Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-23
CITY NOTES.

sons of John Eaglehrout, of Tomahawk,
were drowned in Tomahawk river last
Wednesday, When found they were
locked in each others arms. They had
been playing on a raft, when the
younger one fell in and the older one
went to his rescue.
w. G. Collar, formerly manager of
the Champagne Lumber Co. of this
city, but now of junction City, Ark,
while making trip to Merrill was
taken sick at Milwaukee with low
fever. His wife, who was visiting here,
went down Tuesday to see him. At
preasent he is doing very well.-Merrill
News.
An exchange says the laying on of
hands for complaints, especially in
children, is now the latest fad. A
mother cured her boy of the cigarette
habit with one dose. She laid her left
hand on substantial slipper, and then
laid the slipper where it would do the
most good. 1t effected cure and re-
lapse is not looked for.
Yesterday afternoon, during the
heavy shower of rain, bolt of light
ming struck the barn of August Dit
man in the town of Mosinee, near the
Rocky Ridge settlement, and instantly
killed a valuable horse and seriously
injuring another and completely wreck
ing the barn. A large hemlock tree
was also struck near the home of Peter
Oleson in the same town.-Mosinee
Times.
During the severe thunder storm last
Wednesday afternoon, five young lads
took refuge in the band stand in Werle's
park and came near meeting the same
fate that the twelve boys did in the
Chicago lake pier. The lightning
struck a tree and from that went into
the band stand splintering seven of the
eight posts. None OF the boys were
seriously hurt, though one of them felt
a numbness on one side for some time.
George M. Snodgrass, Miss Elizabeth
Ryan and Miss Ethel Grove will not
teach in Wausau next year, Mr.. Snod-
grass having accepted a position
in the Mauston high school. A. H.
Lemke, one of the best teachers in our
county and graduate from the normal
school at Valparaiso, Indiana, mas been
selected for the position. Miss Ryan
will attend the Stevens Point normal,
whilst Miss Grove will go to the State
University.
D. G. Luther, who has been within
the Northwestern passenger depot, as
night clerk for the past two years, re-
signed the position last Thursday and
has taken charge of the interests in this
city, of the International Correspond
ence Schools, of Scranton, Pa. The
business has been looked after by s..
Crosby since last September Since
that time he has enrolled $50 pupils
MIR. Luther has the following towns in
his territory: Wausau, Merrill, Toma-
hawk, Rhinelander, Amigo and Scho-
field
Emil Breitkreutz returned home from
the Pan-American Exposition last
Thursday evening and was met at the
Northwestern depot by large crowd
of admiring friends. Emil is Wausau's
famous sprinter, and he has just won
additional honors by capturing the mile
run at the National Interscholastic
Field Meet at Buffalo. He also took
second place in the five mile race, win
ming eight points in all. 1t was great
feather in his cap and Wausau is very
proud of him.
Last year the Pilot made an extra
effort to get the city to purchase the
forest belonging to R. f. Parcher and
Alexander Stewart Lumber Co. up near
Jim Moore creek for a park, but could
not get the council to do anything in
the matter, neither would prominent
citizens make q move to secure the
land. Now the Central has taken the
questionup, and we hope its efforts viii
be crowned with success. Wausau needs
just such a park, and there is nothing
like this NJ the county.
The annual picnic of ST. Johns parish
and Sunday School was held at the fair
grounds last Wednesday. The attend
anee was large and the day q very fine
one until the middle of the afternoon
when very heavy storm came up, but
this did not detract from the pleasures
of the day. One peculiar thing it Is
said was that a severe fash of lightning
heated the knives with which many
were eating to such an extent that they
were dropped instanter Later it
leaked out that the knives had, but a
moment before, been washed in ex-
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