Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-24


last weeks Pilot, who are attending
turned to the city.
Safety razors, shaving sets, toilet sets,
collar and cuff boxes. smokers sets,
mirrors and many other useful gifts at
the Philbrick Drug Stores. 1t
Henry Laatsch, who has been i'll with
typhoid-pneumonia for the pas. several
months, is slowly recovering. He is at
present able to sit up in bed.
Do you want shingles? If you do
call and look over our large assort-
ment and get prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Last Saturday, at a meeting of the
board of directors of the First National
bank, 4. b. Thayer, of the Wausau
PILoT, was elected a member OF said
board, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of r. f. Parcher.
Rev. Fr. E. Nj. Thompson held his
last church services in Wausau, as rec
tor of st. Johns Episcopal church, on
Sunday evening. He went to Stevens
Point today to assume the duties of
rector of the Episcopal church of that
city.
The farmers, on account OF the lack
of snow, are unable TO haul wood or
produce to the city without a loss. The
result is that many who have contracted
for their winters supply of wood from
farmers are not getting any. Snow is
what is needed in Marathon county to
liven up business.
The Range Line Dairy company has
filed articles of incorporation with the
register of deeds, capital stock, 81 800
The incorporators are Henry Osterbink
Jos Imhoff and JOS. Hommenic. The
company will build a creamery on the
range line between the towns of Cassel
and Marathon, it is reported.
Frank hampton, well known to many
in Wausau, died last Wednesday, De
cember 18th, 1907, at his home in
Kuowlton. He was u years of age and
had resided in Knowlton for 50 years
The funeral took place on Friday, Rev.
F. III. Brigham officiating. The remains
were inferred in Pine Grove cemetery
of this city.
Miss Grace Glenn spoke in the Pres
byterian church on Friday evening tC
an audience which, while not large, was
very appreciative. Her topic was upon
Africa and her fund of information on
that country made the address very
interesting. She expects to come here
at some future date and interest the
young ladies of the church in new or
ganization, called the Westminster
guild.
Stockholders of the Wisconsin
Arkansas Lumber Co. held their annua
| meeting in this city Thursday after
as follows: President, IL. III. Foster
Malvern, Ark; vice-president, G. e
Yawkey, Wausau; secretary, l.. III
Arson, Merrill; treasurer, Walter
Alexander, Wausau. The company.
plant is located in Malvern, Ark.
In the tax roll this year Marathon
county tax payers are called upon tt
| pay the sum of So, 224Sl for the care OF
residents of this county confined il
| three state institutions as follows
Northern Hospital for the Insane, Win
nebago, SO, 1856 "a; Home for the Feeble
Minded, Chippewa Falls, 81, 909.21; In
dustrial School for Boys, Waukesha
Sl2926 The care of our chronic in
sane in our institution saves the county
large expense.
Adjt. Gen. C. r. Boardman has com
pleted list of the standings of the diff
ferent militia companies of the state
for small arms practice. First honor il
carried off by Co. f First INIT, Mil
waukee A most remarkable showing il
iaade by the Shooting" Third regi
ment. Its eleven companies are founC
in the ranks of the first thirteen in the
list, Co. e of Wausau, occupying nintf
position with standing of LOG 81, hav
ing gained IL 90 points over its record G
year ago 1t is 26.St points behind the
leading company this year. Last yeal
our company occupied sixth position.
There were two runaways Friday
morning While boy, driving milk
wagon from the Sloan farm west of the
city, was coming down Stewart Ave
his horse ran away. When the ANNA
was caught, every quart of milk in the
wagon was found to be spilled. A
farmers team ran away on Forest street
and ran into the house occupied By
Ralph Newell and family on that street
The pole of the wagon went through
the window, demolishing several panes
of glass. The farmer drove away with
out Offering to settle for the damage
The owner of the house, Conrad Bopf
is making an effort to ascertain the
name of the farmer, that he may collect
damages.
1t is reported that CDR" John Till OF
Somerset, was recently arrested at the
instigation of the state board of health
and upon his promise to leave the state
was fined $50 and costs and discharged
During the fall many Wausau and
Marathon county people have visited
him for the relief of chronic ailments
He has been applying his plasters to
about 200 people daily and it is said has
made thousands of dollars in the past
few months. He held no medical certi
ticate and therefore could make nc
charge, but took whatever was handed
him in the shape of coin. He apparent
ly used the same remedy for every all
ment, also the same sponge on every
person. 1t was because of the latter
feature that the state board of health
got after him. Till is said to be peculiar
i'll his habits. He is always found sans
shoes, sans hat, sans vest and sans
sleeves Some of the Wausau people
who have visited him claim to have
been benefited by his treatment Others
believe him to be an imposter of the
rankest kind.