Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26

e in your residence, have your
.fing plant put in right and your gas
work and plumbing done up in mod
ern way. We do all kinds of repairing
in these lines. A b. Wheeler Il Son.
GIG Third Street. tt.
The Athens Farm Machinery com
papy of the village of Athens last week
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state. The capital stock
of $4,000 is divided into 60 shares of
800 each, and the incorporates are:
Geo. Sutton, John Chesak and Geo.
Kreutzer.
The biggest elm tree in town of Hal
sey was cut this week at VIM. Riileman
q Co. s camp 1t made three logs, two
sixteens and one twelve foot. The butt
log scaled $40 feet; the second $50 and
the top log $40 feet, making total of
1870 feet. 1t was cut by Louis and Mic
KarIin, swamped by Geo. w Rifleman
and hauled by Geo. Oatman Edgar
Press.
John Richter, living in the south
eastern part of the city, was examined
Wednesday before Judge Miller and
found to be of unsound mind, and COM
mitted to the Northern hospital at Osh-
kosh. Richter is a character known to
most of our people on account of his
queer antics when he would walk along
the streets For years he has suffered
with some ailment similar to st Nitus
dance.
NJ. C. Thorn, who formerly conducted
the saloon and hall at Sunset, has
wearied of idleness and will again en-
bark in business February LIST. Thurs
day last he purchased of Aug. Seefeldt
the latter's property just north of the
city, in the town of Texas, and will
take possession on the above date. The
property includes u saloon, large hall,
| and living quarters combined and sew
enteen acres of land, located just east
of the boat house The consideration
was So, 500.
Last Friday City Supt. Karl Mathie
| and W. w Albers, of Wausau, visited
the Normal for the purpose of selecting
teachers for the Wausau schools. Mrs.
Thrasher, who finishes the full course
this quarter, was engaged for the rest
of the wear. On Tuesday Robt. Morris,
the county superintendent of Wood
county. visited the Normal for the
same purpose and engaged Miss lne2
Bentley to teach a graded school near
Grand Rapids for the rest of the year
Miss Bentley is an elementary gradu'
ate.-Stevens Point Journal.
Railroad companies have issued new
orders with reference to the issuance OF
clergymen's permits to secure clergy
| mems rates of travel, the same to take
effect Feb list. The companies officers
assert that they have found abuses OF
the old system, these permits some
how, in many cases, finding their way
into the hands of laymen, though nc
Wausau elergymen are accused of dis
posing of such permits. Hereafter i
will be necessary for an applicant tc
pay 81 and have mis- application certified
to before the local agent before such
permits are granted. He must also go
through other red tape before tieke
is issued him each trip,
Many people sre wondering # the len
ten period season this year will be on,
dav shorterthau usually because of th'
fact that Ash "Wednesday comes 'eigh
DAYS earlier in the month than it did il
1908. while Easter happens nine day
earlier in the month than II did IN 1868
Ash Wednesday viii be on February II
Last year it was on February %. Thi
wear Easter will fall on April s. while il
1908 il Was on April II. There will b
no difference in the fast period how
ever. II is always forty days withou
reckoning the Sunday. The fact tina
Easter falls apparently one day earle
than the figures show is due TO the fat
of the extra day which comes on teoru
? airy ~, and evens mp the period of sack
cloth and ashes.
y. 600 INCOME PER YEAR can be mad
( from garden J0X5O feet, grow
inc ginseng. As easy to take care Q
as potatoes aud more sure crop. III
tie work night and morning all that
needed. Why waste Your time, wnel
| in few years YOU can make yourSei
| independent. For full particulars az
instructions send a dollar for year
: snbscrintion to The GINGsEN6 GRowKE
Wausau. Wis. De il to-day. jls-Ens