Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Seim on Friday evening.
Mrs. w. H. Mylrea entertained St.
Cecelia's guild at tea on Wednesday
evening.
The Wausau employment bureau has
changed its office rooms to the Living
ston building.
The Young Peoples Christian Union,
of the Universalist church held social
at the Kreutzer residence on Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Tressider, who has been con-
fined to her home the past week, threat
ened with pneumonia, is improving at
present writing.
There will be special conclave of
St Omer Commandery on Thursday
evening Work in the Red Cross and
Temple, to be followed By banquet.
Senator A. L. Kreutzer has been sick
at Madison the past week and was I'M
able to make his usual trip home Sun
day. He is now very much improved.
Miss Margaret Thomas has issued in
vitations to number of her young lady
friends for luncheon this evening, at
the home of her sister, Mrs. II. G. Head,
on Mcclellan street.
Congressman Brown has asked Con-
gress for an appropriation to build
government building at his home town,
Rhinelander, and already inquiries have
been made as TO cost of site.
The Wausau Boom. Co. has pile
driver in operation driving new piles
for boomage purposes and crew OF
men is at work making other repairs.
The work is in charge of JAS. Young,
boom master.
A camp of Sons of Veterans was to
have been organized at Edgar last Tues
day evening, but after Sergt. Major
Merryfield had canvassed the situation
it was decided not to organize until
next spring. Many of the young men
who are eligible to membership are
now working in the woods and it was
thought best to defer the matter.
The city has had no trouble in getting
plenty of rock hauled in to the crusher
the past few weeks and the supply for
next summer is about completed In
all, about 1900 cords have been pur-
chased which is about 200 cords in
excess of the amount purchased a year
ago. This supply, it is thought, will
be adequate to supply the demands
which will be made for next summers
macadamizing.
If we were all to take the same view
of the weather as did woodsman work
ing in camp near Duluth last week
Wisconsin would soon be depopulated.
He awoke one morning as the cook
came into the sleeping shanty to call
the men for breakfast and asked the
cook how cold it was. The cook re-
piled that it was 40 below. He said
TITS too cold for me" and reached in
! to his trousers pocket, pulled out a
knife and slashed his throat from ear to
ear.
The work of completing the new Meth
odist church is progressing each day
and the edifice will be finished by
early spring. 1t was originally intend
ed to formally open it on Easter SUM-
day, but plans viii be changed and the
j church opened week or two later.
This change will be made for the reason
that it is desired to have a great many
visiting ministers present but should
the opening be on Easter Sunday few
could attend. Bishop Joyce. of Mime
apolis, has been engaged to deliver the
main address at these services.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan was
to have passed through the city yester'
day, but failed to appear. He was en-
route from Marshfeld to Amigo, where
he spoke last evening Mr.. Bryan is al
present making lecture tour OF the
Northwest and will speak here on Marcel
18th under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c
A. AS during his political speech max
ing tours he is drawing out large au
! diences wherever he goes forintelligen
! men of any political faith win throw
J aside political preiudices at any time t
hear great orator, such as Mr.. Bryan
truly is.
The bread that mother used to bsk,
: was not one bit better than the brea'
5 you can bake if you use Blue Ribbon
| Flour. Ii makes light, white bread an'
! fluffy pies and cakes. All good grocer,
: stores sell it. Order a sack and give
fair trial Made by F. w. Kickbusc
4 Son. II.