Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-13
CITY NOTES.

| The past week has been frigid one
for the month of May On Thursday
evening it turned cold and on Friday
morning there was a thin covering of
ice on water left in pals and other re-
ceptacles, on Friday evening it COM
menced to snow and by morning there
was quite heavy mantfe of the feathery
element covering mother earth All
| day Saturday the snow fell, though not
heavily, and it was anything but pleas
ant underfoot or overhead. 1t warmed
up little on Saturday and now spring
is with us again and it is the prayer of
everyone that the weather clerk viii!
have all the atmosphere destined for
naces before it reaT.hes us rather than
the icy fields at the forth pole.
| Mrs. Clara Boetcher, practical mid
wife, Fifth street, next to German
Lutheran church. Confinements and
and all other kinds of sickness taken at
the house. IT,
! The Spanish American war veterans
have secured Major T. X. BirkhaLser,
of Milwaukee to speak here on the
evening of Thursday, May 29th Mr.
Birkhauser's subject will pertain to the
Philippine Islands and their people
For years the gentlemen was identified
with the Fourth Wisconsin Regt., and
after the Spanish American war he was
assigned to the 45th IT, S. Vol, Inf,
and served two years with that organiza
ton in the Philippines where he had
! plenty of opportunity to study the sub
ject of which he is to speak While
there he made sketches and also secured
| pictures, taken on the ground. which
1 taVa ff.t1a f, lsfa ,olIoaNoI s.,
the purpose of use afterwards in illus
trations and these the major will use as
stereopticon views to enlighten his
audience on his topic. The lecture is
highly spoken of in Milwaukee and
other cities where Mr.. Birkhauser has
delivered it.
For RENT-The bakery, corner of
Fifth and Forest streets, now occupied
by Geo. Hess. Enquire of Anton
Schuetz
THE May number of the Universal
Brotherhood Path magazine, edited by
Katherine Tingley and +. A. Nereshel-
mer, aad published as the monthly
organ of the Theosophical students of
Katherine Tingley, with International
Headquarters at Point Iona, Cali
fornia, reaches the reviewers desk
with table of contents brim full of time
| ly aud interesting matter, very much of
it of value not alone TO those who are
interested in matters of Theosophy
and questions philosophical, but as well
TO every man or woman of thought
full turn of mind and an inclination for
original research Too much can scarce
| ly be said for the extreme neatness of
the publication, its faultless Typography,
1fl Al. IL
magazine. The quality of the paper is
far above the average of that used on
the very best magazines.
Don't waste your money on worthless
limitations of Rocky Mountain Tea.
Get tle genuine made only by the Madi-
son Medicine Co. A great family rem
edy. 35 cents. W w. Albers.
| VIM. Waterhouse, supervisor of
assessment, has been very busy the past
week visiting the assessors in the west
ern part of the county While the
assessment is being made he will per-
haps not have time to visit every asses
sor, but he viii get an insight into the
work being done and thus be able to
Judge whether or not fair estimate is
being placed on the valuation of prop
changes made perhaps in the tax roll
this year for the reason that assessors
heretofore have assessed according to
the books Of their predecessors regard
less of whether property had increased
or diminished in value. Ii is the duty
of the supervisors TO see that mistakes
# this kind are rectified and that the
tax dodger does not receive the benefit
The assessors will not complete sheir
work for some time yet and MIR. Water
house will be kept busy during the
interum in visiting the different towns
For SAIE-Lot 8, block 12, Warren's s
81 addition, two blocks north of high
school building, for sale at a bargain.
Apply at the PILoT office for terms. If
At a recent PRAYER meeting Of the
Baptist church Rev. Adapl Fawcett an
nounced that be would acquiesce in
4 the congregations demand for him to
remain as pastor of that church for
another year, under certain conditions.
He will preach mornings IN the church
n the congregation but desires TO have
Sunday evenings for himself which he
VIII spend as he sees tit II is his in
tention 10 hold meetings in the open
air on Sunday evenings II the weather
permits or IN the opera house or bail az
other times This be does indepqndeai
of the church and what mistakes are
mslde. If auv, he will shoulder himself
He thinks that IN this way he can do
more work for II i his opinion that by 50
doing he viii reach great many peo-
pie who never enter clsurch. aud thus
spread Christian work: The propo.
sltion Of Mr. Favceft rsfer being sab
mitted TO the congregation was ac-
cepted and he viii remain in the city
1rpfhar rear