Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-08-24
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

WANTED-A good girl for general
house work. Enquire of Mrs. Edward
Boebm, III Steuben St. If.
Fred Paulus of the town of Wausau,
has sold his Fine Tree hall to David
Rugg and has returned to farming.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, Wednesday, August %.
The Northern Milling Co.'S grain
elevator is now finished and in run
ming order and has about 10000 bushels
of grain in it.
Otto Kamke and Miss OtJilia
Schael of Schofield were married in
this city Thursday evening by the
Rev. F. Werhahn.
The fair at Marshfield opens today
and will close on Friday. From all
indications it will be one of the best
fairs in the state this fall.
John w. Miller, register of the
United States land office, has been
confined to his home the past week
with araattack of rheumatism.
All the snappiest styles and lasts in
Eastern work shoes at lowest prices
can be found at Kuhlmann & Brach's,
Third Ave, and Clark street. 24-tf
Pauline Rux has started an action
to obtain a divorce from her husband
John. They were married in this
city Dec. 20, 1889, and, she alleges, he
deserted her June l, 1901.
The Rhinelander labor unions are
preparing to observe labor day with a
great deal of ostentation. All manu-
featuring plants and business houses
win close in order that the employees
may participate in the festivities.
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. KAvANAUGH.
ml5-tf
o. A Hilgerman of the Rhinelander
Brewing company, was arrested for
delivering beer to patrons in Rhine
lander on Sunday. The outcome of
the case will be watched in various
parts of the state with much interest.
Enraged over a debt of $25 which
ha latr aa1 cI, L.
stone, of Everett, Wash, shot and
killed Mrs. E. M. Warren in that city
few days ago. The woman was
formerly Miss Edna Sigler of Merrill,
Wis.
A postal card from Henry Mckay,
at the top of Pixies Peak, Colorado,
says: Thought would take Peak
at you from here. Pretty cold, but
no snow here" The picture shows
the summit house, on top of Pixies
Peak which is l4,l47 feet above the
level of the sea.
Judge Reid on Wednesday last ofiic-
lated at the marriage of Roy ID. Hall
of New Jersey to Miss Martha Curtis
of Madison, the ceremony taking place
in the latter city. The young lady is
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Curtis formerly of Merrill, where
MeSsrs. Curtis and Reid practiced
law under the firm name of Curtis &
Reid.
Herman Wren, residing at 1907
Fourth street, has been cultivating
ginseng plants for several years until
they have arrived at the stage of
development where they are of some
commercial value Last Tuesday
night some vinegar faced, coyetous,
envious and malicious person fell over
the back yard fence, invaded the
garden and broke one of the ten COM
mandmentS Mr.. Wren would like
to know the name of the person.
The Merrill Advocate was sold last
Wednesday morning on a chattel
mortgage TO w. NJ. Allen proprietor
of the Merrill Star and the two papers
have been consolidated. Mr.. Allen is
one of the able newspaper men of the
state and the fact that he is able to
swing deal of this nature demon
strates his business sagacity. We all
know what he is when it comes To
editorial work and TO conducting the
mechanical part of his institution
none better.
Ben Lang, business farmer of the
town of Mcmillan, was in the city
Friday and gave an account of condi-
lions in his town. He say, a big hay
crop was harvested and other crops
are proportionately good. Many inn
provements are being made on the
highways by way of new bridges and
opening up new roads. A gravel pit
was, discovered last week between
August and Paul Weigels place that
promises big yield. Mr.. Lang is of
the opinion that great deal Of road
building in the future in his town
viii be ofdecoL posed granite. - Marsh
field News.