Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-10-11
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


moving recently.
Pine Council, Royal Arcanum, has
planned a smoker for its next meeting
night, next Friday.
The Y. P. S. G. E. social held in
the Presbyterian church Friday even
ing was very enjoyable.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, viii be at the
p Bells House, Monday, Oct. oath.
Joe Winninger and wife have been
divorced The action was instituted
by the former in the courts of Chica-
go.
Remember the first Y. M. G.. A.
entertainment takes place on Wednes-
day evening, Oct. 26th. Get your
tickets.
WANTED-Pupils in piano and pipe
organ by Miss Winifred Ryan, gradu-
ate of the University OF Wisconsin
School of Music. Phone 1898.
Harvey, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Garfield, died Friday afternoon, after
short illness. The child was buried
yesterday afternoon, Rev. +. Brigham
officiating.
Bernhard Laabs, who was operated
on several weeks ago at st. Mary's
hospital is improving finely and it is
expected will be able to be removed
to his home tomorrow.
The Wausau Telephone company
day morning laying its conduit on
Scott street, across Third. A man
hole was also constructed.
Do you want shingles? If you do
call and look over our large assort-
ment and get prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co
J. Lynn Thompson of Rhinelander,
candidate for congress on the socialist
ticket, spoke on socialism in the d.
A IT, V. hall last Thursday evening.
He was greeted by fair sized
audience.
Herbert Jenkins and family moved
their household goods the past week
to Bates, Mich, where they have been
making their home for the past sew
eral months. Mr.. Jenkins is quarter
master sergeant of Co. g.
Two fires were burning in the woods
Sunday west of Big Rib river. Dry
leaves are falling which gives fires a
chance to spread very fast. The
smoke arising from these fires could
be plainly seen in the city.
Up to date nearly $50, 900 has been
spent in preliminary work in arrang-
ing for building the electric railway
line which is TO connect Wausau and
Merrill with the southern part of the
state. Contracts are being made for
material, etc.
The West Side Ladies' Aid society
of the Nj. E. church elected officers
last Wednesday as follows:
President Mrs. Wider Newell
Vice-Pres.- ]. Hammond.
Sec.-Mls Chas. Huckbody.
Treas Mrs. Henry Goebel.
The intermediate Y. p. S. c. E. of
the Presbyterian church at a recent
meeting elected the following officers:
Prudential Woodward.
Vice-Pres. Edison Shatto.
Sec.-Chas. Thresher.
Treas.-Roy Rooth.
Pianist-Katherin Donald.
The county board committee on
equalization will meet soon to pass
upon the assessment made in the differ
ent towns of the county. The MEM
berS of this committee usually come
in for heap lot of roasting from the
tax payers of the different towns.
Holding down job on this committee
is a good deal like trying to umpire
game of base ball.
DIR. George Witter formerly of
Grand Rapids and well known in the
valley, was killed in an automobile
accident in San Jose, Cal, last Thurs
day. DIR, Witter was father of Mrs.
w d. Connor of Marshfield, and father
of G. w. Witter, former principal of
our city schools, and 4 brother of O..
w. Witter of the town of Maine, in
this county. DIR. Witter never was
resident of Wausau.
J. L. Barber, Eau Claire; f. ]. Ar
pin, Grand Rapids; w. II. Mylrea,
Wausau; p. a. Martineau, Marinette,
and A. ID. Campbell, state immigra-
tion commissioner, members of the
executive committee of the newly
organized Wisconsin Advancement
association, met in Milwaukee yes
terdsy TO take steps to perfect the
organization.-Chi Falls indie
pendent.
The village Of Edgar is in s. fair
way to get a veneer factory. Ii is
proposed TO organize concern with a
capital stock of $4,000 and over half
that amount has been subscribed.
Reinhold Meyer, who conducts a plant
in Merrill, will move his machinery
TO Edgar, providing the company is
organized. 1t is proposed to build a
dam on Scott creek, where plant
will be erected. In addition TO being
equipped with veneer cutting ma
chinery it will also be fitted with
dynamos for generating electricity, TO
be used for lighting the village.