Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-02
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

evening.
DIR. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon. will be at the
Bells House, September 9th.
The west side camp of Woodmen
gave dance AZ the socicty's hall Fri
day evening that was largely attended
Miss Emma Benson of Wausau
was operated upon at the hospital last
Tuesday, for the radical extirpation of
tubercular glands Merrill Star.
AT the prohibition state convention
held in Madison last week G. M.
Boyles, of this city, was chosen presi-
dental elector for the Tenth district.
Bernhard Riebe is occupying the
Kickbusch store building, 2l1 Third
street as barber shop, while his old
building is being torn down and new
one erected.
j b. Vaughan's new home on Liberty
street, which has been in process of
erection for several months past is
completed and is now being occupied
by the family.
w. w Thayer, of the town of Plover,
brought Arthur Lobdell into town
Wednesday and placed him in the
Riverside hospital. The young man is
suffering with typhoid fever.
The retaining wall at the gully on
Grand Ave. has been completed and
now work will be pushed on the APP
proach to the bridge which is to be
built over the river connecting the
First and Seventh wards.
The annual picnic of the congregation
and Sunday School of ST. Johns Epis-
eopal church, was held at the fair
grounds last Wednesday afternoon.
The weather was in every way favorable
and the picnic proved most delightful
one.
A local life insurance agent one day
recently received the following letter
from a Merrill woman II take pleas
ure in informing you of the death of my
husband, who was insured in your
company Please send me papers
quick, so can prove he is dead"
Attorneys are circulating petition
to have the next term of circuit court
adjourned until November, after cleo
ton, because many of them will be
engaged in politics until the campaign
has closed. The regular term, should,
according to law, be held September
18th.
We wish to buy henIock and hard
wood timber lands: any farmer wishing
to sell timber and keep the land should
come and see us. We want, more espe-
cially, hemlock timber, and logs thai
will come to Wausau by call or water
BARKER & STEWART LBR. Co.
m17 me Wausau, Wis
O. f. Wells, who has had charge OF
the government thermometer and rain
guage for several years past, has turned
the same over to Fred Rienow, janitoI
of the court house. The rain guage has
been placed on the court house square
and the thermometer on the east side OF
the county building.
Caroline, wife of Nick Graebel, the
west side store keeper, died "Wednesday
of consumption, after long illness
She was forty-two years of age, and be
sides her husband is survived by five
children. Funeral was held Friday
afternoon at two O'Clock, the Rev. +
Shaer, pastor of St. Paul's church
officiating.
As result of the strike in the pack
ing houses of the larger cities the
Armour Co s branch warehouse in this
city has practically gone out of business
so we have been informed. What little
fresh meats are put on the market al
present by the large concerns is con
sumed in the cities before it has {
chance to cool.
Nearly 5000 people participated in
the annual picnic given by St. Stephen
church congregation Sunday at the
fair grounds. During the morning
hours religious services were held, the
pastor, Rev. f. Werhahn, preaching al
1000 O'Clock and later an address was
made by the Rev Gebhard, of the town
of Wausau, retired minister.
A family reunion of the Kremb'
family was hell last week in this city
there being present MIR. and Mrs. Alex
ander Krembs and Max Krembs, o.
Stevens Point; Mr.. and Mrs. Morits
Krembs, of Chicago, and Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Krembs, of Milwaukee. They
were guests of their sisters, Mrs. Johr
Gebhart and Mrs. Anna Hoeflinger.
p. o. Means has good sized crew o.
men up on Plum lake where he is build
ing summer cottage. He purchased
fifteen acres of land bordering on thai
lake last week from G. A. Goodyear
Mr.. Means and son, Owen, are both on
the ground pushing the work. The cot
tage will be ready Tor occupancy TINS
week and MIR. Means family will spend
the month of August there.
The Columbia band marched to the
St. Paul depot Friday evening and mel
Co. G on its return from Camp Douglas
and escorted the boys up town. I'm
mediately after, the band gave another
of its popular concerts on the court
house square, which drew out great
many people. These concerts are prov
ing quite popular as is evidenced by the
increased attendance at each one.
Mrs. Amelia Miller, residing on Kick.
busch street. was examined Wednesday
by Drs. Dickens aud Humid and upon
their recommendation committed to the
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