Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07
Purse Races Entries Close Aug. q.

pie. Fans for cooling public and pri-
vate buildings can be operated at a
very small cost; flat irons may be kept
hot by an electrical device, and many
other things done which. will add to the
comfort and pleasure of the inhabitants
of our city. Those wanting electrical
power should consult w. (. Collins or
Mr.. Weeks at once. Now that our city
is to have day power there must be
much care exercised by those working
around live wires.
The purity of Callies' paris green is
its best guaranty. 1t is its own adver-
tiser. Those who use it say it is no
respector of sex or age in the potato
bug family, but mows down all alike.
The residents of East Hill banded
together and had celebration of their
own on the Fourth of July. They met
on the lawn of Il. d. Jones in the after
noon and at six o'clock participated in
picnic supper At O'Clock they adj
journed to the lawn of w. d. Kollcck,
where fire works were shot off until
about IL o'clock, crowd of young men
under the able direction of G. d. Jones,
were in charge. TO those down town
the pyrotechnic display was about the
finest ever witnessed in Wausau.
VIM Luedke, of the town Berlin, lost
fine horse yesterday morning and
| had another seriously injured. He was
| driving into town and crossed the river
at the pumping station and started
! down Third street, when near the Muir
ray foundry the king bolt pulled out of
| the wagon, allowing the forward end
| of the wagon box to drop down, this
| frightened the team and it ran away.
The horses had run but short distance
when they collided with telephone
pole, one of them striking it with such
| force that the animals neck was broken.
The other horse was also badly used up
and was taken to the barn of Drs. Mills
and Briggs. The horse killed was a
heavy draft horse and worth $500 or
more.
During the parade of Gentry Bros.
show this morning farmer named
John Wagner, living on the Hildebrandt
farm in the town of Weston was passing
in front of Foss' jewelry store when the
elephants were met At the sight of
these animals the horse gave a snort
and started off, jumping on all tours,
broneho style. He ran over two boys
Fred GralOw and Paul Walfart, who
live behind the creek" The boys
were knocked down but eafter being
picked up and taken into the National
German American bank it was ascer-
tanned that they were more frightened
than injured. The horse ran but a
short distance before being stopped but
the streets being crowded at the time
it is wonder others were not run over.
/ suffered from Chronic Rheumatism
aud general debility for many years.
| tried everything and got worse.
Doctor Secrist cured me in three
months. GEO. IsBEN
The doctor has scores of similar
testimonials in this county to whom he
will refer those applying for cure.
Doctor Secrist win be at the Northern
Hotel Thursday, July 9th.
M. Wawrzyniak, the tailor, believes
that there are good dogs and bad dogs
and that the latter kind can be made
better by removing them. Saturday
noon as Mike was at dinner at his home
on Fulton street, some small boys re-
ported to him that there was a mad dog
in the neighbOrhood. He caught sight
of the animal and after satisfying him
self that the boys deductions were cor
rect, he took down his trusty shot gun
from its resting place and gave pursuit.
The dog started down town swapping
at different objects, but apparently
showing fondness or rather an anti
patty for wagon wheels 1t was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Wawrzyniak but the lat
ter could not get a shot until he got