Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-08

SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

the Wausau Business college.
Miss Helen Stewart is attending the
Mt Vernon Seminary at Washington,
DC.
Jesse Westover and Miss Rose Grant
were married Wednesday afternoon by
Judge Marchetti.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, October "a.
Andrew Peterson is temporarily
supplying the place made vacant by
the resignation of Henry Rasmussen
as police officer.
Phillip Hollis, dentist, will make
metal and rubber plates and porcelain
inlays. Office over the Continental
clothing store. nov21-tf
The street car company added anoth-
er victim to its string of dog fatalities
Wednesday night. This time DR. Sauer-
hering's pointer was killed.
+. j. Anderson is recovering rapidly
Aoih bhC attoCh VI dPPChuiNibiS anu ehC
operation whichfollowed He is now
able to sit up part of the time.
The street railway company intends to
go over its system and strengthen the
trolley wire fastenings, as they are be-
ginning to show signs of wear.
Henry Laatsch has been confined to
the home of his brother-in-law for the
past several days by reason of illness
He has been very sick, threatened with
typhoid fever.
w. j. Butler has sold his residence
and half lot at Cos Grant street to Mrs
A. f.. Singleton of Camp Douglas. Mr..
Butler and family retain possession
during the winter
The Mosinee Times, which has failed
to make its appearance of late, has, we
learn, been financed by l.. A. Drown of
Edgar, publisher of the Edgar Press,
and who will edit both papers in the
future.
Arbutus lodge No. Is, ID. of Il. gave
dance in |. o. o. f. hall Thursday
evening in honor of the fifty-seventh
anniversary of the founding of the order
The hall was crowded to its capacity.
Refreshments were served
Ed Bertsch and Miss Lena Somer-
field, both residents of the city, were
married Wednesday evening at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Sommerfe,d, 113N. Ninth Ave-
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
G. A. Breteher.
At the recent NJ +. conference,
Bishop Hamilton, the presiding officer,
re-appointed Rev. f. IL. Brigham to the
passionate of the Wausau church. Rev.
Perry Millar was also re-appointed as
presiding elder of this, the Appleton
district
The Wausau Street Railroad Co. has
received a shipment of vitrilied brick,
and crew is now at work paving that
portion of the track on Third street
parallel to and including the switch
track. The work of paving this por-
ton has been delayed because of ina
bility to get the brick sooner.
In conversation with Wausau man
the other day he expressed himself as
displeased with the &c railroad fare law
and said he wished the rate would go
back to the old figure, or still higher
When asked for his reason, he stated
that he found since the new rate has
gone into effect that his mother-in-law
visits him twice as often as formerly.
The mems league, of the Universal.
ist church, held its regular meeting on
Thursday evening last in the dining
room of the church. There was large
attendance and supper was served at
$50 o'clock. At the conclusion of re-
freshments, Rev. L. b. T. Fisher adj
dressed the club, making many excel
lent suggestions as TO what the club
might do to advance the interests of
the community. 1t was very interest
ing meeting.
Chas. Damon was discharged from
the state asylum for the insane at
Winnebago Thursday and arrived
home the same day. Damon was sent
to the asylum following his conviction
on a charge of stealing three COW hides
early in the summer, Since that time
the authorities have removed his chil-
dren, three in number, to the Sparta
home for dependent children. Damon's
insanity was due to the excessive use
of morphine.
I'll. II. Manson and H. f. Smith last
Thursday afternoon purchased the old
X. f. Pareher farm lying in the north
ern portion of the city. Some time ago
Messrs. Neal Brown, C. S. Gilbert and
others purchased the east farm, so
that now the two have entirely passed
out of Mir, Parcher's possession.
MesSrs. Manson and Smith intend to
cut the farm up into Building lots and
grade streets through the tract. The
farm has been conducted by Mr. Parcher
for the past twenty three years.
A collision occurred Thursday at the
corner of Third and Scott streets be-
tween street car and an automobile,
resulting in damage to both, but in in
jury to no one. The automobile was
owned by Sig. Heinemann of Mes-ill
and was occupied By himself and
daughter and chauffeur. The street car
was going north when the accident
happened, the automobile going east
on Scot. When they met the fore part
and side of the auto was damaged and
one of the car windows was broken.