Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-12
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

st. Patrick's day falls upon Sunday
next.
Word reached the city that the con-
dition Of Hon. Alexander Stewart at
his Washington. D. c., home is much
worse.
The Carroll College Glee Club will
give a con .ert in the Presbyterian
church OF this city on the evening Of
March Both.
Byron Barwir, brother of c. A.
Barwig of this city, was operated on
at Fond du Lac for appendicitis, the
past week. His condition is very
critical.
The annual meeting of the Mara
thon County Building, Loan and IN
vestment ASSOCIATION will be held in
the court house this Tuesday evening
All interested are invited to be
present.
Miss Katherine O'Connor, daugh-
passed through serious operation
week ago, is reported as improving
very nicely.
Frank A. Ziegler, who lives on the
west side, fell and broke bone in his
right wrist on Thursday. He has
also little daughter who has been
very i'll with pneumonia.
I B. F. Mcmillan and others have sold
to Ernest Matthes, sixty acres of land
in the town of Mcmillan for 81, 200
Carl ". Matthes has purchased a like
amount of land from Mr.. Mcmillan,
paying the same amount Marshfeld
News.
M. w. Sweet, the well known attor-
ney of our city, will make the run as
supervisor for the Fourth ward. Mr..
Sweet is very careful and painstaking
in all he undertakes and is thorough
ly posted in all matters pertaining to
city and county work, and will make
an excellent member of that body if
elected.
On Saturday evening next the Order
lof United Commercial Travellers of
America will hold its annual meeting
in Castle hall. The election of officers
will take place which will be followed
by lunch and a smoker. The officers
of the Grand Council o. Wisconsin
have been invited to attend, three OF
whom have already signitied their in
tention to be present.
The foot ball game, between the
Wausau and Grand Rapids high
school foot ball teams was played in
this city, at the ''Y," on Friday even.
ing The result was 80 to IA, in favor
of Wausau. A full report is given in
the high school notes. The prelimin-
airy game was between the s'Y''
business men and high school faculty
the latter being defeated by score Of
10 tot.
The Western Union Telegraph Co
is liable to have its license revoked in
| Wisconsin if it does not watch out
Secretary of State Frear has giver
notice that owing to the company
transferring a law suit, brought by
the state, from the state to the fed
eral court, the company must cease
Operations in this state. This is sale
to be violation of the license hello
by the company.
The members of the local aerie Of
Eagles turned out ia full force last
Friday evening to the booster meet
ing'' that had been arranged, and tC
which an invitation had been ex
tended to the Amigo aerie of the
order. II. A. Novotny, one of the
state officers of the order, JOSEPH
Hoffman, Richard Bloedorn and A
Mcdonald of that city attended and
took part in the banquet that was
given after the business session was
over. Frank J. Gaetzman, past presi'
dent of the local aerie, acted as toast.
master, and several members an
swered his summons for impromptu
talks. A very enjoyable evening was
spent and all Eagles present hope the
same will very soon be repeated.