Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

&. B. Bird is giving his residence an
other coat of white paint
Word comes from Knowlton that
Mrs. Chas. Guenther is very i'll.
The city has crew of men at work
grading several of the streets, towards
the outskirts.
The Y. M. G. A. has issued prospec-
tus advertising its winter course of en-
tertainments.
For your tin work give A. B. Wheeler
q Son, 606 Third street, a trial. Work
done on short notice. j24-tf.
Ripon was visited by a $4,000 fire
last Sunday. The opera house and also
the Methodist church were among the
buildings that were destroyed.
Mrs. Chas. E. Turner gave luncheon
to few of her lady friends on Friday
afternoon in honor of her visiting
friend, Mrs. Mosely, OF New York City.
Richard Schultz and Miss Ida Wen
dorf, both of Schofield, were married
Saturday, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. F. Werhahn, of this
city
Miss Emma Pardee gave an after
noon party on Saturday in honor of her
cousin, Miss Ethel Roberts. 1t was a
very charming social event and highly
enjoyed by all who participated.
Jack Mylrea, Perry Wilson and Guy
Gooding completed their course of study
in the school of Forestry, at Biltmore,
North Carolina yesterday. All will re-
turn home in the next few weeks.
A daughter was born unto Mr.. and
Mrs w. Ii. II. Dean on Sunday morn
ing. 1t is their first born and viii is to
be excused for the great hilarity he has
shown since the event The Pilot ex-
tends congratulations
Peter Newton, of Chicago, was in the
city yesterday and conducted civil
service examination, assisted by Ed
Ringle. The examination was for ap--
plicants for positions in the Panama
service and there were four who took
the examination
It's a good time now to purchase
your fall and winter supply of under
wear. The consequences are a cold
inability to attend to your labor per
haps doctors bill. When you buy,
get the best to be had for your money
that's at Seim Bros.
The street railway company had its
construction crew working all day Sun
day laying track. The object in work
ing was to get track laid on that part
of the street which was torn up and not
leave the street in bad repair any long
er than possible Track is laid for a
distance of several blocks.
Fred Levenhagen is of the opinion
that the Wausau club will make a mis-
take if it does not secure the Yellow
Banks property, about five miles above
the city, on which to build its club
house and place its golf links. Fred
has an eye to beauty and his judgment
is first class in matters of this kind.
Stanislous Streck entered plea of
guilty, Friday, to the charge of burglary
and was sentenced to serve one year
in the Green Bay reformatory. Streck
in company with fellow named Knipp
was arrested few weeks ago charged
with burglarizing the home of Aug
Kurth in the town of Easton. Knipp
was discharged at the preliminary ex-
animation. Streck'S home is in Stevens
Point.
Miss Eda ThreSher, while handling a
a bunch of bananas in the store of IL d.
G. Thresher 4 Son yesterday, had mar
row escape from being bitten by a
tarantula. Ii was one of very large
size and it got on her hand before she
noticed it. The day being chilly the
insect was not very lively and it was
perhaps due to tAis fact that the young
lady was not bitten. 1t was captured
and placed in glass Jar AID attracted
good deal of attention all day. Later,
upon request, it was presented to the
high school.