Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-07
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.
Boarders wanted at 3l7 Fulton St. i1s

brought VOLTS scalp to the city
Wednesday and collected $50 bounty
A number of young men living in
the country adjacent to Wausau
| started last week for the Dakotas to
work in the wheat fields.
Wausau lodge No 215, /. o. o. F.,
has engaged Nathan Beers, an imper-
senator and dramatic artist, who will
appear in the opera house Aug "a
The city of Grand Rapids to the south
of US is to have a 100000 packing
house, most of the capital for which
has been subscribed by local men.
| WANTED-A girl about fourteen years
| or fifteen years of age to take care of
| two small children address j. b. T.,
Wausau PILOT, or j. b. Titus, Ringle,
Wis.
The subject lesson sermon for next
Sunday, First Church of Christ, Scien-
fist, will be Mind" Sunday evening
| services for this month will be discon-
tinued
The Marathon County Dental associa-
ton is one of the latest organizations to
be formed in this city. Its object is to
of the profession.
Winfield Jones, son of DR.. and Mrs
ID. L. Jones, entertained about twenty
of his friends at a picnic given on the
fair grounds Wednesday, The occa-
sion was his tenth birthday.
The X. p society held special meet
ing Friday evening at which the rank
of Knight was conferred upon number
of members and number of applica-
tons for membership were acted upon.
A game of base ball is to be played
in Waukesha at some early date, in
which Martin Lee, formerly of this
city, now of Stevens Point and eight
other Lees, all of the same family, will
make up the material for one team.
A number of the members of st.
Stephens church congregation went
out into the town of Maine Thursday
here they participated in the picnic
given by,St. Johns church of,that town.
The picnic was held in Fitzke's grove.
Now is the time to put in a furnace
to heat your residence or place of bust
ness, A. b. Wheeler q Son has one of
the very best furnaces made and will
install it at the very lowest possible
price. DO not put it off. COG Third
street. j24-tf.
The local Krieger Verein will go to
Merrill next Sunday at which time the
flag of the Merrill society will be
dedicated and visitors from other cities
will be present. A Wausau band will
furnish the music. Ex-Lieut. Gov.
Emil Baensch, of Manitowoc, will make
an address.
A flock of 126 sheep was placed on
Duncan Bros farm in the town of
Texas last Wednesday. They were
purchased by Messrs. Duncan and Pat
German near Hatley and will be pas
tured until fall, when they will be
shipped to Chicago and sold in the
stock yards.
Geo. futile, who came here week
ago for visit, has decided 10 locate
here permanently. He has resigned his
position in the government printing
office in Washington and last week pur-
chased half interest in the job print
ing Office of Jos. Lohmer. He began
in no
As an evidence of how land values in
Marathon county are. increasing yearly
we give the following instance: Z,
Culver recently sold farm in the town
OF Eau Pleine to parties from the lower
part OF the state at price which nearly
equalled 800 per acre. The same land
was purchased ten years ago for $40
per acre.
The residence of L. H. Ryan in Mer-
rill was discovered to be on fire Friday
noon and before the flames were sub
dued the house was about ruined.
Nearly every article of furniture, how
ever, was saved. MIR. and Mrs. RYAN
have the sympathy of their many
friends in this city. The loss is esti-
mated at 81 500.
John Dietz, the Sawyer county resi-
dent of Cameron dam fame, has been
made an offer of $500 per week, for 40
weeks, to accept a position on a
vaudeville circuit. This would be more
remuenrative than fighting the Chip
pewa Logging and Boom Co., and be-
sides, the rest of the family is well
qualified to hold the fort without Johns
assistance.
A fire started in some mysterious
manner Wednesday in bedroom in
the home of Mrs. Emma Pepper, ITO
Washington street. Two boys were
sleeping in the room at the tim and
had narrow escape from suffo, alton
by smoke. The fire was discovered
in time to prevent UGH calamity and
was soon extinguished.
Plans and specifications are being
prepared for the dam which the citi-
zens of Eagle River are to build on the
Wisconsin river al Otter rapids Bids
will be advertised for at once and the
work win start as early as possible. An
effort will be made to purchase the
timber on the site, which is owned by
the Alexander Stewart Lbr. Co. of this
city and if the deal is made the timber
viii be used in connection with build
ing the dam.
The county clerk has received copy
of the sample ballot which will be used |
at primaries September 4th. 1t con-
tains six separate tickets and to some |
voters viii be as puzzling as is the |
question, How old is Ann" This !
will really be the first opportunity of |
testing the merits of the primary law
and some funny things are expected to