Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08

Inc work or installing ornamental
lights on Scott street has commenced.
A heavy rain visited this section
Sunday night. There was some thun-
der with it.
The farmers are complaining of too
much rain. Well, it has come down
in plenty the past few weeks.
Those desiring to furnish rooms
and board to teachers, please notify
S. b. Tobey, at once, stating terms
and accommodations. a1-2w
The grocery and confectionery store
at the corner of Seventh and Grant
streets has been sold by Gilbert Bar
land to Merrill man.
The Cubs played a game of base ball
Sunday at the base ball park with a
team from Wittenberg. The former
were victorious by score of 80.
The members of the Marshfield
automobile club are planning days
outing to Wausau, Stevens Point and
Grand Rapids. The distance is rs
miles.
Before buying a sewing machine
see Louis Wiechmann, the hardware
dealer. He sells the WHITE of
the very best machines on the market t
today. al-2t
Oscar Weik is at Merrill this week
representing the Wilson Mercantile
Co. Sam Schneider, who is the rep
resentative in that city, is taking a
vacation.
The Eagles gave a picnic Sunday
afternoon ON Oak island, a large
crowd being present. One of the
features of the day'ssports was a base
ball game.
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..
The Monday Evening Study club
held its annual picnic at Rothschlld
pavilion yesterday. The members
had a picnic lunch at noon and en-
joyed launch ride in the afternoon.
The last legislature couldn't let
even the dead alone, it seems. An
other one of the many damphool laws
passed was one authorizing muEictt
palities to assess cemetery lots at 10
to exceed tc per square foot.
Gustav Toburen has purchased the
old John Adams homestead on Jack
son street, Immediately west of the
Northern hotel, paying 1000 for it.
He intends to open a Photographic
supply establishment on the premises.
More prosecutions of automobiles
have been registered the past week.
The dose of medicine prescribed in
each case was SIS and costs. That
would purchase considerable amount
of gasoline to operate their bubble
wagons.
Mrs. J. N. Manson entertained lady
friends at a luncheon and bridge
whist party on Thursday afternoon
at the Country club, and at the Paw
ilion on Friday afternoon, cOmpli-
mentary to Mrs. Erben and Miss
Reichert of Philadelphia.
Aug. Schweitzerkase, young man
living near Nutterville, had horse
killed Sunday evening during the
storm. He was returning home from
the city, in company with young
lady, when the horse was knocked
down by a bolt of lighting.
Messrs. D. J. Murray, John Manser
and A. w. Tre7itt returned home
from Milwaukee Saturday in the
formers auto. They covered the dis
lance of over 200 miles in about eight
and one-h&lf hours, making no stops
on the way. This, believe, is new
record for this route.
Leo Nutter, or Jne Town or Wausau,
pleaded guilty in municipal court yes
terday the charge against him being
chicken theft. He was sentenced to
serve term of six months in the
state prison. 1t was he who recently
made raid on the hen rOoSts OF
Judge Warren, Arthur Ehricke and
others, later selling some of the fowl
to local meat dealers.
f. r. Trip, arrested some time ago
charged with arson, was dismissed at
hearing conducted in Rhinelander
recently. Mr.. Trip is quite well
known in Wausau which was his
headquarters when he was employed
as an engineer on the Marshfeld
branch of the Northwestern road.
He was charged with setting fire to a
store building at Sugar Camp lake.
The PILOT requests those who have
visitors or who are going visiting to
report the same to us, or hand in or
telephone any item of news whether
about yourself or others. 1t is the
wish of every live newspaper 10 get
all the items possible, but none can
get all. 1t is only common courtesy
to your guests to see that their visit
is reported. An item that may not
benews to you will be &c someone
else. Phone 1901, when you have any
news.
The best advertisement in the
world is the advertisement that no.
body and no money can buy; and that
is public conversation, gossip, rumor,
recommendation from friend to friend,
neigbor to neighbor. When that
priceless advertising power is started,
! nothing can restrain the success of
what it favors. We are glad to please
customers no matter how small their
account at the The National German
American bank, because it means our
future success.
1t has been definitely settled that
Cones band will go to the state fair
in Milwaukee in September. There
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