Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-07-18
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


Nice new potatoes at Schoeneberg'
Sodalicious soda at Frost Philbrickt
Pharmacy.
Pine Grove cemetery never looked
better than at the present time.
Miss Harger delightfully."- entertained
for Miss Mayme Bump on THURSDAY
afternoon.
A baby girl arrived this morning al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Johannes.
John Fell is building an addition to
his store at the corner of Second and
Washington streets.
Make your feet glad by wearing
cool canvas shoes; complete line of
mems, boys and youths at Schoene.
berg's.
A dancing party will be given at the
Armory next Friday evening. On the
following day the company will go to
Camp Douglas for week.
The concerts given the past week by
the Columbia and Cones Fourth Regi-
ment bands, on the court yard square
were very enjoyable to our citizens.
The macadamizing of Sixth street is
progressing finely and when completed
there will be a stretch of nearly four
miles OF maeadam road from the north
ern part of the city to Schofeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kelly gave a
bridge whist party on Wednesday
evening which was very delightful in
every way. Prizes were won by Mrs.
Russell Lyon and w. H. Mylrea.
A number of companies of the Second
Reg't, w. N. e., passed through Wan
sau Saturday over the Northwestern,
enroute to Camp Douglas. Some of the
militia men from as far north as
Superior. Their train was made up of
seven coaches.
Clinton Molten, of Heinemann, and
Miss Eta VOelker, of this city, were
married Saturday afternoon st the
home of the brides parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Aug. Voelker, 113 Alexander St.
They departed the same evening for
Heinemann, where they will reside.
AT about twelve o'clock Friday noon
Mrs. Gottfried Reichert died at her
home, 1905 Third ST. She had been i'll
for two weeks with dropsy She was
past sixty-three years of age and is sur
vived by her husband, one son and
three daughters. Funeral was held to-
day
A remnant sale of wall paper is
being conducted by o. G. Callies. He
has a few rolls left of many choice
ers-hardly enough of any one kind
to paper two rooms, but enough for
one room. These are high grade pa
pers and will he sold at one-half their
former price.
The city of Marinette has lost over
300 in population in five years, accord
ing to the returns of the census enum-
orators. This is accounted for by the
fact that three of the largest mills have
been moved away, followed by a great
many labOring men and their families.
Marnette's present population is Is, 262
and Wausau bids fair to pass it.
While load of gravel was about to |
be dumped over the embankment on
Harrison Blvd. Friday, the horse at
tached to the wagon backed up too far |
and the horse, wagon and one man |
were carried down the steep incline. |
The man was not injured but the wagon |
thills were broken and the horse had |
some of his hide rubbed off on the
gravel stones. The animal belonged
to the Wausau Gas Co. and the man
was one of the company's employees.
Did you ever read the news? Schoene-
berg's is really a desirable trading
place.
Ferdinand Wilde, one of the oldest
residents of the town of Stettin, died at
nine O'Clock yesterday morning, aged
fifty-two wears and five months. For
the past forty -three years, or since he
was boy, Mr.. Wilde had resided in
that town. He leaves wife and seven
children to mourn his death, as follows:
Mesdames Emma Roeder and Pauline
Heise, of Rib Falls; Mrs Lena Proch-
now. of this city, and Amanda, Lizzie,
Hilda and Paul, who are at home. The
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at one O'Clock, the Rev. Boerser,
of the town of Maine, officiating, with
interment in the Rib Falls cemetery.