Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

Phillip Hollis, dentist, will make
metal and rubber plates and porcelain
inlays. Office over the Continental
clothing store. nov21-tf
The Merrill Telephone company's
are talking of installing
the automatic system. About year
ago the Merrill plant was destroyed by
fire and since that time it has been
patched up so that service could be
given, but some action will soon be
taken to install new plant.
Assemblyman Nicholas Schmidt, rep
resenting the First district of Marathon
legislature amending the law regard
ing the making of new counties from
territory of old counties. 1t is aimed
to head off any movement TO split up
Marathon county's territory.
A bill increasing the pay of city and
rural mail carriers is pending in con-
gress, with fair prospect that it will
be passed. The bill increases the an
nual pay of rural carriers, who average
twenty-four miles or over, from $720 to
SS4O In cities of less than $4,000 the
maximum salaries of carriers. will be
5000 and the lowest 5000
Henry McCrossen last week received
from Washington, d. c., his commission
of re-appointment as receiver of the U.
S. land office. His term expired year
ago but be held Office until his successor
was appointed. As the new appoint
ment dates from Jan. lst, his term is
therefore heightened by year.
An assemblyman of the name of Ha-
ger has introduced bill in the assem-
bly, providing that skunks can be killed
at any time. While Hager may incite
the odium of his constituents for max
ing fool of himself, the fact remains
that this odious and odoriferous animal
ought to be exterminated and the state
at large will concur in the passage OF
the bill. Another assemblyman, Cal
hoon, wants assessors to gather statis-
tics on beans and cabbages. This
should be amended to included trousers
buttons dropped into church corn
peppers" Great are the back woods
statesmen.
Through the application of Supervis-
or H. j. Blanchard, of Colby, three
children of Mrs Merit Hall, of that viii
lage were last week committed to the
state school for dependent children,
located in Sparta The father and hus-
band deserted his wife and children
two years ago and his present
whereabouts ale not known. The
mother has been making an effort to
support them, but found the task too
great and finally appealed to Supervis-
or Blanchard to have them committed
to some institution where they will re-
ceive proper care and be given an edu-
cation. The children were brought
here Friday by Sheriff O'Connor.
An old chair can be made better than
new in appearance and durability by
being upholstered right. Have John
Vogt do it. j22tf.
A large barn on the Mrs f. r. Means
farm in the town of Weston, on the
Schofeld road, MIDWAY between the
city and village, was burned to the
ground Wednesday morning With il
was consumed p large amount of hay
oats, silo, farm machinery and heifer
The total loss is about 5000, only hall
insured. The structure was the finest
and best arranged of its kind in this
| part of the state. 1t was one of those
kind in which cat cannot catch rat
for there were no corners-it was cir.
cular in shape A silo ran up through
the centre and row of cattle stalls ran
around the outside. The fire started
up in one of the hay mows on the sec
ond floor. Different members of the
family declare they heard noise in
that part of the barn that morning pre-
vious to the fire, but thought nothing OF
it at that time. 1t is now supposed 8
tramp slept in the hay NOV over night
and with his pipe or in some other way
set fire to the hay. This is the fourth
fire to occur on that farm, house, {
silo and several barns having previous
! ly been destroyed at various times.