Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-11-09
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Ed. Boehm had sick spell the past
week, which confined him to his bed.
lie is improving.
III you are particular in your foot
wear, go to HUFFMAN & Brach's and
you Will be suited. 24tf.
Bank robbers in Northern Wiscon-
sin are materially helping the trade
OF safe manufacturers.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, Wednesday, Nov. II.
There was great excitement in
Brokaw last evening. ltwas rumored
that one of the villagers had offered a
purse to secure the Jeffries- Johnson
fight for that village
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
III. BARKER q STEWART LUMBER Co.
Geo. d. Ellis, who for the past
eleven years has acted as bookkeeper
for the Wausau Law and Land aSso-
citation has left the offices of that firm
TO I'LL like position with Wheeler
Timlin Lumber Co.
Or" John Till has returned from
Europe and has declared his intention
OF going after little more easy money.
He returned by way of Canada this
time TO avoid the immigration officials
of this country. He now wears dia-
monds and gold bowed eye glasses.
Hi, therel Speaking of the very
hest hnrCn Chn0ino 10
other kind. We're the experts and
the price is always right. Come and
see us.-M. j. KAvANAUaH. m15-tf
A freak picBerel was caught in this
county in the Eau Pleine river few
days ago by Marshtield parties. The
tish's lower jaw is two inches shorter
than the upper. The head is built
square with a horn half inch long
protruding from the center. 1t has
been preserved in alcohol.
Last week the PILOT mentioned
that Ed. Fitzgerald was going to
Oklahoma to take position on a
paper recently purchased by r. f.
Powers. Mr.. Fitzgerald for few
days entertained the proposition, but
has given it up and will remain here,
much to the delight of his many
friends.
As soon as sufficient amount of
logs have been cut the Alexander
Stewart Lumber Co. will begin haul
ing logs to this city by rail. The
hemlock and pine will be dumped in
the river, near the pumping station,
while the hardwood will be piled on
sideways near the mill and sawed
during the winter. The company
cut about 100000 near Grandfather
rapids, which will come to the mill by
the water route.
Local Socialists have engaged Geo.
H. Goebel to deliver an address in
Elks' hall on the evening of Wednes-
day, Nov. II. His topic will be
''Shall the Trusts own the Nation, OF
Shall the Nation own the TrustSP''
Mr.. Goebel has spoken in nearly every
state and territory in the union and
is said to be a very forcible lecturer.
His talk is said to be free from un-
pleasant personalities and sparkling
with wit. Everyone is invited to
attend.
There is an old saying to the effect
that if one wishes To hear the news
he must 60 away from home. The
Central Wisconsin, in its last issue,
publishes an item which it credits to
the Crandon Republican. The item
did appear in the Republican, but ii
was deliberately stolen verbatim from
the PILoT of the issue of Oct. 26,
without credit. But what's the usef
1t is better to be a pacemaker than
tailender any old day in the week.
Mrs. John Kurtzweil died Wednes.
day at her home in the town OF
Emmett at the age of forty-three.
She had been i'll for long time and
recently she was taken TO Rochester,
Mimi, to consult with specialists who
found they could give her no aid OIL
encouragement. Her husband ter
children, ave brothers and three
sisters survive her, one of her brothers
being Herman Netter, county
treasurer. The funeral services were
conducted Saturday morning from St
Patrick'S church in the town of Hal
der.
The Barker & Stewart Lumber com
pany is looking for men to work III
the woods at Glandon in the town OF
Hewitt. 90 tt.
A. J. Reiche of Milwaukee, who
some time ago purchased tract of cut
over land in the town of Spencer, has
made the first attempt at reforeStra-
tion in this county, 50 far as known
A few days ago he had shipped tC
him 1900 small trees of the Carolins
poplar species, and these he is setting
out on his land. They are being
planted in rows eight feet apart, anC
he figures that when they are seven
teen years old they win be ripe foa
saw log cutting. The grain of the
wood is said TO resemble our white
pine.
A veneer mill for the village Of
Edgar, it appears, is not to material
ize. AT a stockholders meeting hello
recently the Edgar Veneer 4 Boy
Co. was dissolved and it was ordered
that the money paid in on stock b,
returned TO the stockholders. The
company was organized several month;
ago and an effort YVES made 10 bu,
the old mill of the Quaw Lumber Co
for plant but the deal fell through
Since then diSsension has ariseI
among the stockholders. resulting il
the above action being taken. 81 90
OF the $4,000 capital stock had beer