Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-31
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells Honse, Friday, Nov. II.
The section of railroad track on
Shingle street, washed out at the
time of the flood, has been repaired.
VIM. Erdmann of this city, was one
of those who secured the first allot-
ment of lands in the Rosebud Indian
reservation now open for settlement.
Don't go around looking like a
tramp but visit Seim Bros. and get
suit of clothes or Oyercoat that viii
take the winter chill out of your
system.
Thursday night gave us a good
taste of what is coming on us from
the nOrthland before long. 1t was so
cold that small ponds had scum of
ice over them.
DIR. r. NJ. Frawley, who has had an
attack Of the measles, is able to be up
and around the house and will soon
be out again ready to attend to his
regular business.
A farmer living in the town of
Stettin was in this office yesterday to
pay his subscription, and informed us
that the turkey crop of Marathon
county will be ripe about Nov. 30.
The Marathon Railroad Co. has COM
pleted the grade on its extension and
rails are being laid. The village of
Halder will soon have railroad cOnnec-
zion with other points, via Stratford.
Why not trade in your old sewing
ing machine for a new one at Wiech-
mann's, the hardware dealer? He
sells the WHITE, a very popular
machine. Easy payments assured.
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The Marathon County Railroad Co.
has been assessed 49, 900 by the state
railroad commission. The road is
owned by the w. ID. COnnOr Lumber
Co., and runs southeast out of STRAIT
ford.
Danl. +. Harrington, rOadmaster
of this division of the G. M. q st. p.
Ry. line, ;has quit the employ of the
company. after years of service. Mr..
Harrington is undetermined as to
his future course.
FOR SALE-An 8-horse power gaso-
line engine, and wood machine with
good security. UO17-40
MRS. AUG. HENKELMAN,
Route 3, box As. Town Wausau.
While driving a traction engine over
a road in the town of Cleveland last
week it went through a culvert and
tipped over, nearly pinning the engi-
neer beneath it. 1t is owned by CrOuS-
er Bros. of the town of Eau Pleine.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Mueller on Monday, Oct. %,
note Of which escaped our eagle eye
last week in glancing through our
note book. We have not met the
yOungster, for the house has been
placarded measles"
Conditions last Saturday caused
people to wish that the street Sprink- |
lers were still in service. The wind, |
blowing a gale, picked up everything |
loose on the streets and carried it to |
one. Everything that escaped the |
street sweeper was deposited on ones |
clothing.
The city council has offered re- |
ward of $4,000 for the apprehension |
of the party who on Wednesday night |
last opened valve and allowed sew |
eral barrels of the street sprinkling oil |
to escape. Pinkerton detectives are |
at work on the case.
The local organization of milkmen |
has boosted the price of milk to &c |
per quart, much to the delight Of the |
consumer. The reason given for |
raise last year at this time was that |
the hay crop was failure. This year |
three crops were raised
Last Fridays issue of a local news
paper contains a short article under |
the head Beer may 60 up" The |
fact that so much of it follows the |
law of grayitation and goes down is |
what is causing the fight to be made |
against it by temperance people.
Philadelphia on Thursday won the
decidinggame in the world s champion-
ship base ball contest, and each play
er on the winning team pulls down
$3,379. 25-not so bad for few days
work. In the post season games this
year the American league put it all
over the old National.
Dairy and food inspectors have
been soaking the farmers of Wood
county Of late for delivering milk in
dirty cans. a fine of S25 and costs is
imposed in each case. This depart
ment of the states government in
tends to make general cleaning up
of the diaries and meat markets of
the state.
Miss Blanche Armstrong magazine
representative. Subscriptions taken
for all magazines and magazine clubs
at lowest rates Obtainable. Special
representatives for Ladies Home
Journal, Saturday Evening Post, De-
lineator and WOman's Home Compan-
ion. Your subscriptions respectfully
solicited. SIG Mcclellan st. If
The Hall-Miller Co. has 56x9O feet
of floor space on the second floor of
the Hall garage. The company has
hung its Shafting and is getting its
machinery in place as fast as it ar
rives. The quarters are divided into
a machine shop, stock room, display
room, offices, etc. Both Messrs. Hall
and Miller are pleasant gentlemen to
meet.
The Misses Amy Miller and Elsie
MeSGrvey gave a dinner party Thurs
day at the home of the former, covers
being laid for twenty girlieS. 1t be-
ing close to the Halloween period the
decorations were in harmony with
that event. Following the dinner,
whist was played, but we could not
bride our informant to divulge the
names of the winners of prizes.
The remains of Mrs. Matilda
Kuether, aged "a years, who died
in Merrill last Tuesday evening were
brought here and inferred Thursday
Deceased was for many years resi-
dent of WauSau, but since her huS-
bands death nearly two years ago,
she had made her home witha daugh-
ter in Merrill. She is survived by
three sons and five daughters.
There came near being a bad wreck
On tho So line rhnr ILnitN one day