Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-21

The Northern Star Hive No. 2, Ladies
of the Maccabees. have made arrange
ments to give grand bail at Castle
hall on the evening of July 4th. Every
body invited Price so cents per
couple. 2w
Wenzel Mathie, brother of Mrs.
Raphael Delnodar, of this city, died
Friday at his home in Hibbing, Mimi.
He had been afflicted with an aberra-
ton of mind for some time, CAUSED by
illness, and about week previous to
DEATH jumped out of a second story
window of his home, and was injured
so badly that he femained unconscious
up to the time of his demise. Mr..
Mathie was formerly resident of this
city, leaving here about nine years ago.
At a recent meeting of the Wausau
Merchants association sentiment pre-
vailed that the stores of Wausau ought
to be closed every night in the week
except Saturday, and committee was
appointed to visit the different mer-
chants ana petition them to close, ire
gardless of whether they are members
of the association or not. 1t is thought
there will be little opposition encoun-
tered; in fact it is anticipated that near
ly, if not all. merchants will sign the
agreement.
According to the last issue of the
Mississippi Valley Lumberman, G. C.
YawSey, of this city, has become inter-
ested in a new lumber company with
headquarters at Waupun, which will be
known as the Yawkey Crowley Lumber
Co. The new concern has paid in
capital of 800, 900 and c. G. Yawkey is
president; W. II. Yawkey, of Detroit,
Mich, vice-president, and F. M. Crow
ley, of Waupun, treasurer and mana
ger. The company will establish yards
at Windsor and other points in South
ern Wisconsin.
Nelson, Kolloek, one of the best
known residents of Portage eouatv
and who had owned and occupied q
fine farm in the town of Almond for
many years, died on Saturday June
4th, and was buried the following
Monday, Rev +. q. Roberts preach
ing the funeral sermon. Mr. Kollock
was "a years of age and leaves a widow
and three small children. He had
been in poor health for several years.
Among the relatives from distance
who attended the funeral were his
nephew and niece, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
d. Kolloek, of Wausau Stevens Point
Gazette.
The sale of ''Blue Ribbon" flour ex-
ceeds that of any other brands at the
stores of Max f. Boehm. i16-tf
Robert w. Martin, son of ex Sheriff
Aug. Martin, in letter from Peru,
Kansas, states that he is now perma-
nently located at that place, that Peru is
! the best oil town in the state and affords
splendid opportunities for the right
kind of young men with muscle and
grit, some of whom are getting four
dollars day for ordinary labor. 1t is
also a good town for capital, invest
ments in real estate, having yielded rs
| high as one hundred per cent profit in
six months. 1t seems that the town is
booming and that Robert has got in on
the ground floor.
A number of Wausau parties are at
present in North Dakota and Mime
sofa looking for homesteads in the Rose
Bud and Leach Lake Indian reserva-
tions which are to be opened for settle
ment. The daily papers of last week
stated that several hundreds of men
were in line waiting for the opening OF
the Rose Rud lands and it is thought
fully as many will be in line at the open
ling OF the Minnesota lands. Wausau
cruisers who have been over these lands
say there is an excellent opportunity
for man to get some valuable timber
land on either agency.
Wednesday night at about 11:SI
o'clock fire was discovered breaking
through the roof of the Werheim Mfg
Co.'S warehouse facing N Third street
and when the fire department arrived
the interior of the second story was one
sheet of flame. On this floor wai
stored a great many doors, window
castings, balusters and other work made
for special orders, some being for the
Bells House, and all were destroyed
The fire was fierce one and one hare
to combat, and it was nearly three
hours later before the firemen has
finished with their work. The tota
loss will aggregate 5000, which i
covered by insurance The origin o
the fire is unknown. The compan.
will rebuilL4 lne warehouse at once.
Arguments were made in circui
court last week in the case of the Miss
issippi River Logging company VS.. th'
Blue Grass Land company. The cas-
was tried at Eagle River at the las
session of circuit court for Villas count.
bat an adjournment of court was take
before arguments were made. tn
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