Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-18
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Vausau Laundry Co. cleans carpet
Attend the Wausau Business colleg,
Wausau, Wis. a6-tf
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, March ~.
Two more sisters have entered st.
Mary's hospital as nurses. One comes
from Milwaukee, the other from
WATERFOWL.
of the destruction of the battleship
Maine, in Havana harbor, when 245
lives were snuffed out.
The Junior Prom a. Madison, of the
class of 1909, state university, was held
on Friday evening. 1t was, as usual,
great society event and attended by
over 200 couples.
Do you want shingles? II you do
call and look over our large assert
ment and get prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Rev. 4. A. Kuhn, of Schofield, and
Miss Ida Ohm of this city, were married
Wednesday eveningin st. PauPs church,
Rev. f. Schaer officiating, assisted by
Rev. +. w. Kitzke, of Tomah.
The c. & N. w. Ry Co. has crew at
work on the centre pier of its steel
bridge which spans the river over the
falls. An apron of crushed rock and
concrete is being built around it.
The soft weather of last week created
havoc with the ice roads of lumbermen
in this section. One firm logging near
Hatley abandoned operations and sent
its men and teams to Parish, where it
has other camps.
James Reed died the early part of
last week at his home in Hatley. De-
ceased was veteran of the civil war,
enlisting in the Co. H, Eighth N. Y.
Cav. His early life was spent in
Rochester, N. Y.
The ladies of St. Paul's sewing circle
visited Mrs. j. Kolter at her farm in the
town of Stettin on Wednesday after
noon. Vocal and instrumental music
enlivened the occasion and the hostess
81 we'd turkey dinner.
The hardware store of Sell Bros. was
opened last Saturday in the building
formerly occupied by the Hub Clothing
Co. on Third street. Besides full line
of hardware the firm has a full equipped
tinshop in connection.
The Alexander Stewart Lumber Co.
has finished hauling all the logs it had
piled up on the skids near Grandfather
rapids the logs were banked g
low the falls. The crew will b. t
ut work cutting additional timber
During the soft weather of last we :
twas necessary for the city to get o t
its portable engines and thaw out Il ,
sewers. Miniature lakes formed IT
street corners and as the catch basin
were full of snow and ice the water
could not be carried off.
Chas. Burow, residing at 1927 S.
Third Ave., had the first two fingers of
his left hand so badly crushed last
Tuesday night that amputation was
necessary. MIR. Burow was at work in
the Schubring mill and got his fingers
caught between two cog wheels.
Local fishermen have applied to the
state commission for 10000 fish fry, to
be delivered in the spring. The requisi-
ton will include brook and rainbow
trout, black bass and pike. The fry
will be planted in Sandy, Little Rib and
Moe creeks-for the benefit of dynam-
tiers.
Nj. Jozwaik, resident of the town of
Norrie, was arrested Wednesday and
brought before Justice Il. N. Larner,
on complaint of his family. In hit CT
erger he drove his wife and children
out of the house. He paid fine of $40
and costs for the pleasure he got out of
the affair.
VIM. Kruger, who assaulted his IA
Their with hammer week ago, was on
Wednesday committed to the Home for
Feeble Minded in Chippewa Falls. Ire
old gentleman, Herman Kruger, has
been in critical conoition since the
assault and fears have be,n entertained
that he may not recover.
Thieves entered the j. b. Weigand
photograph gallery on Third street
Thursday night and rummagsd the
place. They stole quantity of develop
ing paper pa other material used in
photogl apby and robbed cash drawer
For some uneA2lainahle reason they did
not take all the money in the drawer,
leaving few silver dollars. Perhaps
they have 3 sense of modesty in their
operations. The entrance was gained
by breaking pane of glass in a sky
light and lowering themselves to the
floor beneath.