Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-25
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

The Cosmopolitan 4 at NJ. E. church
this evening.
L. S. Durkee has recovered from
his recent illness.
Next Saturday will be March 1st.
That sounds good.
The Ladies' West Side Aid society
went to Kelly Friday and spent few
hours at the home of Mrs. p. Putney.
The regular quarterly communion
and reception of members of the Pres
byterian church will be held on
Easter Sabbath.
The Y. NJ. G. A. Fireside meeting
Sunday afternoon was addressed by
Rev. w. HI. Gould. His subject was
1.-TWO Worthwhile Books for Boys
and Young Men,"
Word was received the past week of
Waukee. Mr.. Roehl was formerly
county insane asylum.
Recently a baked chicken passed
through the mails and was great
temptation to all who handled it.
But SuppoSing it had been booze in
stead. Don't mention it.
Sarah Mildred Wilmer will be at
NJ E. church next Saturday evening"
She is pronounced by competent
critics, to be one of the greatest read
ers of the present generation.
We will buy all kinds of logs at
highest prices, delivered to our saw
mill in the city of Wausau, formerly
the Alexander Stewart Lumber Co. s
mill, and at railroad landings.
adv If B. HEINEMANN LUMBER Co
The commission form of govern
ment continues to be adopted in cities
of Wisconsin. The past week Ash
land and Ladysmith has voted for it,.
A year ago Ashland defeated the
proposition by large vote.
WANTED-A good salesman for the
sale of nursery stock. Steady work,
weekly payments. A German pre-
| ferred. Please address the Coe, Con-
verse and Edwards Company, Fort
Atkinson, Wisconsin. adv. % tt
The city thaWing outfit was out on
| Wednesday warming up the catch
basins. There is one that it did not
drain at tie corner of Fourth and
Grant streets. The pond there was
the cause OF many OF our citizens get
ting their feet wet.
Judge Reid, of this judicial circuit,
has been called to Milwaukee in the
case of that city against the Milwau-
| kee Coke & Gas Co. The plant is
alleged to be a nuisance, because of
offensive gases and smoke The trial
is set for March 18th.
Co. G of the Wisconsin National
guard of this city, is to be inspected
by Capt. WeScott on April 29th. The
members here have already begun to
polish up their guns and accoutre-
mentS for the occasion, in order to
maintain their usual high standing.
The city is engaged in laying a
large water main across the WiScon-
sin river, just north of the Leahy &
Beebee bridge, which were completely
destroyed by the floods last year.
The men engaged in the work have a
cold job on hands, but seem to be
progressing finely.
Miss Blanche Armstrong Magazine
Representative. Subscriptions taken
for all magazines and magazine clubs
at lowest club rates. Special repre-
sentative for the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, Saturday Evening Post, Define
ator, Good Housekeeping and Wo-
mans Home Companion. lift
The Wausau Street Railroad COM
pany has placed new electric trip
locator in one of its show windows in
its office on Third street, which is a
novel device and attracts a great deal
of attention. The machine is very
unique and demonstrates its fiexibil-
ity and the strength of the new MAJ
da electric lamps. See it in opera
tion at night to better appreciate it.
Washington's birthday was OBJ
served as usual in WauSau. All
state, county and federal offices were
| closed, besides all banks. "Old
Glory" was generously unfurled on
all public buildings, and pictures of
Washington and flags were displayed
in many business places, demonstrat
ing that the city still keeps up its
time honored custom of patriotism.
The New York National team,
basket ball, which was to have played
with the Y. NJ. G.. A. basket ball
team last Tuesday evening, did not
appear in this city at all, thus incon-
veniencing the Y boys and many
people who had turned out to see
the game This is the first time that
thing like this has occurred and it
is hoped that it will not happen again.
The Roddis Veneer Co., of Marsh
field, having lately plead guilty to
twenty-five charges for employing
child labor contrary to the state law,
was gned $25 in each case, which
with the costs amounted to over $500.
A warning to the other manufactures
to be on their guard and avoid like
experience. Law is law and those
that attempt. TO disregard it must
suffer the consequences.
A number of our fishermen went
out to Rib River last Wednesday to
fish through the ice. They cut holes
in the ice and sat about them for
several hours trying to induce the fish
to bite. l}ut they did not get fish,
nor even good strike, so one of them
said who had been encouraged to tell