Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-14

Wisconsin after next spring, when j
will erect large warehouse here.
On Monday next, January Goth, Judge
w. c. Silverthorn will go TO Rhine
lander to hold an adjourned session q
the circuit court for Oneida county.
There will be meeting of the BoarC
of Health this evening for the purpose
of taking action in regard to drawing
pay for medical services rendered city
charges who have relatives that are
able to pay for same.
Bishop Weller, of Fond du Lac, was
at st. Johns church on Sunday morn.
ing and evening, and on both occasions
delivered sermons that were listened to
with great interest by large congrega-
iions. In the evening quite number
were confirmed by the Bishop.
Lovers of romantic drama and plays,
with story to them, will enjoy the en-
gagement of William DeShetley, Clara
Knott and their company at the Grand
Opera House on Sunday and Monday
nights in their two greatest successes,
''Alone in London" and "a Life's re-
venge." The company is said to be a
particularly good one and has in its
cast some of the best talent on theroad.
Prices 10, 90, 80 and 80 cents.
According to the biennial publication
of the official register of the United
States it is determined that there are
348 Wisconsin people holding govern
ment positions, drawing salaries
amounting to S456, 762. OF these six
are credited to Marathon county as fol-
lows: Louis A Pradt, attorney general s
office; Miss Lula Knapp and Greed R.
Tucker, census office; Miss Isabelle
Allen, department of agriculture; Mark
H. Barnum, Jr., and Geo. A. futile,
government printing office. These
draw salaries ranging from $1,000 to
$3.50 yearly.
The fiye-act drama Ten Nights in a
Bar Room" was presented at the opera
house last evening to an unusually large
house. Though this play is the equal
of Uncle Toms Cabin" in point of an
tiquity yet it always attracts large
audience. The play, as presented last
evening was somewhat on the re-mod-
eled plan, and the company presenting
it was on the average. After the piece
had been played there was concert
to which ten cents admission was
charged Several tableaux were pre-
sented that were beautiful.
Mrs. Mary M. Dickens, humane agent
has made application to Alfred Will
marth, superintendent of the Home for
Feeble Minded at Chippewa Falls, to
have admitted to that institution a
daughter of Frank Novak, who lives on
East hill. She was picked up one cold
morning last fall by Sheriff Marquardt
and stated that she had spent the night
out of doors being afraid to go home for
fear of IA chastisement. Novak and wife
promised to care for the child in a bett, r
manner in the future but this they ap-
pear not to have done and thus the step
above has been taken.
Andrew Holmes, vag, was up before
Judge Miller Saturday morning and
was told to leave town. He did not
comply with this order and was found
on Sunday laboring under heavy load
of tanglefoot, and was again locked up.
Yesterday he received ten days sen :
tence in the county Jail on diet of
bread and water. He was in state of
collapse from excessive use of alcohol.
Later it was learned that on Saturday
Holmes had purloined bunch of keys
at the Mathie brewery, while hanging
about that institution, and on Sunday
morning attoned for the theft by return
ing the keys to Otto Mathie.
Judge JAS O'Neill was over from
Neillsyille on Thursday for the purpose
of hearing argument in the case of
Walter A. Scott Lumber Go. vs.. Alexan-
der Stewart Lumber Co. This case
was brought by the complainant conn
pany to secure judgment, the sum in.
solved amounting to about Sl5, 900 and
has been in court for a number of years.
1t was tried early in the summer but an
was taken awaiting the
arrival home from Europe of Walter
Alexander whose testimony was want
ed. After the arguments had been
made, Judge O'Neill took tho matter
uuder Amusement, and will award q
decision at some time in the near future.
The friends of Hiram C. Stewart and
his family, and that means every man,
woman and child in Wausau, are great
~ pleased TO know that Mr.. Stewart is
rapidly recovering his health. He is
spending the winter in Phoenix, Arig.,
and writes very interesting letters to
friends here. In one recently received
Mr.. Stewart says Of himself; II am
Weighing one hundred and fifty four
pounds, which is the most have ever
weighed, and is fully ten pounds better
than my average in the past 20 years.
am feeling perfectly well, and as con-
tented as one can expect TO be so far
away from Wausau. There is one seri-
Gus matter, though, my clothes are too
small, and if | gain very much more |
shall have to buy new ones" This
does look a little serious, but one thing
we are sure of, no matter what Disguise
Mr. Stewart may appear under, Wausau
people will have no trouble in reeogniz-
ing him and his family hext spring, as
the warmth of the greetings they will
receive will speedily convince them.