Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-01-28
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.
e. L. Boehm has been laid up by
illness during the past week.

Rev. j. NJ. Duer spoke at the Y NJ.
G. A. Sunday afternoon meeting His
theme was, "God-Sent Men,"
Supt. S. B. Tobey will lecture in
Rhinelander early in February on
medical Inspection in Schools"
Physical director, c. E. Middleton
of the Y. M. G. A. has recovered from
his recent illness and is at work
again.
Rudolph Puchner, Sr., died at Wit
tenberg ca Monday. He was "a years
of age and a pioneer of Wisconsin.
He was the father of A. w. Puchner of
Edgar.
The Carroll college quartet will
give a concert in this city on the
evening of Feb. Sd. under the aus
pices of the Boys Department of the
Y. NJ. Q. A.
Nate Morrow mot Narrowly is
carrying his hand in sling, for the
reason that he clipped off one of his
fingers while splitting kindling wood
Wednesday morning. The next time
let George do it,"
Foreman John Dern of the PILOT
Office, while engaged in domestic
duties at his home on Friday, severely
gashed the index finger of his right
hand with carving knife, thus lay
ing him up for few days from gener-
al activity in this office.
For SALE 80 acre farm miles
west of Wausau, miles from Mara
thon. Modern buildings. Silo. Good
water. Good place for dairy farm.
Will sell farm with personal property.
Inquire either at farm or at my Office
above Ritter & Deutsch building.
j21-3w III. G. TANK, Wausau, Wis.
If your children are subject to at
tacks of Group, watch for the first
symptom, hoarseness. Give Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse and the attack
may be warded off. For sale by all
dealers. advertisement
DIR. w. A. Ladwig has rented the
house on Grant street, lately occupied
by w. r. Smith, and the family will
take possession in the early part of
next month. Mr.. Smith and family
have moved into residence in the
northern part of the city.
A donation of $4,000, inheritance
tax from the estate of the late Alex
ander Stewart, has been added to the
exchequer of Marathon county, which
is the largest sum ever received in the
county since the creation of the new
law.
1t has now been discovered that
nature foretold mild winter. The
corn husks were very light last fall,
the horses failed to grow hair and the
muskrat has built his house on the
peek-a-boo plan. 1t seems old Dame
Nature knows thing or two, not
yet found out by the Oldest inhabi-
tant.
The cannonading every day resound-
ing up and down this valley is not
the reverberations of battle between
the Balkans and Turks, only the
blasting by dynamite of the boulders
in the river at Brokaw in the repair
ment of the dam at that place. De-
struction in that line has gone on
several months and the end is not yet.
M. B. Rosenberg and HI. g. Nc
Crossen were the recipients by express
Saturday morning Of two blooded
dogs from Madison, Ind, Mr.. Rosen-
berry's being pointer and Mr.. Nc
Crossen's setter. Also at the same
time, Walt Hinton of the town of
Texas, received three White Wyan-
dotteS-a rooster and two hens-tc
add to his large flock of pure breeds.
Old soldiers Who are getting anxious
concerning their increase in pension
arising under the act of May 18th
should bear in mind the vast work it
has put the pension bureau to. Up
to January 18th 210,7l1 claims had
been passed upon. The Office force is
now working on claims filed May %
and the days Immediately following.
Claims are being rushed out at the
rata IF > 900 a dow
The latter part of last week there
was a poultry exhibit at Amigo.
There were many entries and from
this city L. III. Cook and Carl Porath
took several of their White Wyan-
dottes to the show, winning prizes.
Carl Porath took four prizes in all,
two first and two fourths. He also
received silver cup for the best
white Wyandotte cock exhibited. L.
II. Cook received one second and one
third on his Wyandottes.
Clarence Dietz, son of John f. Diet2
of Cameron Dam fame, who is serving
lie S6ul6uCC III Ollc SOdOC pCliAOCh-
tiary for the killing of Deputy Sheriff
Oscar Harp, stated recently That
he is in receipt of letter from Gov.
McGovern promising early attention
to the petition signed by hundreds OF
citizens asking his fathers pardon.
The governor. young Dietz declares,
has promised TO take this matter up
first in the list of petitions that are
to come before the pardon board.
Capt. G. III. Henry of Eau Claire, is
being brought forward as candidate
for State Commander of the G. A. r.
of the state, which holds its annual
convention at Neenah in June. Capt.
Henry was number of yeals ago a
popular resident of this city and has
always been prominent leader in
Grand Army and other circles in the