Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-08-24

If you are particular in your foot
wear, go to Huffman & Brach's and
you Will be suited. A-tf.
The teachers institute came to
close Friday. 1t was the most sue
cessful one, in .point of attendance.
ever held in the county.
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
TT. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Jos. Kluck of Hatley, charged with
selling liquor to a posted man, was
discharged in municipal court
"Wednesday morning upon payment of
$l8.27 costs.
The county clerk last week received
from the state game warden $500
hunting licenses. The first one was
issued to Herman Brandenburg of
this city. Last year over 300
licenses were issued.
An interesting meeting of the Mar
athon County Medical society was
held at the Wausau club house on
Friday evening. Dr., H. L. Rosen-
berry read paper on appendicitis
and discussion followed.
Mary Wheaton of Dancy, has started
an action in circuit court, asking for
legal separation from her husband
Robert. They were married in
Stevens Point in November, 1873. AS
basis for her action she alleges that
he has treated her cruelty and charged
her with infidenty.
An exchange gives the origin of
flies as follows:
"The topper makes the blue bottle
fly, the stern father makes the CAD
fly, the cyclone makes the house fly,
the blacksmith makes the fire fly, the
driver makes the horse fly, the grocer
makes the sand fly, the boarder makes
the butter fly, the hunter makes the
oCCi ny diiu UiiC ooutIiOlhCi uidhCo CiiC
black fly"
Friday afternoon while Carl Salz-
seider and daughter of the town of
Wausau were driving along Scott
street in front of the PILOT Office,
their horse took fright at the blowing
of the road roller whistle The horse
started towards the court house
grounds running up onto the sidewalk
and striking elm tree, throwing the
occupants of the rig out, stripping
himself of the harness and then trotted
along the cement sidewalk for short
distance and was caught Mr. Salz-
seider and daughter were both slightly
bruised and ore buggy wheel was
dished and thill was broken.
That strong smelling little bug,
which for want of another name is
called the stink bug, has been de-
scribed by various writer's in differ
ent parts of the state, and no two of
them agree. Over in Marshfield it is
silvery in color, down in Mosinee it is
green and in Amigo it is brown.
There is an old saying that every
time you take drink (alcoholic of
course) things look different. We
are of the opinion that the brands of
bug juice consumed in the towns
mentioned are Lightning Rod, Squirrel
and Barb Wire. No one in Wausau
has seen one. We have no bug con-
nection with our sewer system.
During the past week the Barker
& Stewart Lumber Co. perfected
records for the purchase from the
the g. ID. Jones and the Wisconsin
Valley Land companies of total of
4,67S acres of timber land, situated
in the town of Hewitt. The price
paid was approximately S37, 800 or
little over So per acre. The lands
are located within easy hauling dig
lance of the Gleason branch of the
ST. Paul road, which extends down
into that town. They were covered
with heavy growth of hardwood
and hemlock which has been supplying
the company's mill in this city for a
considerable length of time. The
company has been logging in that
town for several seasons on these
lands.