Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-07

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. r.
j. Williams died on Sunday. Funeral
took place this forenoon.
The Baptist Young Peoples Society
will hold lawn social at the home OF
Rev. Fawcett next Friday evening
Ice cream and cake will be served.
Mrs Eugene Wirth, of Mosinee, is
quite i'll and is at present at the home
of Louis Kretlow. She has been in
Wausau since July 81, and was taken
sick while visiting in the city on that
day.
VIM Dodge, Sr, received a telegram
yesterday, stating that his sister had
died at her home in Usage, Iowa. On
account of his advanced age. Mr.. Dodge
did not undertake the journey to Usage
to attend the funeral
The 1900 Trumpeter, the annual pub
lished by cadets of st. Johns Military
Academy, Delafield, Wis, is an unusu
ally fine number. We notice in the
I book that Neuman Bells was managing
editor of The Trumpeter and an edi-
monthly. Evidently, Neuman was
quite as great a favorite at st. Johns
as he is in Wausau.
Word has been received here that
Father Richard, formerly pastor of st.
Mary's Catholic church in this city, is
+, in very poor health. Though he is in
quite poor health, Father Richard is
not SO i'll rs has been reported, and his
condition has not yet become SO serious
as to caIse great alarm. He is now at
West Baden, Ind, resting and trying to
recover his strength which over-work
has much impaired.
A picnic party spent yesterday at
Hatley and until evening delightful
time was enjoyed. Then when the
storm appeared the pleasure was rather
dampened, to say nothing of the pic
nickers. The party was composed of
Mr.. and Mrs C. b. Bird, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Goodrich, Miss Antoinette Hunt
ington, the Misses Underwood, Miss
Bessie Porter and Miss Lulu Ross.
The Jackson Milling Co. is preparing
to build a large warehouse and elevator
on FIRST avenue, west side, across the
way from the Curtis a. Yale Co.'S lum-
Der yard. The company desires good
railroad facilities, and will make use of
the branch switching track which runs
along the west side of that street The
increasing business of the company
necessitateS their building permanent
and extensive quarters.
Last Wednesday evening while Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Thalheim and child
were driving on Grand Avenue, two
rigs whose owners were indulging in a
contest of speed attempted to pass on
either side of Mr. Thalheims buggy.
, Mr.. Thalheim's horse, frightened at one
! of the passing horses, jumped, broke a
shaft bolt, and overturned the carriage
Aside from some bruises received by
Mrs. Thalheim, no damage was done.
Last evening VIM Waterhouse re,
ceived word that his brother-in-law
VIM. Coward, of Milwaukee, was pros
trated by the heat and died Monday
noon. Jos. Heinemann, father-in-law
of deceased, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
W&terhouse depart this evening fol
Milwaukee te attend the funeral which
takes place Wednesday afternoon. Mr.
lCaward was well known in Wausau
having been frequent visitor to thi:
cts. His age was forty -nine years.
Besdek 4 Friedl, the well known
Third street shoemakers have purchased
the entire boot and shoe stock of AntoI
Mehl on J-stssen, and win hercafte
conduct & lalsiness heretofore ruE b.
Mr. Mehl. Alley having taken possession
of the building, on the first of August
which they have rented for term o
three years. Both of these gentlemen
are typical business mea and vii n.
doubt enjoy a generous patronage o
the public. They will materially in
5creaSe their stock, aud as before, vii
make shoes to order and conduct
repair shop in connection with thei
store. After twenty years Of actiy
business Mr.. Mehl p,tires from tn
business. as result Of the inereasin
cares of office incumbent upon him a
county treasurer, HIS successors ar
in every way fitted t. ksep up the repS
tation of the house as flrst class sho
store.