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

Miss Antoinette Huntington enter
tanned lady friends at whist last Friday
afternoon.
Mrs G.. F. Bells and Mrs. p L. Goer-
ling entertained lady friends at whist
on Saturday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
r. P. Pratt and Mrs. Hathaway, of
Minneapolis.
The report of the purchase of H. L..
Wheeler's interest in the Star Lumber
Co., by g. f. Gill, as appeared in these
columns last week, was premature.
The deal has not been completed.
A business meeting of the Senior
G. E. society was held last evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Orlaff Ander-
son on Mcclellan street. A social ses-
sion followed. About twenty five
members were present.
The Presbyterian synodical MEETINGS
will be held in Lacrosse next week from
the 18th to and including the 14th.
Rev. S. N. Wilson will attend as will
Mesdames Harry yost and Orlatf
Anderson. The ladies will represent
the ladies' Missionary society.
Work or the Stinchfield creek sewer
has not progressed very rapidly, owing
to unfaVOrable weather and it appears
very much as if it will not be COM
pleted this fall. The sewer is only
about half completed and there are but
few more weeks in which fair wealth
er can be expected.
Jos. Casterline, who operates the lath
mill of the Manser mill at Kelly, was in
the city this morning and stated thai
the mill is doing good work and will be
operated until the river freezes up. He
says that part of the country is full of
hunters every Sunday, but few part
ridges are killed, owing to wetness of
of the season at Matching time when
the young ones were destroyed.
The Gillian & Rick Meat and Gro
Gerry Co. has moved into its new build
ing Just completed at the corner of
Third and Mcclellan streets. The COM
pany has a very neat appearing store,
both from the exterior and interior
The old building, which was purchased
by VIM. Merklein, and which stood in
the street all summer, is being moved
to the north part of town, where it will
be placed on foundation and rented.
The johnson Greek Lumber Co. has
bought of the Joseph Dessert Lum-
Der company battery of four
boilers, a slasher and log jack,
formerly used in the Dessert mill at
Mosinee. The former company a few
years ago purchased the Simmer mill
on Pine river and when numbering had
"played OUT there, a tract of land was
purchased east of Knowlton and the
saw mill moved onto it. The st. Paul
Ry. Co. is building a switch to the mill.
The report of the local weather
bureau for the month of September
shows that there were five cloudy days,
ten partly cloudy and 10 when the suns
face was not hidden. The highest
temperature for the month was reached
on the last day, when the thermometer
registered 80 and the lowest temperature
was on the 18th, "a degrees above,
when there was a frost. The total
amount OF precipitation for the month
was 39S inches. There were three
nights of frost during the same month
a year ago.
A. A Book received telegram
Thursday announcing the death of his
father, G.. j. Book, at New Albin, la.
Mr. and Mrs. Book departed the same
evening for that place to attend the
funeral. The news came as sad sur
prise to Mr.. Book, for he was not aware
that his father had been ill. Deceased
was born in Sweden, Feb 6, 1926, and
was therefore nearly so years of age
He was visited by his son in August
and at that time was enjoying good
health. He was known to a number
of our citizens, for he visited here on
several occasions.
She was bright girl and they were
at base ball game. She had won his
enthusiastic heart by understanding the
game right off, and he loved her even
more than if she had been his sister.
said, "the batter, the plate, fowls and
and the flies" "And it reminds me of
marriage" she added. "First the dia-
mond, where they are engaged; then
the struggle and the hits when the men
go out, and finally the difficulty in get
ting home" Then he sat and thought
and thought.
County Treasurer r. H. Juedes'
financial report for September shows
that the different towns of the county
are indebted to the county in the sum
of S6c5.25, the town of Norrie being the
only one to have credit-Sl1.Sl. The
city of WauSau owes the county $53 81
large item is the indebtedness of other
counties to Marathon of 81, S2S.S0. Por-
ta0e county has a credit of SO 9S. There
is at present Sc, S91.79 cash on hand out
of which must be paid to the state for
legacy tax S1,09492 less per cent.
The sum of S299 was collected in fines.
Census enumerators who compiled
the reports for the state census taken
in June have receive vouchers from
the state for payment of services, the
vouchers being received by local enum-
orators last week. The census was
completed in July and it was expected
that payment would be made shortly
after the reports were forwarded to
Madison but there has been delay of
two months. The enumerators of this
county will receive about 81 500. In
the city of Wausau $3.50 per 100 names
was allowed and the same for militia.
In the country towns So 90 per 100
names and $3.50 for militia was the
rate.
The Ladies' Literary club held a very
pleasant and profitable meeting il the
parlors of the club house yesterday
afternoon. Prof. Dirks merited and
received the thanks of those present for
the violin solo rendered. He was ac-
companied by Miss Clara Roach, on the
piano. Miss Conley gave a talk on the
adulteration of foods that proved in
structive as well as entertaining. No
little CONSERVATION was felt on learning
that most of our favorite brands of
canned goods were more or less adul-
terated. 1t was talk that melted the
ladies to investigate the reports of the
pure food commission and to act ac-
cordingly. Mrs. S. M. Quaw and Mrs.
A. l.. Kreutzer were elected to repre-
sent the club at the state federation
meeting TO be held in Kenosha.