Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15

Louis Ruder has been very i'll for
about ten days past and his condition is
considered serious.
Frank Ross has been awarded the
contract for plastering the Merrill
opera house and will begin work short
| ".
A. J.. Taylor, of Monico junction.
last week purchased of Duncan Bros. a
Shorthorn bull calf, paying for the
same 800.
Rev. George Hirst, rector of ST.
| Johns Episcopal church has resigned,
his resignation to take effect on the
gath day of March.
Go to a friend for advice; go to
woman for pity; go to strangers for
charity, but for the very best spring
suits in town go to Seim Bros.
The experienced painter recognizes
good paint instantly and this accounts
for the large sale of Callies paints in
Wausau and surrounding territory.
Mat Lorenz, who for several months
past has been employed at the furniture
store of Ritter & Deutsch, has resigned
| his position and gone to his home in
| Grafton.
| Dist Atty Fred. Genrich, who re-
turned a week ago from Hot Springs,
| Ark, has been i'll for several days past.
The change of climate gave him a
severe cold.
The Epworth League, of the Metho-
| dist church, and the Senior Christian
Endeavor society of the Presbyterian
church held joint meeting Sunday
afternoon in the parlors of the latter
| church.
| Those who enjoy ham and eggs for
| their breakfast have had to exclude the
/ hen fruit from their table this winter
on account of the price. The past few
warm days have wrought change in
| the market and the price is falling to
within reasonable bounds.
/ Max Boehm yesterday sold the old
Pabst Brewing Coz cold storage build
ing at the foot or Washington street to
w R. Bryan, who will use the building
for the storage of fruit during the sum-
mer months. Max acquired possession
OF the property several months ago.
Three boys living in the north end of
the city were up before Judge Miller
yesterday. They were brought into
court because of their having used in
sulting language to one of the teachers
of the Franklin school, and after being
| given a good strong lecture, were al
| lowed to go, with warning that if
brought into court again they would be
severely dealt with.
H. h. Hoffman reports there is a
ready sale for Lowe Bros. High Stand
ard' Liquid Paints at this early season.
There is satisfaction in using such
product as High Standard" Paints. for
they give best results. Call for book
lets, Attractive Homes" How to
| Paint" color cards, etc. They are free.
Hoffman's paint and wall paper store,
112 Scott street.
| Quite section of the business dis
trict of Ripon burned to the ground on
Saturday. Loss is estimated at S54, 0G0
with SEQ, 900 insurance. The fire start
| ed in the Julius Bucholz grocery on
Main street. The buildings destroyed
were the Bucholz grocery, Opera house
| block, Masonic block, Ripon Common
wealth office, F. r. Everz shoe store,
Kramer's dry goods store, Light &
Water office, fremont house. Ali are
total loss
Frank E. Long, known for many
| years to all theatre goers of Wausau,
opened weeks engagement in this
city last evening, and his reception was
as great as at former appearances, for
he was greeted with packed house
The play was "Secret Service and the
company supporting Mr. Long is fully
| mp to the ones appearing here with him
on former occasions. The play for to-
| night is "The Lynwood Case" There
| is reason to believe that the Long COM
pany will have good houses the balance
| of the week.
There was saloon fight at Stratford
last Saturday night in which much
blood was spilled. A number of men
took part but the names are uttered in
! whispers. No arrests have been made
| but it is expected there will be, as Err
nest Leiteritz is in a critical condition
as a result of blows from chairs, bot
ties, etc. His skull is fractured, face
| badly cut and otherwise lacerated and
bruised. A message to the News yes
terday afternoon from Stratford states
that he has every chance for recovery
-Marshfield News.
There is one ensemble dance and ball
let in Happy Hooligan," Grand opera
house Friday, March 25, which has cost
the management $4,000. The cost has
been in real money, too, and not stage
money. In this dance, twenty of the
most attractive show girls in the theat-
rical business are seen in costumes OF
velvet, (black) which are heavily en-
broidered and trimmed with brilliants.
The dance is known as the Diamond
Ballet" and is one of the most beauti-
full and expensive features ever intro
duced in farce or musical comedy.
Prices S1.00 Is, so, 25c.
At business meeting of the Eagles
held last evening the dates for hold
ing the state convention next summer
were postponed backward" using a
borrowed expression. The former
dates were June 24-25-26, but as the
Saengerfest is to be held at Marinette
ut the same time, and many of our
people will attend, it was later thought
best to reconsider the matter and June
t7-lS-I9 was decided upon. The com
mittee has practically made deals with
all railroads for running excursion
trains into Wausau on the nth and
18th which will probably bring 2,00(
visitors to the city.
The Wausau Clerks union has
decided to give dance at Castle hall
Easter Monday The Liederkran1
society celebrates the twentieth an
niversary of its organization by giving
a dance the same evening at Columbis
hall. The members of Lady Waste
Hive of Maecabees are not strict
observers of Lent and have decided tc
give ball at Castle hall next Thursday
evening. The West side camp Of
Woodmen and the Married People:
club also dance during the fast period
aud viii give dances on the evening O
ST. Patrick's day, the former at Wood
men hall, the latter at Kroening's hall.
A pretty girl in bloomers on Third
street on crowded day would not ex-
cite the interest among people thai