Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
SHORT NEWS TEAS.

Ben Alexander has been on the sick
list the past few days.
F. F. Bump went to Minneapolis
yesterday on legal business.
During 1908 the county clerk issued a
total Of 4O4 marriage licenses
Paul Tobey, who has been sick with
scarlet fever, is able to be about again
Mrs G c. Yawkey has been con-
fined to her home by illness for several
days
Miss Ruth Kreutzer entertained a
number of her young friends on Satur-
day evening
There will be regular communica-
ton of Forest Lodge No. 80, F. and A.
M. Wednesday evening. Installation
of officers.
by buying wall paper this month you
get bargains, prompt service OF clerks
and paper haDgers-no waits at all
Try ito. G.. Caliies.
New Years day was the coolest of
this winter. The government Their
mometer registered thirteen degrees
below zero that morning.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Presby-
terian church will not hold a meeting
this week on account of the death and
funeral of Mrs. H. e. Flieth.
The Monday Evening Study club,
which was to have met last evening
with Miss Florence Crosby, was post
poned until next Friday evening.
On New Years evening "The Corpor-
ation," composed of number of high
school young men, gave very success
full dancing party at Castle hall.
Since the recent spell of cold weather
the wood market has been very active
Hay, too, has found ready sale. But
ter and eggs are still soaring skyward
During the vacation all the school
buildings were thoroughly disinfected
This was good thing to do and one
every parent, no doubt fully appreciates.
The Wausau Ice and Fuel Co. and
Healy & Brown have both commenced
cutting ice. The work commenced
yesterday. The ice is about a foot
thick.
Yesterday, o. C Callies presented to
his customers, with his best wishes,
very neat letter and bill file. 1t is a
very useful article and no doubt greatly
appreciated.
Rev, Jas. M. Duer who had been
spending a week in the city, returned
to Urbana, ILL.,, yesterday. A congre-
gational meeting of the Presbyterian
church will DC held soon for the pur-
pose of either engaging him or leaving
the pastorate open.
Benz Thayer and Miss Ella Hoffman,
will be united in marriage on Jan. 18th
at Sacramento, California. The former
is son of l.. w. Thayer, of Ripon, and
he holds responsible position in t he
west as mechanical engineer. They
will make their home in tie west
The many friends of Sheriff and Mrs
Frank O'Connor took them by surprise
last Tuesday evening by calling on them
in body. The evening was spent in a
very pleasant way. 1t was a farewell
party, as the retiring sheriff moves out
of the Jail building to a house on Wash
ington street.
Would you pay soc for peck of
potatoes when you could buy it for SOC.
Ofcourse you wouldn't Then why not
buy your wall paper of c. g. Pier &
Co, at greatly reduced prices now,
instead of waiting until spring when
prices raise.
case entitled the X Conner Lbr
Co. VS.. the Town of Bergen, was COM
menced in circuit court Wednesday
This controversy resulted from an
alleged overtax of the company's land
in that town year ago. The company
claims that in assessing property in
that town the town officers discriminate
against non resident owners.