Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-11
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

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The Monday Study club met with
Miss Virginia Manson last evening.
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon. will be at the
Bells House, February 13.
Monday was an ideal winters day.
The sunshine and warm wind from the
south created quite thaw.
Mrs. +. Latshow, who has been con-
fined to her home with the grip for the
past five weeks, is able to be about
again.
Nick GILES, deliyeryman for the firm
OF Ritter Il Deutsch, who has been i'll
for the past two weeks, is able TO be out
again, though he is very weak
Remember you have only IS more
days in which to get pictures framed at
low cost. We will do no more franz
ing after March 1st.-O. G. Callies
j. b. Vaughan, who has been very
sick with the grip, was able to be out
and down town yesterday. Mr.. Vaughan
looks as if he had gone through a hard
siege.
Judge w. G. Silverthorn was confined
to his home several days of the past
week with the grip. He was able to be
out yesterday to preside at the opening
of the circuit court.
A son was born Sunday evening to
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Anderson. The
father, who is one of the city's mail
carriers, passed cigars along his route
yesterday in honor of the event.
Frank Lighthouse, state manager of
the Fraternal brotherhood OF America,
and Deputy johnson, both of Milwau-
kee, are in the city for the purpose of
organizing lodge of the order here.
George McNaughton came up from
the state university on Saturday to
spend few days with his parents. He
LEFT today for Milwaukee, where he will
remain few days before returning to
Madison.
OOllu otli, NHilc
to Schoiield, on Sunday, with his daugh-
ter, had tip over, which resulted in
considerable excitement but no dam
age. His team became frightened at a
street car.
This is an excellent time to fix up the
interior of your home, before the spring
ruSh nf nfhar WORK onD,ae W. ha~a m
preparation for every room and every
requirement. Call aud enquire.-O. c.
Callies.
Ladies Assembly No. 32l, f. +. u,
gave a masquerade bali last evening in
Elks' hall, which was largely attended
by both spectators and maskers. The
ladies are highly pleased with the
success of the enterprise.
Aug. Kluender, resident of the town
of Easton, died Sunday after a two days
illness. The funeral viii be held Thurs
day from st. Johns Lutheran church
in that town. He was sixty-four years
of age and is survived by his wife and
five children.
For three days last week, Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, there was
much snow accompanied by wind,
which piled up the snow very high in
places. Trains were delayed quite
generally and altogether it was the
worst spell we have had this winter.
Parties engaged in buying logs this
winter report that though times are
rather dull at present, they are re.
quired to pay nearly as much as they
did last winter, and they expect prices
to SO still higher before spring. II
looks as il the drop in the price OF lum-
Der is 10 be only temporary.
Rev. j. $. Wilson, Asst, Supt of Syn
odical work of the Presbyterian church
will address the Ladies' Missionary
society, which will be held in the par
lors Of the church en- Wednesday after,
noon. Rev. 5. n. Wilson viii lead the
devotionals. The yearly thank offering
will be received at this meeting
At the card party given Saturday
evening in the First National bank hal
by the local United Commercial Travel
ers' society, prizes were awarded as fol
lows First, Mrs. Otto Mathie and Geo
Meyer second, Mrs John Mathie anC
Leo Hochtritt. At the conclusion OF
the game refreshments were served.
The Junior EndeavorerS, of the Pres
hyterian society, enjoyed a social in tn,
church parlorS on Friday evening
Mrs, ). n. Wilson is Supt of tn,
Juniors. A very pleasant evening wa:
had: nice sum was raised To 90 to
wards the new piano which is to b,
placed in the lecture room Of tn,
church.
The annual sleighride Of the teacher
aud students of the Marathon County
Training school for teachers was give
yesterday afternoon. The weathe
could not have been better fer the occs
sion, as il was warm and very delight
.ul aud the sleighiug could not hav
been better. 1t required four horse
and the largest specially constructs
rig in the city to carry the ioyial crowd