Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-12-05
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

The city treasurer will begin his
collection of taxes Monday, Dec. IS,
FOR sALE-Silver laced Wyandotte
cockerels, apply to Fred He'll, Box
1875, Wausau, Wis. n29-2w
For RENT-C. C. Parlin's home on
Fulton Street, for information see
If CRCCKER-THAYER LAND Co.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, Saturday, Dec. l6.
WANTED Everybody to visit my
studio. G. Toburen, photographer,
40S Jackson St., near Hotel Northern.
Judge A. H. Reid has appointed
M. c. Porter as Juvenile Judge of
Lincoln county. The appointment is
an excellent one.
The shoe trade of Huffman g. Brach
is growing right along, because people
are getting honest goods at lowest
prices at this store. 1t
Judge C. L. Warren united Miss
Mary Hoffman of this city and Mr.. w.
A. Erdmann of the town of Stettfn in
the holy bonds of wedlock, Saturday.
There has been delay in getting
the ornamental lighting systems on
Washington and Scott streets in oper-
alton. 1t is hoped, however, to have
them in working order by next Satur-
day.
Six head of the prize-winning herd
of Aberdeen Angus cattle belonging
TO the Alexander Stewart Lumber
Co., were shipped to Chicago last
week, to be entered in the interna-
tional cattle show.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ross, residing
at 1908 Merrill avenue, are mourning
the loss Of their infant son, John,
who passed away last 7 Iesday night.
The child was two yeals old, and had
been i'll with pneumonia.
Geo. Simmer, aged forty-one years,
died Wednesday at the county asylum.
He had been subject to epileptic fits
for years and died in one of them.
lie was a Langlade county charge,
and his remains were taken to Amigo
for burial.
Societies or parties desiring candies
in large or small lots, for the holiday
festivities, can get just what they
want at Starks. d5-3w
During the past week tue street
railroad company has been using the
pulp-making experimental plants
power a part of the time in the oper
alton of cars, The company's big
generator went out of business early
i'm the week.
Miss lola Babcock, 0I Omaha, Neb.,
and Mr., w. G. Richards OF Belmont,
Wis, were united in marriage Thurs
day evening at 6 o'clock at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Brayton e. Smith,
the Rev. j. NJ. Duer officiating. Miss
Babcoclz is sister of Mrs. Smith.
Nick Pfeiffer, county charge, died
early last week in the county hospital
of old age. Deceased was ninety-fve
years of age and had been a resident
of the county for nearly sixty years.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning from an undertaking es-
adjustment.
Dr. X. w. Doege, well known
practitioner of Marshfield, has been
made the defendant in S10,0 900 dam
age suit. While driving his automo-
bile through the streets of Stevens
Point year ago his auto figured in
an accident to an old man which in
iured him fatally.
John Fochs died Thursday at the
home of his son, Peter, in this city, at
the age of eighty-three years. He
was formerly q resident of tile town
of CaSsel, where he lived over thirty
years. lie is survived by five child
rem. The remains were taken to his
old home for burial.
There was no meeting of the Ladies'
Literary club on Monday, owing to
the condition of the club house, which
is undergoing some improvements.
The next meeting will be held at the
club house on New Years Day at
three o'clock p. M, and is to be
General Reception Day"
About two dozen members of the
local lodge of Knights of Pythias went
over to Marshtield Friday afternoon,
where that night the newly reorgan-
lied lodge of that city was instituted.
The ceremony was carried out by the
Wausau members, who report that
they enjoyed the trip and their re-
ception.
Miss Tracy Hess died Thursday
morning, an inmate of the county
asylum. She had been insane for the
past twenty-five years, and had been
an inmate of the local asylum ever
since it was built. She was commit
ted from Stevens Point and the only
record for the guidance of the super
intendent was To notify the mayor of
that city in case of death. If her age
was given correctly at the time of her
commitment she would be forty-four
wears old at the time of death, but
her appearance would indicate that
she was much older.
When your feet are wet and cold,
and your body chilled through and
through from exposure, take big
dose of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
,a+i,a x-c,,r foot in l,ot xrasar hafora