Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-05
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

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of small pox in the city of Appleton
That's getting pretty close to home.
The county board public property
committee will meet next Saturday in
the court house for the purpose of open.
ing bids for furnishing the county with
wood.
Judge w. G. Silverthorn was con.
fined to his home part of last week
by threatened attack of pneumonia
He is greatly improved at present
writing.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E
church will hold a Christmas sale OF
useful and fancy articles, in the base.
ment OF the church, on Tuesday, Dec
18th. If
During the hunting season just
closed the county clerk issued total OF
2,OS7 hunting licenses. In 1904 there
were issued 1853 licenses or gain this
year of 1884,
VIM. Hoff, of this city, and Miss Kate
Paulus, of the town of Wausau, were
united in marriage Wednesday after
noon at st. Pau's church, the Rev. +.
Schaer officiating.
IL. H. Manson, the well known Wau-
sau attorney and the newly elected
chairman of the democratic state cen
trail committee, was in the city on
Tuesday Republican.
Sheriff Damon's boarders were in
creased in numbers Friday morning by
the addition of several persons directed
to his hostelry by the court. They had
the day before got too full of turkey
The members of Lady WastelI Hive,
l.. .. L. M, cordially invite all their
friedS to attend card party and dance
to be given at the Woodman hall, west
side, Thursday evening Dec. T.
Tickets, SOC; lunch, 10c. ct
Mayor Zimmerman is in receipt of
frequent letters from Chicago, stating
that his son, Alfred, who is confined in
Augustana hospital, following an opera
ton for appendicitis, is getting along
nicely.
The dance given Wednesday evening
by the local lodge of Knights of Pythias
at Castle hall was very largely attend
ed and highly enjoyed. The hall was
profuse with decorations and the man
agement like clock work.
The ladies of St. Stephens church
Melted about 5000 from their sale and
supper last Tuesday evening They
served supper to over 800 people, The
money will go into the fund being
raised for building new church.
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
stores sell it. Order a sack and give it
a fair trial. Made by F. w. Kickbusch
& Son. If.
The Brooks q Ross Lumber Co. at
SchCtield on Wednesday last presented
each one of its employees with Thanks
giving bird for their dinner next day.
The company had large lot of turkeys
shipped to Schofield expressly for gifts
to its employees.
K. S. Jordon, formerly of this city,
and who has recently come into con-
siderable notoriety on account of his
articles in Golfers, on athletics at the
University of Wisconsin, is about to
be united in marriage to Miss Charlotte
Eva Hannahs, of Kenosha.
Word received in this city last week
announced the death of j l.. Mathews
who died in Everett, Wash, on Wednes-
day. Mr.. Mathews was formerly a
resident of Wausau, and left here four
years ago to take up residence in the
West. He was sixty-seven years of age
at the time of death.
Mr. and Mrs. Mat Lemburg, living at
2O4 South street, are mourning the loss
of their son, Lawrence, aged five
months, who died last Tuesday evening
after a months illness. The remains
were taken to Hilbert Jet, Calumet
county, Thursday morning for inter-
ment.
The study of electricity is proving an
interesting one to the students of the
night classes of the Y. M. G. A. H. j..
Evans is the instructor and as he has
the subject well in hand through years
of study and experiment, the associa-
ton would find it hard to select one
more competent to give instruction in
this branch of study.
Henry Amelung, of the town of Vein,
has been subpoenaed to serve as a
juror in the United States court, which
is in session in Madison. The cases to
be tried are mostly for infractions of
the postal laws. selling liquor to
Indians, etc. 1t is quite likely that the
Wild Rose post Office robbers will be
tried at this time.
Chas. Brendemnuehl, resident of
the town of Easton, died Tuesday at
the advanced age of eighty years
Deceased had been a resident of that
town for upwards of twenty years. He
is survived by two sons and daughter
Funeral was held Thursday afternoon,
the Rev. Buerger officiating.
Robt. Neuenschwander, of the village
of Athens, and Miss Mary Kastel, of
the town of Bern, were married Wednes-
day forenoon in the court house by
Judge Henry Miller. The attendants
were the Misses Anna Kastel and
Martha Neuenschwander and the
Messrs. w. F. Nuremberg and John
Kasrel. They departed the same day
for their home.
W. w. Thayer, of the town of Plover,
Philip Menzner, of the village of Mara
thOn. and Chas. Gardner. of the village