Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27

Z. w. Burt has had painters and
paper hangers at work the past week
in the back rooms of his barber shop,
and the transformation is great. The
result is that Mr.. Burt has the finest bath
rooms anywhere in Northern Wiscon-
sin -
| Drs. Sauerhering & Taugher will fit
up and occupy offices on the second
floor of the Albers building at the COR
ner of Third and Washington streets.
DR. ThieIke viii also occupy offices adj
joining, in the same building. They
will be ready to meet their patients in
the new offices after January 1st.
Pursuant to resolutions passed by the
Marathon County Bar association after
the death of the late E. L. Bump, a
meeting will be called soon at the court
house at which eulogies will be de-
livered by members of The bar of
Marathon and Lincoln counties The
meeting will be in the nature of a
memorial TO Mr.. Bump, such as was
had about a year ago for Judge Bar
| deem
The county board special committee
to make settlement with the county
treasurer met this morning The COM
mittee consists of Geo. harrington, of
the village of Spencer; John Ringle, of
this city, and Frank O'Connor, of the
town of Emmett Tomorrow the com
nittee to settle with the county clerk
will meet. 1t is comprised of A. E.
Beebee, of Mcmillan; VIM. Goetz, of
Cleveland, and Anthony Guenther, of
Knowlton.
Nick Lair, who plead guilty during
the summer of 1908 to the charge of
burglary, and was sentenced to term
in the states prison has, on account of
good behavior and youthfulness, been
transferred to the state reformatory at
Green Bay. Lair was arrested in COM
pany with Ed. Heagle for burglarizing
the Athens House at Athens. While be-
ing brought to this city by the village
marshal of Athens, Lair jumped
through window of the train and es-
capped, but was latter re-captured, plead
guilty and was sentenced.
Miss Hattie Bell, who occupies rooms
in the second story of the Braatz block,
awoke early Wednesday morning near
ly suffocated from smoke and found the
building to be on fire. She went out on
the street and hunted up police officer,
who turned in an alarm. 1t was found
that the interior walls of the lower floor
were burning fiercely, and it was some
time before the flames were subdued
The fire, it is thought, started in the
store room of VIM. Schmidt, who con-
ducts saloon in the basement. The
flames crept up the walls and eat their
way through to the floor above. Con-
siderable damage was done to the hard
ware stock of Robt. Braatz, which is
covered by insurance, and the damage
to the building is also fully covered
Odin E. Larson and Miss Charlotte
Dietl were married last Tuesday even
ing at the Presbyterian church, the
pastor, Rev. S. N Wilson, officiating
Later, invited guests assembled at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aug. Dietl, 52S Washington street,
where congratulations were offered and
wedding supper served. They boarded
the ST. Paul train the same evening for
MiIuaubaa for n b,.;of xy;o;t xx,;tb f,,;o,do
before settling down to housekeeping
The bride is the third oldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Dietl, a graduate
of the county training school and a
charming young lady. The groom is
employed as foreman for the Wausau
Quartz Co. and is young man highly
respected.
The Milwaukee Sentinel of last Fri
days date says:
"Supt. G. w. Hadden of the Boys
Busy Life club pleyed Santa Claus to
the delight of seveRtg-three small boys
and several of their mothers at the club
house yesterday afternoon, the occasion
being the Christmas party for the boys
under 10 years of age. A tree which
reached to the ceiling was beautifully
decorated and an interesting program
was given by the children of the kinder
garten under the direction of Miss
Mollie Merklein, kindergarten director,
who told an appropriate story. All the
trimmings for the tree were made by
the boys of the kindergarten"
The Miss Merklein mentioned is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Merk-
lein of this city. She IS attending the
state normal school in Milwaukee, but
has charge of the kindergarten work in
the above clab.
Nc dramatic production of the Ameri-
can stage has ever been so much talked
about and recommended by the clergy
| than Wilson Barrett's famous drama,
The Sign of the Cross" with Walter
Law in the leading role, which will be
seen here for the first time Saturday
evening, Dec 81, at the Grand opera
house. Archbishop Kahn, of ST. Louis, in
writingof this play said; II am led to the
conclusion that this is a theatrical per
formance which all may witness, not
only with pleasure but also with profit.
| The Sign of the Cross is a beautiful
drama indeed In a letter to the
manager of THE Sign of the Cross"
companr recently, Rev. VIM. Taylor
Snyder, of Washington, d. c., wrote:
Your play is a most acceptable anti
dote to Why am an Agnostic.' Hun
dreds will see your play and scores viii
hear the lecture by the brilliant orator;
but few, comparatively, will hear our
sermons. To miss seeing this delight
ful play is TO miss an evening of delight
full pleasure Prices 25-50-75- LOO.