Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-12
SHORT kgdfs ITEMS.

duSdu Aduuul y W. 1lOoho ~0AA $780,
HOUSE TO RENT-Apply at the PILOT
office.
The Lenten season will begin to-
morrow, Ash Wednesday, and continue
to March 81
Anton Walkowski of the town OF
Pike Lake, collected $50 bounty Satur-
day on wolf killed in his town.
VIM. j Bryan will lecture in Grand
Rapids on Friday evening, Feb. 18th.
He will talk upon his travels in foreign
lands.
DR.. Hess stock food for sale at the
Pardee Drug Co. at S. per 100 lbs.
Money refunded if it is not as good as
the hest. f12-2t
Alterations have been made in the
Werheim Mfg. Co.'s office so that the
company now has very neat suite OF
Office rooms.
The stock of the Racket store, on
Scott street, has been purchased by a
local merchant, who will transfer 1t to
his own store.
Now that the holidays are over, look
the house over and have the old chairs
and coucheS made new. John Nogt,
back of the Marathon County bank. is
first class upholsterer. J22d.
Copies of the bills filed with the state
assembly and senate may be found in
the office of the county clerk. Thus
our citizens can examine the text OF
each bill and pass upon its merits
The Dancy drainage case was con-
cluded Friday afternoon after five days
of trial. 1t is taken under Amusement
by Judge Chester A. Fowler, who will
render decision within short time.
The students of the Washington
school will render literary and musical
programs Thursday, Feb. 81. An adj
mission fee will be charged and the pro-
ceeds will be placed in the picture fund
account.
About thirty members of the choir of
St. Stephens church went to Schotield
Sunday, where they assisted the choir
of ST. Stephens church of that village
in a musical program provided for
special services.
The Merrill Advocate, with its last
plumber, closed its thirty second year.
The Advocate is one of the very live
papers of the valley and under the able
management of A. g. Thompson has
kept up its popularity.
Wood county has presented a claim
against Marathon county for 1928 for
the support of poor, etc. The county
records show this county to be owing
that county S723. 81 and a settlement
will be made for that amount, if made
at all
Seven persons were bitten by rabid
dogs in st. Paul last Wednesday and all
dogs have been ordered muzzled in
that city; dogs found on the streets
after three days will be shot 1t is
claimed that the cold weather drove
the dogs mad
The county treasurer has signed re-
ceipts sent him by the state treasurer
for the sums of money due this county
for the maintenance of schools and for
the care of chronic insane. For schools
there is due S43, S52.S4 aud for the
asylum S22, 6S5 Sc. The money is ex-
pected in few days.
VIM. Boyce, a Wiunebago Indian,
who has a homestead in the town of
Kronenwetter, brought a wild cat pet
in to the county clerk Saturday and
collected bounty on the same. Boyce
is engaged at present, since he finished
his logging in hunting wolves and wild
cats. He is giant in stature, measur-
ing over six feet IN height and weigh
ing $50 pounds.
Mrs. Edith Parge, of Colby, filed
papers in divorce proceedings with the
clerk of the court Saturday. In her
petition she recites that she was mar
ried to Martin Parge March %, 1900.
Some time after their marriage, she
h... frao har
cruelty and July 81, 1908, she left him
and has not lived with him since She
asks that she be given suit money and
the custody of their daughter and that
the husband care for their son.
According to law the different towns
must make their returns of state tax to
the county treasurer on or before the
first Monday in February, yet sixteen
failed to turn over their money to Mr..
Juedes. Each town is given until
March Is to make full settlement of all
taxes. So far only one has turned over
all the money. This is the village of
Mcmillan, which has been the first each
year to make full settlement.
1t is reported that the c. & n. w. Ry.
Co. has come to a satisfactory settle
ment with Hermine and Fred Laumer,
of the town of Rib Falls, in condemna-
ton proceedings started some time
ago. The company surveyed its iiue of
railroad from near Marathon City to
the village of Rib Falls across the farm
of the Laumers, and the latter objected
to the company crossing their land and
would not sell at what the company
considered reasonable figure.
Vim. Ziebel, a stone mason residing
at 62I Mcclellan street, has been CON
fined to his home the past week on ac-
count of having suffered a hemOrrhsge
of the lungs. He is in very weakened
condition. One day early in the week,
while returning from the stable to the
house he was overcome by violent
bleeding at the lungs and dropped to
the ground, where he YVES found some
time later by members of the family.
The flow of blood was so great as to
nearly strangle him.
Word reached the city the middle of
the week that the home of MIR and Mrs.
Geo Pigeon. located in the town of
Flieth, had been destroyed by fire at an
early hour on the Monday previous.
The family consisting of the parents
and several small children, was awak-
ened by the cracking of burning tim
bers The fire had gained such head
way that the parents had to pick up
their children and run for their lives.
They lost everything the house con-
tanned apd are left in destitute clrcnm-
stances. Officers of the town, we learn,
will give them assistance.