Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-17

Mrs. Il. v. Speer. while on her way
ldown town this morning. slipped and
fell striking her head upon the icy
sidewalk. She was assisted into the
store Of E. M. James Music Co. and
later was taken to her home. She was
[quite badly stunned. but perhaps, not
ssri0usly injured.
Mrs. Agnes 81. Murray gave very
tdelightfnl and ngrel "picnie,, at her
home on East Hill Iaaf "Wednesday
evening. ItwxEtermed q "a idrwinter
picnic" The hnme was decorated j7 a
manner which gave it delightful
summs-y appearance, and picnic
lunch was served at Z O'Clock. The
evening was whiled away in playing
various kinds of games.
A number of cars loaded with logs
and lumber left the track at a point
midway between Marathon City and
Edgar yesterday afternoon which tied
| up traffic for several hours. The east
anfl west bound passenger trains met
az the wreck and passengers were
transferred from one strain to the other.
twenty nina cars ont of total of
lthirty-two were ditched
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Wilson gave
progressive whist party at their home
on East Hill, Friday evening. which was
greatly enjoyed by all who participated.
There were about fifty guests present
and the game was kept up until nearly
eleven O'Clock when refreshments were
served. The first honors were won by
Mrs. G. B. Bird and j. w. Coates; con-
ISOLATION prizes by Mrs. A. r. Bardeen
and C. s. Curtis. 1t was delightful
social event.
Last Saturday evening, Miss Rose
Krentzer and Miss Isabel Baker enter
tanned lady friends In honor of Miss
Bessie Porter, at the residence of Sena-
tor A. L. Kreutzer 1t was Holland
Dutch party and the decorations and
everything connected, were in keeping
with the event, and there was no end
of amusement and pleasure. The
ladies on their arrival, were given paper
caps to wear, and the refreshments
came right from Holland and were
delicious. There were seven tables of
players and the prizes were carried off
by Miss Mary Underwood and Miss
Doyle.
The Hennepin Bridge Co. which has
been building the bridge across the
main channel of the Wisconsin river in
the south part of town, has completed
its contract. The Wisconsin Bridge
and Iron Co., which is building the
trestle work from the railroad track to
connect, will finish work in about a
week and then the bridge will be ready |
for travel. A. crew is now laying
planks which ere of tamarack lumber,
6 inches in thickness The bridge will
not be painted until spring because of
the fact that much of the iron work is
c. sered with ice.
A young man named Nick Petri was
injured Friday while crossing the rail
road track near Marathon City. He
was hauling logs to the mill and at the
point OF crossing was unable to see an
train on account of a
curve. The locomotive struck the rear
of his load, throwing the logs in all |
and throwing himself and
horses to the ground. The train was |
stopped and hacked up to the crossing
where young Petri was found lying
pinned to the ground with one sleigh
runner over his arm and q small six |
inch log over his back. He was re-
moved to the home of relatives at Mara
thon village and a physician summoned
who found that NO bones had been
broken.
Nick Wisnewski, wi1e0 lives near
Edgar and who was arrested in the fal ! |
and bound over to- circuit court on the |
charge of having uttered worthless
appeared before Judge
Silverthorn Saturday with an applica-
ton for bail. His bond of sS00 was
and he was released from Jail. |
AS soon as he was released he was re-
arrested on another charge. Wisnewski,
as the evidence shows, secured loans
from E. C. Pors, of Marshfield and from
the late E. L. Bump, of this city, on
given on other peoples
on which he had no claim.
He was first arrested on the charge of
having defrauded E. G. Pors and later
for issuing the mortgage to E. L. Bump.
His bond was fixed at $500, which he
was unable to furnish. His examina-
ton has been set for Thursday next
before Justice j. G. Clarke.