Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-09

church was held Sunday at the fair
grounds and was very largely attended,
many of the same denomination at Mer-
rill being present, including a band.
| The ladies' society served dinner to a
vast number, the receipts being placed
in the missionary fund.
Gazing back since the painting sea-
son opened we find that we have fur
nished paint for psf houses in Wausau
and Marathon county, which is a strong
guarantee our paints are as represented.
We know the quality of our goods and
just what they will do-no guess work
and it is to everyone's interest to buy
paints of us. D. e. Callies.
Both fire departments were called
out at midnight Saturday, the occasion
being fire in cable box of the tele-
phone company, situated at the south
west corner of the court house square
on Third street. The fire was caused
by the crossing of wires of the telephone
and electric light companies, and made
quite pyrotechnical display
AS is well known, relates the Atchison
Globe, school teacher most always
refers to her pupils as my dear 'child-
dren." An Atchison teacher seeing a
man on the street the other day whom
she thought she ought to know, APP
Cd l.
pardon, arnt you Mr., the father
of one of my childreng" That man is
running yet.
The following young people enjoyed
picnic at the club house Monday
afternoon Misses Lewis, White,
Hazeltine, Margaret Dunbar, Hermoine
Silverthorn, Norma Craven, Nina Kick
busch, Dorothy Heinemann, Emma
Pardee, Sadie Reed, Lillian Porter,
Messrs. Scholfield Sexmith, Stewart,
Bells, Marshall, Frank, Belize, Jack
son, Kollock and McCrossen. A slight
accident occurred, the rope to the shute
broke and two of the boys got duck
ing.
Last week the department at Wash
ington awarded the contract for the
erection of the federal building at
Baraboo. According to the terms of
the contract the building is TO be COM
pleted by Dec. 3lst, 1905. The Baraboo
building was one of the buildings pro-
uidad for in tho hill rb;ob ol,o ,,,a,lo
provision for government building
in Wausau. As bids for our building
are to be opened on the 18th and con-
tract let few days later it is quite likely
that the same terms will be imposed on
the contractor that secures the job 1t
is therefore possible that Wausau will
have post office building by Jan LIST,
lS06-a long time to wait-but Wen
have 10 grin and bear it.
The town of Schley, Lincoln county,
has purchased stone crusher and will
at once commence making permanent
roads throughout the town. This plan
might be followed with profit by many
towns in Marathon county AT present
the town of Weston owns a crusher and
has several miles of good roads, but
there are other towns that are spending,
hundreds of dollars yearly in road inn
provements that are good for but one
season. Many of the towns in this
county have a large sum of idle money
in their treasures that might be used to
advantage in buying improved road
machinery which will result in lower
ing their taxes in the years to come.
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, September 9th.
The mayor has appointed Thos Baker
as dog catcher to succeed Jos. Morrisey
who was retired 2 week ago. Baker
assumed his duties Thursday morning
and did a great stroke of business the
first few hours, capturing total of
sixteen dogs before noon. After Nor
risey was retired great many people
allowed their dogs to again run at
large, but they have had warning
and those who have paid ransom
will be more careful in the future In
view of the trouble had lately of keep
ing dog catcher employed some people
are of the opinion that the office will
soon be abolished and the resolution be
allowed to die, but such is not the case.
The city officials have been praised by
| the majority of our people for the stand
taken in this matter. That which suits
the majority, the minority ought TO
abide by.
Mrs. Sexmith and Mrs. Alexander de-
lightfully entertained friends last Sat
urday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Alexander. The event was in the form
of a reception intended to have been
given on the beautiful lawn between
the two homes, but a slight rain pre-
vented, so the guests were entertained
indoors. The decorations were trans
ferred to the spacious Alexander resi-.
dence and the guests were made wei
come and happy, while the orchestra
discoursed sweet music. Mrs. Good
lander and Miss M. Alexander assisted
the ladies in receiving. Very dainty
refreshments were served 10y Mr.. and
Mrs. Young with the assistance of the
following young ladies, Misses Murray
Kickbusch, Craven, Bivans, Alexander
Book, Maxon, Jenkins, Wilson and
Bivans.
BREAD AND BUTTER.