Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-27
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Free Toilet Lotion to all lady call
ers at Wiechmann's Pharmacy Satur-
day. adv
The Y NJ. C. A. auxiliary meets
this afternoon in the Y building at
O'Clock.
NJ. B. Rosenberg was the principal
speaker at a republican meeting held
at Tomahawk last Friday evening.
Rev. Richard Evans, pastor of the
NJ. E. church, spoke upon "The
Tower of London" on Sunday even
ing.
For SALE-Two registered Guern-
sey bulls. One three years old and
one seven months. Ed. SWANSON,
Wv Rothschild, Wis.
A veteran weather prophet predicts
s'the coming winter will be the mild
est on record This will be good
news to those having slim fuel piles.
Mr.. Hayner, expert piano tuner and
repairer from Chicago is in town.
Patronage respectfully solicited.
Leave orders at MueIler's jewelry
store. O20tf
On the morning of Nov. 7th, the
transit of the planet mercury will
take place. 1t can be seen at sun
rise if there are no clouds, but will
have passed across the face Of the sun
by a. m. SO look quick.
Down near Grand Rapids last week,
many blue berries were picked. These
were from the second crop. With
second crop of strawberries, raspber-
ries and blueberlies, Wisconsin is
some state Ie hrag about.
kee- Downer College notes published
in the Sunday Sentinel. "Miss jean
nette Reid presented the calendar to
the students in assembly on Monday
Miss Reid is gaining an enviable
reputation as an artist.
Poole Pianos best of material
and workmanship throughout. They
cost from $500 to $500. The Blank
piano, the best of material and work
manship throughout, cost from Sl2o
to $780, Both items are true and easy
to see if you will investigate. For
sale by G. III. Ingraham, ieweler. ad.
WANTED-To sell a stock of new
farm machinery to man who is in a
position to dispose of these at retail
or wholesale in Wisconsin or other
territory. 1t will take about $4,000
to swing the deal. Will take part or
all pay in unincumbered wild Wis
consin land. Do not want improved
farm. Address Box 3S8, Waterloo,
Iowa. ol5-3t
The mild weather is still with us
and no apparent preparations as yet
are being made by local logging oper-
ators for their regular siege In the
woods. Whether it is the present
state of the weather or the depress-
ing effect in lumber circles the PILOT
is unable to state One thing is GER
tain, Judging from those interviewed
on the latter subject, there will be
considerable curtailment during the
season, the conditions, it is said, due
to the war in Europe, which has
caused an uncertainty in the lumber
market.
An increase of all passenger fares to
a basis of q cents mile, instead OF
cents, as at present, is to be made
by all of the eastern and western
railroads, it was stated on good
authority. This increase is in line
with the suggestion of the inter-
state commerce commission in its de-
cision in the per cent case, in which
it was suggested that passenger traff1c
did not bear a fair share OF the bur
den of paying expenses. II is proba-
BILE that the railroads will file new
tariffs before the end of the present
month. They must give thirty days
notice of change.
Free Balloons to all boys and girls
accompanied by parents on Saturday
at Wiechmann's Pharmacy 693 steps
from p. o. adv
Rats, not meant in slang, but regu-
lar rodents, seem to infeSC WauSau
the same as in all other large cities
and are menace to health and TO
property destruction. An Iowa far
mer has devised rat trap upon
which he claims no patent but which
any one troubled with rats can use.
He purchased big galvanized iron
bucket-or garbage pail-and placed
it in the barn. He filled it two
thirds full of water and on top OF the
water layer of chaffy oats an inch
deep. The next morning he emptled
out mixture of water, oats and
drowned rats. He rebaited his trap
and the next morning he figured re-
suits and found that he aimieSsly but
with malice aforethought, had cotton
rid OF eighty-nine rats. lie declares
it will rid barn in short time.