Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-16
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Smallpox has made its appearance II
a number of lumber camps IN tn
northern part of the state. The case
are not very serious.
The county board of Marinettt
county has appropriated $4,000 for thu
building and equipment of count.
agricultural and training school.
The old T. B. Scott residence, one o
the finest in Merrill, caught fire l..s
Wednesday and it took the fire depart
ment about five hours to get the fame,
under control The greatest damage
was by water. Total damage wa,
81 800
DR.. S. M. b. Smith, who had beer
occupying an Office in the Livingston
block, will, the latter part of this
month, move into the Lawrence block
and occupy the office next 10 DR.. G.. w.
Chubbuck, formerly occupied by DIR
Lawrence.
Camp No. 1464, NJ w. A., installed
its newly elected officers at Gensman's
hall last evening. 1t was an open in.
stallation and many of the wives of the
members were present, also few in
vited friends. After the ceremonies
dancing followed and supper was
s@rv' "a. A highly enjoyable evening
was spent.
Last Thursday was the twenty-third
anniversary of the destruction of the
Newhall house, Milwaukee, by fire
: when seventyone people lost their
lives. j. e. Clarke, of this city, was a
guest at the hotel on that cold, fateful
night and had several thrilling ex-
periences which he never afterward
cared about having repeated
The plea of the children of Chas.
Wood asking that guardian be APP
pointed over their father was killed in
county court Wednesday when Judge
Miller decided that Mr. Wood was cap
able of handling his own affairs.
Woods children claimed that their
father was losing his money through
dissipation and poor investments.
j. b. Titus, who lives in the Eau
? Claire district, had his home broken
into recently. Only few things were
taken; while they were not very valua-
BILE so far as dollars and cents are con-
cerned, still they were highly priced,
on account of being holiday gifts to
the children. We understand the
parties who broke into the home are
known and will be arrested
The PILOT has received from some
kind friend, the annual md-winter
edition of the Los Angeles Daily Times.
1t was published Oh Jan. LIST, and is
one of the largest as we'll as handsomest
editions ever gotten out by any publish
ing house in this country 1t is finely
illustrated and shows the wonderful
push and energy of our western people.
Any who cares to look over this paper
can do so by calling at the PILOT
office.
Representative John j. Esch of La
Crosse will ask the committee on appro-
priations to recommend to congress
the appropriation of 100000 for the
purchase of the necessary land and the
equipment of rifle and artillery range
at Camp Douglas, Juneau county. The
war department has recommended that
this amount is necessary to cover all ex-
ho 81,
ment of range for target practice.
An effort is being made by the F. X.
Under Cigar Co., which we mentioned
last week as having become insolvent,
of effecting settlement with creditors
by paying them 40c on the dol
lar. The assets are $40, STOP and the
liabilities of $25, 1906 80 The books show
that there is outstanding and due the
company on the sale of cigars $13 0S2. 40
A number of the outside creditors
representatives spent most of last week
in this city in going over the books.
Mrs. Caroline Oils Is now engaged
in learning to do expert laundry work
in the state prison at Waupun and
when she leaves that institution will no
doubt be an adept in that line All of the
woman prisoners in the prison are en-
gagged in dong the laundry work for
the officers. Improved machinery and
methods are employed and it is said no
finer work is turned out of any laundry
in the country. The family, it is quite
likely, will not be seen here again, but
is intending to move to Milwaukee,
where the household goods have al
ready been shipped.