Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
CITY NOTES.
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" takes place tomorrow evening
Work in the Third. NJ Isle and banquet
Aug. III. Granke has sold his residence
and blacksmith shop on North Sixth
street to William Tetzloff, the con
sideration being $780, Mr.. Granke is
thinking of building another house
near his old home.
The St. Paul road for several weeks
past has had crew of men at work
LAYING new rails between this city and
Merrill. The new rails are much heay-
ier than the old, being an 50 10 rail
while the old ones were but go lbs.
All interested in temperance are in
vited to attend meeting at Mark
strum's hall, POI n. Second avenue,
next Friday evening, at which time
Rev. f. A. Pease and Rev. Adam Faw-
cett will deliver addresses on the SUBJ
ject.
Rev. Peter Stair, of Wittenberg, was
the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Frank Pease
while in the city last Sunday. He ex-
pressed himself as very much pleased
with Wausau, and surprised at the
amount of building going on through
out the city.
Neal Brown has planted about 500
trees in the cemetery this spring
About so per cent. of the trees which he
planted on the grounds last year are
living; at this ratio in a few years. our
cemetery will be filled with handsome
shade trees.
Dick Kenelty, of Merrill, who has the
contract to drive 100000 feet of logs out
of Prairie river, for Barker & Stewart,
of this city, has completed rebuilding
the dam at the dells on Praire river and
will now raise a head of water and drive
the logs out.
The Cinch Club met with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Wegner last Friday evening,
and on this occasion first prizes were
won by Mrs. E. " Speer and Gustave
Mueller; second prizes by Mrs. &.
Mueller and n. Heinemann. 1t was a
very enjoyable evening.
The Bartz residence is now on the
back part of the grounds, recently pur-
chased by D. L. Plumer, at the corner
of Fourth and Jefferson streets, the
same having been moved last week.
Mr.. and Mrs G. d. Bartz will continue
to reside in the residence.
A plan inaugurated in California last
wear in the form of Decoration Day OBJ
servance will be followed this year by
MANY sea coast and lake cities. 1t is
for the school children to march to the
beach and cast flowers on the waves in
memory of those who sleep beneath the
billowy deep.
Richard Munkwitz, of the town OF
Rib Falls died last Thursday OF con-
sumption. He was 40 years old and
leaves wife and seven childen. He
has been town clerk for twelve or
fifteen years and was very well known
throughout the county. Funeral took
place on Sunday.
"She Stops to Conquer" Oliver
Goldsmith's immortal comedy, was Civ
en- at the Opera House, last Wednes-
day, to fairly large audience. The
performance was good one, no one
will deny, but all were disappointed
with Stuart Robson; of a man of his
fame, more was expected.
Different styles of houses demand diff
ferent color combinations to produce
the best effects. We can often help you
in selecting cOlors. Our long expert
ence has taught us much in this respect
w Z dIC CdIlCu Ou constantly Apl WIZ
in this regard, and our services are
free. y. Z. CABLES.
Options have been secured by parties
on lands along the Wisconsin and Rit
rivers north and west from RothchiIds
The object of the would be purchasers
we are as yet unable to give to the pub
lie. Suffice it to say, however, that 9
deal of Importance may be cOnsummat
ed before the summer is over.
A man of color. who drifted into
town with the Williams circus, gave ar
alleged boxing tournament at Geier's
hall on the west side Saturday evening
A considerable number of people were
duped into buying tickets, and have
since been kicking themselves. While
some of the bouts between local men
were fairly creditable, the work of the
colored man is said to have been on the
school boy order.
On account of the numerous cases -O1
small pox in the lumber camps in the
northern section of the state and the
spread of the disease after the men had
came out of the woods, a plan is now
being agitated to burn all the infected
camps and thus avoid further contag
ion. The state authorities will take the
matter in hand and in all probability
the owners of the camps thus burned
will be remuncrated for their loss by
the state.
A pleasing program of classical anC
popular music has been arranged fol
the concert to be given Friday evening
May 18th, by the Wausau Either anc
Mandolin club. 1t will consist of either
solos, vocal solos, duets, quartettes
recitations, ETC. Prof Kelnhofer's new
ly invented musical instrument, the
zitherine, will be introduced at thi:
concert as will also an electric piano
The club will also be assisted by wei
known local talent. Prices of admis
sion, 25-35 cents.
At the Methodist church next Sunday
"Deaconess Day" will be observed
Miss Mary j. Comstock, superintend
ent of the Milwaukee Deaconess Home
will address the audience on Deacon
ess: Who They are. What They do
and What They Need" In the evening
Miss Lucy j. Judson, superintendent
of the Methodist Deaconess Orphanage
and Children's Home, at Lake Bluff
H., will speak on Saving the Chill
dren." These two women are interest
ing speakers, and splendid day is il
store for the congregation.
The building of cement side walks
has again commenced in earnest, anC
in point of number of feet to be laid
promises to eclipse the record of las
year. Last year there were more walk:
of this character constructed in the
city of Wausau than in any ten year:
previous. Although in original con
struction they cost more than the or
binary walk, people have learned by
experience that they are the cheapest
walk in the end Besides this they
tend greatly to beautify and make
city present a more substantial APP