Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-15
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

The Misses Gladys and Irene john
son are enjoying an outing at Minoc-
qua.
N E. and Miss Emma Pardee and
Miss Roberts, gave number of their
friends a launch ride on the Wiscon-
sin river last Saturday afternoon.
Do you want shingles? If you do
call and look over our large assort-
ment and get prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
IT, BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
The dance given in Armory hall
Friday night by team which STYLES
itself the Wausau Base Ball club, was
well attended. The finances of the
club were considerably swelled as a
result.
Louis Muehlbeck, resident of the
village of Marathon, was examined in
county court Thursday and was COM
mitted to the state hospital for in
sane. His mind has been weakening
for some time.
DIR. and Mrs. L. M. Willard, Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Stewart and Miss
Helen Stewart have issued invita-
lions for an informal party at ROths-
child pavilion to be given Thursday
evening, Aug. 18th.
No sooner is Third street paved
than the work of tearing it up begins.
In the next six months, the gas,
water and sewer men will make it
look like Washington and Scott
streets do now west of Third.
From late reports it appears that
the electrical storm of early last
week wrought considerable damage
| throughout the county. We have
since learned of number of build
ings being struck by lightning and
| burned.
There appears to be an organized
gang of ginseng thieves working in
| Northern Wisconsin at present. In
the past week many losses have been
reported in Langlade and other cOun-
ties. Local growers had better watch
little out.
Walter Bissell Jr., took tumble out
of one of the large trees on the lawn at
his home on Sunday afternoon and
for little while it was thought that
he had been seriously injured. Such
proved not to be the case. Further
than bruises and a shaking up he is
all right.
A woman was taken out of one of
| the depotS Saturday, by one of the
| city's policeman, and locked up. She
was in such state of intoXicatiOn
that it was necessary to summon a
| conveyance, to get her to the police
station. She had a choice collection
of names, which she applied to the
officer.
WauSau business men have suffered
much from the slow way in which
the streets have been paved There
seems to be no excuse for leaving
Scott street in its present condition
| for week. The street railway COM
pany knew it had to pave its track
and the contractor paving our streets
should have had the blocks here to
| finish up it's work.
There is little Likelihood that Jos.
| Grinlinski will be tried for the at
tempted burglory Of home in Parch-
erville two months ago. He has been
| released from jail There was little
evidence, it is said, to connect him
with the crime. The slungshot found
on his person at the time of arrest,
| he claims to have picked up just
| previous to his arrival here.
A teachers institute will be con-
Quoted in the training school Aug.
22-23. J. F.. Kadonsky will handle
the subject of agriculture. A con-
ductor, not as yet selected will take
| charge of some other work, while
Supt. Pivernetz will make selection
| of some topic. A teachers eXamina-
ton will be conducted in the court
house Aug. 24-25-26, and one in Unity
Aug. 2S-29-30.
Enough brick arrived last week to
complete the pavement on Washing
ton street and it is open to travel
| The last work of paving is the street
Car company's portion on Scott street
which will be finished as soon as the
rain showers let up. Both of these jobs
were turned over to @. Johnson
Son. A conduit manhole at ThirC
and Jefferson streets was torn up Fri
day and the iron Gaping raised tt
conform with the street grade. John
| son q Son expect to get all theil
paraphernalia shipped out of the city
within the next few days.
Miss Florence Stansburg of Gales
burg, ILL.,, has arrived in the city, tC
take up the DeaconeSs work in thu
M. e. church. Miss Stansbury is {
graduate of the Chicago Training
school and regularly licensed dea
coness. She has had splendid train
ing and will be of great service in the
work of he parish. Her ministry
| will not be confined just to the mem
bership, but will be given to all WhC
need her help regardless of denomina
tional lines. We bespeak for her {
cordial welcome from our people ant
their hearty cooperation. Her address
will be TOP Fifth street, and her tele
phone number is 1882.