Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-05

The members of the County Board
then went out to inspect the new Jail.
Jack" Gray shipped u car load of
fat cattle from his barn at Schoield to
Chicago yesterday.
Company q will go into camp at
Camp Macarthur, formerly Camp
Douglas, on August 18th
Conrad Schuetz today sold his farm
near the poor farm for 81 500. The sale
included all farm machinery, etc.
There will be IA special meeting of
Forest Lodge, No. 1870, F. and A. NJ, on
Friday evening. Work in the Third
Anton Koppa, of Bondusky & Koppa,
will soon open saloon in the building
on Washington street which was former
ly occupied by Geo Lindsay's harness
shop. The building is now receiving Il
thorough overhauling.
At the semi-annual election of officers
held on Saturday evening by Marathon
Encampment No. 20, the following
were selected:
G. PA HI. Wren.
III. P.-J L. Morgan.
S. W-Chas. Nutter.
j. W.-Julius COLI.
Treas-Ole Biller
Geo. A. Browns chickens and prowl-
ing cats did not agree, and the little
chicks got the worst of it. The double
barrelled shot gun came into play and
every time George has fired off that
gun cat fell Look out for your pets
for George will shoot, and his eye of
sixty years has not lost its trueness.
There will be bicycle road race over
the Kelly course on the morning of
July 4th, at which time the citizens are
promised something pretty exciting
and speedy. The Fourth will be a big
day in Wausau, and many people from
out of town will be here, as excursion
rates for the occasion have been pro-
vided on both railroads.
Lewis H. Jones; of Schofield, sells
the Old Iron Brigade cigar; the best
&c smoke on earth, they are made by
Davis Sons & CO., Cincinnati, Ohio, one
of the best and largest manufacturing
houses in the United States. S. Durkee,
of Schofeld, is agent for Northern Wis
consin, the trade supplied in any guam
fifxy from how M Whnp ~ t1t of
a good cigar buy Iron Brigade and you
will not be disappointed
The dark fluid flowing from the
water troughs at the City Hall is not a
new kind of water, but the tar with
which the tin roof of the City Hall was
decorated by the city authorities. If
the city has any more tar to experiment
with, coating should be applied to the
Uranium which conceived the idea of
the cobblestone crosswalks on Grant
and Warren streets. The residents Of
those streets will furnish the necessary
feathers free of cost.
The democratic convention, held at
the court house, last Saturday after
noon, was largely attended, especially
by the old wheel horses of the party in
the county. 1t was not expected that
the convention would be as large and
enthusiastic as at time when county
officers were to be placed IN nomina-
ton, but, as it was, nearly all of the
towns were represented. The minutes
of the convention can be found in full
on the last page of the PILOT.
The many friends of Charles Zahn,
who was formerly employed in the
PILoT office, win be glad to learn that
he has received a nice start in business
at Racine, having recently been placed
at the head of a large job printing es-
adjustment, with a capital of $1,000
Charles is a bright, moral, wide-awake
young man, and is bound 20 win an inn
portant position in the commercial
world. 1t is another case of a Wausan
young man climbing the ladder with a
rapid stride May he climb ever higher.
Gunhard Danielson, an inmate of
the Marathon County Asylum, escaped
last Friday and nothing had been heard
of him since. He had been enjoying the
freedom of the outdoor air, in company
with another inmate, aud his absence
had not been noted for some time, I'M
til his companion was noticed sitting
alone. When questioned as to where
Gunhard had gone, he said that he did
not know, DanielsoH is the Wansau
young man who a few years back re-
ceived a sentence of three years in
states prison for stealing few chick
ems, which resulted in insanity.
The dedication of the West Side Pres
byterian church of Merrill occurred in
that city Sunday afternoon al three
o'clock. the dedication sermon being
preached by Rev. w o. Carrier, ID d.,
of this city. 1t was a very strong SER
mon, and was listened to By large
congregation. Rev. Carrier also oecu-
pied the pulpit in the evening, his pull,
pit in this city being supplied by Rev
L. G. Smith, Of Oshkosh, who is Synodi-
cal Missionary for the Presbyterian
church. The Merrill church was built
in 1895, but q debt of over =. 600 had
remained unon it since It's erection.
Through the efforts OF the pastor. Rev.
j. S. Wilson, and a united effort by the
people, this debt was paid of and the
church was dedicated free from sill in
cumbrance.