Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


In Wisconsin, 1853. deer we're killed
during the past open season. These
are the figures furnished by the state.
The annual meeting of The Wausau
Telephone company will be held at
the court house on tie evening of
Feb. 9Th.
The Livingston fire loss at Merrill
has been adjusted but the figures
were not made known. The loss on
the building was adjusted at $4,000.
Grand.Rapids, Wis, will vote on
the commission form of government
on Jan Both. 1t is the belief that it
will win by good majority as twill in
Wausau.
DIR. W. G. Dickens had the misfor-
tune to fall down the cellar steps at
his home last Wednesday evening,
sustaining a fracture of his right
forearm.
G. Netzel has purchased the inter
est of G. f. Kruger of the firm OF
Kruger & Netzel, cigar manufactur-
ers, and will conduct the business
alone hereafter.
The directors of the Hall-Miller Co.
held a meeting here last week and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, J. Miller; secretary, E. E. Hall;
treasurer, ]. j. Graebel.
Some of our local poultry breeders
had their stock on exhibition at the
poultry show held at Oshkosh last
week. They are L. II. Cook & Sons.
Nick GILES, Carl Porath and f. NJ.
Deutsch
Miss Eva Bernier, who came home
from Wausau last Saturday evening
to spend Sunday with her parents as
usual, has been confined to her home
this week with illness. - Mosinee
Times.
County Judge Warren sent George
Steltz, Sr., to the county home and
hospital last Saturday for observation
of his mental faculties. Mr.. Steltz
has for many years been sexton of our
cemetery.
A fire at Plainfeld, Wis, on Wednes-
day morning destroyed a large ware
house in which were stored 10000
bushels of potatoes. The potatoes
were stored and owned by farmers.
The building was insured for $4,000.
A young man of Moon had his hear
ing in municipal court Friday after
noon, he being charged with a statu-
tory offense by girl of Mosine. Judge
Marchetti bound the defendant over
to the May term of court. Both the
defendant'and complainant are seven
teen years of age.
The Badger Title Co. is the name of
a new corporation, which filed its in
corporation papers with the register
of deeds Thursday. G. ID. Jones, ROB-
ert Schmidt and NJ. W. Sweet are the
incorporators and the capital stock is
$1,000. The object of the company is
to deal in real estate.
The IS months old son of John
Frawley, farmer of Lincoln county,
was burned to death Wednesday even
ing. The father had gone to Toma-
hawk and the mother was helping
the son do the evening chores. When
they returned the home was in flames
and the child, which could not be res
cued, had crawled from the bed roor,
to the kitchen, trying to escape.
A number of our merchants were
surprised last week to learn that their
computing scales were out OF order.
Samuel G. Gorsline, representative
of a computing scale company of Chi
cago, visited this city to inspect the
scales his company has sold to quite a
number of local merchants and set
them right, SO as to stand the test of
the official scale sealer. He found a
goodly number that were not working
as they should.
J. Harvey Pomeroy, who for the past
fifteen years has been connected with
the WAUsAU PILOT as city editor, has
resigned his position with that paper
to take the appointment under the
civil service regulations as sealer of
weights and measures of the city of
Wausau. Both ends of the line will
be sure to get square deal with
Harve ahead of the yard stick, but we
will miss him in the realms of jour
nalism just the same.-Mosinee Times.
The government has recently added
new stamp to the list. Previously
there was no stamp foruse exclusively
on registered mail, the regular ten
cent stamp or its equivalent being
used for this purpose. The new stamp
is to supply this need. 1t is of pale
blue with circle in the center about
half an inch in diameter in the center
of which is an American eagle, stand.
ing, but.with out-stretched wings. On
the top of the stamp are the words
UNITED. States Registry" The local
postotlice has not received any of the
stamps as yet, but expects to in the
near future.
When given as soon as the croupy
cough appears Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will ward off an attack OF
Group and prevent all danger anC
cause of anxiety. Thousands of moth,
ers use it successfully. Sold by al
dealers.
ANNUAL MEETING.