Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-23
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Attend the Wausau Business college,
Wausau, Wis. a6-tf
Farmers in this county have COM
menced haying. The crop is very
heavy.
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, June %.
Bert S. Clifford had charge of the
services in the Presbyterian church on
Sunday, in the absence of the pastor.
We are still Offering some very spec
Ia bargains in wall paper. New com
binatioGs and up to date patterns.
Mumm's, 204 Scott st. i2-tf
The city council of Marshfield has
passed an ordinance which provides
that habitual drunkards' pictures shall
be posted in all saloons.
Nearly all of Wausau's manufactur-
ing plants closed their doors Wednes
day, ont of courtesy to the employees
who desired to attend the circus.
Ben Wegner, clerk in the Wausau
post Office, has been elected a delegate
to represent Local 46l Of the Clerks
association to represent the local branch
at the state meeting to be held in Osh-
kosh July 4.
1t is reported that j. d. Taylor's man
who went crazy from carrying wood
and who headed the circus parade
Wednesday, has escaped and is at pres
ent running at large somewhere out in
the town of Stettin.
The east side camp of Woodmen will
honor its dead next Sunday There
are nineteen deceased Woodmen buried
in the Wausau cemetery and the graves
of these will be strewn with flowers and
the memorial ritual service performed
Mr. and Mrs. M NJ Partridge are
now occupying their home on McClel-
Ian street. The residence has been
undergoing improvements since last
spring. Mr.. Partridge, who has been
very sick, is now improving.
Co. G will take practice march next
Saturday evening, the destination being
the rifle range down on the Eau Claire
river. One days rations, tents, blankets,
cooking outfit, etc, viii be carried
The company will remain on the range
during Sunday.
We are informed that j. A. LaMotte
sold his summer resort on Shishebog
ema lake to Mrs. barrow Tuesday
We have been unable to learn full par
ticulars but understand that Mr. La
Motto will continue to run the place
this season. Minocqua Times.
Rev. 4. NJ. Thompson of the Episco-
pal church spent Wednesday at Wau-
sau where he officiated at the marriage
of Miss Violet Benedict of Wausau to
julius Engel of Yankton, S. ID. The
groom is deputy auditor for the state of
South Dakota.-Steven Point journal.
To THE VOTERS OF MARATHON COUNTY:
/ hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the Office of sheriff of Marathon
county and ask your support at the
primaries. If elected / will fulfill the
duties of the office to the best of my
ability. JOHN SCHIRPKE,
jl6-tf Halder, Wis.
For RENT-What is known as the
Frank Sayner cottage at Sayner, Wis,
on Plum lake. 1t can be had furnished
or unfinished 1t has good well and
cellar, boat landing, plenty of dry
wood, boat, etc For further informa
ton, call at the PILoT office. j2-tf
Julius Engel of Yankton, N. d., and
Miss Violet Benedict of this city, were
married Wednesday noon at St. Johns
Episcopal church, Rev f. III. Thomp-
son of Stevens Point, officiating. They
win make their home in Yankton,
where MIR. Engel is connected with the
state treasury department.
A heavy wind visited Wausau and
vicinity on Thursday night, and with it
quite an electrical storm. The trees
suffered some in the city by branches
being broken off and one tree was
blown down on c. f. Dunbar's lawn.
In the town of Hewitt trees were blown
down, and several barns unroofed.
Friday was also very windy.
One Wausau man, it is said, who got
about so worth of experience with cir
Gus falirS last Wednesday, went to
Rhinelander the next day for the pur-
pose of attempting to recover his
money. What success he had we have
not learned, but it is not likely he Jared
very WELL He ought to read news
papers and keep posted on the worlds
doings.
George Worden viii start to work up
a permanent milk route in Wausau the
latter part of this week, or as soon as
his new wagon comes. Mr. Worden
lives on farm east of the city on the
the town line road, aud has fine lot of
Jersey and Guernsey cows He has
had over twenty years experience with
cows and handling milk and says he is
prepared to give his patrons the best of
satisfaction.
The Wausau Fixture and Furniture
Co. has made a number of improve
ments in its plant in the southwestern
part of the city which enables ii to in
crease the variety of manufactured pro-
ducts. The basement has been deepened
and q cement floor laid. On this floor
eight new machines will be sea which
will be used in the manufacture of floor
ing and interior 6nishings. The COM
pany since its reorganization has been
doing large and profitable business
and is keeping step in the march of
progress