Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

oACCliTu1 SiOp Ol UldChbciIlcS, buC UCS
known for years provided some rain il
had very soon.
St. Elizabeth's Aid society will Civ,
an ice cream social and apron sale thil
afternoon and evening, at the home o
Mrs. 4. B. Stoddard.
M. Gillespie, an employe of the
Barker & Stewart Lumber Co., sus
tanned fracture of two ribs one Gay
last week as result of fall.
DR.. H. ID. Single, who has been under
the weather, is better so much so tia
he spent a few days visiting Wausar
friends the past week.-Antigo Repub
lican.
Miss Katherine Manson gave an auto
ride to a number of her young lady
friends in honor of her guests, the
Misses Fret and Thompson, of Grand
| Rapids.
The Misses Ida and Dorothy
Wheeler have recently had new
cement walk laid in front of their resi-
dence property, corner of Sixth and
Franklin streets.
Mrs. H. H. Manson gave whist
party on Thursday afternoon, in honor
of her mother, Mrs. A. A. Dye. of Madi
son. Mrs. Frank Kelly secured the
prize for the best score.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Rowley have
rented the residence lately vacated by
Mrs. N. H. Gender, at 5l2 Warren
street, now owned by w. H. Bissell.
They now have possession of the same.
Mrs. S. M. Quaw entertained Thurs.
day afternoon in honor of Mrs. M. j.
Colby Mr.. and Mrs Colby are ar
ranging to make their home in Pitts
burg, Pa, where the FORMER has charge
of the interests of the Curtis & Yale Co.
Mrs. VIM. Wilson, of Evansville,
Ind, who is visiting with her mother,
Mrs. |. H. Lawrence, had the mis-
fortune to fall through trap door into
the basement last Thursday. While no
bones were broken she was very badly
shaken up.
The Wausau Electric Co. has placed
a transformer on one of its poles,
located in front of the Crystal cafe. 1t
was necessary to strengthen the pole,
for the transformer weighs 1900
pounds. 1t was placed on the same
pole which Geo. Garfield fell off a
week ago when he sustained injuries
which proved fatal
John Palmer, an engineer on the
Northwestern road who was formerly
a resident of Wausau, was instantly
killed in Sheboygan last Tuesday. A
steam pipe on his engine bursted and
piece of iron was hurled and struck
him with such force that his brains
were dashed out He is survived by
his wife and tw children.
The teachers institute, which has
been in session in the county training
school for the past two weeks, came to
close Friday noon. The highest en-
rollment was 152 and the sessions daily
were full of interest and very success
full. III. l.. Wood, of Neillsville, an
inspector of graded schools, visited the
institute Thursday and addressed the
teachers on school work.
Ed. Rogan, who three and one-half
months ago attempted to criminally
assault thirteen year old girl when
she was returning from school in the
town of Mcmillan, was sentenced Tues
day evening to serve three months in
the county Jail. The plea was changed
to simple assault and to that charge he
pleaded guilty. He has already served
three months in the county jail
The different lumber manufacturing
concerns in this city have let contract
to have all the "dead head" logs raised
between this point and Brokaw. the
contractor will receive &c for each log
he delivers in Wausau. The logs will be
pulled out of the river and piled on the
banks to dry until fall, when they
will be made up into RATS, fastened to-
gether, and floated down the river to
Wausau.
Rev. g. G. UIen, pastor of the Nor
wegian Emanuel Lutheran church on
Mcclellan street and his sister, Miss
Emma, departed Thursday morning
for Deborah, Ia, in response to a tele-
gram stating that their brother was
lying at the point of death at that
place. A telegram received later
stated that he had died. In conse.
quence, no services were held in the
above church last Sabbath.
The instructors who have been con
Quoting the teachers institute the past
week were entertained Thursday after.
noon by Mr. and Mrs. o. f. Wells
The family is camping out on Big Rib
river and the party was entertained at
the camp. Those who accepted Mr.
and Mrs Wells hospitality were F. S
Hyer, of Stevens Point; w. H. Hickok,
of Amigo; H. L. Wood, of Neeedah
and Messrs. and Mesdames s. B. Tobey
and w j. Farrell, of this city.
John Harris, horse thief wanted in
this county, is held in custody in Min
neapolis on charge of manslaughter
Harris is wanted here for stealing a
horse in the vicinity of Dancy and
Harold Damon, deputy sheriff, recently
made trip to Minneapolis for the pur
pose of asking permission to bring the
man here on the former charge, but
was unsuccessful in getting the fellow
Harris, in a fight with another man in
Minneapolis, jabbed an umbrella in his
antagonists eye, which resulted in the
death of the latter.
Part OF the macadamizing on Grand
Ave. has become worn out in places
and is consequently in bad condition