Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-29

PMOT.
| Work on the filter for the water
works is now being pushed and it viii
be completed in few weeks.
| 1t is reported that part of the retain
ing wall of the paper mill at Merrill
was again washed out yesterday.
| The ladies of the Baptist church are
this evening conducting sale 81
chicken pie, cake and ice cream at me
church.
In selecting carpets the three essential
points are, fast colors, quality and
| price, we have them.
LITTLEJoHN EsCH Co.
The Barker 4 Stewart sawmiIl was
closed down the latter part of the week
after a most successful seasons run.
The cut surpassed that of last year
The Reuter- concert Friday evening
| ought to be rousing success. A pro-
gram of musical gems, both vocal and
instrumental, are being prepared for
the occasion.
Supper and sale of fancy work ct the
Universalist church, Tuesday, Dec. 9th.
Sale commences at & o'clock, and con-
tinues through the evening, and during
Wednesday afternoon.
The Alexander Stewart Lumber Co. 8
sawmill closed down for the season Sat
u lay, after the longest run in the his.
tory of the company. The plant was
started early last spring and has been
in continuous operation for nearly eight
months, saving out close to 10000, 900
feet Of pine and hemlock.
On Wednesday evening there will be
a special meeting of Forest Lodge No.
100 F. & A. Nj. Work in the NJ. M.
degree, conferred by the past masters
of the lodge. 1t will be an important
as well as pleasant evening and all
members should be present. S. II.
Alban, of Rhinelander, will be present.
The city has secured permission from
the owners to use Clarke'S island again
for another season, as location for the
stone crusher, and rock is already
being purchased for next years macad
amizing. 1t is quite likely that at least
1000 cords of rock will be bought for
next season, so that there will be no
cessation in street work on account of
an insufficient quantity of rock.
The officials of the Northwestern
road filed articles of Incorporation with
the secretary of state last week for
railroad company known as the Mani
towoc, Green Bay & Northwestern. 1t
is proposed to build line of road start
ing at Manitowoc, running north into
Brown county, thence to Eland Jet at
the eastern boundary line of Marathon
county. 1t will also have connecting
lines with other points on the North
western.
If we are to believe the signs usually
observed by old hunters and trappers
in determining the length and coldness
of winter, the coming one will be a
repetition of the last ore. This fall the
deer changed his coat early, the wild
goose flew southwark early, the musk
rat built his lodge of enormous size, the
bear in the northern chimes of Canada
is burrowing deep in leaves, the chip
munk is laying in supply of provisions
sufficient to last him several months, all
of which portends, according to woods
mems lore, long and cold winter.
We hope for once all these signs are
failure.
The poverty sociable given Friday
evening by the Christian Endeavor
society in the Presbyterian church was
well attended. GRANT and curious
were the antiquateo costumes worn
and many of them had the appearance
of being of the vintage of several cen
turtles ago. A prize was awarded to.
Miss Vande Vrede, of Sheboygan, who
represented. a colonial dame. The
prize was mirror with the inscription
''See yourself as others see You" Re-
freshments we're served and the event
was highly enjoyed by all who attended.
The Central, in its last issue, adyo
Gates the purchase of voting machines
for each ward of the city. We would
suggest as an improvement over pres
ent conditions that the city build
larger voting booths. The stingy,
measly looking affairs in use at each
election makes it appear that the city
is practicing false economy. Why, a
corpulent man cannot squeeze into one
of them, let alone having room to mark
his ballot. And the split pine boards
serving as table to write on, and the
lead pencils furnished-Don't mention
them.
A. q. Christianson has become pro-
prietor of the Merrill News, MIR. Chris
tianson is first class man in every
department of printing Office. He
has worked up from "devil' to the
editorial chair and is therefore practi-
cal man in every sense of the word.
Above all he isn't jumping jack, nor a
man who is always looking for someone
to pay him a price to do dirty work,
but AL. will always conduct a paper
that will! be credit to the COM
munity in which he lives. Success to
you, MIR. Christensen.
Ferdinand Winch, of the town of Day
had s hearing before Justice Curtin at
Stratford Saturday and was bound over
to appear in circuit court for trial, his
bond being fixed at $500. Winch is
charged with having voted at the last
election before he had attained the legal
age. The complaint was made by A. E..
Raaschke, an election clerk, and it is
claimed that the young man is but eigh-
teen years of age. If the allegation is
true, and there seems to be but little
evidence to the cont rary, he ought