Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, February 14th.
blue Ribbon" is the name of the
brand of flour sold in the greatest
quantities by Max f. Boehm. If
The Elks held banquet after their
business meeting Thursday evening.
III. H. Manson acted as POSTMASTER.
While Policeman Alex Mcdonald is
taking fifteen days lay off his place
Oh The force is being filled by Frank
Oviatt
The Business meeting of the Christian
Endeavor society was held last evening
with the Misses Edna and Bonita Shat
to, on Hamilton street.
Miss Priscilla Ellis, of Milwaukee, and
August j. STANCE. of Merrill, were
u tied in marriage in Milwaukee, on
Wednesday evening, February 1st
For SALE.-Large and convenient
house next east of residence of Z. B.
Thayer Choice location. Terms easy
Apply to G. p HAsELTINE, Ripon, Wis
Ask your dealer for a box of Idaho
apples. Choice fruit, carefully packed,
absolutely free from worms and guaran-
teed perfect. KIEFER COLD STORAGE
Co, Agents. j24
A spark from the chimney set fire to
the house of Nick CHA, 300 town line
road, Thursday afternoon but the fire
was soon quenched. The damage re-
sulting was small.
The whist party, given by Mrs. III. l..
Rosenberg on Tuesday afternoon was
very enjoyable in every way. Refresh.
ments were served in the afternoon.
Prizes were won by Mrs. A A Book
and Mrs. j. N. Manson.
The recent cold snap caught many
people asleep and they neglected to
shut off the water in their service pipes
The result has been that the plumbers
have been driven to death repairing
and thawing out pipes.
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Emil
Holman, residing on Washington ST.,
was run over by horse and cutter Fri
day morning but was not injured. The
accident happened on Jefferson street
while she was on her way to school.
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 sack and give it
a fair trial Made by F. w Kickbusch
q Son. If.
If 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 mod
ern way. We do all kinds of repairing
in these lines. A. B. Wheeler q Son.
616 Third Street. If.
A petition has been presented the
council, signed by rs residents of the
northern part of the city, asking that
the foot bridge crossing the river in
that section be repaired. A portion of
the bridge was washed out by high
water last summer.
At an adjourned meeting of the city
council held Thursday evening the
amended ordinances, on which special
committee has been working for some
time, were read With few changes
they will probably be adopted at anoth-
er meeting to be held this evening.
Wausau Ladies' Assembly No 321, E.
F. u, has issued invitations to an "old
fashioned" party given at Castle hall
on the evening CT Wednesday, February
Sth. Each one attending is asked to
wear a costume that is back number.
The older it is the wider swath the
wearer will cut.
Henry Belize, who has charge of the
local weather bureau, has received a
new set of weather signals. They are
6xS it. in size. The old ones have done
service for a great many years and the
fair weather flag has become so dirty
that it resembled the flag under which a
pirate sails the seas.
Robt Kerr, an engineer on the st.
Paul road, who resides at 724 Scott
street, is laid up with an injured knee.
While coming out of the round house
Thursday morning he slipped and fell
and cut the flesh to the bone Dr.
Rosenberg, who attended him, found
it necessary to sew up the wound.
Carl Moellendorf, of Martin, S. d.,
and Miss Augusta Sense, of the town of
Maine, were married last Tuesday after
noon at st. Johns church near the
lady's home by the Rev. F. c. Werhahn
of this city. On Wednesday they de-
parted for North Dakota where Mr..
Moellendorf is engaged as grain buyer.
At Tuesday nights meeting of the
city council resolution was introduced
providing for taking the management
of the water works system out of the
hands of the board of public works and
placing it in the hands of commission
of five, to be composed of the mayor,
one alderman and three citizens men,
bers. The resolution was adopted.
Fred White, charged with criminal
offense, daughter of Jos Kremschreit-
er, of the town of johnson, being the
complaining witness, had his prelim-
mary examination Thursday. Incrim-
mating evidence was introduced and he
was placed under bonds of $500 to APP
pear in circuit court. He was unable to
furnish the bond and no doubt will re-
main in Jail until trial.
DR.. H. l.. Rosenberg on Friday
amputated all of the fingers of the left
hand, three fingers of the right hand
and both thumbs of VIM. Boehmer,
living at 114S Merrill Ave. Boehmer's
hands and face were frozen on the night