Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-29
SHORT ITEMS.

Anderson Bros, & Johnson was COM
menced yesterday.
Miss Martha Rhodes, who has been
laid up by illness for several DAYS. is
able TO be up and around again.
| Mrs. G. W. Harger was appointed
as member of the city park board
on Tuesday evening by Mayor Ringle.
The Mosinee water works plant
will be in working order before
snow flies. Mosinee is coming to
the front very rapidly.
]. H. Weed, one of the best known
lumbermen in Wisconsin died at his
home in Oshkosh last Monday night.
Mr.. Weed was 80 years old.
Cones Fourth Regiment band gave
a concert at the band stand on the
county square Wednesday evening
which drew out large crowd.
Judge Marchetti is dressing up his
home in new coat of gray paint,
which adds very materially to the
appearance of the family domicil
Judge Silverthorn is building a new
and handsome porch in front of the
family residence. He is also giving
the home cream colored coat of
paint, thereby adding beauty to the
premises.
Judge John A. Ogden of Amigo,
died on Monday evening, July 2lst,
after an illness of long standing. Mr.
Ogden was oneOf the prominent men
of Wisconsin.
Paul Olson, arrested some weeks
| a IF Of
his family and whose case has been
twice adjourned, has been dismissed
for the reason that settlement has
been made.
A cement sidewalk is being laid on
the north side of the new city hall.
Work has begun in leyeling up and
grading the grounds, preparatory for
the opening of the building about
September lst.
Roy Sawyer, an employe at the Mohr
Lumber Cos sawmill in this city, while
at work in the mill Thursday, had his
left arm caught in a piece of machin-
cry resulting in breaking it between
the elbow and wrist.
Ray e. Charter, who has been in
attendance the past week at the in
surance convention at Winona Lake,
Ind, was honored with the election
of president of the Farmers Fire In
surance Co., which was organized
there.
For SALE-A second hand threshing
machine outfit, a l6-horse traction
engine, a separator, 81 inch cylinder,
etc, all in A No. l condition. In
uuire at M. j. Kavahaugh'S hard
ware store, 407 Jackson street.
Christ JohnsOn's machinery and
other paraphernalia for street paving,
arrived from Oshkosh during the past
week, to soon begin the work of paw
ing Washington and Scott streets.
When once begun it is to be pushed
with all possible dispatch.
Capt. A. w. Grant was appointed
as a cadet to West Point over forty
years ago from Stevens Point and
since graduating, has been in the q.
S. navy. He will soon be in the COM
mand of the battleship, Texas. AS
he has been appointed to that posi-
tion.
| w. B. Buckingham of Stevens
Point, died on Thursday after an i'll
ness of four years He was rs years
| VI dSC dIu Ildu IcSIucO III OUGf6llS
| Point for 40 years. He was we'll
known in Wausau. The funeral SER
vices were held on Thursday after
noon.
From the outlay of the weather
during the months of June and July,
we can see that August is to De the
month when all city residents pack
their trunks and depart for little
| in no
after fish others simply rest and an
all-around vacation.
Otto Mueller, having completed the
remodelling of the interior of his place
of business, on the corner CT Third
and Washington streets, has now
changed the exterior of the building
from a dull red color to dress of
cream paint, which is a fine and at
tractive improvement.
| William Gensman of Pine river,
one of the pioneers of Marathon and
later of Lincoln county, died at his
home in the above named place on
| Monday, July 2lSt, of neuralgia of
| the heart, aged 81. He was nephew
| of Jacob Gensman of this city, who
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
| Tillie, and his son Henry Gensman
and wife, also of this city, attended
the funeral at Merrill Thursday.
| The horse on delivery rig of the
| Bauman Hardware Co. became fright
| ened and ran away on Wednesday
creating considerable commotion on
| Third street. At the corner of Third
| and Washington streets the wagon
collided with an U. S. mail box, the
horse broke loose from the rig and
| continued on his way until captured.
| Arthur Rasmussen, the driver, es-
capped unhurt but the rig was some
what damaged.
G. +. Ogden, secretary of the Y. M.
G. A, will take vacation the coming
month. Mr.. Ogden has been working
at pace hard TO beat the past year
and we feel sure that vacation
would do him great deal of good.
He has been very busy this summer
on account of the absence of G. E.
Middleton and Z. w. Brandenburg,
who have just completed their vaca-
ton, the latter, though, will take
another week some time in the future,
Clarence Maybee, an employee of the
Ruder Brewing Co., was arrested
Wednesday morning on charge of lar
ceny, his hearing being held before
| Judge Marchetti in the afternoon.
| The charge is that he distracted $40
from the person of Moses DuCate,
which amount was found on the per-
son of Maybee. Two persons were
witnesses of the act, Maybee claiming