Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-06-18
CITY NOTES..
Attend the big sale at Seim Bros.


| Next Friday, June 21st, is the longest
day and shortest night of the year.
The residence of Mrs. Geo Manson,
615 Fourth street is undergoing numer-
Gus repairs.
Chas johnson, of Rhinelander, came
down last week and entered the River
side hospital for treatment of stomach
trouble
Chas Evenson, who has been con-
fined to his home for some time by rea-
son of illness was down town Monday,
the first time in weeks.
A cablegram has been received from
Walter Curtis, stating that himself and
party had arrived safely at Liverpool
and were in good health.
A special sale on home grown straw
berries all this week, commencing to-
morrow, Wednesday, at Mrs. l.. A.
HynIan's fruit store, Third street, lay
lor AleXandcr'S old stand.
Matt Khmck, the Sixth street livery
man, is now fully prepared to accom-
modate the public, having completed
his large new barn and stocked it with
Il splendid line of nobby turnouts and
beautiful, spirited horses. Matt is the
man to see when you are looking for
an Quilt that will shine.
The base ball game played at Roth
! cli
Merrill and one of SchOfeld resulted in
victory for the former by II score of
10 to 8. Several Wausau boys assisted
the Merrills, about 500 people witnessed
the game and it was interesting through
out. A dance in the evening wound up
! the affair.
Word was received in this city Sun
day of the death of Mrs Matheis, at
! Des Moines, Ia, which occurred Satur-
day night Deceased was Il sister of
William, Bertha and Clara Hoppe, and
Mrs VIM. Kuckuk, all of this city and
had resided here years ago. She had
been sufferer for some time with that
dread and fatal malady-canccr-which
caused her death.
A fire broke out this morning at the
plant of the Wausau Electric Co., and
for time it was Il very serious affair.
! The department worked nearly all
forenoon before the last vestige of fire
and disappeared. The origin of the
! fire is unknown but it was first discOv-
cred over the boilers. The damage as
! yet cannot be determined, but is hoped
not to be sufficient TO cause the city to
be in darkness tonight.
Miss Bessie Young, youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Young, and Mr..
Geo Kinder, of Watertown, were mar
ried this morning at the home of the
brides parents at .lO:3O, Rev. +. a.
Pease, performing the ceremony. The
wedding was very quiet affair, only
the near relatives being present. After
the ceremony the young people received
! the hearty congratulations of friends
and then departed for Watertown,
where they will make their home for
the present.
When the school board met Wednes-
day to open the bids for the cOnstruc-
ton of the addition to the Lincoln
school building it was duciled that the
time had been too short to give con
tractors time to figure on the plans and
So the matter was deferred until this
| forenoon, when the board of education
| again met at the Office of Clerk of
Court A. A. Book. There were only
three bids and Tia; lowest OF these was
that of Miller & Kruuse Tor $23, SO.
The bidS were rejected because they
exceed, 4 the amount Of The appr0pria-
ton asked New plans will now be
drawn.
Yesterday afternoon while the Wild
West snow was going on one of the
circus men was discovered going
through the carriages in the park. Mrs.
JAS. Champagne, who lives out On the
Eau Claire, had 4 horse tied TO n tree
in the rear of the park, and had been
over to the large tent and was return
ing when she saw the fellow, going
through hand bag she had left in the
carriage box. Policeman German was
watching the fellow, and upon Mrs.
Champagne'S arrival, arrested him.
There was nothing in the hand bag but
pair of Kid gloves, which the fellow
conlScated He was locked up in the
station but later was let go upon prom
i,ing to leave town.
VIM. Grams, residing at GlO Division
alley, was taken to the Northern Hos
pital for Insane ut Oshkpsh last Sa'ur-
day evening by Sheriff M.rquardt and
Undcr-Sh,rilf ChclliS. He WAS discov-
cred by Officer Devoe early III the even
ing near the market square. He. was
all wet and had been duckng
himself in the watering fountain, and
with him were two of his children.
When asked to accompany the officer
he picked up the children, one under
each arm, and walked about 4 block
aud then sat down in the middle of the
street and would not 90 any farther
Under-Sheritf Chellis, who lives near by,
was called, and with his assistance
Grams was taken to the county Jail and
placed in the cell for insane, where he
carried on at a great rate until the carly
morning train left for Oshkosh. Grams
was adjudged insane some time ago.
but on the solicitation Of relatives was
not taken TO the aSy 'um One of his
children is now under Mrs W C. Dix
ems care, while the other three are liy-
Ing with Sheriff Marquardt