Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-03
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Bells Honse, Friday, Oct. 20. n
Frank Brown and Miss May King,
both Of Wausau, were married Satur-
day afternoon byJudge G. L. Warren.
Readers of Milwaukee newspapers
can sigh with relief-the Clancy in
vestigation is at an end and the fire
chief has been fired"
A daughter was born last Tuesday
evening to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Spy
challa. Mr.. Spychalla is foreman in
the Wochenblatt Office.
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
tt. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
A report from G. A. Harper, secre-
tary Of the state board of health, is
to the effect that scarlet fever is
greatly on the increase all over the
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. W. Harger en-
tertained at a six o'clock dinner at
the pavilion, on Friday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. John Day of
New Orleans.
See Louis Wiechmann. hardware
dealer, when you want first class
sewing machine. They are light run
ming, serviceable and lasting. Call
for the WHITE. s26-2t
The railway commission last week
ordered the @. & N. w. Ry. Co. to
refund to the Connor Lumber Co.
$l91.57 as Overeharges on shipments
of lumber from it's mill in Stratford
Four of the combatants who waged
a pitched battle in front of the M. E.
church on the Sunday night previous,
were brought into court Wednesday
morning, and each was fined S. and
costs.
Sidney Stein, who has been con-
nected with the Livingston store in
this city for several years, has taken
a position with the Livingston store
in Merrill, entering upon his duties
last Wednesday.
Chas. Runge, a Merrill man, has been
sleeping for week past, and his case
is a puzZler for physicians. He
aWakes for short period, atintervals,
during which time he talks irratiOn-
ally, and then falls back into slum-
Der.
Booker T. Washington is to lecture
in this city on the evening of Nov. s..
He will be quite an attraction for his
name is known all over the United
States. He is one of the foremost
educators of the country, and is do
| ing a wonderful work for the uplift
of his race.
A two-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Heidman, residing in the
vicinity of Athens, died last Wednes-
day as a result of drinking carbOlic
acid. While playing about the house
the child found a bottle containing
| the poison and drank part of its con-
tents, death ensuing fifteen minutes
later.
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
DR.. w. G. Nichols suffered frac-
ture of bone in his right wrist
Thursday. The accident resulted
from an attempt to start his motor
car when leaving home. In cranking
it the machine suddenly displayed an
outburst of speed and the crank re-
vOlved at the rate of sixty miles an
hour. 1t came in contact with the
doctors wrist, with above results.
w. P. Philbrick received notice
last week that he had been appointed
postmaster of ROthschild. He con-
ducts drug store in that village,
but has not been informed when the
Office will be turned over to him.
The office being small one, pays a
small salary, and he don't expect to
be classed with John d. as a result
of the financial benefits which will
accru.
The Chicago and Wisconsin Valley
Railroad Co., the company which in
tends to build through Wisconsin
| valley towns including Wausau, has
| commenced building operations. The
company has filed bond for S65, 900
with the city clerk of Madison to
protect that city'S interests, in build
ing line through the capital. Con-
struction work will be carried on I'M
til frost interferes.
NJ. H. Duncan, superintendent
of the county asylum, bought three
| cows last week at what he considered
bargain, paying $50 for the three.
The cattle were slaughtered and the
hides sold to a local buyer for S20.79.
1t is thus seen that the hides paid
for one of the head, at the average
price paid for the three. And the
consumer is kicking about the price
| of shoes.
The chief of police has caused
men having overhanging signs to re-
move the same, in conformity with
one of the city's ordinances. The
owners are given several days Of grace