Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

John Knaggs. formerly of this city, is
now part owner in the Tomahawk Iron
Works
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, July 4th.
WANTED-A girl TO do general house
work Good wages paid to one that is
competent. Apply at the PILOT office
The PILOT is requested to announce
that the high school diplomas and eighth
grade report cards will be given out
Friday.
The Wisconsin State Medical society
held its annual meeting in Lacrosse
last week. DR.. Spencer, of this city, at
tended
Tomorrow, June 14th, is flag day, and
ii is the 12Sth anniversary of the adop-
lion of the stars and stripes as a nation
al emblem.
The Eagles have arranged for special
excursion traids for Green Bay, leav-
ing Wausau at 1870 a. M, June 14th,
returning leave Green Bay II 80 =. M,
June 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kenyon will soon
depart for jamestown, n d., from which
place Mr.. Keny.n has an engineers
run on the Northern Pacific. They have
sold their home in this city, on First
street, to Andrew Larson.
Word has reached the city, by rela-
tlves, that son was born unto Mr. and
Mrs. A. l.. Craig, on the 18th dav of
June, at Evanston, Ill. Mrs. Craig is
better known to her Wausau friends as
Grace Leahy.
Carl Ruhnke and Miss Ida Adams,
both of the city, are to BE- married the
latter part of the week. Mr.. Ruhnke
has lately been given the agency of the
Sparta Office of the United States Ex-
press Co. They will make their home
in that city.
G. M. Boyles, principal and owner of
the Wausau Business college, has de-
cided not to close the institution for a
summer'vacation. The reason for this
is that many teachers desire to brush
up little on certain studies during
the vacation period.
The local NJ. w. A. drill team will
leave next Saturday for Milwaukee to
attend the biennial camp meeting of
the order and to compete for a prize in
a drill of teams from all over the union.
A number of other local members of
the order will also attend.
According to the record taken by
Henry Belize, who has charge of the To-
cal weather bureau, the rainfall for the
first nine days of the present month
was 55 inches. The greatest fall was
on Tuesday, the 9th, when the rain
guage recorded so inches.
Miss Nina Eldred, daughter of the
late Chas. f. EIdred, of this city, will
he united in marriage to Mr.. Philip
Bancroft, on Friday, June Both,
1905, the ceremony will take place at
Christ church, Coronado, California
They will reside in San Francisco.
l.. Nickerson is again in the stone
and monument business. Seven months
ago he sold out his interests in the
Wausau Marble and Granite works,
and recently purchased the interest of
G.. COLI in the same institution. The
firm is now known as Meier Il Nicker-
son.
Owing to the fact that the local
lodges of Nj. w. A. strewed flowers on
the graves of deceased brothers on
Memorial day, there will he no observ-
ance of WOOdmen Memorial day this
year. 1t is possible that at some time
later, ritualistic exercises will be held in
the hall.
After July 1st Sheriff Damon will
occupy the office in the court house
now occupied by County Supt. of
Schools john Lamont, and the new
will be assigned the
room on the third floor originally in |
tended for that office. The change was
ordered at the last meeting of the cOun-
ty board.
w. w. Thayer, of the town Of Plover,
again represents his town on the county
board He succeeded in keeping off last
year, but the voters of that town re-
fused him that privilege this year. Mr..
Thayer is an old and tried member of
the Board and valuable to the county
rs a whole as well as to the town which
he so faithfully represents.
The Wausau Paper Mills Co. on Sat
urday last, through it's president and
secretary, Walter Alexander and W.
l.. Edmonds, filed papers with the regis
issue of 5000 600 These run in eight
series and are payable from Oct. 1st,
1908, to Oct. list, 1912. The new bond
issue is made to pay the old issue,
which falls due shortly.
Members of the local lodge of Eagles
and number of others will leave to-
morrow morning on special train
over the Northwestern Ry. for Green
Bay to attend the annual convention
and picnic. The local members will go,
in white duck suits and most of them
will remain until the close of the con-
vention, June 18th. Recently the local
lodge has been Increased in member
ship by the initiation of several large
classes.