Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-01
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Municipal court will convene next
Monday, Aug. 7. There are eight
criminal cases to be tried at thi;
term.
Lena Ristow was granted divorce
yesterday from her husband, Hugo
in the circuit court of this county
They live in Lincoln coun.y.
Mrs. Pearl Rain has started divorce
action against her husband, Frank
Basis for such was on the usua
grounds. They have one child.
A number of the city officers spent
Saturday and Sunday fishing or
PIover river. They returned Sunday
evening without much evidence OF
the river containing any fish.
The J. C. Horgen stock of groceries
was sold today by f. E. Bump, acting
as referee in bankruptcy, to G. A
Oswald and E. A. HoChtritt. The
buyers will add the stock to that Of
their own.
The county clerk expects to receive
a quantity of hunting licenses from
the state game warden's Office within
a day or two. Several changes will be
noted in the new licenses, as to the
open season for killing game.
Lester, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Anvoots of Schofield, died last Sat
urday, after weeks illness, aged
three years. He had been i'll one
week. The funeral was held today
from st. James church.
Mitchell Stewart of Virginia, MINI.
was elected on last Tuesday as 9
member of the school board in that
place. Out of six candidates, two OF
which offices were to be filled, he was
one of the successful ones. Mr.. Stew
art was a former resident OF this city
his sisters still residing here.
We learn that considerable Difficult
ty is being experienced by the street
railroad company in getting its new
interurban car, received a few day!
ago, to work properly. For some rea
son the motor refuses to mote. How
ever, it is expected that the car viii
! be in commission in about ten days.
The Third regiment of Wisconsin
will hold a reunion in the village o
Mansion, August 16, and II. Thi
will be in the manner of a homecOmin!
for the benefit of those who served
in this military oganization during
the Spanish war. Is is like
ly that a number of members of Co
G will attend.
Four officers from Villas county ar
rived in the city last night and, &C
companied by Sheriff Frank O'Con
nor, took Tony Imperio and Philil
Roberti to Eagle River for a hearing
1t is not probable that there will
be any demonstration, although tn,
feeling is said to be still so stronI
against these two that one canno
tell what might happen.
Two weeks from today the re
paving of the down town portion o
the city will be about completed. Tn
Third street job is well under way
the Washington street job is. nearl.
| done, and the Scott street contrac
will be finished this week. Consider
able delay has been caused the pas
week on account of rain.
The city expects to begin work sool
in oiling the macadamiZed streets
One of the sprinklers has beer
equipped with the oil sprinkling APP
paratus. The street sweeper, which
arrived a few days ago, will be pu
into commission first, cleaning up TIT
streets. After the cleaning has beef
done the streets will be oiled, provid
ing the oil arrives. Crude petroleum
is used. a quantity has been ordered
but has not as yet arrived.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Laut spent
day recently at the cottage of Mr.
and Mrs. F. o. Croker in the north
ern part of the city. While up her
they tried their hand at fishing, ant
proved quite successful, landing tiy
nice wall-eyed pike, one of whicl
weighed five pounds. Several mic
catches have been reported from tina
locality of late. In fact fishing j
better on the upper river this season
than it has ever been before.
There is a probability that tn
Wausau Street Railroad Co. may no
take up the work of its Sixth stree
and Third avenue extensions this sea
| son. When these extensions wer
authorized it was not expected tina
the pavilion at Rothschild would b
burned or that a loop would be bull
and Third and Forest street doubl
| tracked. The expense of these i'm
provements has been great, and Their
is a possibility that the extension
may be held over for year.