Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
SHORT NEWS lTE.as.

Progressive whist, bridge whist and
clnch cards. for sale it the Pilot office
Prices nominal. If
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
BELLS House. June 20.
A state officer for the Wisconsin In
dustrial School for Boys of Waukesha.
was in the city today for the purpose of
making arrangements for the parole of
Raymond Jones. The boy was sent to
that institution over a year ago for
picking pockets in the Y. NJ c. A.
John Hoffman and Miss Martha
Hahnheiser, both of this city, will be
married June %. Mr. Hoffman con-
ducts the Elysium hotel on Third Ave.
Miss Hahnheiser was for number of
years bookkeeper in the Office OF DR..
D. t. Jones.
When flies are nuisance to your
cattle and horses the use of Fly Fluid is
advised. When your chickens or
chicken coops are alive with lice don't
fail to use chicken lice killer When
the bugs are eating up your potato
vines give them dose of O. c. G. paris
green. All can be purchased of Callies
at low prices
Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. Conlin enter
tanned at whist last Tuesday evening in
honor of their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Boyle, and their son, Francis
and niece, Miss Gertrude Boyle and Miss
Gary, all of Fond du Lac. The prizes
were won by Mesdames Frank Kelly
and c. G Yawkey and Messrs. G. b.
Bird and c. C.Yawkey.
1t was so hot Friday that Old Sol set
fire to the high bridge and burned a
hole through the planking before the
fire was discovered. Henry Belize,
janitor at the court house, was the hero
of the hour. He discovered the fire
and constituted himself made-to-
order fire department. Eo ran to G.
ii. Wegner's store, ana, drawing pail
! ofwater, he returned and extinguished
the blaze. 1t certainly was hot day.
! Saturday evening, while Chas. Kline
a deliveryman for the Mathie Brewing
Co., was driving from the brewery gu,
onto Grand Ave, his delivery wagon
was struck by an automobile and both
rear wheels were clipped off. The
identity of the owner or driver has not
| haan acoortainod o., tho oho,@Fo,,, -,
right on going A machine was put
into a repair shop that night which
looked much the worse for wear and
tear and there is suspicion that this is
the one which struck the wagon.
The Wilson & Hurd Mfg. Co. intends
to get started on its plant on Crane
Ave. as soon as something definite i:
heard from the city council regarding
the company's petition for the extension
of water main to the site The factory
will be constructed of cement blocks
and if water can be secured it i:
probable that the blocks for its con
struction will be manufactured on the
grounds. If the city refuses to grant
the petition, the future course of the
company will be predetermined.
Louis Kromrei and Chas. Ealchik
hired a rig at the Ed. Walker stable
Sunday and started west of the city
whipping the horse to breaknecI
speed. They were seen by Henry
Belize, janitor at the court house, who
succeeded in stopping them on Their
return and took the horse away from
them and returned him to the stable
The owner caused the boys arrest anc
they were fined 81 and costs yesterday
morning. Kalchik is the boy who
| figured in the Brandt case a few month:
ago.
A Polander whose name we are un
able to learn, was injured last evening
at about ten o'clock while attempting
to get off a moving street car on Crane
Ave. He was unable to talk any
English and, it appears, tried to inform
the conductor that he wanted to get off
The conductor could not understand
him and sc he jumped off He jumped
facing the rear of the car, with the re
suit that he was thrown head over
heels. He suffered cuts and bruises or
the back of his head and was removed
to his home on the west side.
Andrew Vanbel, a resident of the
town of Ringle, came to the city Satur
day and purchased several packages
one of which was more than ordinarily
heavy and caused him to get drowsy
He started for home late, and when he
reached the Gallon railroad crossing
the 10 O'Clock Z. IL n w. passenger
train came along. He whipped up his
old nag to get across before the arrival
of the train, but either miscalculated
the speed of the train or of the horse
The engine struck one of the rear
wheels and cut it off. The train was
stopped and backed up to ascertain il
the man was hurt, but the train crew
foupd that hal hoA =, - ,x-o,, ,+~.o.zo