Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-16
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

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A son was born to Ed Bondowski
Saturday afternoon.
A son was born Thursday evening to
Alderman and Mrs Fred Mohr.
Ladies Assembly No. 321, E. F. o.,
picniced atPine park Thursday
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, June 20.
The ladies' society of the Presbyterian
church will hold its annual sale and
supper Tuesday, Dec. 1st.
Al. Halder and Victor Klecker are
improving their properties on Grand
Ave. by laying cement walks and gut
tiers.
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 dentists of Wausau have agreed
to close their places of business Satur
day afternoons during the summer.
This went into effect last Saturday.
The stork called at the nome of Mr..
and Mrs. Aug Sparber, 1893 S. Fourth
Ave, Thursday evening and left two
small boys. which will grow up as a
member of that household.
Do you want shingles? If you do
call and look over our large assort-
ment and get prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
IT, BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
A contract will soon be let for new
school house to be built in the village
of Stratford this summer 55x70 feet in
size, three stories high. 1t will be of
solid brick construction. The cost will
be about $14, 900
The German Methodists of this Sec
ton have decided upon the dates of
June 528 inclusive as the time for
holding their annual camp meeting on
the fair grounds At that time Bishop
j. Nuelson of Berea, o., will be here
ard participate in the meetings.
The wall built at the west side of the
ornamented with coping of cement
blocks. The blocks are being manu-
featured at the Concrete Block and
Supply Co IS plant and are about 30x36
inches in size and weight about 500 lbs.
each.
+. S. Bradford, of Appleton, who has
been a circuit court reporter for the
past "A years, is a candidate for circuit
judge to succeed Judge Goodland of
the Tenth judicial circuit. Mr.. Brad
ford is well known to our people, hav-
ing spent his early life here. He was
admitted to the bar in 1887.
The board of education visited each
school on Friday for the purpose of as
certaining what repairs, if any, are
necessary to be made on the buildings
during the vacation period. The re-
pairs this year will not be as extensive
as they were year ago, even excepting
the building of the Franklin addition.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Univer-
salist church met at the farm home of
Mr. and Mrs Simmer last WeSaes-
day sfter noon The day was most
delightful one and buses conveyed
the ladies to and from the farm, dis
lance of about two and half miles.
All enjoyed the afternoon to the fullest
extent.
Thos Malone, chief of police, has en-
~gaged about,a dozen special police to
guard the city tonight and tomorrow
against the thieves who a,e reported TO
be following the Hagen beckW allace
circus. Don't let this deter you from
taking precautions To guard your prop
erty. AS Hans Dunder said, Tie the
dog loose"
A scene was enacted on Grand Ave.
one night last week when a certain
man stopped hack in which were
seated his daughter aud certain young
man. tie pulled his daughter out of
the vehicle and gave her chastisement
and sent her home. When he turned
to belabor the young man the latter
was no where to be found
The Alexander Stewart Lumber COM
pany expects log drive of several mil
lion feet 10 reach this city in week or
ten days These logs were brought out
of Copper, Newood, Spirit and other
branches of the Wisconsin river The
Wisconsin is at good driving stage at
present and there ought to be no delay
in getting the drive down.
A. f. Beebee of Mcmillan, who was
defeated at the last election for the
office of member of the assembly, First
district, it appears, is not discouraged
by that defeat He, or his friends, are
circulating nomination papers again
for his candidacy for the same office.
Two years ago MIR Beebee filed state
ment of election expenses which showed
that he spent over 500 in trying to get
an Office which pays salary of only
$500. We admire A E S grit
Recently the News had occasion to
send a package weighing seven pounds
by express to Stratford The charge
was 80 cents. The passenger fare from
here to that place is % cents. As the
distance is l2i miles it viii be seen that
person weighing 20 times as much as
the seven pound package travelled for
two cents a mile and the package at ei
cents mile If person had two
packages to deliver he would save his
car fare and oe 10 cents ahead by de-
livering the goods in person Marsh
field News.
Because of bad blood in the Pas
neoker family of the town of Stettin.
Miss Theresa was brought into court
Friday, at the instigation of Miss Laura.
Laura claimed that the former had