Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-13
CITY NOTES.

Saturday morning while Dan Healy,
the liveryman, was driving along Third
street in front of the First National
Bank, his horse became frightened at
tn noise made by the passing of the
Mathie Brewing Co.'S delivery wagon.
The horse became unmanageable, and
as the brewery wagon was in front and
other teams on either side, it was i'm
possible for Mr. Healy to handle the
animal. The horse ran into the brew
cry wagon, which is a large iron framed
affair, and one of the projecting iron
rods struck the horse full in the breast,
cutting large cash in the region of
the heart. 1t was plainly evident that
the animal could not live, and to be
mercifnl its owner had its sufferings
ended by having it shot. The horse
was valuable one and was quite a
loss to Mr.. Healy.
Some time ago in an article we men
toned the law passed by the last legis-
lature, providing free tuition to coun-
try students desiring to attend city
high school, the tuition to be charged
to town of which the student is a resi-
dent of. During the past week Prof.
c. c. Parlin, cf the city schools, has
been sending out printed notices to
prospective students, laying forth the
advantages to be derived by attending
the Wausau High School. He outlines
the courses of study, the character OF
the building, its equipment, capacity,
etc. 1t is expected that at the COM
mencement of the school year, Sept.
9th, many outside students will report
for study. By the passage and opera
ton of this law double purpose is
served-that of furnishing better facili-
ties for students of the outlying or rural
districts, and also of bringing the edu-
cation of the masses of the state up to a
higher plane.
A couple of travelling artists have,
during the past week, been painting
signs on buildings and dead walls about
town, and their dexterity in handling
the brush has excited the interest of the
on-lookers. The paint they use is evil
IDENTIFY of poor quality for one sign, that
on the Kryshak building, faded out
after the rainstorm of Friday, and part
of it had to be repainted. While paint
ing a sign on the Mathie~ brewery
Thursday afternoon one of the work
men fell from the platform to the
ground, distance of ten feet. The
paint buckets also fell with him, and
the sight he presented when picked up
was anything but to his liking. Atfirst
it was thought he was hurt, and water
was dashed on his face, but it is said he
needed sleep worse than he did water.
The new rural mail routes to Sunset
and Stettn are now in working order,
and carriers Newell and Berg are max
ing deliveries of mail daily. The far
mers see the benefits of the system and
are accordingly pleased with it. In
oOlllC oCCIlOho VI IllC OONhOlJ OhNAO heto
been great objection to the system be-
ing installed, the misguided farmers
thinking that it would increase their
taxes. They will probably be surprised
to learn that since the introduction of
rural free delivery, the department is
being run at a profit for the first time
since the introduction of two-cent post
age nineteen years ago, the quarter
ending March 31st, showing balance
of over a half million dollars, at which
rate there will be surplus of two mil
lion dollars at the close of the present
year.
Henry French is now located in his
new store which was built for him by
Nathan Heinemann. 1t is located a
few doors north of his old stand and is
very convenient in every way. The
store is 40x6O and has two front entran-
ces; there are no counters in the large
room but many tables are scattered
about which hold the goods, and make
il more convenient for clerks as well as
customers.