Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

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mail carriers will get a little rest from
now until Dec. 20, 1911.
The Knights of Pythias party given
in Castle halPlast evening was largely
attended, and a success in every way
Wausau now has its full quota Of
young people, all having returned
home from their various schools fol
the holidays.
Martin Hirsch died at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Hirsch, 900 S. Third Ave-, yesterday.
The child was but five days old.
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
tt. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
This day is the anniversary of the
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. r. HI.
Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs. Reid Good
rich, and the Pilot extends congrat-
ulations.
To reduce stock and consequently
work during our inventory we will
sell everything at greatly reduced fig
ures for the next few days.-O. G..
Callies.
Lucille, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Anderes, 2O8 Jefferson street,
died Sunday, aged six weeks. The
child was i'll four days. The funeral
was held this afternoon.
Pearl Mcclure of this city, has
started an action in circuit court to
compel her husband Albert Mcclure
to pay her alimony and suit money
during the pendancy of an action for
divorce. They have an infant son.
Gertrude Gross, of Merrill, aged
twelve years, was brought down to
81. Mary's hospital, one day the
past week, and her appendix was
removed. She is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernst Gross, the former
holding county Office in Lincoln
coin county.
There were more strangers in the
city this Christmas than ever before.
All the lumberjacks living in this ter
ritory came home, and paper mills
and saw mills crews came to town.
AS consequence thousands of dollars
were left among our merchants and
and hotel keepers.
The lumberjacks who came down
to spend Christmas are returning to
the woods, most of them with lighter
pocketbooks. a law should be passed
making it compulsory that when
lumberjack leaves a logging camp,
guardian should at once be appointed
to take care of him.
Fred Paszek has brought suit for
damages against Edward, Gustav and
Oswald Protze, the papers being filed
in the Office of the clerk of the circuit
court the past week. The plaintiff
alleges that the defendants gave him
a humping on June Is last. He
thinks the humping was worth 81, 500.
THIS section was presented with
snow storm as Christmas present.
Snow began to fall early in the MORN
ing, and the storm kept up until
nearly four O'Clock in the afternoon.
upward of six inches falling. 1t is
not likely that any complaints will be
heard about poor sleighing from now
till the middle of next April.
Says an exchange: IF we were to
announce that you could get this
paper for thirty days for the price of |
three beers every descendant of old |
Adam would know that fifteen cents |
was meant. But if we were to say |
that it would be sent for three months |
for the price of hymn book, half of !
them wouldn't know whether we had
raised the subscription rate or were
giving the paper away"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Kreutzer enter
tain at reception and dancing party
this evening at the Wausau club
house in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. William
G. WintoI of Duluth. They will be (
assisted by Messrs. and Mesdames
Edward A. Gooding, Frank Kelly,
Cyrus G. Yawkey, Eugene g. Thayer,
John n. Manson, Marvin B. Rosen-
berry, Frank IL. Pardoe, Claire B.
Bird, Fowler p. Stone, Louis A. Pradt
and Joseph W. Coates.
The evening passenger train on the
st. Paul road ran into an open switch
at Merrill Thursday night and col
lided with a locomotive. The acct
dent occurred near the depot and
many people had arisen to bolt for the
door as soon as the train stopped.
When the two locomotives cape to-
gether these people were thrown
against seats; but one man was in
jured. The passenger locomotive and
the baggage car left the rails, delay
ing the departure of the train over
two hours.
Someone has revived that old worm
out hoax, the endless chain prayer.
Wausau people are finding letters in
their mailboxes, containing the prayer
with the admonition TO write it nine
times, making wish each time, and
on the ninth day the prayer, like a
nigger's horseshoe, will bring good
luck. The receiver of this bosh is
also admoniShed to send The dope to
nine friends, so as not to break the
chain. The scheme" was originated,
it is said by practical joker residing
in Kalamazoo, Mich, who little
dreamed when he put it in action how
far the hoax would extend.