Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-08-10
G. M. s. ST. PAUL RAILWAY
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM Gamble, at Edgar, on
Thursday.
WANTED-A good girl for general
house work. Enquire of Mrs. Edward
Boehm, TIT Steuben St. If.
Little John Coates son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Coates, had birthday
party on Thursday afternoon.
Dr. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, Wednesday, August rs.
Albert Schael, who recently re-
signed as clerk in the Heinemann
store, has accepted a similar one with
the Livingston Mercantile Co.
The library board held meeting
Wednesday and elected the two
following officers, President, G. E..
Turner; treasurer, III. G. Flieth.
The Merrill Herald says that their
city library is too small and that the
city should accept Andrew Carnegie's
offer of ST, 900 for new library.
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co
While party of Athens people
were enroute from GranLon to their
home in an automobile one day re-
Gently, the auto caught fire and was
completely destroyed.
When Gollmar Bros circus visited
Wausau Thursday, Supt. Jos. Roehl
of the county asylum purchased
tickets for as many of the inmates
who were physically able to attend.
The home of Mrs. r. E. Parcher,
which was injured so badly by fire a
month ago, is being repaired as rap
idly as possible and will be ready for
occupancy again by early fall.
Hi, therel Speaking of the very
best horse shoeing-we don't do any
other kind, We're the experts and
the price is always right. Come and
see us. M. j. KAvANAUGH.
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VIM. Briery suffered the MASKING
of three fingers Thursday while en-
ployed in putting on new roof on
the plant of the Wausau Paper Mills
Co. at Brokaw The accident is due
to steel girder dropping on his hand.
The fact that the Marathon county
insane asylum cleared $4,000 the past
year shows that the county board was
wise when it made an appropriation
for such an institution. The asylum
has without doubt paid for itself since
it was built.
II. Wojtasik of the town of Pike
Lake, was arrested Wednesday and
brought before Justice r. N. Larner,
to answer TO charge preferred by
Mary Pliska, a resident of the same
town. Mary alleged that Wojtasik
had, on Aug. l, called her most every
thing but lady. He was found guilty
and the sum of $3.50 was the assess
ment.
From the papers we learn that the
canning factory at Amigo, under the
management of III. c. Head and r. b.
Johns, is doing large business. 1t
employs las people. Mr.. Head has
charge of the men in the different
fields and Mr.. Johns those in the fac
tory. They will have about all they
can do to take care of the crop this
year, though several fields were
destroyed by hail.
During the month of July the police
station housed a total of eighty-seyen
people. OF these only twenty-five
were trampS and free dodgers, the
lowest number for several months.
There has been noticeable scarcity OF
tramps in this section this summer.
This, it is believed, is due TO the new
state law providing that county boards
shall establish rock piles in connection
with county jails.
Mrs Thos. Clark, one of the pioneer
residents of the town of Emmett died
at her home week ago yesterday OF
old age. She was eighty-three years
of age and had resided on farm in
the town of Emmett since 1860. She
is survived by her husband and one
son and two daughters The children
are John, with whom the aged couple
have been living number of years
Mrs. Edward Hayes of Stratford, and
Mrs. John Mcguire of the town OF
Emmett.
The county clerk has received new
blanks for use in payment of bounty
on wild animals. The blanks arr
worded in accordance with an amend
ed law passed by the legislature last
winter. In order 10 collect bounty
now it is necessary for the claimant
to appear in person before the county
clerk and subscribe to an oath. Here
tofore anyone could collect the bounty
providing he produced the scalp ane
certificate from the town chairman