Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-02
LIPSKI & CHAURRIN.

p plain pieces of family washing for
70 cents at Wausau Laundry Co
Mrs. Agnes B. Murray has been on
the sick list the past few days
Co. q has arranged for dance to be
given at its armory Friday night.
If you want good soap cheap, go,to
Pardee. They are having a sale.
Sam Livingston, who has been very
sick with pneumonia is now improv-
ing.
Wisconsin Business University. Spe-
cial rates to students who enter on or
before March lst. Address W. B. T., La
Crosse, Wis.
A daughter was recently born unto
Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Milne. The latter is
at the home of her parents in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald
Rudolph Ristau of Marathon City, was
yesterday bound over to appear in cir
cult court TO stand trial on the charge
of mahem. His bail was fixed at $500,
which he furnished.
About thirty residents of the lower
part of the county are in the city today
! to appear before circuit court ana argue
to have that district around Dancy
known as the drainage district, parti-
toned off for drainage purposes.
| The fire department WAS called out
twice Friday, to the home of VIM. A.
Kiefer in Division alley and Louis Salz-
man, 402 S. Fourth Ave. Again yester.
day run was made to the home of
Ernest Koch, 402 S. Fifth Ave All were
chimney fires.
In his report of the Indebtedness, etc
of the town of Frankfort, furnished the
county clerk this week, the town Off
Ger had the sum of SIS placed under
the head of "sewer rent" The clerk
knowing there are no sewers in the town
of Frankfort at first was puzzled but
later in his report to the secretary of
state, put the sum under the head of
general expenses Some of the re-
ports made by town officers are ludic-
rous
Today is Candlemas day. As the
day has been cloudy and clear by
streaks, the question of the ground
hog seeing his shadow is i'll doubt--it
depends on what time of the day he
took peek. The PILOT believes the
present cold weather froze him up so
he did not come out at ALL Anyway
the weather predictions for tomorrow
says continued cold weathe3, so
what's it to yer? The ground hog
don't know any more about the length
of winter than does the monument in
the court yard anyway
4 bum was sent down to the cou nty
Jail last week to "do time for short
period When being searched, as
the sheriff noticed that the fellow had
an odor about him similar to that of
the Storage passengers of an ocean
liner. He also had a plentiful supply of
grey backs" and was requested to
take bath When he began to disrobe
for the bath it was plainly evident that
the man was fully prepared for the
present cold snap, for he took of two
coats, three vests, three pairs OF
trousers, two suits of underwear and
two pairs of woolen socks. When he
had taken the bath, in which he was
required 10 change water three times,
he said he did not feel well-the sudden
change from filth to cleanliness was
too much for him. After giving him
, clean clothes to wear, the old clothes
were thrown out in the snow aud
Immediately began 10 walk away.
? For some time past WauSau has not
( been troubled much with trampS and
A only occasionally is one of these gentry
! caught by the police. One of the Off
r GERS at Merrill explains this by con
| versatien with the numerous tramp'
caught in that city. The ones arrested
$ up there claim that they steer clear o
: Wausau for the reason that tramp j:
4 not used very well here. Some OF theil
/ brothers have been fed on bread anG
Y water while tarrying in this city, an'
o these have warned others to keep away
o from here. On the other hand they ar
:. fed well at Merrill, the sheriff there re
+ ceiving pay from the county for tn
3 feeding of prisoners. IL was this sys
!, tenn of boarding prisoners that drov'
/, Fond dn Lac county 10 build a worl
e house for tramps. Previous to th'
/ building of the work house in the lat
n ter city the sheriff of Fond du La
h county presented bills for the feeding
II of hundreds Of tramps yearly where h
now feeds none