Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Callies' Chicken Lice Remedy gives
an increase of eggs.
e. +. Green and wife were presented
with baby girl Friday.
A number of young people gave q
dance al the club house Friday even
ing.
The West side lodge of Woodmen will
give a ball at Woodmen hail Saturday
evening next.
Last night was the first night in three
weeks that the police station did not
shelter tramp.
DR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, July 18th.
X b. Johns and family are now oc-
cupying a residence on Grant street
owned by VIM. Mulholland.
The store of Robt. Roloff, on the west
side is closed temporarily, while an in
ventory of stock is being taken.
No stable or barn is complete without
Fly Fluid. IL is the farmers friend.
Try it. For sale by o. G. Callies.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church will hold social at the home of
Mrs. w. Il. Chellis at the county Jail
Friday afternoon.
Fred Marquardt. the mail carrier, is
taking his vacation. and is spending the
time at Horsehead lake in company
with +. G. KretlOw and others.
John Gallagher. who conducts farm
machinery store in the old Kickbusch
store, has sold his residence at Waupaca
and will move his family here.
The Rhinelander militia company
passed through the city Saturday morn
ing on the way to Camp Douglas, where
the Second regiment is in camp.
Judge Miller, since the close of
school, has issued great many per-
mits to parents allowing them TO place
their children in factories to work dur
ing the vacation days.
Mrs. Jas. Sexton, of the town of
Hewitt, died Sunday of puerperal fever.
She was thirty-nine years of age.
Funeral was held this morning, Rev.
5. N. Wilson conducting services.
Workmen laying water mains on
Clinton street have struck an old cor
duroy road, at the depth of about six
feet. The logs are in a good state of
preservation and have to be chopped
out making progress slow.
You protect yourself from flies, mos
quitoeS, etc, by the use of wire screens,
etc, but what have you done for your
live stockg Give 10 your dumb animals
the same protection by using on them
Callies Fly Fluid
The gross receipts of the Wausau
post Office for the year ending June 80.
footed up tn over $24 900 which is bet
ter showing than made by most towns
in the state the size of Wausau. The
business of our post office has been in
erGasing ut the rate of about $1,000
yearly since 1897.
LoSr-$5 reward-ln Wausau or he
tween Wausau and knowlt0n, n pack
age containing an Elgin gold watch,
with initials +. ID. ;. on case, a chain,
bracelet, pen, pins, letters, calling
cards, and other articles. Finder will
please leave ut PILoT Office and receive
reward.
Barn thieves are working in the
eastern section of town. Almost
nightly some barn is entered and whips
robes, curry combeS, etc., stolen. The
police have set trap for the culprltS
and it is believed will catch the guilty
parties one of these nights. Until they
do, you had better lock your barn.
Geo. BELLS last week bought of s
young man living near Kelly blue
heron. The bird is one of specie:
very rare in this part of the country
and was caught when quite young neal
the boys home. Ii is allowed to ruI
unrestrained about the bouffet. anc
amuses itself by making an effort Il
whip the blue heron il sees in thu
numerous mirrors.
The annual inter-county convention
of the w. 4. L. U representing Woot
and Marathon counties. will he held il
this city Sept. 10 and Is. Mrs Rich
ards, VITO WAS considered one of tn,
principal attractions at MOnona, Cam
Clegh0rn, and other assemblies las
summer, will be here throughout tn
convention. All organizations ar
kindly requested to keep these dates il
mind, that nothing shall be planned I
interfere with attendance at this con
vention.
During the thunder shower of Sunda
Anthony c. Chellis, living at 404 \
Fourth Ave, had very narrow escap
from being killed. He was lying i
bed, resting, when the house was strucI
the current passing through the wal
tearing out the side of the iron bedstea
in which ne lay, also SCATTERING the EN-
of a piano and passed through the foe
into the basement and then throug
the cellar and came out throug
the sidewalk Mr.. Chellis was momeI
tarily stunned, but sOoE gained b
camposure and surveyed the damag
dome nv the bolt