Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-06-18

Mr. and Mrs. W. & John are reioic-
ing over the advent Of a son which was
| born at their home on Monday morn
ing, June Eth. MI John insists that it
is the finest boy in the country, and no
one doubts his word. May he live long
and prove II blessing to his parents, is
the wish of all.
just now William Wilson's garden is
II Veritabe bed of roses and is very
much admired by all who pass by.
Mr.. Wilson is very generous with his
roses, and is kept busy all day long cut
ting them off for his friends, He grows
the haudsOmest roses that can be found
anywhere out of doors.
An interesting booklet has been got
ter out by O. c.. Caliics giving informal
! ton as 10 potatoes, their pes is and rem
rdirs for same, also how to use paris
green economically, valuable facts as
to accidental poisoning, statistics as TO
acreage, yield, prices, profitable plant
ing. ctr One given with each pound
: purchase of paris green.
! A gang Of grafI,rS CONNECTED With the
show yesterday asked permission to
/ place tented wagon near the court
house square in which they had num-
Der Of snakes Thcy were allowed to
do 50 providing free show was given,
but they Immediately began charging
I'm admission and so were stopped by
Chief Malone, they refusing to get a
license
Supt. McKerrow, of the Agricultural
school ut Madison, and party whrn GO
ing ont to the town of Wausau a week
ago to hold a farmers institute, lost
their way and made about ten miles
unnecessary travel. 1t seems strange
that no one in the city having agricult-
ural affairs at heart took enough interest
in the institute to direct the gentlemen
on the right road.
A camp meeting was held last week
nj the fair grounds from early in the
week until Sunday by the German NJ.
+ churches of Marathon, Lincoln,
Portage and Shawano counties AL
though the attendance was not as large
rs had been expected, yet the interest
manifested i'm the work was made
rpromiurnt. The wind storm Of WrdncS-
day did much damage To the tents.
The water in the river has been quite
high of late owing to the recent rains.
On Thursday last about 80 feet of the
Sixth ward dam at Merrill went out,
floating away in pieces, and this caused
a great rise at other points below Dur
ing the evening MrsSrs. EdmondS and
DAILY, of the paper mills company, were
notified that the water was raising rap
idly at Brokaw and it was feared that
the mill would have to be shut down
These gentlemen drove up to the mills
but found no great cause for alarm
and the mill was not shut down.
Friday forenoon, while Emil Gcrndt.
typo at this office, was performing
Sundry evolutions on a rope suspended
on the outside of the PILOT building
from the second story, he met with &
miShap that was not down on the pro.
gram. One end of the rope, which raj
through a pulley, slipped through hi.
grasp and allowed him 10 fail II,
landed or his head on rock pile anC
cut cash over his left eye that required
four stitches To close. He was laid NJ
: for a few days only. He has since civ
en- up the idea Of following the circus
A>somblyman f. j. Frost of Portag
i county has a plan for the establishments
: of steam iaundrieS in the country {,
relieve the housewife of one of the mes
irkSome Of her duties. His idea Is 1,
have steam laundrieS in connection
with the crcamegitSand cheese factorie
in the dairying districts, aud run b
the same power. utilizing the cxhaus
which now goes 70 waste. Mr. Frost !
: anxious for trial OF his pet hobby an,
m experiment will probably be mad
near Stevens Point This looks ike
new device 20 do up the honest far
MarShfeld Times.