Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-05
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

St. Patrick's day falls on Sunday this
year and is only little ways ahead.
DR.. Harriet A. Whitehead, Oesto-
pathic physician. Spencer building II
Mrs. E. B. Cornwell gave a Kensing-
ton tea on Friday to number of her
lady friends.
Miss Mae Bates has taken typhoid
fever case at Hatley and left for that
place on Saturday
Mrs. Walter Bissell has issued invita-
tions to lady friends Tor whist party
Saturday afternoon.
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, March II.
The Knights of Pythias have ar
ranged for dancing party on Wednes-
day evening, at the hall.
H. j. Evans lectured on wireless
Telegraphy'' before the Knights of
Columbus on Wednesday evening.
John Vogt. the upholsterer, has moved
his shop to the store on Third st. for
merly occupied by Aug. Kruger,
grocer. If.
The choir guild, of st. Johns church,
held a very successful sale of fancy
work on Saturday, at the home of c, f.
Dunbar.
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Paranto are now
living in the Wheeler residence, on
Franklin street, having moved in on
Saturday.
Phillip Hollis, dentist, will make
metal and rubber plates and porcelain
inlays. Office over the Continental
clothing store. nov21-tf
The Arntsen mill was closed down
Friday owing to the fact that tramways,
ETC., were so coated DER with ice that
it was dangerous to work upon them.
1t was ex-mayor j. N. Manson's 50th
birthday on Monday, March 4th as he
was on his way home from the East at
the time, there was no chance for his
friends to assist him in celebrating the
event.
A Chicago ginseng buyer last week
purchased 170 pounds of ginseng roots
raised in the G. S. Curtis ginseng gar
dens, this city. The price paid was
$1,000 or about S5.SS per pound. The
roots will be shipped direct to Hong
Kong, China.
Miss Bel Murray entertained about
twenty-five of her young lady friends at
tea on Friday afternoon at O'Clock, in
honor of her guest, Miss Lulu Keyes, of
Oshkosh. The young ladies came at
three O'Clock and two hours were spent
in sewing and social enjoyment.
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.. Vogt, the
upholsterer, is now ready to receive
orders for all kinds of high grade up
holstery, mattress work, carpet making,
etc. IT,
The Marathon County Building Loan
and Investment association will hold
its annual meeting on the evening of
Tuesday, March 10. Reports of secre-
tary and treasurer will be read, several
new directors and a complete set of Off
GERS will be elected The past year has
been prosperous one for the asSocia-
ton.
Mrs. Jos. Borchert, an aged inmate
of the county poor house, died at an
early hour Thursday morning. She
was formerly a resident of the town of
Holton and had resided in this county
for quarter of century. During the
past seven years she was confined to
her room most of the time. She was
eighty-five years of age at the time of
death.
The mayor on Friday afternoon APP
pointed Geo. Arch from the list of elig-
ibles as a police officer to supply the
vacancy made by the dismissal of Vic
tor Gertschen. Mr.. Arch has for many
years been employed as deliveryman
for the Curtis 4 Yale Co. and is well
acquainted with the city. He passed
the civil service examination last fall.
He entered upon his duties Saturday
morning.
According to the observations made
by Henry Belize, in charge of the local
weather bureau, there was snow and
rain fall during February of IS inches
The month was one of sunshine, for of
the % days there were u that were
clear and 4 that were only partly
cloudy. On the 18th and 18th the Their
mometer showed As above zero while
on the 9Th the quicksilver sank to a
point Is degrees below Seho6eld.
The secretary of the Central Wiseou-
sin Fair circuit viii have 1919 at his
disposal, which he will use in adyertis-
ing the races of the circuit, after de-
Quoting SO for his own services.
Autographs, lists of horses, circulars
and other advertising matter viii be
secured and scattered about the state
where they viii do the most good.
Secretary Duncan, of the local associ-
alton, has decided TO begin a campaign
early in the spring, to interest our
farmers in the Marathon county fair.