Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-20
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Remember the Washington supper at
the NJ E. church this evening. supper
% cents.
Miss Margaret Thomas entertained
the Monday Evening Study club on
Tuesday evening last.
A son was born yesterday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Zust. Mr.. Zust
is employed as typo on the Wochen-
blatt
DR.. Taugher, of Wausau, drove down
Tuesday evening, called here to attend
Nelson Roberts who was suffering from
hemOrrhage of the lungs osinee
Times.
There was received yesterday at the
Marathon insane asylum from the
Northern hospital, three incurables
liver Allen, Carl Bettin and Charles
Herbert, all sent from this county.
The fire department. was called out to
a chimney fire in the training and
agricultural school building on the
west side Wednesday morning No
damage resulted from the burning out
The Unive1salist Aid society will
meet vita Mrs. G. A. Barwig on
"Wednesday afternoon A bus will be
at the residence of w. B. Scholfeld at
O'Clock sharp for those who desire to
attend.
At the annual contest of lie Wiscon-
sin State Bowling association, which
will be held in Oshkosh tlis week, this
county will be represented by two con-
testants, Arthur Paeske and Jos.
Roesch, both of Marathon City.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Conlin enter
tanned lady and gentlemen friends at
whist on Friday evening. Those who
carried off the honors were Mesdames
P. Y. o. Van Vechten and G. d. Jones,
Messrs. j. P. Briggs and D. McNaugh-
ton
VIM. Liljeqvest, former salesman for
the Werheim Mfg. Co. and alderman
OF the Eighth ward, is now employed
by the Rockwell Mfg Co., Milwaukee,
as an estimator. The latter company
manufactures hardwood and pine pro-
ducts.
Mrs. Otto Mueller pleasantly enter
tanned young lady friends at a cinch
party, last evening, at her home on
First street, in honor of Miss Emma
Mueller, of st. Paul Prizes were won
by Misses Mollie Merklein and Hattie
Ringle.
The weather has been somewhat of
mixture the past week; most of the
time it was intensely cold, the Their
mometer indicating at times 26 below
zero. The weather warmed up on Sun
day and on Monday it was very spring
like the snow disappearing very rapidly
The valentine social given by the
young people of the Universalist society
at the home Rev and Mrs. b. B. Gibbs
was largely attended and a most enjoy
able time was had Hearts were
played and the prizes were won by
Miss Wilma Burt and Maurice Croker.
Next Wednesday, o. G. Callies will
have for your inspection a sample can
of paint containing IS per cent of water.
This was purchased of a mail order
house and demonstrates what you get
when you buy cheap paints instead of
the standard goods sold by reliable
dealers like Mr.. Callies.
Last Thursday evening an adjourned |
meeting was held of the annual meet |
ing of the Wausau Telephone company
to vote upon a resolution which had
been submitted asking that the direc-
tors be authorized to issue bonds to the
extent of $4,000 to pay off existing in
debtedness. 1t required a vote of more
than on6-half of the capital stock to
pass such a resolution The resolution
was passed without dissenting vote.
AS there had been considerable differ
ence of opinion among those who assist
ed in the capture of Abbotsford bank
robbers in Edgar a few months ago re-
garding the basis for the division of the
reward, a committee was selected to
make the division. Messfs. A. w.
Puchner, Gustav Bertsch and A. Tegge,
the committee chosen, recently met and
made the following division: Martin
Keefe and Geo. Taves, S1O3.75 each; Her.
man Herman, $35; Emil Sangkuhl,
Sl5; VIM. Eggert, $15; VIM. Leerman,
Sl5; Expense $3.50. Peter Wocelka,
who also took part in the capture, re-
fused to accept anything.