Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-24
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An arc light, ordered at the last meet
ing of the council, has been placed at
the corner of Fourth and Scott streets.
The water in the poor farm well has
again played out" and Supt. Sampson
is hauling supply from the city daily.
Last Saturday, December 21st, was
the shortest day of the year and now
the days will commence to grow longer.
The Baptist society held its annual
sale and supper, on Tuesday evening.
1t was largely attended and very sue
cessful affair.
st. Omer Commandery No. 10, X. T.
evening. Officers will be elected and
other business attended to-
/ For the holidays we have all the
popular scents in foreign and domestic
perfumes either in bulk or in plain and
fancy bottles. Philbrick's Drug Stores.
4 number of old time lumber jacks
who have been forced out of work in
this locality, are going TO Canada,
where they expect to get jobs at good
wages. laundering operations in the
dominion are in full swing, and it is
said good wages are paid and the cost
of living is less expensive than it is
here. A number have already departed
for that country aud others are plan
ming to do so.
The local lodge of Daughters of Rebek-
abs shipped box of goods yesterday to
the Odd Fellows home in Green Bay
The box contained many useful things,
as well as dainties, and these will be dis
tributed among the 80 orphans and II
old people who are inmates of the
home. The work of making the collec-
ton was in charge of a committee COM
posed of Mrs. E. G. Kretlow, Miss Ger
trude Golz and Mrs. DIR. <. Ward.
The Chicago & North Western Ry. is
using gasoline motor car on its lines,
West of the Missouri river with wha;
are understood to be'very hattering r,-
suits. The car at present is in opela-
ton between Norfolk, Neb., and Bone
steel, S. d., making the trip of 152 miles
daily in each direction. The car is said
to be popular with the travelling public.
1t is found to be well adapted to their
requirements and it is operated quite
economically.
John Ringle is again considering the
erection of brick business block on
his property at the corner of Fourth
and Jackson streets. At one time Mr..
Ripgle figured on having such a build
I..A
tions arose which caused him to defer
contemplates erecting, if built, will be
a two-story. double store. with office
rooms or flat on the second floor. 1t
would greatly improve the looks of that
corner.
Mary Can't-see-straight Winnea-
bago squaw residing somewhere in the
wilderness surrounding Wittenberg,
visited the city Friday on Christmas
shopping expedition. She was short of
coin, but long on resources. She
travelled around town in the forenoon
presenting a card of trouble to chari-
tSs,ty inclined pale faces, and on the
strength of it gathered in sufficient
money to purchase presents for herself
and three little Winnebagoes. On the
card it was stated that Mary is a
widow, has three children to support
and is deserving of financial aid
When last seen she was going in the
direction of the Northw estern depot,
carrying an armful of bundles and
round plug of Navy tobacco.
Otto Machtn, brought over from
Stratford about ten days ago, to await
trial on charge of burglary, entered
plea of guilty on Wednesday and was
sentenced to serve two years in the
Green Bay reformatory. On the even
ing of Dec. 6 Machtn broke a pane of
glass in the front of the 4. Connor Lbr.
Co. s store in Stratford and entered the
building. When the marshal, DeWayne
Reed, short time later went into the
store to ascertain if the burglar was
still there, he found Machtn sitting on
the counter eating crackers. MachJn
is about eighteen years old and has
been in this country but little " lille,
being unable to speak but little English.
His only excuse for entering the store
was that he was trunk"
Nelson Londs, one of the earliest
settlers in the town of Hewitt, died
early Friday morning at the age of
seventy-five years. He had been ill
with dropsy for several months and
several weeks ago it was evident that
there was no hope for his recovery.
Deceased was born in one of the
provinces of Canada and at the age of
about twenty-five years came to this
locality, working in the woods and
running RATS of lumber down the river
He worked here number of years and
then went back to Canada and married
a young French lady and came back.
He worked here few years longer and
then went out into the town of Hewitt
and took up homestead, which ever
since had been his home. He was twice
married, his first wife dying about
fourteen years ago. Six children sur
vive him, two of whom, Mesdames
John St. Mary and Fred Corriveau, re.
side in this city. The funeral was held
yesterday from st. James church, this
city, Rev. FIR. j. j. Brennan officiating.