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

Leo. Largay who has been very sick
is improving.
Attend the supper at the Universalist
church this evening.
Walter Mcneil occupied the pulpit in
the Episcopal church in Merrill Sunday
Co. G will give dancing party in
the armory on the evening of Feb 9th.
Mrs. Walter Armstrong has been con
fined to her home by sickness the past
week.
A meeting of the members of the
Brotherhood of st. Paul was held last
night at the M. E. church.
The local lodge of Eagles will conduct
memorial exercises at its hall next Sun
day afternoon. The program has not
as yet been made up.
Prof. o. E. Wells, who was confined
to his home a part of the past week
with bad cold, is, we are pleased to
say, able to be about again.
Duncan Bros. yesterday shipped two
yearling Shorthorn bulls and two
heifers to parties living near Wonewoc.
The purchase price was about S40O.
1t is said that branch of the Order
of Columbian Knights, fraternal in
Surance order, is to be organized in this
city. The society has lodges in eight
cen cities in Wisconsin
II. F. Lemke, residing on jefferson
street, had two of his ribs fractured
Saturday as result of an accident in
the Arntsen mill A slab was thrown
back from saw, striking him in the
ribs
The opera 'Dorcas" presented at the
opera house last evening by the Pauline
Hall Co, under the auspices of the
local lodge of Elks, was we'll attended.
The company was we'll balanced and
pleased the audience.
Chas. Huckbody, one of our oldest
settlers, celebrated his I'D birthday on
Friday, January Goth Mr. Huckbody
is in excellent health and looks as if |
it would be no trouble for him to be-
come centenarian, Many happy re-
turn to you, Mr.. Huckbody.
The local branch of the Knights of
Columbus installed officers Sunday |
afternoon, John j Martin, assisted by
Thos. Boyle, both of Green Bay, being
the installing officers The local branch |
has not as yet received its charter and
no regular meeting time has been
selected
L. M. Hare, of Milwaukee, super
intendant of the state branch of the
Anti-Saloon league, spoke at the
morning services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday and at the Baptist |
church in the evening. He also adj
dressed mems meeting at the Y. M
g. A in the afternoon.
The case against Frank Kopczynski
and John Hughes, charged by Theodore
Krege, a Ringle saloon keeper, with
having called the latter foul and OBJ
scene names, was tried in court yester-
day. Hughes did not appear for trial
and KOpczynski was found guilty by
jury and hned So 90 and costs. Hughes
will be re-arrested and tried.
At present there is about $4,000
to the general fund of the
county and S3,887.12 cash on hand.
Should the latter sum not be sufficient
to pay running expenses of the
county government before the town
treasurers make their settlements
March 1st, the county treasurer can
draw the city's proportion of state
tax, which amounts to about $4,000.
John BOmberg, accused of assaulting
Walter Dunn few weeks ago, when
the latter's nose was broken, was arrest
ed yesterday at Rhinelander and
brought here for prosecution. This
morning his case was adjourned to Sat
urday, he being unable to furnish bail
for his appearance. BOmberg has
fought several battles in the squared
circle and aspires to pugilistic honors.
Mrs. Smith, mother of Mrs. Frank
Kelly, has been confined to her home
by sickness for the past few months.
While much improved now, and up
and about, she has not been out of the
house. Yesterday afternoon few of
her friends proceeded to the Kelly resi-
dence on Grand avenue, carrying bas-
kets of dainty viands and gave Mrs.
Smith a most delightful surprise The
afternoon was a most enjoyable one to
all.