Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-15
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Wausau Laundry Co. cleans carpets.
w. w. Albers was confined to his
home by sickness a few days of the
past week.
Mrs. George futile has been confined
to her rooms by touch of the grip the
past week.
When in Wausau step in to the Mag
net and get fine free lunch. Farmers
trade solicited. IT,
Paul Kickbusch has disposed of his
interest in the Kickbusch Grocery Co.
to his brother, Robt
Dr. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, August Goth,
Miss Ruth Alexander gave hay ride
party to number of her young friends
co Rib river on Saturday.
The first hunting license to be issued
in this county this year was given E. d.
Loos, of Colby, on Wednesday after
noon last.
Miss Genevieve Edmonds gave a
lawn party on Friday, afternoon, which
was attended by many of her young
friends.
That merry jingling farce, Hooligan's
Troubles will be at the Grand opera
house next Wednesday, August 10th.
Prices %, 80 and 80 cents.
+r..1 20 Milton how
Stevens Point and Waupaca was taken
by DR.. and Mrs Sauerhering and Mrs.
w. w. Albers the past week.
From last evening, Monday, Aug. IA,
both express offices will be closed
promptly at o'clock every evening.
The hour has been $50 heretofore.
F. He'll, of the town of Flieth, VIII ex-
hibit Holstein cattle at the fair this fall.
He lately purchased number of wei.
bred heifers from w. r. Gates, the Fl
Atkinson live stock breeder.
Justice j. A Jones last Tuesday
evening performed a marriage cere-
mony at his office, in which Walter
Fay, of Plainfield, and Miss Katie
Weiss, of Stratford, were the most in
terested parties.
The bridge which crosses the Wis
consin liver at Portage was blown
down by cyclone on Tuesday even
ing. This bridge was built in 1870 and
will be remembered by many of our
people who made trips down the river
on RATS.
One of the sto ne cannons that adorns
the soldiers monument on the court
house square was found recently to be
broken in two. 1t is supposed to have
been the work of some of those who
lounge on the square evenings.
John c. Hoxie died at St. Petersburg
Fla, on the I'd day of Aug Mr. Hoxie
was member of the firm of Hoyie &
Mellor, doing an extensive numbering
business in this state and Michigan and
which went into bankruptcy. Deceased
was nearly so years of age.
Quite an accident happened at the
home of Charles f. Zelsdorf on Friday.
Mrs. Zielsdorf had been putting up
fruit and had gotten fifty-two quart
bottles all nicely arranged on a shelf
when it gave way, letting all the bottles
fall TO the floor. Every one was
broken.
Mrs Emil Johnson died at her home,
POI Division alley, Tuesday evening
last, of consumption. The funeral was
held Friday afternoon from the Swed-
| ish Lutheran church at the corner of
Seventh and Scott streets, the funeral
being conducted by Rev. Carlson, of
| Merrill.
1t is said that the new order from the
department of interior, consolidating
the land offices of Wausau, Ashland and
Eau Claire will not go into effect until
Oct. 2. After that date the work of
moving the books, files, records, papers,
ETC., of the two latter offices to this city
will commence.
Wilhelmina Maahs, of the town of
Berlin, has begun an action in circuit
court for a divorce from her husband,
August. In her petition she states that
they were married four years ago and
that one month after that event he began
maltreating her and has abused her on
frequent occasions since. Early last
month he broke one of her ribs, she
AYERS, by kicking her.
Rev. FIR. f. NJ. Thompson and sister,
of this city, visited the Oneida Indian
reservation near Green Bay Thursday,
to witness the ceremonies incident to
the annual visitation of Bishop Weller,
of Fond du Lac. The event is great
one among the Indians, of whose num-
bers great many have subscribed to
the Episcopal faith. The sect has a
large church and mission school on the
reservation.
Mrs. F. Schweiger and two children,
of Fergus, o. T., spent Thursday even
ing in the city at the home of acquaint-
anees, Rev. Aug. Lemke and family.
Friday morning the two children wan
dered away from the Lemke residence
and succeeded in getting themselves
lost. They were picked up by Mrs.
Chas. Quandt, who reported the matter
to the police, and when the frightened
mother enlisted the aid of the officers
/ To find her lost children they were soon