Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-19

F. NJ. Deutsch was confined to his
home several days last week, on ac-
count Of a severe cold
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon. will be at the
Bells House. Wednesday, Feb. 10Th
The PIoT notes that our former
townsman, Karl Mathie, of st. Cloud,
Mimi, has been appointed to succeed
himself on the state normal school board
of MINI.
The Ryder Bros theatrical troupe
which played a weeks stand in this
city recently, hit the hard rocks of ad-
versity 10 Shawano last week, and went
busted. .
Shinglesl Shinglesl Shinglesl DO you
need any? We have them and the
kind that will suit you. Call and get
prices before purchasing elsewhere.
If. BARKER q STEWART LUMBER Co.
Wednesday, Jan. 18th, was the 37th
anniversary of the birth of Father j. j.
Brennan pastor of st. James Catholic
church and he was assisted by quite a
number of his friends in celebrating
the day.
Jos. Dessert of Milwaukee, formerly
of Mosinee, celebrated his ninetieth
birthday last week He was resident
OF this county for over half a century
and Notwithstanding his great age is
still hale and hearty man.
E. S. Bailey, formerly of this city, has
sold out MS interest in the Marshfield
Times to p A and r r. Williams and
A. l.. McFarlane. A company has been
incorporated with a capital stock of
SO, 900 which will in the future conduct
the paper.
Mrs. John Dierek died at her home
in Athens last Tuesday, at the age of
seventy-two. She was the piother Of
Mrs. Fred Marquardt and Mrs Fred
Miller of this city. She had been a
resident of the county for upward of
thirty years.
Among those who were with Rear
Admiral w. Perry when he was pre-
sented to King Victor Emanuel, at
the palace at Rome, Italy, was Com
mander Albert w. Grant, brother of
Crosby Grant, of Stevens Point The
Commander is well known to many in
Wausau.
Martin Meehan, a brother of the
Meehan Bros, who were all so well
known in this valley by old settlers, died
in the state of Washington on the 4th
inst. His remains we're taken to Mil
yankee for burial This makes two of
the brothers who have died in the past
few months--Patrick and Martin.
Otto Schultz, of Athens, arrested on
criminal charge preferred by his broth
erin law, David Tautrn, in a case
wherein the latter's wife was the com
planning witness, was found not guilty
in Justice Jones court Wednesday.
He was Immediately re-arrested on the
charge of assault, to which he pleaded
guilty and was fined So and costs,
which he paid The two men are mar
ried to sisters and reside in the sanIe
house.
The Alexander Stewart Lumber COM
panys mill was started 10 operation last
Thursday with half a crew, operating
one side. Another crew will be put on
this week, operating the mill to its
fullest capacity during the day period.
The company at present is receiving
from ten to fifteen car loads of logs daily.
They are shipped from Otis and from
the Gleason branch of the st. Paul BY.
The hemlock is sorted out and wiz be
held until next spring, only hardwood
being cut at present.
j. H. Babcock, land owner in the
town of Bergen, has brought suit
against that town, charging that his
lands have been assessed out of proper
ton to the assessment placed upon
other lands in the town. The assessor
fixed the value OF an so owned by Mr..
Babcock at $400 When the town board
of review met the value of the land was
doubled. The owner refused to pay
the taxes and the land went into the
tax sale last spring. Judgment in
similar case, wherein the Il. Connor Co.
of Stratford, is plaintiff, is pending in
circuit court.
There is mad dog scare in several
cities in the state. Near Marinette, the
other day, dog supposed to be mad,
bit colt on the nose, inflicting severe
wound. The dog was, later, shot and
killed The colt was taken Immediately
to veterinarian where the wound was
cauterized and hydrophobia may not
develop The same dog had had fierce
fights with and bit other dogs during
the day, and they were also killed. Be-
sides this, quite a number of dogs in
Maripette and vicinity, that have been
acting strangely the past few weeks,
have been killed.
MINIS NETTING.