Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-03

west side mission next Tuesday even
ing from $50 to o'clock.
The total amount of taxes for the city
this year will be $3.50, 2S2 50 or 1851 Al
less than last year. The rate this year
will be S33l0l, which is about 20 cents
on every 800 lower than last year.
Hattie l.. Brown McIndoe of the
Brown-Robbins Lumber company of
Rhinelander, Wis, has sold II 100000
feet of white pine in Ontonagan county,
Mich, to the Brooks & Ross Lumber
company.
1.-THE Village Parson" was played in
the opera house last Friday and Sunday
evenings, and on both nights was
greeted by good houses. The troupe is
good one and is deserving of full
houses wherever it may go.
The trustees of the Marathon County
Insane Asylum, Geo. e. Knoller, Hugo
Peters and Chas Cramer, together with
the superintendent, H. G. Head, held
the regular monthly meeting today at
the court house, auditing accounts, etc.
John Tostonson, aged "A, and ma
tive of Norway, died Saturday last at
the county insane asylum. He was a
resident of Portage county and has
son and daughter living at Amherst, to
whom the body was shipped for burial.
Russ Lyon has received from his
brother, Rube, who is located in
Alaska, mammoth tooth, supposed to
be from the skeleton of a mastodon,
mammoth or some other extinct spec
les of the animal kingdom. 1t weighs
considerable and is in a fairly good
Estate of preservation.
Sunday nearly every lodge of Elks in
the state held Lodge of Sorrow in re-
membrance of those members who
have passed away. At an earlier day it
had been planned that the local branch
would do likewise but an abundance of
other work prevented.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis C.. Silverthorn
have issued invitations to the wedding
of their daughter, Miss Margaret Grace
SiIverthorn to Mr.. Hugh Holland Had
ley, of Chicago. The ceremony will
take place at $50 p. NJ. Wednesday
evening Dee 18th, 1901, at the Silver
thorn residence, 222 Grand Avenue.
/ To THE PUBLIC-Out door work in the
painting line is now suspended and in
appreciation of the liberal patronage
bestowed upon me during the season
I by which my business has doubled. /
take great pleasure in thanking my
patrons for their generosity and hope
| to again have you on my list at the
opening of spring o. G. CALLIEs.
The q. ID. Jones Land Co has filed
articles of Incorporation with the reg
| lister of deeds. The prime movers in
the incorporation are e. d. Jones, I.
G.. Ryan and Nj. A. Hurley. The
gentlemen have been dealing in lands
for some time and this movement is but
step forward to larger interests and
spreading out. The capitalization
was fixed at $40, 900.
To THE LADIEs:-With every dollar
purchase at my store from now until
Christmas will give away free bottle
or package of toilet preparation.
have a large line to select from, such as
Milk of Almonds, Eleysian Powder,
Quinine Hair Tonic, Cream of Crushed
Roses, Mile Du Pays Bloom of Youth
and many Others These goods retail
at 25c and soc, but am giving them as
presents. E. V. SPEER.
Rev, Harry Wilson, blind preacher
addressed the young men of the Y NJ.
G. A. Sunday afternoon at four o'clock,
his subject being Conservation" In
the evening he addressed large audi
ence at the Presbyterian church. Mr..
Wilson is of Indiana and has been
blind all his life In his addresses he
fuses a I for the blind with raised
let's His talk on the struggles en-
| dured by the sightleSs in gaming an
education was interesting. and instruc-
tive.
A most charming whist party was
given by Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Yawkey
on Wednesday evening. There were
eleven tables of players and there was
a spirited contest from $50 until IL
O'Clock, and at the latter hour dainty
Refreshments were served. Honors
were won by MeSdames j. A. Porter
ard j. p Briggs and c. s Curtis and
A. l.. kreutzer Mr.. and Mrs. Yawkey
were assisted in entertaining by the
Misses Nohl Porter and Huntington.
1t was an evening greatly enjoyed by
J al participants.