Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-24
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.
Wausau Lau ndry Co. cleans carpets

specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, January 16.
Two more arc lights have been hung
up on street corners recently, which
makes total of 40 now in use.
Phillip Hollis, dentist, will make
metal and rubber plates and porcelain
inlays. Office over the Continental
clothin store. nov21-tf
John G Campbell, well known bust
ness man of Stevens Point died last
Tuesday. He was AZ years of age and
had lived nearly all his life in Stevens
Point.
Shinglesi Shinglesl Shingles! Do you
need anyg We have them and the
kind that will suit you. Call and get
prices before purchasing elsewhere.
If. BARKER IL STEWART LUMBER Co.
Burglars entered a rear window of
the Arendsee saloon at the corner OF
Grand Ave. and Forest street Thursday
night. The cash register was opened
and a small amount of cash, left in the
drawer, was removed.
Leonard Damon, oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. f. +. Damon of this city, will
be married next Tuesday morning to
Miss Florence Heiner of New Holstein.
The young lady's parents formerly
were residents of Athens.
The one best present for a man is a
box of cigars at our National cigar
stands. We have special fancy boxes
for holiday giving at 75c, Sl.0O, 81 %,
325 and up, and they are kept Just
right. Philbrick Drug Stores. 2t
Tony Marks, who for the past seven
years has been employed in the barber
shop of +. Burt, has made arrange
ments to take charge of the Y. nj. &. A.
barber shop. The shop will be located
in the southwest corner of the base
ment.
William ST. Clair and Miss Louise
Bentz, both of this city, have decided
upon Christmas wedding. They will
be married tomorrow afternoon at the
home of the young lady's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Albert BeatZ, 222 N. Fourth
Ave. Rev. +. Brigham will ofiiciate
On Saturday. January 4, local
veterans of the Spanish American war
will give card party at Co. G's
armory, in celebration of the muster
ing out of service of Co G eight years
ago. Two sides will be chosen and the
expense of the losers.
Owners of land in the Dancy drain
age district were notified last week that
the tiToer on their lands which will be
cEs out for a right-of-way for drains be-
longs to them and can be removed
within a specified time. The con-
tractors expect 20 begin clearing the
right-of-ways within short time.
The Christmas observance of st.
Johns church was celebrated yesterday
afternoon from 400 o'clock on, because
of the departure of the rector, Rev FIR.
+. Nj. Thompson, who left today for
Stevens Point, where he has accepted
the reetorship of the church of that city,
A tree was arranged for the little ones
and Rev. Thompson conducted services.
Commander A. w. Grant, who was
raised in Stevens Point, the oldest son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. +. b. Grant, is
in command of the "Arethusa" supply
and relief ship included in the Atlantic
squadron now enroute To the Pacific
coast. Commander Grant is a brother
of e. Ii. Grant and Mrs. Martha Baker
of this city.-Stevens Point Journal.
With its last issue the Central Wis
consin began the fifty-tirst year of its
publication. Its present editor, X. III.
johnson, has directed its policy for the
past thirty-nine years, and during all
that time has given Marathon county a
1--we, progressive, up-to-date paper.
Besides conducting good paper, Mr..
johnson is one of our most progressive
citizens and the PrLoT extends the hand
of fellowship, and wishes himself and
his paper many more birthdays.
j. b. Vaughn, one of the citys
efficient mail carriers, has received a
medal of which he is Justly proud. 1t
was given by the New York Monument
association and though late in arriving,
rs appreciated just the same In the
year 1908 the association dedicated
monument to New York veterans of
the civil war, on the Gettysburg battle
field. Mr.. Vaughn fought with Co. ID.
12Sd n. \. nifty, in that memorable
battle and witnessed the greatest car
mage of the three days when Mead and
Lee were the opposing generals.
According to dispatch from Free
port a special meeting of the Wisconsin
Hires league is to be held shortly to
cons n ar the proposition of transferring
the Eau Claire franchise 10 Rockford,
Ill, which city recently made applica-
ton TO be admitted TO the league. 1t is
argued that last season Eau Claire only
drew little more than Is, 600 and that
every team that played in Eau Claire
lost money. If Eau Claire persists in
remaining in the league the coming
season it is proposed TO increase the
guarantee fund from $50 10 $40 or SIS
which would make the visiting teams
sure of breaking e7en when playing in
that city.
State Supt c. Z. Cary's superintendent
of state aid for support of schools gives
Marathon county $40, 7920s NThe sum
of 81, s6s, 1891 was divided among the
several counties of the state. The
amount apportioned is larger than last
year, while the number of school
children has remained the same. The
increase paid for each child amounts to
1s.Tc. Each county gets 81 2S3 for each
child of school age. The city of Wau-
sau is apportioned Sl3, 024 ~. OF towns,
Cleveland draws the most, 81, SS4. % and
Franzen the least, sll9,24 The amount
the county receives from the state is
S5,63l.Sl more than was assessed by
the state against the county for school
purposes.
A regular weSteren holdup was ex-
perieneed in Stevens Point the other
evening Ernest Viertel. a saloon keep
er, hired a hack to take him 10 his home
about three o'clock in the morning. At
convenient place along the route a
couple of men S:epped'out. oriered the
hack driver TO stop and throw up his
hands, which he did without any back
talk. The door of the hack was forced
open, Notwithstanding Viessel's at
tempts to prevent it, aad he was told to
step out and throw up his hands. Sl30
IL money, watch and chain, checks,
etc, were taken from him. There is
nc clue &c the highway men, but they
are supposed to be amateurs who reside
in the city.