Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Jonn r. Lee, VINO has been very i'll
with the grip for several weeks past, is
recovering slowly and is able to be out
OF the house again.
chimney fire at the home of Jacob
Drumm, corner of Second Ave and
Clark street on Friday evening resulted
in the fire department being called o t
Since river water has bee- turned in
to the mains the BELLS House has been
drawing IFS supply of drinking water
from the spring near Jim Moore creek
bridge
Grin Lill qvist is having plans drawn
for residence to be erected on lots
owned by him on Grand Ave. The
building material is being hauled on TO
the grounds.
RI Zahn and Miss Martha Fitzke.
both of the town of Maine, were mar.
ried Saturday afternoon, the ceremony
being performed by the Rev F. Wer-
lam, of this city.
Peter Sicard, of Mosinee, one of the
early settlers of the Wisconsin river
valley and well known in this city, has
suffered a stroke of paralysis He is
well advanced in years and his recov-
cry is not looked for.
The employees of the d j. Murray
Mfg. Co. gave dance Friday evening
at Castle hall. which was largely pat
ronized. The dance was given as an
aid to the mutual sick benefit society,
composed wholly of the company's EN-
ployes.
AT meeting of the library board on
Friday evening quite sum of money
was voted for new looks. The COM
mittee to make the selections has al
ready made out the list and in a short
time large number G new books will
be placed on the library shelves.
Mrs. Rose Hubbard, of Colby, was
granted divorce from her husband,
Samuel Hubbard, in circuit court
Wednesday, alleging in her petition that
he had been cruel and inhunan in his
treatment of her. She was also award
ed alimony amounting to 1925 They
were married at Marshfeld in 1896
An exchange tells of a man who, it
is said always pays for his paper in
advance. AS a result he has never
been sick in his life, never had corn
on his toes, never had toothache, his
potatoes never rust, his babies never
cry at night, his wife never scolds and
he has succeeded serving three years
on the school board without being
''cussed."
The past week has been one of the
most disastrous ones to shippers in the
history of the state. Every railroad in
Wisconsin has suffered from deep snow
and drifts and few freight trains have
been moved. Snow plows, pushed ty
large heavy engines, have been kept at
work steadily and still some sections of
roads could not be kept free of drifts
Assemblyman Donovan, who has in
troduced bill in the legislature pro-
hlbiting the use of public highways as
camping grounds, has forwarded to a
number of citizens of Wausau, and we
suppose every town in the state, blanks
for names of signers who are in favor of
the passage of the bill The bill APP
pears to meet the approval of most
every one and the blanks are receiving
many signatures. The bill, it is said,
is aimed at gypsies and itiuerant ven
ders of medicines, notions, etc.
Rev. F. G. Brayton, representing the
Children's Home society, spent several
days in Wausau last week His mission
Gere was a double one--seeking sub
scriptions for the society and looking
after children that he has placed in
homes. Within the past few years this
society has placed for adoption in
homes in the county total of twenty
seven children, fourteen of whom are
in the city. The society is doing a vast
amount of good in caring for depend
ent children and is supported wholly by
voluntary contributions.
John Luedtke, living at 524 Wausau
Ave-, has brought suit against the town
of Wausau to recover a claim of 81 500
for personal injuries Luedtke peddles
fish and in the spring of 1902 was making
delivery at the poor farm. He alleges
that while crossing culvertin the above
named town the planks spread, allow
ing the front wheels of his wagon to go
down into the creek, throwing him out.
He suffered severe bruises and an in
testinal rupture by the accident. On
May 22d of that year he filed a claim
with the town officers and nearly year
later the claim was brought before the
town board meeting but disallowed.
He is represented by Atty. Otto Krueg-
er and the town by Brown, Pradt &
Genrich.
The bread that mother used to bake
was not one bit better than the bread
you can bake if you use Blue Ribbon
Flour. 1t makes light, white bread and
fluffy pies and cakes. All good grocery
stores sell it. Order sack and give it