Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Seim Bros clothing emporium is the
headquarters for all stylish dressers.
DR.. w. T.. Lawrence, dentist. Over
Dunbar's jewelry store. Telephone
No. 1882. n12-tf
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, April g.
Cutler Post, g. A. R., will meet to
night and appoint committees to ar
range for Memorial day Observance.
Tuesday night the Carroll College
Glee and Mandolin club will give an
entertainment in the Presbyterian
church.
Asplendid assortment of duplex, non
fading wall papers in browns, green's
reds and lavendars can be found al
Callies'.
Rev. Calvin M Clark, of Bangor, Me.
brother of Arson II. Clark, of this city
occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church on Sunday morning.
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and gel
prices before buying elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
The United States land Office has
been moved into the federal building
The office is fitted up with furniture
and fixtures in keeping with the new
quarters.
Rev. Edward II. Clark, of Springfield,
Ill, brother of Arson II. Clark, of this
city, conducted services at st. Johns
Episcopal church on Sunday, both
morning and evening.
The ladies of the West Side Aid so
ciety of the Presbyterian church will
hold a sale at the chapel on Friday,
commencing at $50 p. m. A ten cent
lunch will also be served.
A supply of "LaFollette for Presi-
dent buttons has been distributed
throughout the city the past week.
Those back of the LaFollette movement
are making an active campaign in his
interests.
Round trip excursion fares via
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Ry.
April % and 10Th at very low rates
San Francisco, Los Angeles and So
Diego, California. For particulars please
call at office Apr. 103w.
For sALE-Store, dance hall and
saloon for sale cheap if taken before
July list, 1908. Doing good business
and located in good farming commun
ity. For further particulars, address
box "a, r. f. d. No. 2, Merrill, Wis.
There was a great dropping off in
marriage licenses in this county in the
month of March. Only eleven couples
signified their intention of going before
an executioner of single blessedness.
1t is expected that the month of June
will make up for the delinquency.
MIR. Bicknell Yonng, of Chicago, H.,
will deliver free lecture on Christian
Science at the opera house in this city,
Tuesday evening, April IA. The lec-
ture will be given under the auspices
of First Church of Christ. Scientist, OF
this city, and cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public to attend.
At the federal civil service examina-
ton conducted in this city last Wednes-
day, twenty-three wrote for places in
different departments in the govern
ment mail service All of these, with
one exception, were out of town resi-
dents and all but one were men, Peter
Newton of Chicago, district secretary
of the civil service board, was present.
John Manser is overhauling his mill
at Kelly preparatory to starting the sea-
sons saving. Some of the old machin-
cry will be taken out and replaced with
new. 1t is expected that the mill will
start saving about the middle of the
month. Mr.. Manser has a large stock
of pine, heraioak and mixed hardwoods
Joe Casterline has leased the lath mill
for the season.
On Wednesday evening Gen. Chas
King, of Milwaukee, will make an in
spection of Co. &, 1t is expected that
within few days following his visit
the company VIII be supplied with
the new Springfield rifles, stock Of
which is being distributed from Camp
Douglas. Upon their arrival the old
Krag-Jorgensens will be boxed up and
shipped to the government arsenal 10
Gated in Rock Island, Ill.
Laura Degner. an eleven year old
girl residing III Merrill, started fire in
the kitchen stove last Wednesday with
pitch wood. The sleeve of her dress
caught fire and she was soon wrapped
in flames. She ran out of the house
and rolled in the snow. A neighbol
came to her assistance and wrapped s
rug about her body and stifled the
flames, but the girls body was literally
baked. She died six hours later.