Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

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Sleighing left US entirely on Thurs
day and Friday, but, since, seyeralinches
of snow has fallen, making the sleigh
ing fairly good in spots.
Improvements are being made in the
Presby terian parsonage preparatory to
it being occupied by the congregation
new minister, who will come here in a
short time.
A district meeting of the Y P. S G..
+ was held in this city last week at
which the president, Rev. Stemen of
Steven Point, was present. The annual
meeting of the society will be held IN
Amigo, April ? 3
The meeting of the Northern Wis
consIn Fair Circuit association, sched-
uled to be held in Chippewa Falls to-
day, has been postponed week. owing
to the illness of the secretary. c. 5.
VanAuRin, of Lacrosse.
Rev James NJ Duer, who has been
engaged as pastor, by the Presbyterian
congregation, will preach in the church
next Sunday morning and evening
He will not commence bis work here
permanently until in April.
Angus Mcdonald, who was severely
injured short time ago while working
on skidway in the woods near Merrill
is getting along nicely. He is still CON
fined in st. Mary's hospital, but, it is
thought, will soon be able to leave that
institution.
An extra train made up of five
coaches, carried nearly 200 people from
this city to Merrill Friday evening to
skate at the new Palace rink. The
regular train in the evening carried up
large number also. On returning, two
more coaches were added 10 the train.
The Wausau people arrived home
shortly after midnight and all report
that they had an excellent time.
Upon complaint of the Humane
society the sheriff yesterday arrested
Frank May bee, the charge being cruelty
to animals. A horse belonging to the
drayman was found in a famished CON
ton few days ago and ordered killed.
An investigation showed that the stable
where the horse was kept did not con-
tain vesiige of iced. The case has
been postponed for a week. This is
not the first offense of a like nature
charged to Maybee. The Humane
society has on more than one occasion
been called upon to look after him.
The st. Paul railway company has a
great many ties distributed along por-
tons of the Valley division and next
spring the line will be practically re-
built, A great many of the old ties are
in very bad condition, constantly
necessitating great expenditure of
work by the section crews. The new
ties have all been subjected to the creo-
sote treatment. which will add greatly
to their life Most every railroad com
pany of the present day has creosote
retorts built for treating is ties, bridge
timbers, etc.
Travellers going through Granite
Heights will notice an odd looking con
trivance in the yard of one OF the VIII
lage residents. 1t is q home made
windmill with four large sweeps, aud is
a counterpart of those seen along the
dikes of Holland or the fiords of Nor
way. On its shaft is pulley and run
ming on this pulley is belt which
drives a tumbler rod which ia turn
drives a wood saw machine Its owner
makes the wind do most of the ork
and he is able TO cut all of his wood
with very little expenditure of labor
AS Hiram said when he first viewed the
working of self binder, cit beats all
how men will scheme contrivances to
get out of work.