Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-05
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Wausau Laundry Co. cleans carpets.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, February II.
Dan Delnodar has accepted the jani
torship in the Ruder block, corner of
Third and Jackson streets.
A bill has been introduced in the leg
islature providing that laboring men
shall be paid at least twice each month.
The C. & N. w. Ry. Co has temper
arily abandoned its sleeping car SER
vice on this branch, owing to cold
weather
Mattresses made, carpets sewed and
all general upholstery done in first class
shape by John Vogt, back of Marathon
County bank. j22tf.
The two dances held Thursday even
ing to raise funds for the Wausau base
ball club, resulted in about S75 re-
ceipts over and above expenses.
The home of Chas Kiehl, resident
of Athens, came near being destroyed
by fire last week. 1t was saved by the
prompt action of the fire department
Mr. Kiehl is well known in this city.
Miss Laura Schoeneberg will be mar
ried Wednesday evening to Sollie
Cooper, of Spring Green, Sank county.
The ceremony will be performed at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Schoeneberg, Ills Sixth ST.
At the annual election of officers OF
the Bank of Edgar last week the follow
ing were chosen:
Presidential. w. Puchner.
Vice-president-H g. Fleth.
Cashier-Otto Fehlhaber.
Principal c. c. Parlin will lecture in
Grand Rapids, Friday evening next, on
"The Wonders of Greece" 1t will be
illustrated with stereopticon views.
The proceeds will be devoted to the in
terests of the Lincoln school of that
city.
The superintendent of the poor farm
is obliged to haul water from the city
to supply the needs of that institution.
This is an old difficulty and one which
1T was thought was done away with
when pipe was driven in the old well
two years ago.
A class of twelve students of the
county agricultural school went to the
Geo. Reinhard dairy farm in the town
OF Texas Friday, for the purpose of judg
ing pure bred Jersey cattle. They were
accompanied by Principal Il. B. Johns
Today the same class went to Athens to
judge Guernseys on the Helendale farm.
Bleaching wheat flower is being prae-
ticed by a good many mills 1t whit
ems it but certainly does not improve
its wholesomeness. Pure Quality
Patent flour is not bleached, its use
will assure the most wholesome bread,
rich creamy in color and unsurpassed
in flavor.
If. NORTHERN MILLING Co.
On Friday last E. C. Zimmerman as
sumed charge of his interest recently
acquired in the Ii. l.. Wheeler insur-
ance agency. His son, Alfred, will be
associated with j. A. Rowley in hand
ling the affairs of the concern, which
will be known as the Zimmerman &
Rowley insurance agency.
In preparation of making an assess
ment of the city next spring, Assessor
Herman Miller is at present engaged
in going over the territory of each
ward to ascertain what improvements
have been made the past season. He
has been over the First ward and found
that twenty-eight houses were con-
structed in that ward last summer. He
is now at work in the Second ward and
will take each ward in rotation.
Aldermen +. A. Hecker and j. f.
Curtis last week sent out circular let
tiers to all or nearly all the voters in the
city, requesting views as to the material
10 be used in re-paving Third street
This was done so as to get a majority
opinion, so that those alderman might
vote on the question in way to repre-
sent the largest number of people,
When it comes TO vote on the matter
before the council-a very good thing
to do.
Principal Il. B. Johns, of the county
agricultural school, will go to Menom-
onie next Friday to speak before a
farmers institute to be held in that
city. The next day he will address an
institute in Sbawano and some time
later one in Door county. He has also
been asked to speak before meeting
which is TO be held soon in Chiffon for
the purpose of organizing Increment
10 secure an agricultural school for
Calumet county.
Henry White, an old resident of
Merrill, died of Bright's disease last
Thursday. He was 81 years OF age and
q veteran of the civil war. In 1883 he
removed from Pennsylvania to Wiscon-
sin, settling here in Wausau. a year
later he was married to Miss Flora Nc
Donald, Wausau young lady, who sur
wives him. Hemoved to Merrill in 1881.
The funeral services were conducted in
this city yesterday, with interment in
Pine Grove cemetery. Mrs. ID. b. Nc
Donald, OF this city, is a sister-in-law of
deceased.