Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-23
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

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Carmie Vaughan is confined to his
home by an attack of the mumps.
DIR. w. T. Lawrence, dentist. Over
Dunbar's jewelry store. Telephone
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Mrs. Robert Kickbusch has been con-
fined to her home by illness for the past
two weeks.
The schools, banks and library were
closed yesterday, out of respect to the
memory of Washington.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union will meet with Mrs. G. S. Curtis
on Friday afternoon at clock.
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, Wednesday, March 10th.
The jury in circuit court is dis
missed from further service until March
%, when other jury cases will be taken
up.
When wacticcs paint for any pur
pose, go to an exclusive paint store.
That store is c. g. Piers, 204 Scott St.,
phone 1926.
r. W. Pinder is contemplating trip
to England in the spring, to visit his
aged father, whom he has not seen in
thirty-seven years.
Wausau Ladies' Assembly No. 321,
E. F. u, gave its fifth annual masquer-
ade ball in Castle hall Tuesday even
ing. 1t was a successful event.
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Eleven men took the civil service
examination conducted by Ed. Ringle
Saturday for the position of rural mail
carrier. The examination was con-
Quoted in the court house.
Robert Scott, timber cruiser, was
killed by some unknown person, at
Minocqua on the 14th At first it was
thought it might have been suicide, but
an investigation proved otherwise.
REWARD OFFERED.-A volume of the
WISCONSIN RIVER PILOT, containing the
issues of the years 1873 and 1874, has
been lost track Of Any information
leading to its recovery left at 407 Grand
avenue, will be rewarded. If
The stock of F. M. Logan, bankrupt,
is being inventoried and appraised.
The creditors will meet some time in
March, and present their claims. The
Wisconsin Valley Trust Co. has charge
of the stock at present.
Jos. Traube of Marathon City, was
arrested Friday on complaint of his
wife and brought to this city. She
charged that he had assaulted her. He
was found guilty and lodged in Jail for
period of thirty days.
Dick Langford, known as 1.-THE hermit
of lake Gogebic," passed away recently
in an in6rmary in Ontonagon. 1t was
Langford who in the early SOS dis
covered the outcropings of iron near
Bessemer. which was the key to all
later discoveries on the range.
Chas. Nagreen has sold his confec-
tionery store, situated at 112 Scott
street, to Jos. Oelspee, of Marinette.
The latter has taken charge of the
store. Mr.. Nagreen will continue to be
resident of the city and will engage
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George Plowman, brother of A. j.
Plowman at Elderon, died at his home
in Waupaca on Feb. 14th of pneumonia
He died on his birthday, having been
born on the 14th day of Feb, 1866 He
leaves wife and eight children. A. j.
Plowman was unable to attend the
funeral on account of sickness.
Camp No. 119. w. o. W, gave a card
party and box lunch sociable in Druids'
hall on Wednesday evening which was
highly enjoyed by those present.
Prizes were given to those scoring the
highest and lowest number of points.
The party was given for the financial
benefit of an unfortunate member of
the society.
Sixty-one saloon keepers and every
druggist in Ashland except one have
been indicted by the federal grand jury,
for having sold liquor to Indians.
Every Indian taking an allotment of
land on the reservation is considered
citizen and can purchase liquor. FEEDER
al officers found one who was not a
citizez sud used him to secure evil
dence.
A s :n which looks good to most
people. escepe>the indolent class, is
before the legislature, which, if passed,
will make it compulsory for every city
in Wisconsin, except Milwaukee, to
provide stone piles at the county iails
for prisoners to work on. The county
must furnish the rock and the hammers
and the crushed rock win be used in
improving roads. If the bin becomes
law, il will eliminate the tramp nuisance
in Wisconsin To a largo degree.