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

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IT, BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
The Tuesday Musical club will give
Its last program for the season, Thurs
day afternoon, June l1th. On that oc-
casion each member is privileged to in
vite one person.
The agricultural society is contem-
plating having the agricultural build
ing on the fair grounds painted white.
The money to pay the expense will
probably be raised by popular subscis-
tion.
Low round trip excursion rate, ac-
count the Republican National Conyen-
ton at Chicago, will be made via the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry.
June 18th to 18th, inclusive, good for
return June Both. 1908 m26-w3
/ DIR" John Till, the Somerset
plaster healer, who recently departed
on visit n Austria, it is said. left
S2OO, 600 distributed in various banks in
Northern Wisconsin, besides large
number of loans on farm land. He in
tends building large sanitarium upon
his return to this country
The Geo. Ruder Brewing Co. has
drawn mp contract with local firm
of builders for the reconstruction of the
old Columbia hail, destroyed by fire two
months ago, the cost to be $3.50, ex-
elusive OF iron and plumbing. Another
local firm will furnish the steel for
81, 200. Work will begin soon.
The report of the chief of police for
the month of May shows that sixty
| three arrests were made that month
Thirteen of the parties placed under
restraint either exceeded the speed limit
with carriages or automobiles or rode
on sidewalks with bicycles. The bal
ance were drunks, tramps and free
dodgers.
Last Sunday was the day set by the
woodmen ritual as Memorial day Be-
| cause of inclement weather it was not
observed in Wausau The local lodges
have fifteen or more deceased members.
1t is customary for the Schofield lodge
to march up to the cemetery and join
their Wausau brethren in observance of
the day.
Arthur G. Hoene, who moved from
Wausau to Marshfeld eight years ago,
was married Wednesday in the latter
city to Miss Vera Vollmer. The bride
is talented young lady an6 after being
graduated from several educational
institutions in this country, complete d
her musical education in Europe. Mr..
Hoene is district agent for the North
western Mutual Life ms Co.
The st. Paul Ry Co. put on another
sleeper on its southbound evening train
last Sunday and the same will continue
in service during the summer. This is
for the benefit of the tourists who will
visit the northern lakes during the sum-
mer. There was sleeper on the train
but it was held in Milwaukee two hours.
The additional sleeper will go right
through to Chicago without any delays.
Walter Manecke, of this city, and Miss
Laura Burger of the town of Wausau,
will be married Thursday Rev. p l..
Casper will ofliciate The former is in
terested with his father in jewelry
store on Washington street. Miss
Burger is daughter of JOS Burger, a
well known farmer who has been on
the agricultural school board ever since
the school was established.
The pop factory of Covey & McCor-
mick, located at 113 N. Third Ave,
caught fire Thursday afternoon, sup
posedly from defective chimney.
During the fire an explosion occurred,
which threw burning pieces of wood
into a barn near by and that, too,
caught fire. The result was that both
were badly damaged. The owners are
at loss to know what caused the ex-
plosion.
Chief Malone a few days ago returned
to Mrs. w. j. Butler a ring which she
lost recently He recovered il from a
woman who belongs to the local
Russian eolony-one of the late arrivals.
The woman had been doing house work
in the Butler home at the time the ring
disappeared aud when accused of the
theft denied any knowledge of the ring
The chief went to the woman's house
aud succeeded in bringing the ring forth
from its hiding place.
Harry Kane of this city, and Otto
kutz of Marathon City, constables,
were fined So and costs in municipal
court Wednesday. The complaint
which caused their arrest was signed by
Ferdinand Heise, . saloon keeper of
Rib Falls. 1t was the outcome of Kane
serving writ of execution on Heise in
which he was forced, as he claims, TO
point revolver at the saloon man to
make him desist from taking money
out of cash register which Kane
seized
Mrs. z o. Means got up a party on
Friday afternoon, all those invited go
ing to Ro;hschilds where the afternoon
was spent along the rivers banks. The
party was well provided with lunch
baskets and supper was taken in the
shade of the large elms near the river
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. r. o.
Means, Mr. aud Mrs. A. A. Bock, Mrs
Chas. Baker and TWO children the latter
three of Amigo, Mrs f. W Burt ami
son Jack, and Mrs F. w Burt. Sr., Of
Grand Rapids. The party returned
home in the evening at ten o'clock.
In cutting up some print paper this
week for 3 large job the PILOT printers
fond two addresses from young ladies
who ara evidently looking for catch.
4 G. H.