Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


The Minocqua Times has again
changed hands. 1t is now the pro-
perty of A. P. Runge.
Preparations are being made to
keep open house at the Y. NJ G. A.
on New Years day to entertain with
various exercises.
Shirts-Full Gaess shirts, night
shirts, paiamas. A complete line,
from the lowest prices that are good
to the finest, at Seim Bros, opposite
court house. adv
Judge and Mrs. c. L. Warren are
the parents of an eight pound baby
daughter, born Thursday afternoon
The little girl has been named Vesta
Carolyn Warren.
Readers of the PILOT should not
fail to rest their eyes upon the holiday
advertisements in this paper this
week. In it they will find very many
suggestions for seasonable gifts.
The late mild weather has been a
serious drawback to the logging in
terests of Northern Wisconsin and
should it prevail longer men and
teams in some localities will be forced
TO return from the woods.
w. b. Philbrick, postmaster of
Rothschild, was arrested by Deputy
United States Marshall W. H. Apple
by of Appleton and taken to Madison
last Tuesday under federal warrant
charging enlightenment of postal
funds.
For SALE A six cylinder seven
passenger Peerless car with Limou-
sine top, and electric lights. The
price it will be sold for will be like
giving it away. Car in fine condi-
ton and wonderful proposition.
Address: "a. ~ care PILOT Office.
One of the most refined, beautiful
and attractive places in the city these
days is Chris. Lund's flower store, in
the Spencer new building, 607 Third
street. 1t certainly is beauty spot
and draws like magnet. Friday
was the formal opening of the store
and all visitors were served with
carnation.
The city council met in special
meeting on Tuesday evening to con-
slider the matter of allowing sewer
and other special assessments to be
made by installments. 1t was con-
cluded after much discussion, that
the tax payer might as we'll borrow
from the banks as the interest would
be the same. All applications WEE
turned down.
The past week has witnessed a great
slaughter of trees on the Scholfield
homestead, corner Fourth and Nc
Clellan streets. Notwithstanding the
dozen or more which were taken out,
the thinning out is not particularly
noticeable. The fact is there are too
many trees in the older settled parts
of our city, and it would be well to
thin them out.
Christmas Boxes-Far your conven-
fence, we make up little sets of mems
furnishings in boxes; tie, hose, hand
kereheifs, suspenders: it gives you
nice variety; whatever you want in
box, not just the ordinary assortment;
makes very useful present, at Seim
Bros, opposite the court house. adv
The Dietz and Cameron Dam pic
lures were exhibited at the opera
house on Wednesday evening and
drew packed house. The exhibition
was really interesting and the fea-
lures excited the sympathy of large
number of the people present, meet
ing at times with considerable APP
plause. Miss Maria Dietz, daughter
of John Dietz, conducted the show in
person.
Wausau merchants are, as usual,
through the medium of the PILOT
making a strong bid for holiday trade
The windows along Third street show
a tempting display of beautiful gifts
One cannot but feel that, with such
fine arrays on the local market and
thousands of dollars invested, it is
unnecessary to travel to the larger
cities for gifts. Here right at home
will be found presents that should
suit every taste. Our local merchants
surely are entitled to your first con-
sideration, and we know that all of
them find pleasure in showing their
wares to prospective buyers.