additions auDually as are ueeded; very soon there will be cot tages and tents upon the grounds suffi cient to make it enjoyable for all inter ested. If a person has money invested in a cottage, boats, etc,, and cau only remain a few weeks, be can easily' rent aud make an interest on his money that will make the most exacting money lender green with envy. From a sum mer home such as this on any of the Northern Wisconsin lakes, one can take a few blankets, a birch bark cauoe aue provisions enough for a few days and strikeout iu any direction and get all the sport he wants, in the liue of muskailouge or trout fishing, or in hunting game iu seasou, aud really, there is no way in which one can get so close to nature as by roaming about, in this way, in the deep recesses of the health-giving pine forests of Northern Wisconsin. Do not delay in selecting a site on some accessible lake. Do it now aud you will not regret it. * * * We meant to have said something about the mosquitoes, but will have to leave that subject until we have the time and there is space enough in the Pilot to do it justice, suffice it to say, at this time, that the great pleasure de rived, would not be appreciated oue half so much, if there were no draw backs. We need the stormsvaud cold and cloudy weather to make the sun shine appreciated; so we need the mosquitoes to heighten the pleasure wheu relief conies with gentle zephyrs laden with smoke from the smudges, or when the pests go back into the forests to sharpen their stiugers and to till up with more poison. A M - a BIG AND LITTLE PEOPLE WITH THE BARXUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS HIS RECORD. Rudolph Fulweiler, lodged in jail charged with the assault aud murder of Jeunie Riele, is keeping a stiff upper lip as to his movements on the day on which the murder occurred. Since he has been locked up the officers have discovered additional evidence which will be used against him. His record has been looked up ami is summed up thusly: Fulweiler lived in and about Marsh field for fifteen years before going to Stratford several years ago. With his father and several brothers he made a business of hunting and trapping for many seasons aud they were rated as past masters in wood craft and hunting They roamed the country iu Indian style and hardly a deer trial was un known to them. They have served as guides for hunting parties aud all were popular with sportsmen. Rudolph is the only member of the family who has shown a degree of moral turpitude to cause the peace officers trouble, aud pretty thievery has been the extent of his known offenses. Some 8 years ago he was arrested for stealing a watch and a sum of money, but escaped from the lock-up while awaiting trial. His family then lived in Marshfield ami he was around home for eight mouths before the officers succeeded in recapturing him. By means of a trap in the door he always eluded capture. After several night visits to the house two officers weut out one night auu found Rudolph uuder the mattress in a bed, with his two brothers sleeping on top of him. When the boys were routed out the buldge of the beo revealed the hiding place. Rudolph pleaded guilty to petty larceny aud spent*six months in jail. Fulweiler has been suspected of illegal hunting scrapes aud thievery at different times, but has never been caught, except in the above instance. His brother was killed near Stratford over a year ago in a manner which was never explained, though the circum stances indicated murder, but no sus picion attached to Rudolph in the matter. f The inquest over the remains of Jen nie Riele was concluded yesterday, the jury rendering a verdict to the effect that deceased had been ravished and murdered by someone unknown. Fulweiler will have his hearing next Friday. At present O. C. Callies is handling 4 chicken lice remedy which will posi tively drive lice off fowls, or money re funded. The remains of Henry Buchholz were brought here for burial yesterday after noon from Lincoln, Neb. The young man was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buchholz, residing at 1701 Third street, and met with a fatal injury. He left Wausau near the first of the year aud went to the above mentioned city, where he was engaged in moving houses. On Saturday, July 13th, he sat down on the railroad trank iu the shade of a box ear to eat his lunch. A switch engine backed up unseen aud struck the car. Mr. Buchholz was thrown un der the wheels and his spinal column and ribs broken and otherwise injured. He lived just a week after the injury. He was nearly twenty-six years oti age. His funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the home aud will be attended by the E. F. U , of which he was a member.