Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03

perfect fitting, handsomest patterns,
and the price only S1.00 at Schoene-
berg's.
Five hundred thousand housewives
say ''Swifts Pride Soap when asked
as to the best laundry soap. Sold by
every first class grocer.
The cost of the city's poor for the
month of September was S141.16 ac-
cording to the monthly report of Poor
Superintendent f. E. Schneider.
Anton Muterer and Sadye Young,
both of Brokaw, were married Satur-
day in this city, the ceremony being
performed by County Judge Henry
Miller.
Otto Melang, an employe of the Curtis
q Yale Co, lost a finger of his left
hand Saturday by getting it pinched
between the wheel of a wagon and a
side stake. The bone was so badly
mashed that amputation was necessary.
Free delivery service has been es-
tablished in the Wausau post office six
teen years, the service going into effect
Oct. 1st 1899. OF the original five
carriers Fred Marquardt and Job
Vaughan are the only ones still in the
harness.
The Porter Land Co. has been organ
lied and has filed articles of incorpora-
ton with the register of deeds. The
capital stock is $50, 900; the incorpora-
tors, j. A. Porter, A. L. Kreutzer and G..
b. Bird. The company will conduct
sawmili and general numbering opera
tons.
Last night was ladies' night at the
club house and there were good many
out, considering the short notice given.
From now on until next spring, Mon
day night will be set aside for the ladies
and their escorts, and there will be
music present in the hall from eight
until ten o'clock. Tables for whist will
be arranged and the bowling alley
ready for business.
The local United States land office
assumed the business affairs of the dis
continued offices of Ashland and Eau
Claire yesterday, and from now on all
of the governments land transactions
in Wisconsin will Epass through the
Wausau office. The only change that
will be made in The local office for the
present will be the employment of
another clerk.
The James Music Co. has purchased
the stock of goods and good will of the
Wausau Music House 1t was intended
to close out the stock in its present
quarters but plans have been changed
and the goods will be moved to the
store in the PILOT block and there dis
posed of. This purchase gives the
James Music Co. practically the ex-
elusive sale of musical instruments in
this section.
The state convention of Baptists is
being held in Appleton this week, com
mencing yesterday. Those in atten-
dance from this city are, Rev. A. f.
Patch. G.. b Bird and Mesdames G.. ID.
Jones, S. S. Armstrong, VIM. Wilson,
Marion Briggs. A banquet will be
held at the conclusion of the conven-
ton, at which G. B. Bird, of this city,
will be POSTMASTER.
Rev. f. IL. Brigham, the new pastor
of the M. K. church, preached his first
sermon in this city Sunday morning
and there was very large attendance
at the service. Power of an Individual
Purpose" was his subject, and the SER
mon was one of much interest. His
sermon in the evening on 1.-The Heart of
the Gospei'' drew out another large at
tendance.
A painting of the Crucifxion by the
Swedish artist, Franz Lundahl, Okla feet
in size, will be on exhibition in the Y
M. G. A. building, Oct. 10th. The paint
ing was started in 1878 and was not
completed until six years later. 1t is
by the owner K. M. Thrall,
of Boston, Mass, who is showing it in
Y. M. c. A. buildings throughout the
country. Its value is placed at S75, 900
and it is insured for $4,000
DR.. John Merritte Driver, pastor of
the Peoples church, Chicago, will de-
liver lecture in the Methodist church,
Friday evening next under the auspices
of the Epworth League. DR.. Driver is
not stranger in Wausau. He lectured
here shortly after the dedication of the
new M. E. church and at that time
proved his powers as an orator. He is
scholar, orator, traveller and world
citizen and his topics are such as to
please any audience.