Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-10
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.
Wausau Laundry Co. cleans carpets.

Bells House, January 18th.
Have your watches and clocks re-
paired By Otto Mueller, jeweler, corner
Third and Washington streets. All
work guaranteed. If
The cost of maintaining the city's
| poor the month of December was
$20626. Thirty-fve families of 1O6
persons were cared for.
The farmers institute at Spencer on
the nth and 18th days of Jan, will be
conducted by F. H. Scribner, Rosendale,
assisted by David Imrie, Mrs. Ada f.
Howe and E. L. Aderhold.
Many of our farmers arrange heavy
chain across the back runners of their
sleighs and on the roads where it is done
extensively, it is as smooth as floor.
1t would pay all farmers to do this.
Jos. Lucia, proprietor the Adams
House, last week purchased two of the
heaviest teams brought to this section
| in some time. One weighs 1858
pounds, the other $40. They are fine
looking animals and cost the present
owner neat price to buy them.
The bread that mother used to bake
| was not one bit better than the bread
| you can bake if you use Blue Ribbon
Flour. 1t makes light, white bread and
| fluffy pies and cakes. All good grocery
stores sell it. Order a sack and give It
fair trial. Made by F. w. Kickbusch
& Son. If.
A. E. Beebee, treasurer of the village
of Mcmillan, on Wednesday turned over
to the county treasurer the taxes of his
town and in promptness will head the
list. For several years past, the village
has been the first to turn over its taxes.
One reason for this is the fact that it
has been several years since any delin-
quent taxes have been reported in that
village.
Iver Allen has been paroled from the
Northern State Hospital for Insane at
Oshkosh. He formerly resided at
Schofield. He has been totally blind
for number of years and series of
misfortunes caused him to lose his mind
and he was sent to the asylum IN
December. His mother, who lives in.
North Dakota, is now caring for him.
The annual meeting of the Wisconsin
State Historical society will be held in
the Guild hall, Madison, on the 18th, 9Th,
9th, and 10th days of February. We
notice that Judge Gaynor, of Grand
Rapids, will read a paper on Market
ing Fruits and there will be other
strong features of the convention that
will make it profitable for all interested
to attend.
An exchange says: A farmer tells us
that he can rid his barn of rats in the
following way:-"On a very large
number OF pieces of old shingles put
about one half teaspoonful of molasses
and on that | scraped a small amount
of concentrated I've. and then placed it
under the cribs. The next morning |
found some forty dead rats and the
rest vacated the farm. L have cleared
many farms of the pests in the, same
way and have never known it to fall
The application for charter for a
local branch of the Sons of Veterans
has been received and granted by the
state division commander, +. II. B..
Mcdowell, and the branch named Carl
h. Mueller Camp No. A. In response
to request to send mastering officer
here to install officers Mr.. Mcdowell,
in letter to Mr.. Mueller, states that
he will probably come himself, though
at present he cannot set the date.
Since the camp was organized great
many more signatures for membership
have been received and placed Oh the
roll.
City clerk G. F. Beck is considering
the plan of having resolution pre-
sented to the council, making provision
for an appropriation of certain sum
of money to be used in getting up a
calendar for 1905, to be given free to all
who call for them. What has given
him this thought is the fact that hardly
day has passed recently but what he
has been pestered with people coming
in to his office and asking him for 'city
calendars" They are of the opinion,
it seems, that provision is made in the
tax levy each year for sum of money
to defray the expense of having calen-
doris Yl,.intad for fya., diS+r;b,+;o,
Ii you are going 10 build or MAKE any
change in your residence, have your
heating plant put in right and your gas
work and plumbing done up in a mod
ern way. We do all kinds of repairing
in these lines. A. B. Wheeler & Son.
616 Third Street. If.
John Humphrey, who has been
teacher in Marathon county at Spencer,
Stratford and now at Eldron, passed
through here Tuesday on his way home
to Unity. Mr.. Humphrey is the lucky
possessor of life state certificate and
has devoted most of his time to educa-
tional work. At the coming spring
election he will be candidate for the
Office of county superintendent The
present incumbent, John Lamont, it is
understood, has said that he will not
try again for the office. =. A. Drown
of Edgar is out for the office and the
fight will likely be between him and
MIR. Humphrey. The last named is well
qualified and hss many friends in south
western Marathon county who would
be glad to see him placed at the head
of this county school system.-Marsh-
field Times.
The coming of Arizona" to the
opera house, Saturday, Jan. IA, will be
marked as red letter engagement by
theatregoers who have witnessed per-
formances of this excellent play
in New York, Philadelphia, Boston.