Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-30
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

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L, E. Spencer, NJ d., office in the
Mckinley block, corner of Third and
Mcclellan streets. If
Have your watches and clocks re-
paired by Otto Mueller, jeweler, corner
Third and Washington streets All
work guaranteed. If
Mr.. and Mrs John Bergstrom, of
Brokaw, buried their infant daughter
here yesterday from the Norwegian
Lutheran church. The child died
Saturday morning.
John Peneau, accused of making a
vicious attack on Walter Dunn few
weeks ago, resulting in the latter
sustaining broken nose, was arrested
Friday at McGinnis' spur and brought
to this city. His case was settled out
of court
Jos. KEENAN,, a former resident of
Pike Lake, was arrested in logging
camp near AItigo, Friday night, on
complaint of parties owning timber
lands in the town of Pike Lake. 1t is
alleged that KEENAN, stole timber from
the lands of the compliments. He
gave bail for his appearance in court
for trial at later date.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. C.
A. will serve a twenty-five cent supper
in the dining room of the Y M. c. A.
building, Tuesday, February 9th.
Cold Boiled Ham.
Escalloped Potatoes.
Rolls Graham Bread. Cake.
Coffee.
Ice cream 10 cents extra.
The regular monty meeting OF the
W. c. t. U. was held Friday. Work
on the petition was reported as pro-
crossing favorably. 1t Vas voted to
take up medal contest work The pro-
gram was in charge of Mrs Boyles and
Mrs. Morgan and was as follows:
Instrumental .Rubee Wilson
Paper-Good Templary..... Mrs. Boyles
Vocal solo......,........Mrs II. c. Stewart
A committee representing Cutler
Post, &. A. R., and Carl Mueller Camp,
Sons of Veterans, has decided that the
celebration of Lincoln's birthday be
held in the Liederkranz hall. The pro-
gram is for the entertainment of mem
bers of the two organizations only, and
| includes addresses by M. B. Rosen berry
and others, songs, music, anecdotes
and supper. 1t is the wish of some
members of both organizations that
such celebrations be made public here
after
On November 1, 1905, there was in the
| general fund of the Portage county
treasury the sum of $21, 1873 On Friday
last the fund had been completely ex-
hausted and payment of county orders
had to be refused This is the first time
a like condition has existed in Portage
county for many years probably for
twenty years at least. Unless the town
| treasurers pay part of the county tax
before they are required by the law to
| do so, this condition will continue until
sometime in March.-Stevens Point
| journal
The burglar alarm of the National
German American bank has been I'M
ruly several times the past week. On
Wednesday morning at a very early
hour the night policemen and the all
| night FOUNDERS who had been sitting
up watching the town clock that they
might know when the time had arrived
to go home, were suddenly startled by
the gong. The first thought was of
bank robbers but an investigation dis
sipated these fears and made frmer the
conviction that burglar alarms, like
| human beings, have their faults.
The state tax commission has
assessed Abbotsford & Northeastern
and Marathon County Railway Co.'s a
total of $4,000 on their property
Both lines are almost wholly in this
county. The former, Fred Rietbrock's
road, which runs into Athens, is assessed
at $4,000 and the latter, w. ID. Con-
nor's logging railroad is placed at the
value of $33, 900. The Mcmillan and
Jos. Dessert Lbr. Co. IS roads do not APP
| pear in the commissions list. The
total value of railway property in the
state of Wisconsin is 1888, 1876, 900. The
G. & N. W. Ry. heads the list with
$40 500, 600
The annual convention of the Wis
consin State Horticultural society will
be held in Madison Feb. 6-S Among
the speakers will be Prof. Sandsten and
Assistant, Prof. j. G. Moore Prof. W.
ID. Frost, state university; Prof.
Whetzel, Cornell university; Prof U.
P. Hedrich, Geneva, n Y Prof S.
A. Beach, Iowa university. Prof r. B.
Johns of this city, was asked to take
part in the the program but finds it
impossible to attend. Secretary Crane
field says: 1.-THE trial orchards at Wau-
sau, Medford, Eagle River and Popular
will be worth thousands of times
their cost to settlers of northern Wis
consin. We are aiming also to develop