Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-02

A daughter was born unto Mr.. and |
Mrs. George B. Chatham on Thurs
day, Dec. 18th.
Carl Peterson died Thursday at the !
home of his son Carl, of old age. He |
was seventy-two years of age. Be |
sides the son mentioned he is also |
survived by his wife.
Tic Curtis & Yale Co.'s plant No. l |
closet Saturday night for a week or
ten days, during which time an in
yentory of stock will be taken and
needed repairs will be made.
A. d. Gorhsm of this city, sustained
quite loss in tbe~Merrill fire. He
had his households goods and many
valuable things stored in the Living
ston building. He carried an insur-
ance of $500.
Last Thursday, Miss Ruth Connor,
sister of w. D. Conner, was united in
marriage at her home in Auburndaie
to Mr.. Walter Drollinger, of Leban-
non, S. ID. They will reside in the
latter place where the groom operates
lumber yard.
The county board committee on sal
aries met in the court house WedneS-
day, for the purpose of fixing the sal
aries of county officers for the COM
| ing year. The committee will report
to the board at the meeting to be
held this month.
G. G. Jones of Portage, one CT the
officers of the Chicago and Wisconsin
Valley Railroad company, is authority
| for the statement that surveyors will
soon be at work in this locality.
They will survey the line between
Wausau and Merrill he says.
Seventy-five to one hundred cars is
about the average 500 line freight
train these days, and person caught
| on the wrong side of a crossing when
freight is going through is generally
in for five minute wait at least. A
hundred car train is about a mile
long. -Marshfield Times.
The two Italians, Antonio Imperio
and Philippi Roberti, convicted of
| the murder of John Radcliffe of Villas
county, were conveyed to the state
penitentiary last Wednesday evening.
| The matter of securing new trial
for them is to be taken up with the
supreme court, we understand.
There will probably be quitea num-
Der of addresses made during the
winter by those for and against the
commission form of city government:
The first was made Thursday evening
| by II. Ii. Manson in North Star hall,
/ Sixth ward, when about fifty voters
were present and listened very at
tentively to what the speaker had to
say.
/ The county highway commission
met Wednesday and outlined a plan
for establishing state highways in
towns in the county which voted for
state aid. A map, with the roads
| outlined, will be submitted to the
county board for approval. At the
meeting Wednesday most OF the
Fchairmen OF the towns interested
were present.
The Central Labor Union, at its
meeting Thursday night elected the
following as officers for the ensuing
year: President, ]. Miller; yice-presi-
dent, j. r. Lynch; secretary and
treasurer, j. e. Cole; Sentinel, Her
man Otto: trustees, Alex. Archie, A.
Pagenkopf and Anton Weis. On the
night of the installation the union
will have big blowout in Brands
hall.
Trains are now running over the
entire length of the Marathon County
Railroad Co.'s line. The road was ex-
tended last fall from its terminus,
down into the village of Halder and
beyond, to within five miles of Mosi-
nee. The new extension has not been
I l. Sc
However, logs will be drawn over it
this winter, and in the spring it will
be smoothed and made more passable.
1t taps a good county, and gives the
people in the vicinity of Halder an
outlet to the Northwestern road at
Stratford. The extension of this line
will have tendency to help settle the
country.
The trial of VIM. Lemke of the
town Of WauSau against the city of
Wausau resulted in verdict of &C
for the plaintiff The plaintiff sued
for damages for personal injuries.
Two years ago as Mr.. Lemke was
driving down the hill to the east APP
proach of the lower bridge his team
was frightened at passing train.
The horses behaved in very ungentle-
manly manner and jumped off the
road and over the embankment, Mr..
Lemke sustaining injuries which he
claimed laid him up for some time.
At one time he offered to settle with
the city for stated amount, but the
city council directed the attorney to
fight the case.
Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most effectual. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. 1t
allays the cough, relieves the lungs,
opens the secretions and aids nature
in restoring the system to healthy
Condition. Thousands have testified
| To tic Snnarinr axcallence Sold by all