Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-05
SHORT ITEMS.

up nne.
w. R. johnson has opened
branch store for electric supplies in
Marshfield.
Wausau is now going on to $4,000
population. In seven years more note
its figures-25,OOO and some more.
The regular passenger train on the
st. Paul road was an hour and half
late Sunday, causing much ill-feeling
all round.
Paper will now be made from straw.
Several plants will be erected in Wis
consin next spring. Why not get one
! for Wausau?
The Columbia band gave concert at
the county square Wednesday evening
and rendered program which pleased
all who heard it.
Oscar Hammer was fined $40 and
and costs Saturday forenoon for in
decent performance and he promptly
handed over the amount.
The city council meets this evening
for the transaction of its regular bus
mess and hearings which generally
come before that body for disposal.
The Columbia band rendered some
delightful music in the band stand in
the court house square Wednesday
evening, and highly entertained its
large audience.
John Hildensperger, who has been
confined TO his home the past two
weeks with a broken shoulder blade,
is steadily improving and will soon be
able to be out and around again.
A strange auto was thrown out of
commission on Grand avenue Wednes-
day afternoon, the machine losing a
forward wheel. The occupants pur-
sued their journey home and the Car
was returned to the city for repairs.
w. A. Swope has installed an in
genious equipment at the home of
his father, 1894 Sixth street, for the
manufacture and sale of ''Crispettes,
something new and delicious. A trial
is convincing. ~
The ladies of the Swastika club
went to Wausau this morning where
they will hold meeting with Mrs.
A. w. Baldwin, of Glandon, and Mrs.
Sam Quaw of Wausau. The meeting
will be held at the latter's home in
that city.-Merrill Herald.
The state trial orchard committee
is on an eight days tour of inspec-
ton of Wisconsin orchards and among
the places to be visited is the orchard
in the town of Maine in this county,
which has proved as one of the most
successful ones in the state, this year
showing one of the largest yields.
A sewing and cooking class was
started last week at the high school
under the supervision of the Misses
Brunstad and Bailey. They have also
run day cooking and sewing class
the past six weeks and this class COM
pletes its term on the coming Thurs
day.
At Merrill, the other day, there
came very near being another drown
ing accident. A party were out in a
launch above the dam when the mo-
tor stopped. They managed to reach
the river bank by using a pole which
was in the boat. This should prove
a lesson to all motor boat owners.
All boats should be equipped with
oars.
An arrangement has been made for
the holding of teachers institute
in this city during the week COM
mencing August Is and ending Aug
ust -. Previous to the holding of
the institute teachers examinations
will be held here on August IA, 10
and 16. There will also be teachers
examinations at Unity on August
rs, 26 and q.
Letters and postals have been re-
ceiyed by several of Mrs. Agnes Muir
ray and her daughter, Miss Margaret's
friends. Mrs. Murray and her daugh-
ter left several weeks ago for Mexico,
where at Mexico City Miss Murray is
to have an excellent position as a
teacher In all of these letters Mrs.
Murray gives a very interesting
account of the country.
A medicine vendor, with long
tailed coat and gilt buttons, has been
occupying the street corners night
and day during the past week, footing
his horn and exercising his jaws
and peddling out his cure-alls to the
unSophisticated at so much per. A
few purchasers were stung. The dope
sellers license was increased from
$500 to $1,000 and he shook the town
for greener pastures.
On account of the copper mine
strike in Calumet and Hancock,
Mich, Gollmar Bros, Americas
greatest shows, has changed their
dates for Wausau to Monday, August
18th. The big show viii arrive in
Wausau on Sunday, August 18th.
Gollmar Bros, OH that day will pay
over sl2, 600 to their employees. About
400 people of the big show will stop
at the leading hotels on Sunday.