Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-09
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

II. ]. Blanchard has been reap
pointed postmaster at Colby.
This is the year that women can
"put the question as we'll as men.
Ash Wednesday falls upon February
q this year and Easter on April It'll.
DR.. w. A. Ladwig has been reap
pointed physician for the asylum and
county poor farm.
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon. will be at the
Bells House, Saturday, Jan. l3.
The Young Peoples society of st.
Michaels Catholic church held
social Sunday evening, which was
very largely attended.
The Wausau Schuetzen Verein will
hold its annual meeting and election
of officers tomorrow evening at the
Casino on Washington street.
The stockholders of the Badger
Ginseng company will meet next
Tuesday, Jan 10Th, at the offices of
the Wisconsin Valley Land company.
The Home Department of the NJ.
Z. church will give its annual even
ing social next Friday evening. There
is to be program and refreshments.
Thursday evening Miss Minnie
Durkey and Louis Schultz, both of
this city, were married by Rev. A. f.
Lemke Of the Apostolic Evangelical
church.
The Hotel Winkley changed own
ership last Thursday, the well known
old time hostelry being sold by Sheriff
O'Connor to c. B. Bird for Sc, 500 to
satisfy a mortgage.
After voluntary living apart for
over twenty-five years William Voight
and Wilhelmina Voight of the town of
Holton were granted divorce in mu-
nicipal court Thursday.
On account of the cold weather the
meeting of the Epworth League of
the Methodist church, which was to
have been held last Friday evening.
has been postponed one week.
The following residents of the coun-
ty have made application for full citi-
2ens papers: Thomas Lee of this city,
Frank Tresk of the town of Johnson,
and Albert w. Bruss of Abbotsford.
George Curtis, Jr., who was, until
asst May, q member of the state tax
commission, has succeeded e. M.
Smart in the old law firm at Merrill
and the firm will hereafter be known
as Curtis, Van Doren 81 Curtis.
The various committees of the coun-
ty board, whose duty it is to check
up the books and records of county
officials, have completed their work
and will report to the board at the
session which opens tomorrow.
The premium list for the Sixth
Annual dog show of the Fox River
Valley Kennel club to be held at
Oshkosh, January ID, IA and Is has
been sent out, several local dog fan
ciers having received copy. Chas.
II. Auler is secretary of the show.
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. 5l6 Mcclellan st. If
With shoulder and arm badly
smashed, Ed. Hedtke of Manawa was
brought to st. Mary's hospital in this
city last Thursday and is still there
in very critical condition. Hedtke
was employed in logging camp near
Galloway, and was caught by fall
ing tree while at work in the woods.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Emmanuel Luther
an Norwegian church was held last
Thursday at the home of Mrs. o. II.
Weik, 9l3 First street. The follow
ing officers were elected; President,
Mrs. Paul GRANDSON; vice-president,
Mrs. Andrew Johnson; secretary, Mrs.
o. II. WeiS; treasurer, Mrs. A. Tor
gerson. A social time followed the
meeting.
The Mems club of the VI. Z. church
is arranging for supper on Monday
evening, Jan. I'D. II will be the an
nual meeting and the election of
officers for the ensuing year will take
place at that time. The following
committees have been appointed for
the evening: On supper, MeSSrs. Ma
cauley, Brown, Brigham and johnson;
on walters: MeSSrS. Lampert and
Coney Piper; on invitations: MeSsrs.
SchEeller, Hoefer and Middleton; on
nominations: MeSSrS. Gilbert, Sex
mith, James and Brigham.
Tomorrow evening the installation
of officers of the Knights of Colurl-
bus win take place at Castle Hall.
After the installation Hon. John c.
Ewing Of Detroit, Mich, will lecture
To the members and 10 all Catholics
who wish 70 attend. The entertain
ment committee Of the council has
made arrangements to have promi-
nent lecturers at the meetings dur
ing the winter months, and have so
far secured Hon. NJ. X. Reilly of
Fond du Lac for the meeting on
January oath, and Hon. ]. f. Doherty
of La Crosse, Tor the meeting in
March. Rev. Father Brennan of st.
James church will also deliver a