Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-13
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

VIM. Taege of this city has accepted
a position in Hillyer's drug store,
Merrill.
A civil service examination will be
held in this city next Saturday, July
II, for state positions.
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, Wednesday, July %.
The local C. o. f. society held its
annual picnic at the fair grounds last
Sunday, there being good attend
ance.
Julia Ross formerly of this city, was
married in st. Paul last week to Paul
Poyette. She is daughter af Frank
Ross.
Hygiene chases 'em. Nothing like
it TO drive flies of animals or insects
from the home. Sold by c. G. Pier,
204 Scott ST., phone 1926.
Dr. Lawrence, dentist, has moved
his Office from the Dunbar building,
to offices in the Lawrence building,
over Young's confectionery store. If.
The sum of 81, $50 has been opporl
toned this county by the state for the
benefit of school libraries. The money
will be expended in the purchase of
books.
The Wisconsin County Clerks asso-
citation held its second annual meet
in Milwaukee last week. John King
of this county, was present and was
reelected secretary.
The board of review met last week
and has been in session nearly ever
since Now is the time to make your
complaints against your taxation-not
when you pay your taxes.
Arthur Prehn, recent graduate of
the College of Law of the University
of Wisconsin, has opened an office for
practice in this city. He is son of
Fred Prehn of Marathon City.
Do you want shingles? If you do
call and look over our large assert
ment and get prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
If. BARKER Il STEWART LUMBER Co.
James M. Bray, well known lum-
herman of Oshkosh, died last week at
the age of II. He was of the firm of
Bray & Choate, and in an early day
did much logging up in northern Wis
consin.
Il. Z. Latimer, one of the faculty
of the University of Chicago, spoke on
socialistic topics on the market square
four nights last week. His audiences
were not large, owing to so many
other attractions.
Hi, there! 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. KAvANAUeH
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Jos. Woitkowicz, a resident Of the
town of Flieth, died Wednesday at
the age of fifty-eight, survived by his
wife and four children. The funeral
was held from the Polish Catholic
clurch in this city Saturday morning.
The National Fraternal league
has moved its quarters from Mar
quette hall, in the First National
bank, TO the Gensman hail where, to-
night some twenty-five candidates
win be initiated. There will be a
dance after the meeting.
From the following, taken from the
Merrill Daily Herald, it appears that
Ovid Belanger, since leaving this city,
has become deeply interested in Skat-
ing Kinks: 80. Belanger, the huStling
genial manager of the local rink, will
be pretty busy man from now on
through the summer. He will super
wise the building of three Kinks, one
at Grand Rapids, one in Indiana and
another in town in Ohio"
prof" Eherhardt of Cedar Rapids,
Ia, was drowned in the Wisconsin
river at Grand Rapids last week. He
made a balloon ascension, the second
one that day, and was descending in
a parachute when his feet got caught
in the parachute's ropes and, landing
in the river, the weight OF the para
chute forced him below the surface
He had been making balloon ascen-
sions for the past eight years.
Last week we mentioned the fact
that Jas. eager of the town of knowl-
ton. has caused the arrest of Frank
Sparhawk, claiming that the latter had
stolen pocketbook containing s65
from him. eager, few days later,
while rummaging through his clothes,
found his pocketbook and money.
He at once caused the accused man
to be liberated from the county jail,
where he was confined awaiting his
examination. One can sometimes
make grave error by being hasty in
judgment.