Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-24
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

The famous White House coffee at
the old stand. D. CURTs & Son.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon. will be at the
Bells House, Friday, Nov. IS.
The Badger Turpentine Co. of this
city has filed an amendment to its
articles of Incorporation, increasing
it's board of directors from three to
five.
Miss Waldo, who was in the city
last Tuesday and Wednesday for the
Acknowledgment entertainm ent,
sang before the high school last
Wednesday.
VIM. Morrison, called to this city
week ago, from Salt Lake City, Utah,
on account of the illness of his father,
departed Wednesday for his home in
the latter place.
The Alexander Stewart Lumber
Co.'s mill which closed down the
early part of last week on account of
high water, resumed operations again
Friday morning.
Henry Juers, city treasurer, is prac-
ticing hand writing at present on
postal cards which will notify con-
sumers of water that THEM semi-an-
nual tax will be due Nov. l.
Chas. Hasten was brought before
the county court Friday morning for
the purpose of submitting to mental
examination. He was committed to
the state hospital, Winnebago.
VIM. Waterhouse is filling the posi-
tion as deputy register of deeds, in
place of A. d. Gorham who is still on
the sick list, but is improving and
hopes soon to resume his old position.
Engelbert Frank, aged sixty-fve
years, died Friday morning at his
home 112 S. Fourth Ave. He is sur
yived by two sons The funeral SER
vices were conducted yesterday after
| noon.
st. Monica's society of st. James
church will hold it's annual holiday
bazaar in Elks' hall on the following
dates: Nov. IA, Is and 16. The pro-
ceeds will go towards the building Of
the society's new church. Keep the
dates in mind.
VIM. Waterhouse has been official
| ly notified that he has been appointed
as carrier on rural route 5. He will
assume his. duties Nov. l. The mail
on that route has since, the route
was created two months ago, been
carried by Geo. Bartlett.
Wausau friends who have been some
what worried over the condition of
G. E. Guenther of Knowlton the past
week, are pleased to learn that he is
on the road to recovery. Hehas been
quite ill with an attack of pneumo-
MIA.
We have for rent a nice home on
Fulton street. Good location and
best of neighbors. Cheap to good
parties. Crocker-Thayer Land Co.
Ida McClosky has started an action
to obtain a divorce from her husband,
Joseph. The latter left town during
the summer at the same time as did
a certain girl, and the whereabouts
of both are at present mystery.
A sink hole near Cassian has been
causing the St. Paul railroad company
considerable trouble Of late. Gravel
has been dumped into it, but recent
rains have partially undone the work.
Some trains have been held up several
hours on account of the difficulty.
The public schools will have va
cation on Thursday and Friday, Nov.
9 and 10, on account of SO many
teachers going to the teachers con-
vention to be held in Madison that
week. About two-thirds of them
have expressed a desire to attend.
Miss Blanche Armstrong magazine
representative. Subscriptions taken
for all magazines and magazine clubs
at lowest rates obtainable. Special
representatives for Ladies Home
Journal, Saturday Evening Post, De-
lineator and Woman's Home Compan-
ion. Your subscriptions respectfully
solicited. SIG Mcclellan st. If
The nearest approach to Wausau
President Taft will make in his pres.
ent trip through the enemy's country
will be to pass along the western
border of our county next Thursday
morning. His train will go through
Marshfeld at about 2:30. He OF
course will be in Sunderland at that
time, if his conscience is clear.
A recent report that the Grand
father falls dam is unsafe and is liable
to go out at any time, has been denied
by John O'Day of Merrill, who built
it. He says there is an excess of 334
feet of gate space over the greatest
height of water ever recorded at that
point. At the time of the recent
flood it was not necessary to open all
the gates.
In commenting on the Marshfeld
physicians recent visit to this city
to attend the Ninth Councillor Dis
trict Medical associations meeting,
the News of that city says: 1T is
well known that whatever Wausau
does it does we'll and this occasion
was a splendid example of this rule.
Looking about the beautiful city and
noting their fine homes, public and
| quaSi-pubhc buildings and extensive
manufactures gave the Marshfield
/ no rtN- a Splendid iO,nrpcSipn Of Won