Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


nice neat box of bon bons, such as j..
p Young is selling.
The local Y. NJ. G. A basket ball team
will play a Rhinelander team in that
city next Thursday.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, December 10.
When you think of ice cream, ice
cream sodas and hot drinks, think of
John Stark's confectionery.
You will make no mistake in giving a
present in perfume, fine assortment at
Wiechmann's Pharmacy, 69i steps from
the P. o.
The Universalist sale and supper on
Friday evening December the 13th,'
was fully as successful as any sale ever
held by that society.
Since the deer hunting season closed
the county clerk has disposed of several
more hunting licenses. These are pur-
chased by rabbit hunters.
Dainty bon bons, put up in neat boxes,
will be all the rage at Christmas time
this season. j. p. Young has supply
on hand, which are the best ever.
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Next Saturday will be the shortest
day of the year. John White. editor OF
the Marshfield News, says that if you
go to church next day you will notice
that Sunday is considerably longer than
the preceding day.
Don't buy your friends lot of silly,
useless stuff for Christmas. Go to
Seim Bros and make a selection from
neckties, gloves, muffiers, silk hand
kerchiefs, umbrellas, smoking jackets,
silk suspenders, initial handkerchiefs,
etc.
A sensible present for an elderly per.
son is good hot water bottle. We
have some handsome, cloth-covered
ones that, rightly handled, will give
years of comfort and satisfaction.
Wiechmann's Pharmacy 69i steps from
the p. o.
Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Rudolph Arendsee, residing at 514 Sey-
mour street, died Friday after four
days Illness Spinal meningitis was
the cause of death. The child was
nearly five years old The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon, Rev. F.
Schaer officiating.
Miss Lizzie Huelsberg, blind girl
living near Schofield, departed last
evening for Milwaukee, where an ocu-
list will perform another operation in
hopes of bringing back her eyesight.
This is the girl who lost her sight over
year ago by being pecked by rooster.
Recently charitable persons raised a
fund to pay the expenses of the opera
ton.
Phillip Hollis, dentist, will make
metal and rubber plates and porcelsiD
inlays. Office over the Continental
clothin store. nov21-tf
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ E.
church realized about $500 Tuesday
afternoon and evening last on the sale
of fancy articles and the chicken pie
supper served. Over 800 people patron
lied the supper tables. Mrs. Geo.
Silverthorn engaged two tables for
about thirty ladies who were her guests
that evening. The society feel much
elated over the success of its efforts.
Frank Wendorf, keeper of a saloon in
the village of Sohofield, charged with
selling liquor to minor, had his hear
ing before the village beard last Tues
day evening. Notwithstanding the
fact that damaging testimony in sup
port of the prosecution was presented,
the board by vote of 5 to . refused to
revoke VENDORS license. Those in a
position to know something of the past
conduct of the Schofield saloon men
feel that this stirring up win be of
benefit in making them observe the
village ordinances and state laws here
after.
Geo. Steltz, the Village SEXTON" re-
Gently sustained q severe loSs-not
financially, for George says it cannot
be measured by dollars and cents. For
some time he has possessed pet dog
with nose which could detect the
scent of a rabbit forty rods away. On
all of MIR. Steltz' hunting trips the dog
has been his companion. as he was one
day last week. To MAKE a long story
short, George and his son, Aliia, went
out into the woods one day last week,
the dog chaSss : rabbit, the boy shot at
the rabbit but hit the dog. The rabbit
is still running. but the dog is not.
The owner says he would rather have
suffered the loss of $50 than have the
dog killed.
The county clerk has secured the sig
natures of twenty-five farmers TO con-
tracts for the delivery of 500 cords of
wood. The prices paid are 81 % for
maple and 1915 for birch, the wood to
be delivered either on the county jail or
agricultural school grounds before
March, 1, 1905. When bids were asked
many of the farmers submitted bids at
prices ranging above those here given.
They grumbled for while after their
bids were turned down, but finally
signed contracts. LAST year the county
experienced some difficulty in getting
all the wood required. Chas. Burke
has been engaged to haul wood from
the county jail grounds to the cour'
house.