Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-05-31
D. NJ. Maxson is improving his
home on east Warren street.

hume on east warren street.
VIM. Sell has had serious time for
the past two weeks with an attack of
dropsy. At present writing he is
somewhat improved.
If you are in need of shingles cal
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
One of the teachers in the Hum
boldt school told one of her pupils one
day last week to form a sentence us
ing the word cursory. This was the
result of the boys efforts: while
setting up stove last week the stove
pipe fell and struck pa on the head.
He made few cursory remarks
The work of macadamizing another
strip of road in the town of Texas
will be taken up at an early date.
Representative of the county board
and the town board met last week
and made arrangements to that effect.
The work will be extended from
where the improved road now ends to
the foot of Marshall hill, and also be-
tween the Big and little Trappe
bridges.
The street railway company has
erected in front of its Office a street
lamp of the cluster variety, such as is
used in large cities. In the cluster
are five globes, each containing a
powerful incandescent light. A num-
Der of business houses on Third street
have ordered lights Of this kind, and
before long it is quite likely that every
block along the street will be adorned
with them.
John Lille died Thursday, at the
age of forty-eight years. About five
years ago an abcess formed in his
head, and since that time he had been
in poor health. He is survived by
five sisters and four brothers, only
three of whom are residing here.
The funeral was held Saturday after
noon from the home of his sisters,
Flora and Myrtle, lO6 Mcclellan street.
Rev. g. G. Crippen ofiiciated.
Aug. Hackbarth of the town of
Maine, was examined by two physi-
clans last Thursday and pronounced
insane. Believing that Halley's COM
ct was going to strike and destroy the
earth he began throwing away money,
jewelry and other valuables. Mr..
Hackbarth is well knownNfarmer of
that town and was elected assessor
last spring. 1t is believed that his
arrangement is but temporary.
Last Saturday farmer living in
the town of Flieth came to the city
and made number of purchases,
among them a package of yeast cakes.
When he arrived home his wife car
ried the packages into the house, but
overlooked the yeast cakes and an
umbrella. Next morning one of the
farmers old brindle cows came along,
and, attracted by the hay in the bot
tom of the wagon box, ate the pack
age of yeast cakes and the umbrella.
During the day the yeast cakes fer
mented and raised the umbrella, and
the COW died in great agony.
Hal Pointer, ST., (2:06) venerable
grey nag, belonging to Frank Maybee
was taken to the dumping grounds
and shot last Wednesday evening.
Complaints were made to the Humane
society that the animal was not being
fed as it should and an investigation
resulted. Three judges were appoint
ed, the horse was run around a
block, to determine whether or not it
could run, without the lash persua-
sion. The judges said that the animal
should be shot. The Humane society
has taken action against Mr.. May
bee on previous occasions. A
few years ago someone stole one of
his horses and he never recovered it.