Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-04-21
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Merrill las been purchased by com
pany headed by c. j. Kinzel of that
city. 9.
Many householders have already be-
gun to tidy their outside premises
and some have begun to make pre-
paration for gardening,
The street sprinklers were out for
the first time this year Friday which
helped very materially in laying the
dust on some of the principal streets.
500 line freight train ran over a
man at Spencer Wednesday The
crew knew nothing OF the accident
until the train arrived at Chippewa.
f. | Fitzgerald, who was lately APP
pointed as Inspector of incomes. has
an Office in the government building
In this city and therefore again fix
ture in Wausau.
Frank Luftensteen of the town of
Schley, Lincoln county, was arrested
and convicted in Merrill Wednesday
for giving short measure in wood, and
was fined $500 and costs.
A crew of log drivers went up to
Copper river Wednesday to bring
down drive of logs for the Wausau
Paper Mills Co. while the rivers are
at good stages for log-sailing.
A canvass of the vote for members
of the Waupaca county board of
education reveals, that Mrs. G. S.
Ashmun CT Rural, candidate for the
office, was defeated by small vote.
The Hotel Bells Co. has begun re-
pairs on its hostelry, having torn down
the portico on the east side of the
building, in preparation for elaborate
improvement to it's front and interior
alterations.
For impersonating an officer, Henry
Kapp was brought before Judge Mar
chetti Wednesday morning ard fined
$500 and costs. Whatever scheme he
had in view to assume such authority
as an officer proved to be of no avail.
The preliminary examinatio of
A. 3. Hoppe in Municipal court, who
was charged with the misappropri-
alton of buggy few weeks ago
from farmer in the country, was
concluded Wednesday morning and
Mr.. Hoppe was DISCHARGED.
Automobiles are all out running
hither and thither and have been
kicking up tremendous dust the
past week. From the diversity of
colors it is hard co say Just what is
the fashionable color this season, some
seem to have all the colors of the
rainbow.
Rev. Arnold Muckerheide, was
ordained Sunday forenoon at st.
Mary's church, Marathon, by Bishop
James Schwebach, ID. ID. of Lacrosse.
Rev. p. L. Casper of this city was in
attendance. Rev. Muckerheide is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Muckerheide
of this city,
Peter Erickson, while attempting
to get off moving train at Brokaw
last Tuesday evening, fell and sus-
tanned injuries which will lay him up
for while Two ribs were broken
and he was considerably bruised. He
was brought to this city for surgical
attendance.
Louis Flassaty is occupying quarters
at the county jail on serious charge
and will have his trial at the next
term of circuit court. His bail bond
was fixed at his preliminary exami-
nation in Municipal court Tuesday at
81 900, which he was unable to secure,
hence his Incarceration.
If the state railroad commission
follows the practice instituted Tues
day morning of ordering the ihstalla-
tion of Intermittent lights instead of
lights and bells at railroad crossings
the travelling public will be able to
sleep while going from one city to
another in railroad coaches.
The south bound steam contraption
that was hitched to the passenger
train, due in Wausau Thursday
morning, broke down near Merrill
and the consequence was the train
was delayed one-half hour in arriving
here. And still the public is obliged
to tolerate such inconveniences.
At the annual meeting of st.
Marthas Guild held "Wednesday after
noon the following officers were
elected for the coming year;
President-Mrs. p. o. Means.
Vice-Pres. Mrs. j. j. Okoneski.
Sec'y.-Mrs. J. p. Briggs.
Treas.-Mrs. NJ. b. Rosenberg.
Directors Mrs. r. ID. Sanche.
The Wisconsin river still keeps up
to good stage, Jhus assisting the
mill men in securing small drives of
logs along its course, the railroads
having almost entirely monopolized
the transportation CT same by rail.
Immense train loads of this kind of
timber still continue TO arrive daily,
thus we'll supplying the operation of
the mills with steady saving for
months to come.
ole n Smith, Wausau's industrious
street commissioner and his force of
street sweepers, have been busily oc-
cupied during the past week in
dressing up the streets and putting
them in preSentable shape for general
inspection. Mr.. Smith and crew have
about finished work OIL the east side
of the river ana will then go to the
west side and put the streets there
in the same shape.