Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04

you can get many exceptional bar
gains in hot weather goods at Seim
Bros.
The Tomahawk chautauqua opened
on Sunday and will continue for eight
days. During the week quite num-
Der of Wausau people will attend
some of the meetings.
Two automobiles going at a good
rate of speed, came near having head
end collision OH Sunday morning,
at the corner of Sixth and Warren
streets. The drivers did some quick
work and averted an accident.
Word reached relatives in this city
Wednesday, that son had on that
day been born unto Mr.. and Mrs.
William S. Haseltine of Ripon. The
latter is son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. p.
Haseltine, formerly of this city.
VIM. Iverson, stranger, appeared
in Judge Warren's court this morn
ing and asked to be examined mental
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some time. He was committed to
the county home and hospital for OBJ
servation. He is apparently deficient
in memory at least, for he don't know
whether or not his parents are living
Mrs. Helena Adamski of the town
of Cassel, was examined mentally in
county court Wednesday, but was
discharged. The woman, as WIS as
| certained in court, has lived an I'M
happy life since her marriage a few
years ago. AT one time she ran
away from home and deserted her
child.
The board of review went into
session this Monday morning. The
board consists of the Mayor, John f.
Lamont: j. j. Lohmar, city clerk;
George Steltz, assessor; Henry Miller,
E. G. Kretlow, j N. Manson, p. O.
Means, John Kiefer, A. w. Raasch,
F. w. Krause, B. Kruger and John
Braasch, supervisors.
Miss Frances Albers entertained
young lady and gentlemen friends at
dinner Friday evening in honor of
her guest, Miss Monfort of Pittsburg,
Pa. Forty-four sat down to the tables
which were prettily decorated with
white and yellow daisies. Following
bridge whist was played and the hon.
ors were won by Miss Yawkey and
George McNaughton.
The man of sense today wears por-
Gus knit underwear, with shortsleeyes
and takes comfort in hot weather.
You will find large stock of these
goods at Seim Bros
The town board of the village of
Hurley at a meeting held week ago,
voted eighteen saloons out of bust
ness. They were ones which had
been harboring loose women, and
which have made Hurley stain on
the map of Wisconsin for so many
years. This action was taken at the
direction of the sheriff. and district
attorney of Iron county.
Merrill people are excited over
fresh rumors of another railroad be-
ing planned for that city. An article
appearing in the Amigo News Item
and Merrill News says that party of
surveyors is at work making 2 pre-
liminary survey of line to be run
through Amigo, Wausau and Merrill.
If Wausau had not been included, the
report would not look SO fishy. The
fellow who framed the story has not
apparently looked at his map very
closely.
The Wisconsin river at this point
is at present about as low as it has
ever been known. There is but one
small stream flowing under the C. &
N. w. Ry. Co.'s bridge across the
falls water which comes from the
tail race of the McEachIon mill. No
water flows over the dam, and one
can walk two-thirds of the way across
on dry rocks. The rivers natural
flow has been retarded by the reser-
voirs up north, all dams being closed.
The street railroad company on
Saturday began using both tracks on
Third street. Its loop has been COM
pleted so that matters will be facil-
itated tomorrow in handling the
crowds that will go to the park. Cars
will be operated perhaps all night.
The temporary track laid on top of
the macadam on Fourth street will
be torn up Immediately. The COM
pany expected to have its new inter-
urban car here by the Fourth, but it
failed to arrive.
Sunday was the hottest day of the
year, and the hottest that has been
known in wausau for a great many
years. The government thermometer
registered SO degrees above zero. On
Monday morning it was found that
the thermometer had been broken by
kids during Sunday night, and the
culprit viii probably be arrested in a
day or SO, as they were seen. There
is heavy penalty attached to any
.rlonkeying' with government prop
cry of any kind. The cmprits can
save themselves trouble by confeessing
and plying the costs of new Their
mometer.
While in the assembly the past Ses-
sion. A. j. Plowman of this district