Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

The past week crew has been
busily at work cleaning up our streets.
The last few days has given everyone
the spring fever and they are busy
cleaning up.
For RENT-A ten room house Hot
water, bath room, etc. Located on
! Warren street. n. HEINEMANN.
r. w. Kresse is in Chicago at the
| West Side hospital, where he underwent
an operation last Tuesday.
Owners of pleasure motor boats in
+ this city on the Wisconsin river are
getting busy and are out on all pleasant
days.
The annual meeting of the Presby-
terrain society held on Thursday even
ing showed one of the most successful
years in the church's history.
A. B. Wheeler & Son, of this city, have
just closed a contract to put the heat
ing plant and do the plumbing, in the
new high school at Medford, Wis, for
SO, 200.
Gus Meyer and Fred Schmidt, of this
city, are now registered pharmacists,
having successfully passed the exam
ination before the state pharmaceutical
board last Friday.
A well painted floor is both saving
of labor to the housewife and a prOtec-
ton to the wood. Callies' floor prep
aration dries over night and can be
applied by anyone.
A. w. Mumm had two expert chemists
, in ba oitvy 10 CofvTJau
at the Bells House demonstrated to the
painters the merits of the various lines
of paints which he carries in stock
The local lodge of Odd Fellows will
celebrate the seth anniversary of the
founding of the order by holding a
dance in Elks' hall on the evening of
April Goth. A banquet will also be
held in Odd Fellows hall and each
member is privileged to invite friend.
The First National bank has hit upon
a novel way of advertising 1t has pur-
chased a large number of water proof
school bags which it is giving out to the
school children. Tickets have been
distributed at the schools and only those
who have tickets can get one of the
bags.
| The Lesh & Mathews Lumber Co
has located in the V. A. Anderson build
! ing on Jefferson street, which is also
occupied by branch of the National
Cash Register Co. v A Anderson, Jr.,
has moved his cabinet shop to build
! ing opposite Helke's furniture store on
Fourth street.
The fifth annual athletic exhibition to
be given by the Y M C.. A. has been
postponed from April 10 to one week
later, the 26th The program has been
! completed and includes enough pleas
! ing numbers to make up a meritorious
entertainment-one well worth the adj
mission fee to be charged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid Goodrich are now
located in West Salem, Wis, where the
former has again entered the employ of
| the st. Paul R.'y Co. Their many
friends here will be glad to know that
they are back in Wisconsin, and if not
| in Wausau, are much nearer their old
| home and friends than before.
A song service was held Sunday
evening in ST. Paufs church. Those
who took part in the program were
the Misses Martha Schaer, Anna and
Leonharda Opdahl, f. Weber and Mrs
I H. Richardson, of Minneapolis. Also
| the young peoples choir, the regular
choir and one number by the entire
congregation.
One of the largest land and timber
deals made in Northern Wisconsin for
some time was that made by +. p Hiles
Lumber Co. 1t. involves the transfer
of the village of Hiles, two saw mills,
stock farm, logging railroad and %, 900
acres of pine-hardwood timber land in
Forest county. The sale was made to
the Forster Whitman Lumber company
for somthing like $500, 900.
John Young, besides decorating his
ice cream parlors in first class shape,
has just put in an ice crushing machine
which will help him to meet the grow
ing demand for his ice cream. There
| is no handsomer ice cream and con-
| fectionery store now in Northern Wis
! conSin than that of Mr.. Young, nor one
| better prepared to cater to the public
along those lines. There is no use
trying to describe the new decorations,
you must go and see them.