Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-15
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, June 9Th.
A. S. Collins will address the Mems
League of the Presbyterian church on
Monday evening, May 2lst.
WANTED Men to take jobs peeling
bark. Enquire of Barker & Stewart
Lumber Co., Wausau, Wis. m2-3t.
Dr. and Mrs G. A. Thielke are enter
tanning son at their home. The little
fellow was born Wednesday.
The Columbia band of this city will
furnish music at the Saengerfest, to be
held in Medford June, 1924.
The Fresbyterians' new cement walk
will be finished and ready for pedes-
trians the latter part of this week
PAsTURAGE-Good pasturage in two
acre lot in the Manson addition Good
water. Enquire at the PILOT office.
A dancing party will be given this
evening by the Choir Guild of st.
Johns Episcopal church, at the new
Elks' hall.
Phillip Hollis, dentist, will make
metal and rubber plates and porcelain
inlays. Office over the Continental
clothing store. nov21-tf
A class of ten was initiated into the
local lodge of Knights of Columbus last
evening. The society has secured a
suitcase on Elks' hall.
y. j. Lohmar, who recently sold out
his interest in the Wausau Herald, it is
rumored is about to start an English
and German job printing office.
Peter Gormley, coachman for Hon.
Alexander Stewart, was married to
Miss Bridget Ryan at the latter's home
10 Lacrosse Wednesday morning
A son was born last Tuesday morn
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bopf, of
Athens. They formerly resided in this
city. Mr.. Bopf is proprietor of the
Athens House.
Miss Exilda st. Mary and Richard
McCloskey were married Wednesday
morning at St. James church, the
ceremony being performed by the Rev.
FIR. Brennan.
The series of Crary lectures given in
Presbyterian church two weeks ago
Melted the Christian Endeavor society,
under whose auspices the lectures were
g en-, over $40.
Matte Lille, of the town of Cleve-
land, was examined Wednesday by
Drs. M. T. Trevitt and l.. E. Spencer
and found to be insane. She was COM
mitted to the Oshkosh state hospital.
At whist party conducted in Elks'
hall Thursday afternoon by Ladies'
Assembly No. 321, E. F. u, Mrs. Frank
Oswald won first prize and Mrs. j. l.
Komers second prize. Refreshments
were served.
The lands returned by the assessors
as delinquent were sold this morning
in the Office of the county treasurer.
In great many instances the lands
were taken by parties holding claims
against the former owners.
The great amount of lumber being
shipped into the country from Canada
this season, it is said will effect the
white pine market. In Milwaukee
alone 10000, 900 feet of Canadian timber
will be placed on the market.
The Wheeler Holmes Timlin Lumber
Co., has filed an amendment to its
articles of incorporation, changing the
name to the Wheeler Timlin Lumber
Co. This was made necessary by the
retirement of E. p. Holmes.
1t is reported that the log drives of
Stevens Point and Grand Rapids mill
men are tied up between those points
and here, on account of lack of water
Most of the logs came out of Big Rib
and the Big Eau Pleine rivers.
The Wausau Canning Co. has had a
crew engaged for several days in SOW
ing the crop of peas which will be first
harvested. The sowing will continue
at intervals until June 10th. About
400 acres of land have been leased by
company.
Some of the naughty students of the
high school in Stevens Point one night
last week stole a skeleton out of the
science laboratory and fastening it to
the ropes on the flag staff drew it up
to the top of the pole where it was
found next morning rafting in the
breezes.
Asahel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Melville Murphy, of Star Lake, died
Saturday morning and was brought
here the same forenoon. From here
the remains were taken to Lorenz,
Brown county, for interment. The
child was one year old and had been i'll
four days.
The Washington street macadam has
been repaired the past week. Holes
have been filled up aud the macadam
widened out to width of nearly forty
feet. Work on the Second street
matchmaking is well under way and a
crew has commenced spreading rock
on jackson street between Third and
Main.
The Northwestern Ry. Co. is making
extensive improvements in this city. A
crew is at work re-planking and making
other alterations on the company's
bridges. Another crew is at work
building new round house southeast
of the city and work will soon COM
mence laying double track to the new
yards.
The corner stone of the Masonic
temple to be laid in the foundation
walls of the building being erected by
Fountain City Lodge No. 20, of Fond
du Lac, on May 2Sd, is of Wausau