Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24


nePs Washington reporter, came to
Wausau with the editors. Mr.. Dodge
was city editor on the Central, in 1884,
and was greatly surprised at the rapid
growth of our city since that time.
The committee on roads and bridges
yesterday visited the towns of Wausau
and Weston looking up washed out
bridges. They are to meet again next
Monday. The board consists of Chas.
Rienow, Frank OConnor, VIM. Hin
richs, M. C. Thorn and j. j. Reichl.
The city road roller has been fitted up
with driving pulley, and is now used
to run the stone crusher on the grounds
east of the Longfellow school building.
The stone crusher was started up for the
first time this year, on Thursday after:
noon, and has been steadily running
since then.
35c, 35c, not 25c, not soc, 35c, the
price of Rocky Mountain Tea the world
over. None genuine, unless made by
the Madison Medicine Co. Ask your
druggist w. w. Albers.
The Sunday-school picnic of the west
side Presbyterian chapel was held at
the fair grounds on Friday afternoon,
and a large crowd of young people was
present. A number of the older ones
went out TO supper, and enlivened the
occasion by playing ball and other ex-
citable games.
| One of the handsomest boats ever
brought into Wausau has just been pur
chased by p o. Means, through F.
Levenhagen. 1t is made of cedar and
is large enough to seat six or eight
without any inconvenience or danger.
1t will be launched on the Wisconsin
river, up at the park, in few days.
An unfortunate accident befell Emil
Breitkreutz on Friday afternoon, while
he was at work at one of the machines
in the factory of the Werheim Mfg. Co.
The first two fingers and the thumb on
his left hand were slashed by the knives
of the machine, joiner, and were so
severely cut that the fingers were am
putated at the first joint
The Wausau party of fishermen, at
Three Lakes, mention of whose depart
ure is made in another column of this
paper, had great sport on Sunday, their
first day in camp. They caught Ill
fine fish, all good-sized pike and pick
erel, and the first consignment to
friends in this city arrived yesterday
afternoon. A reporter for this paper
saw the fish, and they were all beauties
and of good size in length and plump
mess.
Ha We your watches and clocks re
lpaired by Otto Mueller, jeweler, Paff
clock Sd street. All work warranted
tits reported that while W H. Mylrea
was out in his automobile on Friday
leveuing, viewing the beautiful scenery
in the northwestern part of the west
side the machine tried to run
away, becoming unmanageable and
running up on sidewalk. where
it was caught hold of by several
linen and held until Mr.. Mylrea was en-
abled to turn off the power. The
machine was making tracks out toward
Marathon City on Saturday evening,
when it suddenly began to balk, and
was towed back into the city by farm
err Mr. Mylrea is having some thrill
ling experiences, but will keep at it I'M
til he gains thorough control of the
animal.
The branch of the Wausau Telephone
Company's lines, which Is being built
TO NJ c. Thorn's place. at Sunset, in
the town of Easton, is now progressing
rapidly. Poles are on the ground and
crew of men are digging the holes
md raising the poles. The line win be
in operation in about two weeks, if no
trouble is encountered. There win be
three stations, one at Geo. Glasels,
lanother at Emil Hackbart's and the end
of the line viii be at NJ c. Thorn s.
This branch runs through some of the
finest farming lands in Marathon
county, and the whole route is dotted
with tine farms The terminal. At Nj
@. Thorn's, is very central 10 the
large farming community in thai
section. By the way, Mr.. Thorn has
one of the handsomest places in tbs
county A large building in which h'
has dancing hall and living apart
men4s All nicely arranged. IL connec
ton is largs grove where picnics car
he held