Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Aienic Siark on wednesday, July 10th
An effort is being made by property
owners TO have Fourth street mac:ida-
mixed
The sale of Blue Ribbon -four ex-
ceeds that of any other brands at the
stores OF Max K. Boehm. il6-tf
Jacob Simmer last week sold to John
Salter, of Unity, young Red Poll bull,
receiving $50 for the same.
F. +. Damon. of Athens, has al
nounced himself as candidate for the
office of sheriff of Marathon county.
Call today and get a free sample of
Spiro powder. Kills perspration odors.
7-lS-2t trost-fhilbrick Drug Co.
The infant son of j. HI. Koehler died
on Wednesday evening. The little
ones mother died three months ago.
The Mahara Ministries gave good
entertainment at the opera house on
Wednesday and were greeted by fair
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. j E. Coles little daugh-
ter has been seriously i'll the past week
with pneumonia She is much inn
proved.
Basing figures on the school census
just completed in the city of Merrill tat
town has an estimated population of
l0,S50.
Have your watches and clocks re
m NV
Third and Washington streets. All
work guaranteed. If
The ladies of ST. Cecelia's Catholic
society held picnic at the fair grounds
on Wednesday and were joined by their
husbands for supper.
Everybody will be glad to learn that
GeDgry Bros animal show will be in
the city on Aug. 5th, and give two en-
tertanments for that day
1t is reported that Franklin Z Bump
will soon return to this city and take up
his fathers law business. 1t is earnest
ly hoped that the report will prove true
On Tuesday night, July 10Th, 1904
Mr. and Mrs j H. Pomeroy were made
the happy parents of a baby boy. They
are receiving the congratulations of
their hosts of friends.
Work has been commenced on the
eity's bridges, repairing and re-paint-
ing them. A crew began painting the
slough bridge last week and each one
will be re-painted in turn.
W. d. Lambert, editor and proprietor
of the Tomahawk, at Tomahawk, was
united in marriage to Miss Carrie b.
Whitney, also of Tomahawk, on Satur-
day, July 10th. The Pilot joins in best
wishes.
If you are going to build or make any
change in your residence, have your
heating plant put in right and your gas
work and plumbing done up in a mod
ern way. We do all kinds of repairing
in these lines. A. B. Wheeler d Son
616 Third Street. If.
Henry Hallfisch, of Fenwood, brought
his little two year old son to Wausau
Friday to receive treatment FROM Dr.
Willard. The little fellow while play
ing had the misfortune to run sharp
stick into one of his eyes.
Company gave military ball at
the armory Friday evening, which was
largely attended and greatly enjoyed
by all participants. The members of
Company g departed for Camp Doug
las on Saturday, at IL O'clock. They
will be absent one week.
We wish to buy hemlock and hard
wood timber lands: any farmer wishing
to sell timber and keep the land should
come and see us. We want, more espe-
cially, hemlock timber, and logs that
will come to Wausau by rail or water
BARKER & STEWART LBR. Co.
m17 me Wausau, Wi
Wednesday evening two stones were
thrown through the windows of parlor
car on Northwestern train as it was
passing Ringle station. The railroad
officials will conduct careful examina
ton, for this is the second occurrence
of such act at that place. 1t is quite
likely certain party will be arrested
before the end of the week.
The town of Weston will this summer
make further repairs on the McLeary
bridge over Rib river, a contract having
been let to l.. H. Johnson, of Minneap
Oils, for the building of an approach to
the west end distance of nearly 200
feet, to cost 81, $50. A year ago large
sum was expended in building an APP
proach to the east side. Work will be
commenced soon.
In another column the PILOT pub
fishes call made by chairman Jos
Reiser for a democratic county conven-
ton, which will be held in this city at
the court house on Wednesday, the
a7th of August. Delegates to the next
state and congressional conventions
and nominations for the different
county offices will be made in this con-
vention
About two score of the members of
Lady Wastell Hive of Maecabees went
up to Merrill Thursday morning and
spent the day with the ladies of Lin
neae Hive. The Merrill ladies met
their Wausau sisters at the depot with
street ears tastefully decorated, and
took them to Riverside park, where the
day was spent in picnicing. The Wan
sau ladies report a highly enjoyable
time, and speak in most commendatory |
terms of The members of Linneae Hive |
as entertainers.
Last Tuesday evening IL. f. McEach- |
ron drove up to the Rellis House and |
got out of his carriage, leaving his |
coaehman in charge. j ID, Ross auto
mobile was just in trent of the horse /