Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-25

pupils OF Miss Margaret Hurley's school
on Thursday.
l.. E. Spencer. M d., office in the
Mckinley block, corner of Third and
Mcclellan streets. If
| Miss Jennie Vincent. one of our city
teachers, was confined to her rooms the
| past week with severe attack of the
grip.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Univer-
salist church has set Tuesday, Dec. 9Th,
as the day on which to hold its annual
SALE
Will Barnum, who resides in Clinton
vile, had the misfortune to fall and
break his shoulder blade, one day last
week.
Phillip Kumba and family have
moved into the city from Ringle and
now occupy their new home on Canal
| street.
Mrs. A. b. Murray has been confined
to her home the past week with the
grip. She is able to be up again and is
| improving.
Last Wednesday was Judson Smiths
second birthday, and his grandfather,
j. A Porter and aunt, Miss Lillian
Porter, came up from Hatley to help
celebrate the event.
Shingles! Shingles! Shingles Do you
need any? We have them and the
kind that will suit you. Call and get
prices before purchasing elsewhere.
| If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
On Friday evening the ladies of the
M. +. church gave Washington sup
per, in the dining room of the church,
which was very largely attended. The
main part of the menu was chicken pie.
1t looked like the early days of Wan
sau to see what appeared to be several
young Indian squaws on our streets
last Saturday. If they were not the
real thing, they were good limitations.
Miss Sadie Rosenberg, who has been
in Mercy hospital, Chicago, for several
weeks, where she had an operation
performed for appendicitis, has recov-
| cred sufficiently to return home and
| she will arrive tomorrow.
Fritz Manson had fall upon the ice
the other day and cut his forehead so
badly that it required the attention of
a physician and good deal of court
| plaster to dress the wound. 1t was not
serious.
There are to be special services at the
Presbyterian church commencing this
Tuesday evening and extending to Fri
day evening. Rev. s. N Wilson, the
pastor, will preach this evening; Rev.
Brown on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings and Neil Campbell on Friday
evening.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent Germ an
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House. March 12
A prisoner who escaped from the jail
in Rhinelander is somewhat of wag.
After his departure the sheriff found a
note from him saying he had gone over
to Somerset to consult "Dr." John Till,
the plaster healer, and that he hoped
the latter would six him up so he
would be able to return for his trial in
May.
Undersheriff John Sell makes good
officer, but he admits he is little
erratic on dates. One day recently he
went out in the country to serve papers
on someone, not knowing exactly
where the party lived. He had driver
with him, also unacquainted with the
country. They came to a school house
and John made up his mind that by
stopping there the school marin" or
some of her students could inform him
where the man lived whom he sought.
He raped at the door twice, without
getting any response, when the driver
laconically remarked, "This is Satur-
day."
Last Saturday was observed in Wau-
sau as the anniversary Of the birth of
Geo. Washington. Flags were dis
played on public buildings and the
banks and public library were closed.
The mail carriers made a delivery of
mail in the forenoon and enjoyed the
balance of the day as half holiday.
1t was just 176 years ago that day that
he was born. We're George living to-
day and be accused of cutting down
his fathers favorite cherry tree he
would reply: Father, did it, but l
was insane at the time" He has also
been accused of being the father of his
country.
Wausau has been outside of the snow
and blizzard bill so far this year, and
has not had enough of the beautiful
snow to do any kind of business for the
| farmer. While this has been the con-
dition here, down in southern Wiscon-
sin and northern Illinois it has been
different. There have been a number
of very severe billiards down that way.
Last Wednesday, a heavy snow storm
struck Chicago and vicinity and moth
ing like it had been seen in that city
y
changing winds whirled the snow into
drifts six to eight feet high. All trains
were tied up. The same storm served
| Milwaukee in the same way on Thurs
day.
The st. Paul Ry Co, is complying
with an order given by the city council
last fall and is installing gates at the
Washington and Jefferson street cross
ings. They will be operated by an
electrical arrangement situated in a
tower located midway between the two
streets. The tower house arrived last
fall when it was too late to install the
gates. 1t is presumed that the gopgs
which have warned people of approach
ing trains at these crossings in the past