Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-13

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fined to his home by sickness for the
past few days. He is now improving.
Miss Ella Ruder treated party of
her friends to a sleighride last evening.
They drove to Yonker's hall in Schofeld
and danced until early morn.
Mrs. r. E. Parcher, Mrs. A. B. Filter,
and Miss Josephine Single have issued
invitations to whist party to be given
at the Parcher residence next Friday
afternoon.
Julius Butenhof, of town Maine, who
had been hauling lumber from a saw
mill in town Hamburg to this city for
the Curtis & Yale Co., met with an ac
cdent last week whereby he had three
of his ribs of the right side broken. He
was on load of lumber when in some
way he fell off onto the ground, strikz
ing his side on a rock.
Ottilian Bohmann, aged about three
years, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F Bob
man, of Fenwood, is the little patient at
the Riverside Hospital suffering from
severe burns all over the upper half of
her body. The child was standing near
a stove in her home in Fenwood, when
her dress caught fire, and before it
could be extinushed she was badly
burned.
Elijah Cone, of Fond du Lac, was
found dead yesterday in the East
Branch river. Deceased was doing re-
portorial work on the News, and while
in the active discharge of his duties, it
is thought that he fell into the river and
was unable to get out. He is the father
of L. Gone, who for time was city
editor on the Record of this city.
Miss Montay of 1l2 E. Cherry street
in Parcherville was quite severely scald-
ed OH Sunday evening. She had pladed
kettle full of water on the stove and
when it became hot wanted to use it.
As she took off the cover the pent up
steam shot up into her face and on her
body Yesterday her face was quite
badly swollen, but is now considerably
improved
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Witter who re-
side about two miles northwest of the
city, were given a very pleasant sur
prise party by about 80 friends, who
secured large bob-sleigh and were
driven to the Witter home on Saturday
evening about eight O'Clock. Some of
those present rendered musical selec-
tons, others enjoyed themselves in
playing cards.
Last week, while John futile was at
work as filer in the saw mill at Mara
thon City, he dropped circular saw on
to his left foot, which took off the end
of the second toe, back as far as the
root of the nail He dressed the injured
member and kept right on at work,
which shows considerable ''grit" for a
man of his age. Well, John always
did have lots of pluck.
A most delightful 8 O'Clock tea was
given by Mrs. Walter Armstrong, to
relatives and old-time friends in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Armstrong, of
Sac City, Iowa, last Tuesday afternoon,
There were about forty guests present.
A few hands of whist were played and
those who did not play passed the time
in socisl converse. Mrs Walter Alex
ander and Mrs. C. F. Dunbar hrewed
the Persian tea which Is sufficient
lgaarantee that it was perfect.
| A snow drift short distance below
lSchofield stalled this mornings north
bound freight, by which the northbound
passenger of the C. NJ. & St. Paul road
twas also delayed nearly two hours.
while the weather was warm
yesterday the snow that fell to.
j wards evening and during the night
Twas quite heavy; and the sudden
change to zero weather during the
might froze the drifts, and which the
heavy loaded freights were unable tc
break.
Col. L. T. Copeland, King of the
Platform, delivered lecture in the
Grand Opera House last evening. end
the large crowd that greeted the lectur
er, testified fully how much his appear
ance on the Wausau stage is appreciat-
led Seeing the Elephant WAS the
Subject for his lecture, it being the las
of the Y NJ. G. A. lecture course. lie
Iproved delightful speaker, and hi
brilliant treatment of the subieci
lclaimed the r,ady and interested atten
: ton OF his au4ience throughout.