Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

The city schools open on Monday
September 18th.
Perry Wilson will go to Biltmore, n
c., to attend the school of forestry the
coming year.
w. and g. thinner, of this city, have
been given the contract for decorating
the opera house at Minocqua.
Dry kindling wood for sale cheap
Enquire of l. A. Pregent, 1888 N. Sixth
St. or at Goodwillie's Box Factory.
WANTED--Fresh White Pine, Jack
Pine, and Balsam cones. Address,
j. j. PNNEY, Sturgeon Bay, Wis
A party was given Saturday evening
at The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
LaFOuntain on S. Third Ave. About
sixty of their friends were present.
The Werheim Manufacturing Co. of
this city has filed an amendment to its
articles of Incorporation, increasing
the capital stock from 500, COO to $780,
600.
The Ladies' Literary club will serve
ice cream on the court house lawn the
night OF Wednesday, Sept. 9th, fair
week. The proceeds will be turned
into the library fund.
The Rib Falls Creamery Co.'S plant
In the town of Rib Falls, has been sold
to Henry Rux, who will operate it.
Mr.. Rux was a candidate for super
lntendent OF schools last spring.
Howard Fitze, driver of one of the
wagons of the Standard Oil Co fell off
the wagon yesterday morning while
making delivery in the southwest
portion of the city and fractured his
collar bone.
Chas. Damon, a resident of the north
ern section of the city, is being tried
before a jury in municipal court this
afternoon on charge of theft P.F.
Curran lost a lawn mower, which he
THINKS Damon coaxed off his premises.
Paul Ringle, who has been employed
as baker by Frank Oswald, has re-
signed and accepted position with
Robert Haase at Merrill. Mr.. Haase
has been in the bakery business for a
large share of the time since leaving
Wausau.
Otto GOetsch and Miss Martha fagel,
of the town of Maine, will be united in
marriage on Saturday evening at st.
Stephens parsonage, the Rev. F. Wer-
hahn officiating. The young couple
will go to housekeeping in Wausau.
Albert Mas and VIM. Luettschwager,
residents of the First ward, each lost
COW Saturday night during the thunder
storm. The cows were in Mr.. Luett-
schwager's pasture near the poor farm
road and Sunday morning were found
with their feet pointing skyward. They
had been struck by a bolt of lightning
John Merkel and Miss Emma Klade
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aug Klade,
who reside on Forest street, will be
III at bIl0 NOME VI M lSS
Klade's parents on Thursday afternoon,
August oath, at o'clock, the Rev. +
Werhahn performing the ceremony.
The young couple will make their home
in Wausau.
Earl Barrett, of New London, will re-
main an inmate of the Marathon county
Jail for the next ninety days unless he |
concludes to pay to the court, a sum
equaling $333. On Wednesday he |
pleaded guilty to a statutory charge pre-
ferred by a Wausau girl and sentence
was passed upon him in accordance
with the above.
Mr. and Mrs. A A. Book and chill
dren, Grace, Marie and Arlie; Miss
Alice Bivins, of Milwaukee; Miss Lulu
Keayes, of Oshkosh; Taylor and Mrs.
Alexander ana four children; Leo
Largay; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hart; Ruth
and Ben Alexander; Miss Anna Ander-
son, of st. Paul, Mimi, and Miss Bel
Murray are camping out on Rib river
and are having an enjoyable time
l.. X. Wright, who was injured about
two weeks ago by being dragged down
East hill by horse, is again confined
to his home on Grand Ave. He had so
far recovered that he was able to be up
town, but on Saturday his leg panied
him considerable and he decided to
stay home. That evening the swelling
broke open and he has since had to
have his leg lanced. His physician
advised him to stay indoors for awhile.