Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-05

August Schetfler, of the town of Cas-
sci, who was serving sixty days SEN
tence in the county Jail for maltreating
is wife, is again at liberty, having been
bailed out by Mosinee parties.
Umbrellas repaired, recovering
promptly and neatly done, by j. e.
Remfrey, 3I2 Second ST.
A rowing band of gypsies encamped
near the pest house the latter part of
the week, and engaged in trading horses
selling laces, ETC., but were driven
out of the city by the police. They
were a tough looking lot.
The Columbia Candy Kitchen which
Mckinley block, corner of Mcclellan
and Third streets, was moved last
Thursday to the Haase store, corner of
Fourth and Washington streets.
The water has been so low in the
Wisconsin river THAI the paper mills at
Brokaw had to be closed down two
days last week and the Barker & Stew
art mill in this city has been unable to
operate the past week on account of an
inability to get logs to the slide.
A very pretty party was given at the
fair grounds last Wednesday afternoon
by Miss Lilly Kiefer. 1t was given in
honor of her visiting friends, Mrs.
Frank Steib and Mrs. Eva Jones, of
Grand Rapids, and Miss Doyle, ot Med
ford Refreshments were served and a
general good time was had by AL who
attended.
There is quite an amount of live stock
being brought into town of late by the
farmers and sold to the local butchers
A good deal of this is young stock which
the farmer has no trouble in disposing
of for, until recently, the butcher has
usually found it difficult to furnish the
supply of veal and lamb chops asked of
him. This time of year, however, young
stock is more plentiful.
Buy your ice cream for parties,
soeiables and for home use of John
Young
The leading merchants of Amigo
have agreed to close at $50 O'clock
every evening in the week hereafter
except Wednesdays and Saturdays.
They have further agreed to pay a fine
of S25 for every willful infringement on
the rule. One by one the different
cities of Northern Wisconsin are fol-
lowing the pace set by Wausau in this
respect years ago.
At recent revival meeting held at
Merrill butcher arose and said that
he was the wickedeSt man in town and
had given his customers short weight
for years. 'rd go to hell if l should
die to night, he continued. Immediate
ly an old deacon who is in the grocery
business started the hymn: IF you get
there before | do tell, them that I'm
coming too" And the grocer won
dered why everybody laughed.
Call on A. B. Wheeler 4 Son if you
have anything in the line of hot water
or steam heat plumbing or gas fitting
all work promptly atteuted to. If.
A decision was recently handed down
at Oshkosh, which, if upheld, mag work
seriously against the enforcement of
the game laws in some regards. Ii was
decided that a game warden has no
right whatever TO enter a train or boat
to examine the baggage of persons
suspected of having game in their pos
session, which they are transporting in
violation of the law The court held
that the law, if tbus enforced. was a
forfeiture of property rights and secur-
ity, and was therefore null and void
If tie decision is upheld transportation
companies may carry Mi the contra
band game they desire aud cannot be
moleSted.
Sheriff Marquardt aud Uader-Sheriff
Chellis were called to the town of Cas-
sci Thursday to arrest Mrs Mary He'll,
alleged to be insane, and the woman
was brought in for examination and an
examining board appointed, composed
of DrS. Tsugher and Gerholt, of Mara
thon City, who found the lady insane
aud she was committed 10 the Northern
Hospital at Oshkosh. The woman'S
husband died six years ago. leaving her
with four small CHILDREN to provide for.
aud the cause Of her insanity IS aiirib-
uted to this fact. Sac is rational NJ
times, but during hers2ells of alteration
Of mind, she imagin-s she Is being pnr-
sued by demons.
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