Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

at the PILOT Office.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, Friday, July 18th.
Several new cases of diphtheria
have broken out in the city in the
past week, in the northern part of
town.
J. G. Neville of Winona, Mimi, is
in charge CT the Continental store
this week, the manager Henry Trev-
Uranus being away on a vacation.
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Henry Bertsch died Thursday at
his residence 11O3 S. First Ave. The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon,
Rev. E. G. Grauer conducting the
services.
If you want a light running, SER
viceable and lasting sewing machine
the WHITE is the one you want. L..
Wiechmann, the hardware dealer
sells them. j18-2t
David Langner of the town of
Plover, was granted a divorce in cir
cult court Friday from his wife
Lizzie. Habitual drunkenness was
the basis for the divorce.
Fred Schmidt of Merrill, aged u
years, died Wednesday of lockjaw. On
June oath the contents of a blank
cartridge entered his hand, which
was the cause of the trouble.
A son was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. L. Braman of Amboy, III.
Mrs. Braman, before her marriage,
was Miss Bessie Vaughan, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Job Vaughan of this
city.
Members of the Wisconsin Ginseng
Growers association will meet in this
city on Aug. go. Several prominent
people have been invited to attend.
The association was organized in
Amigo three Years ago.
Rudolph, son of Rev. and Mrs. J.
j. Meyer Of the town of Maine, died
Wednesday. He was fourteen years
of age, and had been i'll for the past
six months. The funeral was held
Saturday.
Mathia Pills died Wednesday, at the
home of his son Joseph, in the town
of Weston. Deceased was eighty
three years of age, and had resided in
this county for the past ten years.
The funeral services were conducted
in st. Mary's church, this city, Sat
urday.
The watering trough for horses,
which has been located for years on
the north side of the court house
grounds, has been removed to the
north side of the Washington school
grounds. This was done in accord
ance with action taken recently by
the city council.
Mrs. Ferdinand Marth, aged sew
enty-four years, died Wednesday
evening at her home on MuenchOW
street. She had been i'll for several
months. She is survived by her hus-
band and five children. The funeral
Sc al, II
Saturday afternoon.
The Eau Claire Box and Lumber
Co. has been dissolved. G. e. Turner
and w. B. Scholfield of this city
were the principal stockholders in the
concern, and they operated a box
factory in Eau Claire in cOnnec-
ton with their Wausau business, up
to about four years ago, when the
plant was destroyed by fire.
The public property committee of
the county board met Wednesday, at
which time protests were read which
had been filed by citizens who are
opposed to the removal of the band
stand from the county square. AS the
"For Sale" signs have been removed
from the structure it is quite likely
that no further action will be taken
toward the removal of the building.
What about that idle money you
have lying around tied up in an old
sock, or torn handkerchief or an
old napkin? Do you not think it
would be to the good of your fnan-
cial condition, if you would place that
money in a good, sound conservative
ly managed bank like the National
German American, whose directorate
you know, and let them pay you the
interest on it? 1t will then he safer
and bring you in a regular income,
and viii also be doing your fellow be-
ings some good, as the money is then
in circulation.
The county board committee on
public property met Wednesday and
opened bids for repairs and altera-
tions on the court house and county
home and hospital. Theodore Kohl
will do the carpenter work at the
home while A. B. Wheeler & Son will
do tho DIun biDr Tho pOurt bOuCn