Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-13
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

The Wausau Liederkranz is making |
arrangements to give concert, in
Elks, hall on the evening of April 5th.
The time limit for paying taxes in to
the city treasurer is up next Thursday.
After that it is likely that an additional
fee will be charged.
Gentlemen, you need new hat for
spring and summer wear. Seim Bros.
will show you Longley that will suit
your taste and fit your pocket book.
Saturday next is the day created es-
pecially for the Irish. Every loyal son
of Erin will that day honor ST Patrick's
memory by 1.-The Wearin' O. the Green"
Parents, does that school boy of yours
need new spring suit of clothes? If
he does it will pay you to look over
Seim Bros stock before making any
investment.
The Chicago Excelsior Co.'s plant is
closed tor the present, owing to the
warehouse being filed up with stock
and few orders to fill. 1t is expected
that the factory will be idle a month.
A special meeting of the Marathon
County Medical society has been called
to convene in the club house, Friday
evening next. A matter important to
the profession will be up for discussion.
Lacqueret gives new life and lustre
to old tables, chairs, furniture and
picture frames 1t is the ideal finish
for floors, interior wood work and bath
rooms. zoe per ct. 40c per pint at
Mumm's, 204 Scott st.
An employe of the Barker & Stewart
Lumber Co., Herman Hoffman, lost the
thumb and all of the fingers of his
right hand Saturday while at work in
the mill. The accident occurred at
one of the lath machines.
Mrs M E. Crane, of Milwaukee, is
at the Bells house and will remain
| there all of this week. She has with
her for display and sale fine line of
art goods and needle work. The ladies
of Wausau are invited to call and in
spect the same.
The classes of the Baptist Sunday
| School in which Paul and Helen Post
| belong, went to the Post residence last
evening and gave the young people
very pleasant surprise. The evening
was spent in pulling candy; very en-
| ioyable time was had.
The executive committee of the
Woodmen Picnic association will meet
Thursday night for the appointment of
sub committees and to settle upon a
date for holding the district picnic
The officers of the association are
President-John Foster.
Secretary-W Waterhouse.
Treasurer-Wm Hett.
Miss Ida Hartwig, aged twenty-one
years, died Sunday morning at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. +.
Hartwig, in Schofield. The cause of
death was pneumonia. Besides her
parents she is survived by one brother
and two sisters. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon from lions
church, this city, Rev. c. A. Bretscher
officiating.
The ladies Of the First Baptist church
will give an Irish social at the church on
Friday evening, March 10th. A short
Irish program will be rendered, and
light refreshments will be served Ad-
mission will be free, but ice-cream and
cake will be sold during the evening"
This is the first Of a series of three
socials to be given by different groups
of ladies of the church.
John Kufahl, town of Maine farmer
who hauls logs to the Arntsen mill in
this city, stopped traffic on the North
western road for half hour Saturday
noon. He was crossing the railroad
track south of the city hall when his
load of logs got stuck. The southbound
noon passenger train was just pulling
out and Kufahl saw his danger and,
allghtlng from the sleigh, started to I'M
hitch his team. He had partly succeed
ed In doing so when the train struck
the load, scattering the logs and sleigh
In several directions, out doing no IN
jury to farmer or horses. The engineer
saw the load of logs in time to reverse
the lever OF his engine, or the result
might have been different.
The robin, headed this way from his
Southern winter haunts, has had his
wings clipped by the frosty air of the
past few days, and his progress north
ward stopped. For three days past we
have had gentle reminder that it is
not yet time to discard our winter
woolens, and it is possible that we may
have many more such days before we
can safely seek for our last summers
straw hat. AS the Irishman said, Gas
long as its in the air, its got to come
out" 1t is better to get such weather
now rather than in April. Monday
morning the government thermometer
OF the local weather station registered 8 |
degrees below zero and the coal dealers
face was wreathed in smiles.
Mrs Jacob Will, a resident of the
town of Texas, suffered serious and
painful injuries early last Wednesday
morning, which may prove fatal, or in
any event will disfigure her for life. |
The family arose early that morning |
and had breakfast by lamplight, the |
husband later starting off for his days |
work in the paper mills in Brokaw.
When daylight had arrived Mrs. VIII |
blew out the lamp flame and as she did |
so the lamp exploded. Her face and |
hair, covered with oil, became ablaze |
and her shrieks brought her small |
children to her rescue and they sue |
ceeded in saving her from death. She |
was terribly burned about the head and |
arms and the outcome of her injuries |
cannot be determined at this time.
Martin Chesak died, Friday, at his |
home In Athens aged eighty-two years |
He was one of the pioneer residents of |
the county and resided on a farm near |
Poniatowski for great manyyears prior |
to 1902 His wife died last year. He is i