Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.
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DIR. ID. T. Jones is making numerous
repairs on his home on Grant street.
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, June 49,
The finishing touches were put on V.
A Alderson's new house, on the Scho-
field road, the past week
A cement sidewalk was laid in front
Of the St. Johns Episcopal church on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Emil Marqnardt and Miss Martha
Baumgardt were married Saturday
evening by the Rev F. Werhahn
Thirty-six families received aid of the
city during the month of May A total
of S27l was expended by the poor super
intendent
We are still offering some very spec
ial bargains in wall paper New COM
binations and up to date patterns.
Mumm's, 204 Scott st. j2-tf.
The motors for the street railway
company's interurban cars arrived
Wednesday and have been connected
with the gearing of the cars.
The Liederkranz society visited
Gustave Mueller at his home on Grand
Ave Wednesday evening and assisted
him IN the celebration of his birthday.
Mrs. j. B Weigand was operated
upon Wednesday by three physicians,
water having gathered in one of her
lungs. She has improved since the
operation.
The street railroad company one
night recently had 120 incandescent
lights burned out at Pine park 1t was
due to the switching of a current onto
another circuit
The Y. M G A swimming pool will
be opened on Saturdays hereafter to
ladies from $50 to 945 a. m. For in
formation regarding privileges, etc, call
at the building
The city councils committee on fire
has been authorized to purchase two
new horses for the fire department, to
take the places of two now doing serv-
ice, but which are too slow.
Do you want shingles? If you do
call and look over our large assert
ment and get prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
If. BARKER d STEWART LUMBER Co.
p. A. Padour, of Oconto, was elected
grand master of the l. O. o. F., at the
meeting held in Marinette last week.
Mrs. Emma Laabs, of Waupaca, was
elected at the head OF the Rebekahs.
The two double truck cars of the
street railway company will be given
their trial run tomorrow. The cars
were purchased second hand from
street railroad company in Washington
ID. G.
The bill, carrying with it an appro-
priation of $4,000 for a government
building at Stevens Point, has been
signed by the president. The selection
of site is now the first thing on the
program.
The PILOT has received Port Arthur.
Ont, papers from Herman Hoeft, who
resides in that city, giving an account
of the breaking of large dam near
that city, causing loss of life and great
destruction of property.
T. 0 Oleson, charged with the larceny
of about S70-tunGs belonging to fish
company for hitch he was agent-had
his hearing Thursday before Justice j.
A. Jones. He waived examination and
was bound over for trial.
H. l.. Mumm and his band of Winnie
bago Indians are at present showing in
Wonderland park, Milwaukee. He
has route planned which will require
several weeks to cover. Mrs. Mumm
is accompanying him on the trip.
Raymond, son of Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward Hoffman, residing at Sl8 Porter
street, died Wednesday, aged nine
months The funeral services were
conducted Friday, the remains being
shipped to Stratford for burial.
For SALE-Store, dance hall and
saloon for sale cheap if taken before
July 1st, 1908 Doing good business
and located in good farming COM
munity For further particulars, ad-
dress box 20, r. f. ID. No. 2, Merrill.
Wis. If.
The board of public works is inves-
hgating remonstrance made by GER
tain property owners against the build
ing of plank sidewalk in front of the
property occupied by G B. Mayer as a
shoe store The new walk is higher
than the grade and this has caused the
protest.
The executive board of the agricul-
tural society held meeting Friday
evening for the purpose Of considering
the city's proposition to pay $500 for
the use of the fair grounds during the
summer as park. 1t was decided to
accept the money. No other business
come before the meeting
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