Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

L. E. Spencer. Nj. d., Office in the
Mckinley block, corner of Third and
Mcclellan streets. If
The partnership heretofore existing
between p o. Means and j. L. and
f. E. Morgan in the wood business, has
been dissolved and the Mr. Means will
conduct the business in the future.
On Friday, Feb. 15, word was re-
ceived from Washington, ID. c., which
conveyed the news of the birth of
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Pradt.
The PILOT joins with friends in hearty
congratulations.
At the next meeting of the council
that body will be asked to direct that
the taxes on the new Y NJ G.. A. prop
erty be cancelled, under the law ex-
tempting religious bodies from taxation.
The property was assessed at So, 800 and
the taxes amount to S99.52.
w. j. Dougherty, the c. & N. w.
trair dispatcher, whose mistake IN CIV
ing train orders resulted in the death
of Dan Curran, of this city, and two
others week ago, is said to be III
hospital in Ironwood, Mich, violently
insane. His mind, it is said, has COM
pletely given away since the wreck.
The case of Otto Bruss VS.. j. l.. Rood
has been settled out of court. The two
were partners in business deal and
Bruss brought suit to recover 1925 he
claimed due him. According to the
terms of the settlement the plaintiff will
get S175 and the costs of one trial of the
case, amounting in all to S239.66.
The city has gone out of the rock
purchasing market for the season.
About $500 cords has been purchased,
which is about all that can be stored on
the island at one time On Saturday
the weigher notified all farmers that no
more purchases would be made for the
present. The stock on hand is nearly
sufficient to macadamize three miles of
streets next season.
Local officers of Co. G expect to at
tend the annual meeting Of officers OF
the states military organizations,
which is to be held in Milwaukee
March sd. Military men of promi-
nence will read papers before the meet
ing on military matters, after which all
officers attending will be examined as
to their fitness, to determine their
ratings.
At the card party given by the Misses
Dorothy Heinemann and Nina Kick
busch, at the home of the former, the
honors were won by Miss Minnie
Smith and Harry jackson and Miss
Bel Murray and Don Murray. A prize
was offered to the ones who could fur
nish the best original valentine in a
given time which were won by Miss
Bel Murray and Lutte Wheeler.
Jos. Gussman, who resides near
Kelly, brought the scalp of wolf to
the city Friday and collected $50 from
the county treasurer. Joe, when
asked how he killed the wolf, related a
Daniel and lions den story. He said
he found the wolf in his shed making a
raid on his chickens. Single handed
and without any other weapon than a
club he entered the shed and with a
few we'll directed blows, he slew the
man eater The best part of the affair
is that Joe believes the story.
Gov. Davidson has restored the rights
of citizenship to Ernst Lissak and
Gustav Baronowski, both residents of
this county, who served prison SEN
fences. Lissak was sentenced to two
years in prison in Feb. 1902, on charge
of larceny from the person. His
present whereabouts are unknown.
Baronowski was sentenced for term
of three years in Feb, 1908, upon plead
ing guilty to one of the most ingenious
ly planned swindling operations ever
conducted in the county, whereby he
secured money from the state of Wis
consin on what purported to be petit
| ton for a school loan for his school
| district. He is at present residing on
his farm in the town of Pike Lake.
The new residence of the Misses
Wheeler, located on Franklin street,
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