Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
SHORT NEWS ITEAs.

HOUSE TO RENT-Apply at the PnoT
Office.
The Wausau Novelty company has
recently built an addition to its plant.
For RENT-House, modern conven-
fences, centrally located; can be had
NOW. Enquire at this Office. If.
Phillip Hollis, dentist, will make
metal and rubber plates and porcelain
inlays. Office over the Continental
clothing store. nov21-tf
Congressman-elect Elmer A. Morse,
of Amigo, has been engaged to speak
before the Mems club of the M. +
church next Monday evening, March 49,
Henry Cass and Frieda Steekel
secured a marriage license Wednesday
then special dispensatlon from the
county Judge and next marriage GER
tificate.
There was born to MIR. and Mrs
James s. Chase, at Oshkosh, son, on
March 9th, 1907. Mrs. Chase is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs j. P. Briggs,
of this city.
VIM. Hoppe, an employe of the Bar
ker IL Stewart Lbr. Co., broke bone in
his right foot Thursday. While pulling
a truck load of lumber, the load tipped
over and fell on his foot.
The Central Wisconsin Office has been
using water power to operate its presses
until lately. Mr. johnson has recently
installed an electric motor, which
enables him to have more and better
power.
To the village of Fenwood belongs
the honor of making the first complete
return of taxes to the county treasurer
for the year. The village treasurer
was in town Wednesday and made
settlement.
A letter from Rev A. S. Badger of
Waukesha states that Mrs. Badger, who
fell on the stairs at her home and
severely injured herself five weeks ago,
is now able to sit up.-Stevens Point
journal March 5.
Geo. Warren, who purchased the
Dickens grocery business on north
Third street last fall, has sold out to
w. b. Sherman, who was formerly
with the Badger Quartz company.
Mr.. Sherman is now in possession.
The books in the free public library
ale being sorted over by the book COM
mittee, preparatory TO having those
which are in bad shape rebound. A
large number of new books viii be
purchased at about the time of moving
into the new library.
Arrangements have been made for an
appropriate celebration of St. Patrick S
day at the Grand opera house, in this
city, on Monday evening, March 18th,
on which occasion an appropriate add
dress will be delivered by Hon. Daniel
IL. Grady, the eloquent young lawyer
of Portage, Wis.
The upholstering shop formerly
back of the Marathon Co. bank has
been moved to the store building on
Third street where Aug Kruger gro
Gerry store used to be. Mr. Nogt, the
upholsterer, is now ready to receive
orders for all kinds of high grade up
holstery, mattress work, carpet making,
etc. If.
Twenty men comprising the mill
crew of A. Matzke Il CO. of the town
of Schley, Lincoln county, quit work
last Thursday because of the quality of
pan cakes being served them It's
queer how particular some men are,
and how different they are from the
old pinery boy who ate bread mixed in
a shoepaek.
The county board of Wood county
has taken up the matter of a pardon
for +. .. Voyer, of Grand Rapids, who
is serving a four years sentence in the
state prison for embezzling funds be-
longing to the Singer Mfg. Co. The
board has petiuoned Gov Davidson
for pardon. Voyer was convicted in
this city Dec 81, 1904
A bill has been introduced in the leg
islature at this session providing that
the county boards of the several counties
shall have lower to decide upon the use
of the DEAN pocket ballot in place of
the blanket system, if they so desire.
This bill seems to place the ballot queS-
ton about where it belongs aud Will no
doubt be passed.-Marshfield Times.
The Wausau Southern Timber Co. a
newly organized concern, held its first
business meeting recently aud elected
the following directors; f. G. Kretlow.
Conrad Bopf, Robt kickbuseh. John
Schubert and Fred Brandt These in
turn elected the following officers.
President Robt. Kiekbusch.
-PreS.-Fred Brandt
Sec'y. and Treas-E c. hretlow.
Mausau club women viii go to
Merrill May SO at the time of the hold
ing of the annual convention of wo-
mems clubs of the Tenth district Ii
is expected that about seventy-tive
women from this city, Grand Rapids,
Rhinelander. Ashland, Tomahawk and
other cities viii be in attendance.
There will be four sessions comprising
literary, musical aad social features.