Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-01
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Mar Smith has started an action
to secure divorce from her husband,
Peter Smith.
Many of our teachers will go to Mil
waukee Thursday and Friday to
attend the educational meeting.
A snow storm has been in progress
since early this morning and now
there is several inches of snow on the
ground.
Every water consumer in the city
today received a postal card request
to remit to the city. They vex most
people, but it takes money to operate
the pumps at the station.
The foundation for the new home
of w. w. Gamble at the cornor of La
Sale and Franklin streets, is COM
pleted. The work of the superstruc-
ture will commence early in the
spring.
The attorneys on both sides have
prepared their briefs for the supreme
court in the case of Hans Weik VS..
the city of Wausau. Suit was brought
to stop the city's officers from apply
ing the city hall fund to other funds.
c.. ii. Grant, who has been living
on claim in North Dakota since last
spring, is in quite poor health as the
result of an attack of pleuresy in his
left side. At times he has great diff
Guilty in sleeping, owing to the severe
pains.-Stevens Point Journal.
An itinerant legless pencil yender
who visited this city for several days
a few weeks ago, was burned up
in boarding house in Duluth last
Saturday. He was given transporta-
tion to that city by our poor super
intendent. The fire started from his
old clay pipe.
James Montgomery entertained the
mems organized bible class of the
Presbyterian church last evening.
We did not ask, but suppose 1T was
held on Halloween night so they
could duck for apples, fix up JACKIE
lanterns and incidentally throw peas
against the neighbours windows.
A savings oepositor quit extraya-
gances six years ago and opened a saw
ings account with the determination
to save at least three hundred dollars
a year. Recently he bought thirty
four hundred dollar home for twenty
one hundred dollars. Why not profit
by this experience and start savings
account now at the National German
American bank?
Mrs. James Single celebrated her
10th birthday on Friday, Oct. 18th.
On the afternoon of that day, about
20 of Mrs. Singles old friends were in
vited in and a very enjoyable time
was had. Refreshments were served
after which guests departed, wishing
Mrs. Single "many happy returns of
the day" Mrs. Single has resided in
Wausau over so years, and the PILOT
joins in congratulations that she has
attained her 18th year.
Hunters returning from Rice Lake |
say its shamea BY draining the /
there is no longer duck hunt
ing there. In years gone by it was
tie natural feeding and nesting place
Of thousands of water fowl bat they
like the Indian village that once had
4 place on the shores of the lake have
been driven westward by the trespas-
sing white man. The Rice Lake dis
5rict may some day be an agricultural
garden spot but it viii never be
known again as hunting ground
Marshfield News.
Chief of Police Thos. Malone has a
new suit of clothes on his hands
which he can't get rid Of. They
we're lost by a stranger few weeks
lgo and the latter has dropped out Of
light. The fellow resembled lum-
Der jack in appearance and habits.
After buying the suit he went into
yrocery store to buy himself lunch.
lie spied keg Of picked pigs feet
md made purchase. He then asked
permission to go into the rear room
# the store to eat his pigs feet.
Then after eating his lunch he walked
nut and left mis- suit and later was un-
bile TO remember where he left it.
Henry Schwister located the suit, but
he owner has left town.