Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-16
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

DIR. Jacob Kolter, dentist, now To-
Gated in the Mckinley block, $50
Third street lem 4w
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells Honse, Monday, June 9Th.
The Columbia band gave concert
Thursday evening, on the county
square. Many people brayed the
high wind to hear it.
Walter Dern tested the speed of
his automobile Thursday evening,
and was called onto the carpet for it.
The court assessed him total OF ST.
A few flakes of snow fell Friday
morning, while on the Wednesday
previous people sweltered as they do
in August. It's funny how things
work.
Sale and supper at the Uniyersalist
church, Friday, May 26th. Supper
from $50 on. Commencement gifts,
aprons and articles for the babies
layette. Wv
Another Cherman band struck
town last week and went around
spilIfng music all over the streets.
These Cherman bands are what Gen.
Sherman said war is.
Forest fires have been destroying
timber in Northern Michigan and
Wisconsin for the past week. At
times the air in this locality has been
heavily laden with smoke.
Jacob Monion has purchased the
Old English Chop House of Mrs.
Edith Ackermann, and has taken
possession. Mr.. Monion was former
ly a resident of Stevens Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Durkee of Soho
field, are mourning the death of their
infant son Leslie, who died Wednes-
day. The child was five months old.
The funeral was held Saturday.
DO you want shingles9 If you do
call and look over our large assort-
ment and get prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
If. BARKER 8 STEWART LUMBER Co.
Last Sunday was the 14th anniver-
sary of the organization of the
Epworth league and at Grand Rapids
during the observance of the day IL.
G. Berger of this city made the prin-
cipal address.
The Western Union Telegraph Co. S
messenger boys in this city are sport
ing blue uniforms, with red trim
mings. This is the first time in years
that the company has fitted its boys
with such togs.
The electrical storm of last Tues
day night and Wednesday morning
caused considerable damage at differ
emit near by points. Reports have
reached us of several buildings being
struck by lightning and burned.
Several woodworking institutions
in the city closed down Thursday, on
account of the high wind There
was danger of fire breaking out
and men could not successfully
wrestle lumber, and stood in danger
of being blown off the piles.
Abou5 $1,000 worth of logs, kiln
wood, bolts, etc, were destroyed by
fire at Denny station in the town of
Holton last week. This was the re-
suit of forest fires, we learn. A fell
low up in Villas county got dose of
his own medicine last week. He
started a brush fire and burned down
his barn.
The work of double tracking Third
street is progressing very well. The
old track is being set over to one side
in sections-a little at a time. The
new track is being laid with an idea
of permarency, the concrete being
tit for use the old track will be set in
concrete likewise. The track laying
does not interfere with team traffic to
much extent.
Tbs state supreme court affirmed
tie decision Of the lower court award
ing Charles w. Harper of Mercer, Villas
county, guide, Judgment against M.
Il. Holcomb of Milwaukee for $1,000
for injuries sustained by being shot
by Holcomb, who mistook him for a
deer. His case establishes precedent,
and will result in more cases of a like
nature being started in the future, or
else more care being exercised by
hunters,
About $1,000 worth of cedar posts
and poles were burned along the G.
& N. w. right-of-way betweed FL
deron and Galloway in the town of
Franzen last week The property
belonged to II. Robson and Rev,
jameson of Wittenberg, and was I'M
insured. Parties started a fire in
that locality TO clear land of timber
slash and it got beyond their control
and burned the property noted above.
Suits will probably be instituted
against the parties, to recover the
loss.