Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

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A daughter was born unto Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Lilieqvest last Wednesday.
Rev. FIR. f. nj. Thompson held
Episcopal services at Plum lake Sun
day.
l.. f. Spencer, M D., office in the
Mckinley block, corner of Third and
Mcclellan streets. tt
The subject lesson sermon for next
Sunday, First Church of Christ, Scien-
fist, will be Love"
Callies' Fly Fluid ribs cattle and
horses of the fly pest at this season
Sold in any quantity.
A tin roof is being placed on the rear
wing of the Mercer store building, &C.
cupied by F. L. Hudson.
Prof. Raymond, the hypnotist, has
been giving exhibitions of his hypnotic
powers in the city the past week.
DR.. d. Sauerhering was taken sud-
denly i'll one day last week, but is now
able to attend to his business again.
A picnic supper was given on the
lawn of Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Burt, on
Wednesday afternoon, in honor of Mrs.
l.. Seegar.
Reports from Ben Stone, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. p Stone, who has been
confined in a hospital in Chicago, state
that he is steadily improving. Is
Margaret, daughter of Paul Struck,
died Wednesday afternoon of COM
plication of measles and pneumonia
aged nearly two years. The funeral
was held Friday.
Hi. Dunfeld has purchased the resi-
dence of Gus. Anderson, on East hill,
on the west side of LaSalle street, near
jefferson. He and his family will take
possession after Sept. 1st.
The stone work of the public library
building is all completed, which gives
a person good idea of how the build
ing will look when done. Work on the
interior is now progressing.
The Ladies Aid society of the NJ E.
church has received word that the box
of clothing for the children of San
Francisco was received. The letter ex
pressed grateful appreciation.
Application has been made for an
other mail carrier for this city and it is
expected that the application will be
granted soon, when the present car
riers' routes will be Somewhat changed.
There are now eight carriers.
VIM. w off, of the town of Rib Falls,
was awarded a judgment of 1854 and
costs against Henry Gebelain, also of
that town, in court Friday. Wolf, who
had been employed by Gebelein for
number of years at the rate of ST. per
day, claimed he had only drawn por-
ton of his wages up to the time he
tried to make a settlement with his
employer He claimed to have 1914
coming, and upon refusal to pay this
amount by Gebelein, Wolf brought
suit.
A joint meeting of the city council
and school board was held last evening
at which it was decided to let the
school board go ahead and make con-
tracts with builders for the construc-
ton of the addition to the Franklin
school, The school board is holding a
meeting this afternoon at which it is
quite likely that the contract will be
given to the lowest previous bidder,
whose figures were 500 800, exclusive
of plumbing, heating, etc. This was
far in excess of the architects figures,
but it is the best that can be done.
Kline Bros. have sold their farm
buildings and portion of their land on
Grand Ave, to John Rood, who recent
ly moved here from Pine River. The
consideration involved was SO, 500 The
former owners have purchased a half
section of land In North Dakota and
will remove to that state some time in
the near future and open a stock farm,
in which they have mad long experience.
The balance of their farm bordering
Grand avenue has been plated into
acre lots and are being sold through a
local agency.
The work of pumping out the old
kolter mine has been completed and
everything is In readiness for active
mining operations. But Manager Scott
mas run against snag. He can hire no
'uen and says this is the worst country
be ever got into in this respect. There
are few laborers to be had and none
care about this kind of work. The
shaft which is about eight feet square,
is 40 feet deep with several leads 1t
is expected that diamond drill will be
on the grounds within few days, when
prospecting will begin further north.
H. c. Head, manager of the Wausau
Canning Co. caused the arrest of seven
boys last Friday for carrying away and
destroying peas belonging to the COM
pany. The examination has been set
for next Saturday, their bonds being
fixed at $50 each for their appearance
at that time. Boys have annoyed the
company in like manner ever since the
csnnery was first put in operation, and
though peaceable means have been en-
ployed TO suppress the depredations,
they have continued, until patience has
ceased to be virtue Hereafter, pro-
secutions will follow in every instance. |
Anton Welland, who is wanted in |
this county charged with aiding John /
Chandler, who is now in Jail, in plae- |
ing set gun in the woods liz he town /
of Bergen, il appears has a very bad /
record. When an officer went 10 /
Stevens Point after him a week ago, /
Welland bad just been sentenced 10 /
three years in the state prison for aid
ing some boys in stealing chickens
from a coop in the night time. 1t APP
pears he mas previously served two
prison sentences and last March broke