Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-29
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ander Hall Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Last Friday, in our city schools, the
regular half yearly promotions took
place.
The intermediate Y. P. S. G. E. will
hold social in the Presbyterian church
on Saturday evening.
Blue trading stamps given with every
purchase and also all up-to-date work
at Foss' jewelry store.
Karl Mathie, superintendent of our
city schools, has been appointed one
of the judges to decide the Stevens
Point oratorical contest.
For the Mardi Gras Carniyals at New
Orleans, La, and Mobile, Ala, Febru-
airy 18th and 10Th, excursion tickets will
be sold via. the Milwaukee road, on
February 18th to 17th at very low rates.
r. GOODRICH, Agent.
Several slot machines placed in the
city of Merrill which, when nickel
was dropped in each, number of PIC
lures were shown, said to be of an OBJ
scene character, have been gathered
up by the police. There are several of
these in operation in this city.
John Allen was brought in Saturday
from Sexmith's camp having both of his
legs broken. While at work in the
woods he was struck by a falling tree
which fractured both limbs. The tract
ures were reduced and he is now rest
ing easy but it will be weeks before he
will again be able to navigate.
Elmer, son of Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Vein
kauf, died Sunday afternoon at 1:3O.
He was not quite four years of age and
his disease was pronounced tubercu-
losis. The funeral was held this after
noon at two o'clock from lions church,
Rev. c. w. Bretcher officiating.
The Odd Fellows and their families
held a very pleasant party at their hall
on Saturday evening. The ladies
brought baskets with them filled with
eatables and the good things were par
taken of with a relish 1t was social
event that could not be excelled for the
amount of pleasure derived.
The poor house committee of the
county board went into session on Fri
day last for the purpose of devising
some means whereby the county poor
house may receive the necessary sup
ply of water without hauling it from
the city, as is being done at present.
There has been much money spent in
the past for this purpose but it appears
that it has been spent in vain.
A sparring exhibition took place
Thursday night at Alexander hall be-
tween Jake Magmer, of Milwaukee,
and Chas. Higgins, of Green Bay.
Those who planked down their hard
cash to witness the same are now
their teeth, for it was about
as poor an excuse for a boxing match
as is seldom seen. Why people will be
misled by such Holsters of this class is a
mystery unsOlved.
On Friday and Saturday evenings
there appeared at the Grand Opera
House, Marie Won Wegern'S Company.
The play on both evenings was "Tante
Bemmchen in Amerika," a German
play, and the players spoke their lines
partly in German and partly in English.
1t is pronounced by those who attended
the best German play ever seen in
this section While the attendance
was good on both occasions, yet it was
not what the company deserved.
At the Grand Opera House, on Tues
day evening, was presented For Her
Sake" by a company of excellent taller t.
The play is an interesting one and illus
trateS many phases of life in Siberia
and Russia. Many witnessing this play
had attended the lecture of Captain
Albert the night before and TO these it
was doubly interesting, for many things
which the captain had pictured in the
minds of these people was acted out by
this company to a realism that made
them more clearer OF comprehension.
Those from this city who attended
the Wis. Valleys Lumbermen's Assn.
meeting, held at Merrill last Tues
day, were E. A. Foster, c. G. Yawkey,
w. T. Milroy and Chas. Edgar. The
following directors were elected: W.
Z. Brown, Walter Alexander, L. N.
Arson, C. c. Yawkey, H. H. Foster, L.
Dessert and w. H. Bissell. The board
of directors elected the following
officers:
President-W. f. Brown.
Vice President-Walt. Alexander.
Secv and TreaS-R. C.. Schultz.