Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-23
sunday last was the longest day and

| Sunday last was the longest day and
shortest night of the year.
III. H. Barnum, of fShishebogema, will
ideliver the Fourth Of July oration at
Tomahawk.
Miss Emma Forster was operated on
Wednesday and a muscle tissue was
removed from one of her limbs. She
has since been in very serious condi-
ton.
Senator A. L. Kreutzer has accepted
an invitation from the old soldiers of
Clark county to address them at their
reunion which will be held at Neillsville
next Thursday
A sneak thief stole bicycle from
Senator Kreutzer's porch the other
night which belonged to his daughter,
Ruth. 1t was an "Ideal'' wheel A suit
able reward wi be given for informa-
ton that will lead to its recovery.
The Wisconsin and Arkansas Lumber
Co., whose stockholders are Wausau
and Merrill capitalists, has filed with
the secretary of state an amendment to
its articles of incorporation increasing
its capital stock from $3.50, 600 to $1,250-
600.
Richard Relitz, policeman on the
| night force, was suspended Sunday by
Chief Malone, complaint having come
to him that Relitz had the evening pre-
vious INDUCED too fleoly il circus
lemonade or some other exhilerating
drink. Mr. Boiitz will be given hear
ing before the board of police and fire
commissioners.
William Walker, aged II, years died
at the Marathon County Insane Asylum,
last Wednesday. He was an old citizen
of Merrill and at one time one of its
prosperous business men. He was
committed to the asylum at Oshkosh on
the 31st day of Dec, 1902, and then
transferred to this city March Sd, 1908
The remains were taken to Merrill for
interment.
Our New Minister was presented
at the opera house Saturday evening 70
a well filled house, many in the audi
ence being from out of town. A play
from good story, presented by capa-
BILE com oany, and free from the levity' |
frigolities and nauseating love scenes |
Of SO many plays, Our New Minister
gains the approval of any intelligent
audience. To the religious hypocrite
of hide bound ideas about religious |
principles it may not suit, but to the |
people of advanced twentieth century |
ideas. who believe In worldly gifts as
succor for the poor, it met with favor.
Dora hammer, Schofeld charge at
the county poor house, was found dad
in her bed Saturday morning. having
expired some time in the night from
heart failure The room in which she
slept was also occupied by Kate SAHARA,
and the latter was unaware of her CON-
panion's death until awakened in the
morning by another inmate, who in
passing discovered the woman lying
crosswise on the bed, and found upon
examination that life was extinct. De-
ceased had only been at that institution
about month and was z years of age.
Her son, Ed Rammer, of Schofield,
took charge of her remains and buried
her at Waukesha, her old home.
At the last special meeting of the city
council, resolution was passed by that
body empowering the board of public
works 10 advertise Tor bids and con-
struct an engine house in the north |
part of the city, in accordance with
plans and specifications prepared, the
board to report at next meeting the |
progress of its work. Since that time
the mayor has returned the resolution
with his disapproval. He states his
reasons for so doing to be that the
matter has not been started in the right |
way, and that the council has assumed |
powers not its own, violating the city |
charter and taking away from the
mayor the authority vested in him. |
The veto will probable be taken up and |
the whole matter thoroughly discussed |
at the next meeting in July.
If the efforts now being made by Rep |
resentatives Each, of La Crosse, and |
Stevens, of St. Paul, in regard to mill |
tary affairs in the northwest are carried |
ont it is probable that the war depart |
ment may be advised more fully regard
ing the desirability of Camp Douglas
as a point for camp of instruction. !,
Plans have been made by Mr. Esch for |
securing the presence at Camp Doug |
las during the summer maneuvers of
the state militia of the members of the |
house military committee and it is ex-
pected that not only will the committee |
be invited and everything done to
make its stay in the northwest pleasant, |
but some one or more of the high Off !
cials of the department, possibly Gen
eral Corbin or General Young, may be
induced to take the trip. OF course it |
would be desirable to have Secretary
Root visit the camp, but be will be in
Europe in July, at the time of the en-
campment.
Rev A. +. Lemke has torn down two
old frame buildings next to his church
property on Sixth street and will erect
thereon large residence. The build |
iugs torn down were among the oldest
in Wansau, and contained much good.
lumber of quality hard to lind on the
market of today. One of them was
built about thirty years ago as q
repository for the old fire pump of the