Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09
SHORT NEWS lTEMS.

Mrs. j. P. Steffin is reported to be
quite i'll at her home on Seventh street.
A dance was given in the asylum
Thursday night for the enjoyment of
the inmates.
Passenger trains on the Valley divis-
ion of the ST. Paul road were drawn by
two engines Sunday.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, Wednesday. Feb. 10th.
Observation-Disclosures lath bolts, so
inches long. For particulars inquire at
office of BARKER & STEWART Lbr. Co.,
Wausau, Wis, If
Aug. Bucholz, a resident of the town
of Easton, was brought to the city Fri
day to receive medical attention He
has been quite, sick.
Miss Kate Manning, residing at 1O6
Washington street, while skating in the
Coliseum rink, Thursday, fell and broke
her arm between the elbow aid wrist
Mike .Schoenemann of this city, and
Miss Mary Gerholz of the town of Pine
River, Lincoln county, were married
Wednesday evening. The ceremony
was performed by Judge Marchetti.
w. j. Fai>ell will be a candidate for
reelection to the Office of superintend.
ent of schools. His friends are circulat-
ing nomination papers for him. He
will have an opponent, Wenzel Piever-
nitz.
Dust collectors and hot water tank
were installed in the Curtis & Yale Co. 8
factory No. last week, necessitating q
shut down of the factory for several
days. Work was resumed Thursday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Schlais, two
pioneers of the county, died recently at
their home in the town of Bern, their
deaths being four days apart. The old
gentleman was 81 years old, his wife
three years his junior.
REWARD OFFERED.-A volume of the
WISCONSIN RIVER PILOT, containing the
issues of the years 1878 and 1874. has
been lost track of. Any information
leading to its recovery left at 407 Grand
avenue, will be rev arded. If
Circuit court convened yesterday.
There are twenty-three cases on the
calendar, three of them criminal. 1t is
the lightest criminal calendar in a great
many years. 1t is thought that none of
the criminal actions will be tried at this
term.
Julius Young, resident of the town
of Easton, broke one of his ankles last
week in curious way. While sitting
on sleigh with his feet dangling at
the side of the runner, one foot was
caught on the limb of tree fallen near
the roadway, and drawn under the
runner, with results as stated above.
DR.. Goddard, the Milwaukee spec.
ialist, will visit Wausau, Wednesday,
Feb. 10th, stopping at the Bells hotel
and returning every four weeks, where
he may be consulted free of charge.
The doctor comes to us highly recon-
mended and this is an excellent oppor.
tunity for persons desiring to consult o
reliable specialist to do so without the
trouble and expense of making trip 10
some large city. f2-2w
The Skovgaard Concert company
made its initial appearance In this city
Wednesday evening, giving an enter
tainment in the NJ. +. church, before a
good sized audience. There are three
people in the company, Herr Skovgaard
violinist Miss Alice McClung, pianist,
and Miss Bertha Grinnell, soprano.
Each one is an artist and the audience
was so pleased with the entertainment
that an effort is being made to secure
the combination for return date in
the spring.
The county board committee on poor
and the asylum trustees met Thursday
and entered into a contract with DIR. p.
j. Taugher and the sisters of st. Mary's
hospital for the care of county charges
requiring medical care. The old con-
tract terminates in few days The
new contracts cover period of six
months. AT the end of that period the
new poor house viii be occupied and it
is quite likely different plan will be
worked out for giving such service.
DR.. Taugher receives s75 as county
physician and the hospital $3.50.