Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-08

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the Wausau Mems clubs farm was
shipped today About Is tons is the
total
Rev. Hughes, who is well known in
Wausau, died at his home in Dakota
last Saturday. His remains will be
brought 10 Shawano for burial.
Rev r. NJ. Hare, of Milwaukee, state
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, delivered the morning address
at the Presbyterian church Sunday.
The membership contest in the Y M.
G. A. has closed with an addition of
fifty-four new members. A supper will
be served Friday evening to those who
secured one or more new members
Another contest will be started
Miss Ida Blank, daughter of VIM,
Blank, of this city, died Thursday even
ing ut San Antonio, Tex, after n long
illness with consumption. She was 30
years of age and had been absent from
this city for some time. The body will
be nterred ut San Antonio, but later
will be removed to Wausau
M. G. Thorn received about 10000
brook trout from Washington, ID. c.. !,
last week They were about year
old and about three inches long. All
were planted in Jim Moore Creek,
which if left alone and not Melted or
dynamited, will be an excellent fishing
stream in about three years.
DIR. and Mrs. H. d. Single of Amigo,
have issued invitation, to the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Mable, to Mr.
Guy j. Moses, on Tuesday evening,
November 18th. Miss Single is well
known to the citizens of Wausau,
having resided in this city for many
years.
A young fellow known rs "Scabby"
Nelson plead guilty this morning to the
charge of having discharged fire arms
within the city limits and was fiued.
He fired u rifle Sunday evening and cut
off one of the fire alarm wires, sending
in an alarm This happened in the
vicinity of the SchaumberSer saloon in
Parcherville.
Report comes from Amigo that Gabe
Heinemann had a narrow escape from
death recently He was driving a mule
hitched to logging car when the
traces broke and he was thrown
unde" the wheels. The wheels passed
over him, breaking several ribs, and
otherwise injuring him.
A Finnlander called on the county
clerk at Houghton, Mich, Saturday and
asked f0s = license. When asked what
kind voters, hunters or marrage-he
said "Alr' and was accommodated.
He first foreswore allegiance to the
czar of all the Russians, then procured
deer hunters license and ended by
securing a document permitting him to
wed young woman of his own ma
tionality.
Saturday evening young farmer liv-
ing at the outskirts of town, came into
one of the saloons in the northern part
of the city carrying with him \ loade,
rifle. tie demanded drink but as he
was already in a beastly strte of intoxi-
cation it was refused him. He immedi-
ately proceeded to make things lively
and raising his rifle begsa shooting
through the windows and phlstering
Fortunately none of the fullcts struck
lanyone and after he had zsaased HIM
self in that wsJ Tor a short time ne de-
parted, but il is said his arrest will fol-
low. The bullets passed Through the
building endangeripg the lives of peo-
pie passing by the place. Such acts
should not go unpublished.
Because of the fact that the ballots
are so large this year it has been a
conundrum to many Of the officials in
the country towns, where there is a
large voting population, as To what
kind of ballot boxes In provide at the
mailing places that would be large
lenongh to hold all ballots. The town
lof Maine people have solved the prob
lem. Ii has been customary heretofore
to vote in the town hall This year
however, they will use the town hall foI
n ballot box. The building viii be
locked OPP and the doors guarded, and
window will be raised and used as 5
slot in which the ballot clerk will de
post the voters ticket after he has
scratched of I.aFollette's name. wher
! the hour has arrived for closing tn,
polls the town hall viii be anlockeS
and the votes counted, and announce
ment made of Peck's majority.