Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-20
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

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John G.. Prehn, brother of Fred
Prefn of this city, died ct Milbank,
S. d., on the 9Th. His remains were
taken TO Marathon for burial.
TIE ladies of the Universalist socie-
ty gave supper in the dining room
of The church On Friday evening,
which was largely patronized.
Walter c. Owen, present attorney
general OF this state, will speak at
the opera house this Tuesday evening,
under the auspices of the republicans.
E, J. Lindsay of Milwaukee, was re-
elected president of the Wisconsin
| Baptist State Convention which
closed its seventh annual session on
Tuesday night.
Rev Richard Evans will lecture at
Grand Rapids next Friday evening
before the NJ. E. congregation on
Summer On the Old Sod" Rev
Evans spent a part of the past sum-
mer in Ireland.
Poole Pianos What is home and
family without Poole Piano? Cheer
less, gloomy and lonesome. Music and
sunshine is the spice of life. Place a
Poole Piano in your home. For sale
by G. Ii. Ingraham, jeweler. adv.
Two years ago Zipswallowed grain
of wheat. Last Thursday night, at
the log-rolling, he had fit of cough
ing and coughed up fifty-pound sack
of -four and about one hundred and
six pounds of bran. Truth is mighty
and will prevail. -Ex.
| Nick Spider of Athens, who under
went preliminary examination be-
| fore Justice Schmidt of that village
on q. charge of assault with intent to
do great bodily harm, was brought to
this city Wednesday and placed in the
county jail to await trial in circuit
court at the courts next session.
| A meeting of the Farmers Eastern
Telephone company is called TO meet
house on the 3lst day of Oct. at
O'Clock p. 10. At this meeting definite
plans will be adopted either for the
completion of the organization or to
surrender the articles of Incorporation
The n. Y. X. club Ministries of this
city appeared at the Grand opera
house at Merrill Wednesday night
and gave the people of that city q
livery fine entertainment. They re
Gently gave a program at the BlJot
here, which was very good. The clut
is composed of local talented anna
teurs.
The Badger Turpentine Co.'S fore,
I of employees seem to be off on ;
vacation these days, whether it i
| for the want of stock or capital ha
| not been learned. The compan,
| makes splendid outputs and Their,
| doesn't seem to be any reason why i
| does not continue the business Tn
| plant is in splendid condition.
WANTED-To sell a stock of new
farm machinery to man who is in
position to dispose of these at retail
or wholesale in Wisconsin or othe
territory. 1t will take about S10,0
to swing the deal. Will take part o
all pay In unincumbered wild Wis
corsin land. Do not want improved
farm. Address Box 1888, Waterloo
Iowa. o13-3
Large train loads of logs continue
to arrive at the saw mills of tn,
Jacob MortenSon, Heinemann ant
the Mohr lumber company's yard
and the mills are still busily engaged
in converting them into all kind
marketable lumber for ready sale
The logging prospects for the cominl
winter, however, are not the mos
encouraging, owing to considerable
depression in lumber circles at thi
particular time.
The Excelsior factory has shut dowI
for two weeks for repairs and t
engage in the filling of orders. Tn,
concern has large stock Of bolts OF
hand, about 1000 cords and more ar
; irving daily, with which TO begin OF
and continue operation during thu
present and coming year. The fac
tory employs fifteen hands and it
output is shipped to all parts of tn,
United States and heretofore to SOM
countries in Europe.
There seems to be no let up on TIN
securing of hunting licenses. Owe
1000 have already been issued by TIN
county clerk since the opening of tn
season, and many more are to follow
before the close, judging from inter
est manifested i'm this respect for TIN
sake of a. few birds, which season
closes Nov Both. On Nov. 18th TIN
deer season opens and also closes Oh
Nov. Both, during which occasion
another rush will be on for that per
: iod of sport.
Repairs at the pumping station
made necessary by the late fire OIL
those premises, are still going on ant
when fully completed will make j
more secure than ever before from
that element. There is opportunity
however, for greater improvement
thereabout, to make it more Secur
/ from any other disaster and put it il
more presentabie and attractive ap
pearance, especially for exhibition
externally and internally, to out o
town visitors.
The Marathon Granite company
Notwithstanding the stringency o
: the times, is still busily engaged il
] turning out vast quantities Of mater
ial in the line of monuments, heaC
stones and building material anC
keeps l20 hands busily employed tn,
the year round. The Granite com
pany is one of the most substantial
and best paying establishments in thu
city, is capitalized at 100000 and the
stock is owned entirely by WaIsau
capital, with Fred DeVoe as manager
! who is always wide awake for the in
tereStS of that substantial company.