Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-05-07
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

There were forty-one persons con
fined in the city lookup during April
Most of these were Migrants and free
dodgers.
An Italian orchestra is grinding out
music ON the streets today. These
bands are snrer harbingers OF spring
than ar. robins.
number of property owners living
on the west side will petition the conn
Gil this evening for an arc light at the
corner of Sixth Ave. and West street,
Mrs. Louise Varray, of Mosinee, has
brought suit for divorce against nef
husband, Andrew. They were married
in May, 1902, and in July of that year he
deserted her, she alleges.
The Wausau Canning Co. has com
menced seeding grounds leased for the
present year. About 900 acres will be
sown to peas this year which is several
hundred more than was leased last year.
At the council meeting this evening"
il is expected, some action will be taken
relative to what kind of material the
street railway company Will be com
pelled to pave with between its rails on
| Third street As the matter now stands
it is viewed by the public as mix-up.
With this issue of the PnoT COM
mences the publication of series of
articles on the Wausau trial orchard
from the pen of Frederic Craneiield,
secretary of the Wisconsin State Horti-
| cultural society Readers of the PILOT,
especially the farmers, should not fail
10 peruse these able articles.
After long illness, Mrs. Hiram
Fancher died Sunday evening at her
home, 1l8 S. First Ave-, pulmonary
tuberculosis being the cause of death.
She had long been resident of Wau
sau. She is survived by her husband
and eight children. The funeral SER
vices were held this afternoon from the
home, the Rev. F. III. Brigham oflieiat-
ing.
Miss Marie Book, of this city, who is
attending the state normal school In
Milwaukee, was elected as delegate to
attend the normal school oratorical
contest held in Emporia, Kas., last
week. 1t was quite an honor rs she
was selected from a class of between
| 400 and 500 She is a member of the
/ Senior class which will be graduated
from the Milwaukee normal in June.
w. j. Kregel is preparing list of all
the personal property owners in the
county outside of the city, for the use
of the Wausau Retail Merchants
association. Matter advertising the
sales days will be mailed to each one.
There are about 1000 names. He used
plat book and the assessment rolls in
making up the list In the thinly pop
ulated towns he found that many new
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farming within the past year, but IN
the older towns there has been little
| change.
The steam road roller is again in ser
vice on Grand Ave. and Forest street.
rolling down the macadam on top OF
the street railw@y track. 1t has been
decided by the board of public works to
not delay thc work of macadamiZing
those two streets full width and the
work will be carried on from tais date.
After this work is done macadamizing
on Fifth and other streets will be taken
up. This work has been started as
early as last year. With a larger supply
of rock on hand this year there will be
more streets improved, providing the
| fall weather is favorable.
There is some talk of the street rail
way being EXTENDED nOfln 10 the lAeVen-
hagen park this spring Mr. LeVen-
hagen says that if this is done he sill
at once throw open the park to the pnb-
lie; that he will put in large number
of row boats and a couple OF launches
and make such improvements in the
park as will add to the pleasure of the
| people. Our citizens have no place
where they can go for picncs in the
summer time without the expense of
hiring team or automobile. 1t will be
very convenient to be able to reach the
park by the street railway.
Henry Ferge died Saturday night at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Arch, corner Sixth and Jefferson streets.
| He was a resident of the town of Wan
sau but recently came TO the city to live
with his daughter. For a great many
years he had been afflicted with epilep-
| tic fits and these were so severe that his
mind was at times deranged. For many
years he conducted farm out on Sandy
creek, but of late he was unable TO per-
form any work. He is survived by his
wife and ten children, few of the latter
at present living in this section. The