Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

+. y. Parke, special U. .. TIMBER
agent, who for a mum Der of years has
made Wausau his headquarters, but
who of late had been employed in the
legal department of the land Office at
Washington. has been detailed to go to
Sitka, Alaska, to make investigationao of
some alleged crooked dealings. tits
said Mr.. and Mrs. Parke will visit Wan
sau before their departure from this
country.
The committee appointed to select a
site for the location of bridge across
the Wisconsin river in the south part OF
town finds difficulty in its work OF
the residents in that part of town
there are few that can agree as to just
where the east end should be placed
We should suggest that it be placed on
good solid pier not too far from
Grand Ave.
Miss Nutter and the Misses Harger
of Wausau, who took part in the pro-
gram at the declamatory contest at
the Normal, Friday evening, are scions
of old Stevens Point families Miss
Nutter's father built the old frame resi-
dence on Main street now known as the
Stumpf homestead The mother of the
Misses Harger was formerly Miss Kate
Schofield, who spent her childhood
days in Stevens Point-Stev ems Point
Journal.
A number of the city's police were
called yesterday to clear crowd that
had blocked the sidewalk at 313-315
Jackson street, the Calies paint store.
The crowd was at first thought to be
attempting to take Mr.. Callies' life for
cutting prices down so low as to put
competitors in the shade, but it was
found to be only peaceable lot of citi-
zens making an onslaught on the excel
lent bargains offered by him in every
thing in the wall paper, paint, oil, glass
varpish or brush line.
VIM Suehorki of Stevens Point, and
Antonio Napientek, of this city, secured
a marriage license Yesterday. The
young man is working in Ii e saw mill
at Hazelhurst, and is of frugal dis
position, and not wishing to lose the
FIVE days time, required by law to lapse
from the issuance of the license to the
time of marriage, he at once applied
for special dispensation, which was
granted They were soon married and
went to their new home, feeling as
happy as boy with new pair of
boots.
The inter-county convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
of Wood and Marathon counties con-
venes at Grand Rapids this Tuesday and
Wednesday, May 18th and 18th. The
delegates from the local union TO this
convention departed this morning to be
present. viz: Mesdames S. \. Wilson, NJ.
j. Colby. F S McCulloch. C. c. parlin
and several others accompanied thsm.
About all the above named have papers
to read on different subjects at the con
vention-
Albert Alderman yesterday caused
the arrest of Rudolph Ristau charg-
ing him with firing a gun within the
city limits. Both are neighbors living
on Cleveland Ave and Saturday Acker-
mans dog made friendly call at the
Ristau residence whereupon the head
Of the later family is alleged to have
taken down his trusty fintzlock from
the wall and released the CANNES soul
from further earthly trouble Sunday
when the ownsT Of the dog called on
Ristau for an amicable settlement of the
affair theffatter is alleged TO have had
had hiyfghting clothes on and made
thresfs. On account Of the court being,
50 Busy with other cases Risteu was
I'd TO appear later 70 make his plea.