Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-28
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


attack OF the grip the past few days.
Northern Star Hive of Maccab bees is
giving card party at its hall this after
noon.
The Rebekahs will give a card party
on the evening of Thursday next at Odd
Fellows hall
The cold wave flag was run off this
morning at 10 O'Clock so we can expect
pretty frigId weather until the spell is
broken
Mrs. g f Gill, Jr, was operated up
the removal of piece of bone back of
the ear
Walter Collins and Robert Briggs are
out for season of exercise and are re-
ducing hardwood forest, near Brokaw,
into cordwood.
Rev. L. NJ. Ednlonds occupied the M.
f. church pulpit last Sunday morning
in The absence of Rev. Brigham, the
regular pastor.
The city council will meet next Tues.
day. Feb f. Up to date nothing OF
Importance has been filed with the city
clerk for the meeting.
DR.. S. NJ. B. Smith, who has been con-
fined to his home with the grip and
rheumatism for the past ten days is
able to be about again.
Rev. +. H. Brigham has several
lectures slated for the winter. The
first he will deliver at Wild Rose, on
Tuesday evening, Feb. eth.
There is new way OF granting wood
work which anyone can do. For
particulars call and see Callies. lie has
just finished stairway as sample.
Rudolph Hehlke and Miss Bertha
Haufschidt will be married next Satur-
day Rev f. Schaer will perform the
ceremony. Both are residents of the
city.
The young people of the high school
gave dancing party at MERGERS hall
on Friday evening in honor of the young
people who were in the city from Grand
Rapids.
Next Friday evening there will be
several basket ball games given at the
Wausau high school. The games will
be in shape of tournament for class
supremacy.
S. b. Toby, supt. of schools, preached
two able sermons in our city on Sun
day; one in the morning at the Baptist |
church and the other in the evening at |
the M. + church.
A most delightful informal dancing |
party was given by the Wausau club,
Saturday evening Music was fur |
nished by an Italian band which was in |
the city at that time.
This dull winter period is a good time |
TO do some work around your home.
If you don't know what to begin on k |
Callies and he will give you some i'm
portant suggestions.
A G.. Copeland, who carries the mail
to and from depots, has been confined /
TO his home for week past with
severe attack of the grip. He was able
TO resume his work yesterday.
Mrs John Schwonski, residing near
Kelly, died Saturday. Her death came |
rs result of childbirth, twins having
been born short time previous. The /
funeral was held Monday morning.
Miss LYDIA Lemke entertained her
friends at supper at her home on
Jackson street Sunday evening The /
evening was spent in playing games,
etc, and all enjoyed the occasion.
The Marathon County Training school
for Teachers will give its second annual
ball at Castle hall on the evening of
Friday, Feb. z, beginning at $50 Music
will be furnished by the Columbia
orchestra.
There is an exhibit at the public IL
brary showing the different stages in
the evolution OF silk making, from the
silk worm egg up to the manufactured
product 1t is well worth ones time to
look it over.
A ten per cent dividend was sent out
to the stockholders of the Wausau Tele-
phone company on Saturday. The an
nual meeting OF the stockholders of the
telephone company will be held on
evening of Feb. t.
The young society in our high school,
known as the "dismal eight" enter
tanned, Saturday evening, at the home |
of Miss Phoebe Jones, who is one of its
members, for the young people who
came up from Grand Rapids to attend
the basket ball game
Rev. Frederick Donovan addressed
the Mems meeting at the Y NJ G.. A.
Sunday afternoon. The address is said
TO have been very able one Miss
Anna May Rhodes sang a solo and |
several selections were rendered by the |
st. Stephens church male chorus.
Electric lights now shine at the fol
lowing street corners, where darkness |
hitherto prevailed Scott and Fourth |
streets, G.. NJ 4 St p. Ry. crossing on /
Town Line road, Second and Stewart |
AYES, Grand Ave. and Sturgeon Eddy |
road. A total of IA arc lamps now
light the city
Emil Boerke, an employee of the Wau-
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of his right hand amputated yesterday |
morning. The operation was per
formed in st. Mary's hospital. A short |
time since, n silver penetrated his |
finger and later blood poisoning set in, |
making amputauon necessary.
Twice within a year the Wheeler |
Timlin Lumber Co. has increas ed its |
capital stock Amended articles of in
corporation were filed with the |
secretary of state last week, increasing |
the stock ss5, 900, making its capital at |
present S0O.0O0. This is one of the !
growing concerns of this section.
The basket ball game played at the |
Wausau high school, between the teams |
of Wausau aud Grand Rapids, last Fri
day evening was game which was en-
joyed by all who witnessed t.
NAuSdu won og SCpIt Oh 81 10 ots an
account of the game IS given in this
issue by our high school reporter.
Fred Radiant, fsther-in-law of Chas.
Helke, died Sunday nc his home in
kilbourn City. aged eighty five wears.
Tie visited in this city at different
:imeS and is consequently known TO
many OF our citizens His brother,
Frank. has resided here the past few
years. MIR. Helke and children and
Mr., Radiant went down to attend the
funeral.
The remains Of Mrs. Helen Bell of
Hiles were brought here yesterday af-
ternoon for luterment. She died Fri
Gay snd interment will be made tomor-
row from St pauls church. The cause
OF death was goitre and she had been