Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-27
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. George Silverthorn was on the
sick list the past week.
f. o. Hackbarth has been appointed
deputy collector Of incomes.
For RENT-Eight room fiat, electric
light and bath. Apply to 914 Warren
street. II
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, win be at the
Bells House, Saturday. March 9th.
Little Patricia Manson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. III. II. Manson is i'll
with pneumonia. She is now much
improved.
Round cedar posts, 7xl0 feet long,
and split cedar posts, I feet long, for
sale at Frank Kurth's Hardware store,
POT Washington street. 27-2t
The Wausau Street Railroad COM
pany made its stockholders feel extra
good last Wednesday by issuing them
a dividend check of 10 per cent.
w. C. Landon of this city has CON
sented to become a candidate for
delegate from the Eighth congress
sional district to the National Re-
publican convention.
A Poultry and Pet Stock association
has been organized at Wittenberg
recently and incorporated under the
state laws. This means another poul-
try show in'close vicinity to Wausau
for next winter.
The annual sleighride of the Sunday
school OF the First Universalist church
took place Thursday evening. The
younger members went out in the af-
ternoon and the older ones after
supper were served in the evening.
Thursday evening of this week the
regular monthly meetingof theCentral
Wisconsin Poultry association will be
held in the G. A. r. room at the
court house. The discussion for this
meeting will be the Barred Plymouth
Rock hen. Everybody interested in
poultry is invited to attend.
We have for sale A. B. Wheeler's
home on Fulton St., which has steam
heat and everything that goes tow
ards making a comfortable home. viii
be sold at price far below the cost.
Terms: A small payment down and
balance in five years at & per cent.
interest. See CRoCKER-THAYERL LAND
COMPANY. If
If the proper city officials would
see to it that all catch basins in the
city are in proper shape to carry off all
the water they are supposed to, the
citizens would be very grateful to
them. A rain might be expected
most any time now and the danger of
flooding cellars under present condi-
lions is very great.
While coasting down Muenchow
street ON East hill Thursday evening
on a bob-sleigh Miss Elizabeth Wise,
residing at 706 Fifth street, was pain
fully injured by being thrown from
the sleighs when they ran into an OBJ
struction. Although her injuries are
quite severe, there were no bones
broken and Miss Wise is able to be
about again.
Burning ashes in the basement
of the Electric theater caused that
building to fill up with smoke Friday
morning. 1t was feared that fire
had broken out and call for tie fire
department was made. After inves-
tigating the trouble the chief eau.
toned the management against the
carelesSneSS of allowing hot ashes to
be dumped in a basement, the dan
ger of a serious fire being very great.
This is the season of the year when
mothers feel very much concerned
over the frequent colds contracted by
their children, and have abundant
reason for it as every cold weakens the
lungs, lowers the vitality and paveS
the way for the more serious diseases
that so often follow Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is famous for its cures,
and is pleasing and safe to take. For
sale by all dealers.