Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells Honse, Friday, July 28th.
Charles Kittel of the town of Texas,
arrested a few days ago for netting
trout, was discharged on Wednesday.
William Ahrens was Wednesday
committed to the state hospital for
insane. He resides in the northern
part of this city.
If you want light running, ser
viceable and lasting sewing machine
the WHITE is the one you want. L.
Wiechmann, the hardware dealer
sells them. i18-2t
The Tomahawk chautauqua was a
financial loser for its conductors, to
the extent of about 800. 1t could
hardly be expected that it would be a
financial success the first year.
Do you want shingles? If you do
call and look over our large assort-
ment and get prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Sidney A. Clark has been appointed
postmaster for the village of Mara
thon. Mr.. Clark, during the past
two years, has made the assessment
oflumber stocks in the county. Phil
ip MenZner held the office for fifteen
years and was ousted for political
reasons, it is said.
The state supreme court has re-
fused to grant a new trial to Ferdi-
nand Zingler, sentenced last winter
to term of twenty years imprison-
ment for manslaughter. He was con-
victed of killing Mrs. Mary Niche.
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment of the lower court.
Mrs. Mary Paul was discharged
from the county nome and hospital
on Friday, where she had been held
for observance for several weeks. She
was brought into the city at the same
time that her husband was arrested
several weeks ago, when he was COM
mitted to the Northern state hospi-
tall
Several people have been arrested
of late for violating the ordinance,
which compels drivers of vehicles to
drive up to the curb stones with the
right hubs of their vehicles next to
the curb. In no case have fines been
imposed. Several bicycle riders have
been brought into court, for riding
on the sidewalks.
The Wausau Canning company was
made defendant through complaint
of Game Warden John Foster on
Thursday. The company operates
viners at Marathon City, and refuse
matter from these viners, tits alleged,
are dumped into Rib river. The ma
ture of it was such that fish life was
in danger. The game laws prohibit
the dumping of any deleterous mat
ter into fish streams
Chas. Weinfeld of Wausau, wrote
81 ,001, 800 on PAT lives for the North
western Mutual Insurance company
the past year, or more certificates
than any other agent of that COM
pany. DR.. Chas. E. Albright of Mil
waukee, wrote more insurance than
Mr.. Weinfeld, his fifty-fye policies
averaging $31, 25O each. However Mr..
Albright has larger territory to
work in.
Theodore J. Werle, nephew of Jake
Werle of this city, is out through the
state with an exhibit and is giving
lectures on how to fight consumption.
He is a son of Theodore Werle, who
lived here twenty some odd years ago,
and was born in this city. He de-
livers lectures in connection with the
exhibit. His work is under the aus
pices of the Wisconsin Anti-Tuber-
culOSis association.
A letter from Van Ryn & De-
Gelicke of Milwaukee, state that the
plans for the new city hall will be
completed about the first of August.
They will probably arrive in time so
that the council can accept or reject
them at the first meeting. The build
ing will be two stories in height, with
offices for the city officials, council
room and Jail. 1t will be of pressed
brick and terra Gotta construction.
An effort is being made by repre-
sentatives of the city to have the
Canal street bridge twisted around,
so that it will be in alignment with
the street. AS the bridge now stands
it is practically useless. The North
western railroad company, which
built the bridge, has agreed to any
change, providing it does not inter-
fere with the running of trains on
the tracks beneath. The expense of
such change, however, is to be borne
by the city.
A suit has been instituted against
the G. 81 N. w. railroad company by
the Marathon Paper Mills company,
and will be tried in circuit court
The suit is brought to recover $1,000