Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-18
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

and see bur large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
tt. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Thos. Smith has sold his residence.
at the corner of Sixth and Seventh
streets, to Frank Ladwig for 81 900.
Mr.. Ladwig will rent the property for
the spring and summer and take pos
session next fall
Solyo is the best thing in the world
to have in the house at house clean
ing time. 1t cleans woodwork, silver
ware, tiEware, enameled surfaces, etc,
without injury. Sold only by G. G.
Pier, 204 Scott st.
Elmer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
Fell, Alb N. Second Ave, died Satur-
day. The child was nine months old
and the cause of death was conyul-
sions. The funeral was held this
afternoon from the home.
A vault is being built by Walter
Alexander on his lots in Pine Grove
cemetery. 1t is being constructed of
grey granite, and the. cost will amount
to several thousand dollars. There
are twelve shelves in it, to receive
caskets.
The county clerk has got an opinion
from the attorney general on the new
law regarding the payment of lboun-
ties or wild animals, which he was in
doubt about. Carl ViergutZ of the
town of Marathon brought eight hides
of wolf pups to the court house re-
Gently, but the bounty was not paid
because of doubt as to the meaning
of the new law with reference to
young wolves According to the rul-
ing, Mr.. Viergutz will get s64 for the
latter.
If you want to get exactly what
you are looking for, then go to Kuhl-
man & Brach for your footwear
They carry a large stock of all the.
snappiest shoes or oxfords in all
colors. The largest variety to pick
from. In working shoes and cruisers
they have a large stock, also hand
made shoes the best that skill and
money can produce. Kuhlmann &
Brach, corner Clark Street and Third
Ave. m3-tf
Mrs. Sedate Pier expects to leave
shortly for Ripon, where she will visit
her sister, Mrs. H. r. Hill. On June
9 she and her two brothers Sylvester
and Sydney Wfndecker will celebrate
their sixty-fifth birthday at the old
homestead in Oakfield Thay are the
Oldest living triplets in the world and
these annual affairs afford much en-
joyment to each. Sylyester's home is
in Oakfeld, while Sydney resides in
Fond du Lac.
Frank Strauss was brought down
from Merrill Friday, in charge of the
sheriff of Lincoln county, and, appear
ing before Judge Reid, entered a plea
to the charge of burglary. He was
sentenced to serve one year in the
state reformatory, Green Bay. Strauss
was charged with tapping the till in
a saloon at Gilbert. He escaped from
the sheriff few days previous to his
sentence and was re-captured near the
scene of the burglary.
On Tuesday evening the Home and
Education department of the Ladies'
Literary society held its annual BAN
quet az the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
B. Rosenberg. Like all of the HI. |
and E. departments banquets, it was
a very decided success. Post prandial
remarks were made by Messrs. G. B.
Bird, G. ID. Jones, G. E. Turner and
Karl Mathie. A feature of the even
ing was the gentlemen selecting their
partners from baby pictures of the
ladies present.
There are new comers to our city
who are unacquainted with condi- |
tions. They are of the opinion that
our people are tight wads; that they
have done nothing but hold on to all
they get and cry for more. AS to the
falsity OF this position one has but TO
look at our churches, the new Y. M.
G. A., new hospital and other institu-
tons which have been built bp their
aia. 1t is also true of our citizens,
they are not over fast in helping
along every unnecessary thing which
may be proposed.
The police and fire commission has
appointed Officer John Fehl to sue
ceed Dennis German as captain of the
police force. AT recent meeting of
the city council provision was made
for increasing the force by one man,
50 as to cover the northern section of
the city, which heretofore has had
little police patrol on account OF the
smallness of the force The commits
sion has appointed from the list of
eligibleS as such extra man Merritt
Martin. The latter went on duty
yesterday and tonight Mr. Fehl as
sumes the captaiacy.
Miss Helen Hamacker of Stevens
Point, was ia the city Saturday for
the purpose of making contract with
the training school board as teacher
TO succeed Miss Ellen Mcdonald.
Miss Hamacker is graduate OF 1.-THE
state normal located in her home city,
and has been engaged in teaching for
number of years. She viii begin
her duties at the commencement os
the next term. Miss Mcdonald goes
to ner home in Oconto to accept the
superintendency of the county schools,
to which she vas elected on April 8.
Mrs. Louise Schaefer died Wednes-