Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-15
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veniences. Prices reasonable. Inquire
at 1419 Third street.
Willard Collar, young man 20 years
of age, of Hortonville, Wis, has been
stricken with infantile paralysis.
1t is reported that ayoung man work
ing in one of the jewelry stores of
Stevens Point has absconded with over
$1,000 of his employers money.
NJ. Manser, a farmer near Amigo,
while out after his cattle, lost one OF
his arms, by the accidental discharge
of a gun which he was carrying.
The Boy scouts of the Underwood
chapel, with their scout master, Rev.
| d. S. West, spent several days in
camp at Rothschild during the past
week.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
lions taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates. SIC Mcclellan st.
Phone 1871. n24-tf
The great war has not interfered
! with the sale of Partisan Sage for the
hair, as it is now made in this country
from the original formula. Cures dan
druff and stops falling hair. w. w.
| Albers guarantees it.
The state law requires that any
male person 16 or more years old, who
J is not resident of Wisconsin, must
purchase a nonresident license from
the county if he intends to fish in the
streams and lakes of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Young, who
have lately occupied the house at 9O6
Seventh street, have moved into the
apartment over the Weinkauf Bros.
clothing store, 202 Third street, and
are now settled in their new home.
Johnson's Electric shop has secured
the contract to wire st. Mary's new
school building, and also Marathon.
county's new sanitarium, both of
which buildings are well along in con-
struction and for early occupation.
Autoists were out in full force Sun
day, gliding around in all directions
and having an enjoyable time gener
ally. The weather, avenues and high
ways were ideal in every particular,
so say the occupants of the machines.
Miss Katherine Morris, who has
been employed in the Collie book store
for the past five years, has resigned
her position, which resignation will
take effect today. Mrs. Edna Martin,
who was formerly saleslady at the
Secor store, has been engaged to take
the place.
Sunday was a "day of hillside
preaching" and worship at~Bryn Mawr
Bethania, Wales, Wis. Services were
held at 1920, 1870 and 400. Among
those taking part were Rev. D. j. Will
liams, and Pres. Silas Evans, both
sons of former ministers of the Welsh
Presbyterian church in Wisconsin.
On Friday, Aug. 25th, Saturn will
be shut out from view by the passing
of the moon between it and the earth.
This will happen at 2:15 a. M, and
will last one hour. While many lesser
heavenly bodies are hidden daily, the
planets of Saturn's magnitude only
play hide-and-seek in this manner
once in many years.
F. A. Dole of Milwaukee, is in the
city to take charge of the Wau-
sau agency of the Mutual Life
Insurance company of New York, and
he may come to Wausau with his fam
lily to reside later. Mr. Dole and
family resided here twenty years ago
and though he has been here several
times since then he finds great i'm
provements each time he comes.
September 7th marks the opening
of the hunting season. Even at this
date County Clerk l.. H. Cook, has
begun issuing licenses, a number of
calls having been received for the
same. 1t is possible to kill brant,
chickens, rice hens, quail, cartridges,
plover, prairie chickens, snipe, wild
ducks and wild geese after the 18th.
1t looks as though the Portage far
mers are going to turn out this year
with some of their herds and go after
those crack herds of stock that some
of the outside breeders of the state
are showing and it looks as though
Portage county is going to win. One
of the big attractions is Allie Wooster
and his string of Is thorough bred
running horses and his riders are
all young ladies.
DR.. l. G. Barnsdale, who was shot
and fatally wounded in his office at
Superior last Tuesday, formerly prac-
ticed medicine in Stevens Point, and
was a brother of W. Barnsdale of
Stevens Point. A teacher by the name
of Helen Stewart, shot the doctor dur
ing quarrel. The doctor says that
she was angered because he would
not loan her money, as he had done
previ ously. and the girl says that she
shot n self defense.
st. stephens Lutheran congrega-
ton of Edgar, Wis, OF which the Rev.
w. Schultz is pastor, will celebrate
their mission fest on Sunday, Aug. 81,
at the village park. Rev. George
Matthiae of Howard Lake, Mimi, will
deliver the sermon. German service
at 1000 a. M, English service at 2:SO
p. m. Dinner will be served in the
usual manner All mission friends
are cordially invited, especially friends
of the speaker.
Scott street between Fourth and
Fifth is due to be paved and the paving
under consideration is brick, since il
has been so satisfactory to people in
the city wherever used. Bids for the
job were to be received a short time
ago. There was only one bidder. Carl
Lott of this city, and that is being
considered. If the city accepts il.
the contract will be let immediately
and work will be started. 1t is de-