Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-17
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Wausau Laundry Co. cleans carpets.
A son was born Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. +. ii. Norman, Jr.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, September "a.
Geo. w. Stolte, former clerk in
Albers' drug store, this city, was
married Sept. IL, to Miss Anna Shields,
of Baraboo, at the young lady home.
Miss Katherine Closez, who is en-
gagged in foreign missionary work, adj
dressed the children of the Baptist
church Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock
For SALE-An eight-year old horse.
Weight 800. Sound, gentle and good
working animal Address,
CHAs GAULKE, Ringle, Wis.
j Soft. RI. ID. No. /
The water commissioners met Thurs
day night for the purpose of awarding
the contract for building the East hill
reservoir and pump house. There not
being quorum present no contract
was let.
Mrs. George +. Bells entertained
lady friends at whist on Thursday
afternoon, in honor of Mrs. James
McCrossen, of Pasadena, Cal. Honors
were won by Mrs. A. w. Trevitt and
Mrs. A. V. Gearhart.
Herbert, son of Mr.. and Mrs Bert
hold Pieper, residing at 93S s. Fourth
Ave, died Friday after seven months
illness. The boy was eleven years of
age. The funeral was held yesterday
from st. Mary's church.
The crew which is working on the
Grand Ave. matchmaking will have
completed the job by early next week.
After that some further improvements
will be made as far as the city limits on
the narrow stretch of macadama The
Grand Ave macadam has been widened
out to the full width of the street.
A fire occurred last Tuesday after
noon in warehouse of the Underwood
Veneer Co. The warehouse contained
quite an amount of finished product
and this was more or less damaged.
The origin of the fire is not known.
The whole interior of the building was
scorched. The loss is covered by in
surance.
The annual picnic of the Universalist
church and Sunday school was held at
the fair grounds last Saturday and the
society could not have selected better
day so far as the weather was con-
cerned. 1t was warm and not cloud
on the sky. Dinner was served from
II until o'clock, after which games
were played, which added pleasure to
the occasion.
Wausau stock breeders Jared very
we'll at the state fair last week. AL
though we had only two exhibitors
representing this county, they took
everything in sight in their respective
lines. j. Simmer was awarded nine
premiums on Red Polls and the
Alexander Stewart Lbr. Co. got twenty
four prizes on Aberdeen Angus cattle.
The home of Adolph Ortlieb, who
resides, or rather did reside, at GLE Park
street, was destroyed by fire Wednes-
day morning. The cause of the fire
was the explosion of lamp. In lieu
of wick piece of wooden rag had
been placed in the burner, and it is
thought the flame burned down into
the oil. The loss is covered by insur-
ance.
VIM. MINI, who resides at $50 Wau-
sau Ave, got caught in a cavern while
at work in trench Thursday. lie
was calking water pipes when one of
the walls caved in, burying him almost
to the waist. Two other workmen saw
his peril and rushed to his assistance
and after some digging they succeeded
IN extricating him. The weight of the
sand bruised him considerably and he
was removed to his home and physi-
clan summoned, who found that no
bones were broken. The man was in
an extremely perilous position, for had
the other wall caved in he would have
been completely buried.