Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-19

| AHC hduicS LITERARY cluD anu TIT
free library board will meet joint,
tomorrow evening at eight o'clock a
the court house for the purpose of dis
Gus sing ways and means for securing
a library site for the erection of tn,
Carnegie library.
A large crowd of local f. +. u. mem
bers will go to Merrill next Tuesday
evening to be present at some ''doings'
by the Merrill assembly. The latter
lodge will initiate large class of can
didates that evening, and has prepared
special program for which the two
Wausau assem- blies have been invited
The carriers on the rural free delivery
routes leading out of Wausau are now
receiving increased wages, a new
schedule having gone into effect
throughout the United States beginning
July lst. The carriers on three routes
according to the new law, get $50 pei
month instead of $50, while the fourth
one, who has shorter route, gets an
lHCItdSc VI % per nOUIn.
The Sharpshooters society extends a
cordial invitation to the public to visit
Sharpshooters' park next Sunday, and
spend the day in the shade OF that beau
tiful place. Besides contests by the
society, its members have agreed to let
visitors try their craftsmanship. Re-
freshments will be served, and the pro-
ceeds used to defray expenses o. send
ing team to Milwaukee at the state
shoot next week.
1t appears there was quite heavy
storm south of Wausau yesterday,
which in some places developed into a
small cyclone in fury. At the village
of Mosinee the 100-foot smoke stack on
the Jos. Dessert mill was blown down,
falling on the roof of the mill and caus-
ing several hundred dollars worth of
damage. The stack fell in such way
that the men working in the engine
room were for time imprisoned.
Hon. Geo. Werheim received word
today that his brother, Philip Werheim,
died Sunday at his home in South
Bend, Ind. Deceased was IA years of
age and well known in Wausau having
been one of the first pastors of st.
PauPs church. He is survived by his
wife and one son. Funeral will be
held tomorrow, but his brother in this
city will be unable to attend on ac-
count, of his suffering from rheuma-
tism.
VIM. Chellis, who resides with his
mother, Mrs w H. Chellis, on the hill
east of the city had a runaway accident
one day last week, which nearly cost
him the loss of an ear He was engaged
in hauling hay from the field when
the horses took fright and he was
thrown beneath the wagon and dragged
some distance. Several of his teeth
were knocked out and his left ear vas
nearly torn from his head. The eai
hung by shred and required twenty
three stitches.
We understand the villagers of Eldron
are about ready to make petition to the
circuit court for Incorporation Since
the Northwestern Ry Co. built spur
line from Elard Jet. through the village
into Rosholt that place has taken on a
wonderful growth and now has the re-
CURED population for incorporation.
The railroad opens up good section,
a telephone line has been built through
that portion of the country and there
are good prospects of rapid develop
ment and of Eldron becoming village
of importance.
Duncan Bros. have secured from the
Marathon County Agricultural associa-
ton the date of Wednesday, October
18th, for the use of the fair grounds to
conduct an auction sale of cattle. They
will put into this sale forty six head of
Shorthorns of all ages, and as they are
all fine registered cattle they ought to
bring fancy prices. While there will
be quite a number of outsiders attract
ed here to the sale, the farmers of the
county will have an opportunity of get
ting some of the best head and thereby
improve their,stock. -
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, September 9th.
At meeting of the Marathon County
Bar association called at the court
house Saturday morning upon the
death of f. l.. Bump the following COM
mittees were appointed:
Arrangements G. Ryan, G. L.
Warren, D. j Okoneski.
Neutrality-suspicious. Mar chetti, Neal
Brown, A l.. Kreutzer, M. A. Hurley.
The latter committee viii at some time
in the future draw up resolutions COM
of the death of Mr. Bump,
and memorial will be held at the court
house at some date to be decided later.
Miss Hermoine Silverthorn enter
tanned the Arbor Vitae camping party
last Saturday evening Dancing was
the order of the evening, and very
enjoyable time was had. All were
present but Mr.. Lull and Miss Nina
Kick busch and Miss Brice. Those
present were: Mrs. John Lull, chap
erone; Misses Nell and Margaret Dun
bar, Emma Pardee and Hermoine Silver
thorn, MeSsrs. Frank and John Bissell,
Mitchell Stewart, Geo Sexmith, New
man Bells, j. McCrossen and VIII
Scholfield.
There was very large attendance at
the Universalist church Wednesday
evening at which time DIR. A. w.
Trevitt lectured on 1.-The Beauties of
the Worlds Fair" The lecture itself
was very fine, but the stereopticon Ian
tern used to illustrate points of interest
failed to illustrate. 1t worked all right
at the start but in the middle of the
lecture, by some combination of uufor-
cs.vlaJ and