Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


Wausau, Wis. a6-n
WANTED-A position as housekeeper,
Address letters to 236 Watson St., Anti
go, Wis.
Supt. S. b. Tobey will conduct the
services in the Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning.
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House. Dec. IA.
The Y p S. c. E., of the Presbyterian
church, held very successful bazaar
and sale of Christmas novelties, last
evening.
The four O'Clock meeting of the Y M
G. A. Sunday afternoon was addressed
by f. +. Anderson, of Milwaukee, state
secretary.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet in the church parlors
of the Presbyterian church next Friday
afternoon at three o'clock.
Why do most people get their glazing
, y,
isn't it? The only explanation is-"lt
takes experts to do good work.
When you want satisfactory shade
curtain, box couch or any kind of
upholstering done, place your order
with M. Lipski, 2O6 Scott St., phone
1874.
g. w. Clark has purchased the old
Weigand photograph gallery, recently
damaged by fire. 1t has been placed
on trucks and will be hauled onto some
lots Mr.. Clark owns near the tannery.
Pink Hawley, who some time ago re-
signed as manager of the La Crosse
base ball team, has been engaged by the
Oshkosh association to manage the
Oshkosh team during the season of 1909
The next regular meeting of Aerie,
No PSI, + o. E, falls on Friday evening
at Aerie hall, at which there will be
business of Importance to transact A
banquet will follow the business session.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riege. residing
at ITO Fourth street, are mourning the
loss of their infant daughter, Dorothy,
who died Friday. The funeral was held
yesterday, Rev F. Werhahn conduct
ing the services.
The city treasurer is at present max
ing collection of the street sprinkling
tax, which amounts to S1.11 per 60 it,
lot. This tax must be paid on or before
Dec -. After that date it will be put
into the regular tax roll.
The ladies of st. Mary's church con-
Quoted a fair in Elks' hall yesterday
afternoon and evening, followed by a
dance. Among the oddities advertised
for sale was a ton of coal. A turkey
supper was served and the ladies profit
ed to considerable extent by their
enterprise.
Someone burgalarized the saloon of
Hans Weik last Tuesday evening. A
sack containing nearly $50 was taken,
but nothing else was disturbed. The
burglar left nc trace behind him to
show how he gained entrance to the
place. An habitue of the place is
suspected.
John Fitzgerald died in st. Mary's
hospital Friday, after suffering with
cancer for some time. Deceased was
iifty-nine years of age. He had been
resident of this city for only few years
and is survived by brother and sister,
both living in this county. The re-
mains were shipped to Edgar, the home
of his sister, for burial.
Shinglesl Shinglesl Shinglesl DO you
need anys We have them and the
kind that will suit you. Call and get
prices before purchasing elsewhere.
If. BARKER Il STEWART LUMBER Co.
The total cost of sprinkling the streets
this season was 50, 234 Of this sum
50. 156 is charged 10 the property owners
and 81 ,07s to the city. The cost per lot
of 90 It. front is Sill, which is higher
than it has been heretofore, owing to
longer season aud soc per day more in
salaries for teamsters. The streets were
sprinkled little over four months of
the season.
Ii is customary for Elks' lodges all
over the country to observe the first
Sunday in December as memorial day
for the departed dead. The observance
is termed a lodge os sorrow. The
local lodge at its meeting Thursday
evening appointed a committee to
arrange for program. The Wausau
lodge has lost no members by death
during the year.
Peter Grob and 6ss. Frank Morgan
were called to Merrill the latter part of
the week to attend the funeral of their
brother, Geo. Grob, who died on
Wednesday afternoon. Deceased was
formerly resident of this county. He
: resided ct one time in the town of Ham,
burg and later in this city. Besides the
relatives mentio1ed he is survived BY
his wife, eight children, and two other
brothers.