Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-31
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

1 Win tnat Oh idSt tuesday night, has
placed country roads in such condition
that sleighs slide along pretty freely at
present.
Shingles! Shinglesl Shingles! Do you
need any? We have them and the
kind that will suit you. Call aud get
prices before purchasing elsewhere.
IT, BARKER Il STEWART LUMBER Co.
Announcement is made of the birth
of daughter in this city December
Goth to Mr. and Mrs. Eric DeLamarter
of Chicago. Mrs. DeLamarter will be
better remember as Miss Ruhee Wilson.
Last Sunday night the logging shan
ties of Smith & johnson of this city,
located about eight miles from Pine
River, were burned to the ground. The
loss is about $500 The buildings con-
sisted of cook shanty, sleeping
shanty and cattle and horse barns.
They were used two years ago. 1t is
thought they were set on fire by some
malicious minded person.
Two young fellows came to town Sat-
urday whose actions excited the sus-
picion of the police officers. They
entered iewelry store and attempted
to trade off a gents watch for lady's
AS they could give no plausible story of
how they came into possession of the
watch the jeweler refused to make a
trade. The chief of police later ques-
toned them and made them prove their
identity. They had letters to show that
they came here to settle upon land sold
them by we'll known real estate firm.
Burglars entered the Continenta
store Tuesday evening by breaking a
window at the rear of the building
The broken window was discovered
next morning by the owner of the build
ing, Ed Nichols, who reported the
matter to the manager of the store Mr..
| Treveranus. The latter upon investiga-
ton found that no cash was taken and
it is quite likely that only few articles
of clothing were appropriated by the
thieves. They made their exit by going
down into the basement and unlocking a
basement door. 1t was undoubtedly
the work of some one who needed cloth
ing
FOR RENT Upstairs, suitable, for
small family Enquire at 704 Scott
street. IT,
The supreme court has ordered a new
| trio ioI ~ 4 Ia 70
vs.. Town of Brighton. The case was
taken out of this county and tried in
Grand Rapids in Oct year ago. The
complainant was awarded a judgment at
the former trial. The case was started
to collect damages for personal injuries
One day while the woman was passing
along turn pike road in the defendant
town her carriage was upset in culvert,
which was out of repair, and she was
permanently injured At one time she
offered to settle for S3OG. 1t has since
cost the town about 81 900 for attorneys
fees and the case is not ended aass there
is said 10 be little hope of the town
every getting judgment
One resident of the city has been
wondering ever since Christmas what
peculiar flight of fancy it is which
possesses q woman when she is select.
ing presents for the opposite sex. Here
is his story: Before Christmas his wife
coyly informed him that she was pin
ing for gold watch. He selected q
fine gold tick-tick and presented it to
her on Christmas eve. She was very
much enthused over the gift and in.
formed him that she had selected q
present for him-something she knew
he needed and would appreciate. When
he opened the package, 10 and behold
nice pair of lace curtains came to
view. He gasped and nearly dropped
to the floor. When he recovered bis
composure he remarked that he always
did fancy French curtains. Next Christ
mas, he says, he will buy his wife box
, of fragrant Havanas.
3 Beginning tomorrow the state law
regulating the hours of railroad tele
. graph operators goes into effect. The
l law provides that no train dispatcher
) telegraph or telephone man who has
anything to do with giving train orders
shall work more then eight hours in
. one day and shall not go back to work
r again before he has had sixteen hours
rest, unless in case of casualty. In the
: latter case he cannot work over twelve
: hours at one stretch and not more than
! three days in succession attwelve hours
On the first of March federal law, al
most identical In effect, goes into force
The railroads claim that under these
laws it will be hard to secure enough
D operators to handle the business. while
the operators claim that under shorter
hours enough old key men will return
. to the work so that there will be nj
! difficulty. The state law will make
quite change in the Wausau division
). headquarters of the St. Paul road, bu
= the company has been preparing for it
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