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

The county clerk has disposed of
about fifty hunting licenses to date.
Callies is giving away blood coolers
these sultry days in the form Of fancily
decorated opera fans. They are inn
ported from Japan and very handsome.
Don't send the children.
Mrs Anna Pickard Atkins will exhib-
it Pickard's hand painted china, the
finest line in the United States. Call
and see it Thursday, Aug. 23rd.
T.. +. DUNBAR Co.
A reception was given last night at
the home of DIR. and Mrs d. T. Jones
and Mrs. Edwin Howard, who leave
the city next Thursday They 90 to
Chicago to join an opera company, but
expect to return to Wausau at the close
of the season.
Frank Maybee, who has been having
his troubles in court recently through
neighborhood disputes, reported to the
police yesterday that some of his enc
mics had the night before entered his
barn and fed his two dogs on poisoned
sausage. The diet caused them TO
point their feet upward.
Mrs. Geo. Stuhlfauth has been mott
fed that her husbands mother is dead
The news was received Saturday in a
cablegram from her husband, who is
visiting in Germany at the present, and
who was present at his mothers death,
Mr.. Stuhlfauth and daughter, Lulu,
who accompanied him, expects 10 re-
turn to Wausau the latter part of the
month.
The fire department was called to the
home of HI. W. Bardwell on Burek Ave.
Sunday morning A pile of lumber,
wood and hay caught fire in some mys-
ferrous manner and threatened adjoin-
ing buildings. The neighboIS formed
a bucket brigade and had the fire pref
ty well quenched before the arrival of
the department.
AT a meeting of the school board held
last evening, it was decided to post
pOne the opening of the city schools for
one week-from Sept 10th to the 18th.
This action was taken because time is
required to place the old portion of the
Franklin school in repair so that it can
be occupied by students. After school
has begun, work on the Franklin adj
dition will be pushed
Mrs. Emma Gray, aged rs, died Sat
urday of old age. She was born in the
state of New York, but had long been
resident of Wausau. She is survived
and James Gray and Mesdames Clay
ton Jones, f. Shepard S. Maybee,
Alice Mcclellan and Louis Hill. The
funeral was held yesterday from the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Jones, the
Rev. Albert Patch conducting services.
Alice M. Bell, daughter of Mrs. N. A.
Bell, who, until about two weeks ago,
conducted millinery store in this city,
was married last Wednesday in St.
Paul to G. j. Mott, of Ely, MINI. The
young lady moved away from here
with her mother very short time ago
and none of her friends in this city
were aware that she contemplated
assuming the responsibilities OF matri-
mony. The young people will live in
Ely.
III. j. Abraham, captain of Co. G, has
received a medal from the state of Wis
consin in appreciation of his fifteen
years continuous service in the state
militia. He started as private and
worked his way up through successive
ranks until the death of Capt. Eldred
lSnb VI IoH years ago, WIFI WI. Aul d.
ham was elected captain by his COM
pany members and has held the office
ever since, with the exception of one
brief interval.
The graded schools of the first class
in this county will this year get state
aid to the amount of $500 each. Those
of the second class 800 each Those
receiving $500 are Edgar and Stratford;
those in the second class are Elderon,
Fenwood, Hatley and Norrie. Mosinee
and Athens were formerly in the first
class, but have been made high schools.
The state aid is apportioned from a
fund of $780, 900 appropriated for such
purpose by the legislature, minus the
salaries and expenses of two graded
school inspectors.
The troupe of Rays, which showed
here some time ago, has been left
stranded in Green Bay. When the
Rays appeared in Wausau few
weeks ago they had a company of
about seven vaudeville performers,
Miss Ray giving performances of her
ability in mind reading and hypnotism.
1t is said she succeeded in reading the
minds of numerous creditors in Green
Bay and so completely hypnotized them
was not noted until she had time to get
out of the state.
Henry Weber, a stable hand en-
ployed by Geo. Stuhlfauth, got a bath
yesterday he was not looking for. In
company with his son he was driving
across the old bridge leading to the
Arntsen mill, when his horses were
| frightened by switch engine. They
backed up diagonally across the
bridge, the railing gave way and
wagon, horses and driver went into the
water. The boy jumped to the bank of
the slough and saved himself from a
dueking. The horses were soon res
eued from the water.
Louis Feltz, the man who stabbed a
number of the train crew of st. Paul
/ train at Sparta about a week ago, also
wounding several policemen and citi-
zens, passed through this city the night
before. He had been fishing up at
| Minocqua. though a large share of the
| time while there he spent in drinking
Indian whiskey and this is supposed &c
| have upset his mind. He was sho;
| eight times by citizens in their attempt
to overpower him and died last
| Wednesday from his wounds.
A report published in the last mum
| Der of the American Medical journal
shows that on July 4th last a total Of
- people died in this country from
tetanus or lock jaw. produced from car
pistols and other like death dealing
toys The deaths from other cause:
brought the total up to iSS. On the same
day 5,S0S were injured which Is {
rreater number than for four year!
!, rJast. OF these, % lost the sight of betf
eyes, -. the sight of one eye, 56 los
legs, arms or hands and 227 are mimi:
fingers. Pennsylvania, the home o
independence, leads all other states witt
casualty list of 969. Wisconsin was IA
down in the list. The report state
that the giant fire cracker caused th'
greatest number of iuinrieS