Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

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country schools for number of year.
has decided that he can become Johr
Wanamaker in, the grocery business
and is looking for location to open /;
store.
The Meeting of the library board
called for last evening, was postponed
to next Monday to allow the president
E. c. Zimmerman, time to make hi:
report. Monthly meetings will be helo
hereafter.
1t is not likely that Alderman Henry
Pagenkopf of the Eighth ward will at
tend the next meeting of the council
He has something to engage his spare
time at home. A ten pound boy APP
peared at bis home Saturday.
St. Stephens church society held its
annual picnic Sunday at Columbia
park and was largely attended. Ice
cream and other refreshments were
served, and there was singing by the
choir and plenty of amusements fur
nished for the little ones.
Here's your chance, if you've been
thinking of giving your house fresh
coat of paint. The weather for paint
ing just now couldA't be better if made
to order. For any information in re-
gard to painting call on o. c. Callics
and it will be cheerfully given.
p g. Hart, who has been resident
of our city for several years, and with
the St. Paul Ry. Co., has just been
appointed superintendent of terminals
at Kansas City, Mo. This will take
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart and family from our
city, which all will sincerely regret.
Frank S Berry, an old resident of
Plover, Portage county, died of cancer
of the face last Sunday morning He
was a resident of Trappe, Marathon
county, for time in the sos, and was
brother of the late Benjamin Berry,
of this city. He was IA years of age.
Judge Silverthorn is building another
strip of cement sidewalk in front of his
property on Grand Ave 1t is really
only a widening of his present sidewalk
by two feet, made necessary to conform
with an ordinance recently passed by
the city, regulating the width of side
walks
Wausau people of an astronomical
turn of mind may observe Barrelli's
comet any clear night for some little
time to come. 1t is gradually growing
brighter each night and is now family
visible to the naked eye, but can be
plainly seen with pair of ordinary
opera glasses.
When wanting coffee go to Max f
Boehm. He has in stock all grades at
any price from &c. per h. to 40c. perlb.
You can select from this stock some
thing that will suit you. He also sells
teas ranging from tine cheaper grades
to the very best. Headquarters for all
high grade groceries. -
In another eolumn win be found
splendid recommendation made by
Mayor Marchetti 1t is to have flower
corso; during the county fair. This
could be made very successful consid-
ering the large number of handsome
turnouts incur city 1t is good thing
and therefore should be pushed along.
Let's have flower corso.
Hardly day passes but what the
dog catcher does not make capture of
one or more dogs, found running loose,
and the longer the dog ordinance re-
mains in force the more is it com
mended. Some are of the opinion that
if like ordinance were passed relating
to cats, it might be a good thing. 1t
might have a tendency to break up the
sleep disturbing walls of Thomas felines
at night
Mrs Gee. Erickson, wife of the ex-
chairman of the town of Weston, died
yesterday morning at about II 80 She
had been i'll for several weeks with
typhoid fever, which was the cause of
death. Besides her husband she is sur
vived by four. children, four sisters and
brother Funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at two O'Clock, one of
the mission ministers of the Presbyter-
ian church officiating
Mrs. Eliza Murray on Thursday last
caused the arrest of Andrew Wineski,
saloon keeper, whom she charged
with selling liquor to her husband,
Iames Murray, who is posted. While
Murray's condition at the time would
satisfy most anyone that he had Sc
cured drinks somewhere, yet the evil
dence was not conclusive enough to
warrant cenvicting Wlneski. Murray
is paralytic but for several weeks has
been able to get down .oyn daily. For
a year past he has been assisted financi-
ally by different organizations, but he
does not appreciate such help and has
gone back to his old habits.
A young team being driven by DR.. e.
r. Bugbee ran away yesterday. The
doctor had been making a professional
call and was returning home on the
Seaoiield road When he reached the
top of the hill the colts became fright
ened and stated off on the run When
nearing town great many teams were
met which the doctor succeeded in
passing, but what caused him the great
est worry was the fact that his daugh-
ter was with him. Turning onto Forest
street and then on to Sixth street, the
tugs became loosened and the animals
left the buggy standing in front of A.
f. Ziebelrs residence. The little girl
was badly frightened and MIR. Bugbee
was exhausted from his efforts in try
ing to stop the horses. Aside from this
there were no other bad results The
buggy was not damaged and the
horses, after running short distance,
were stopped and brought back unin-