Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-20

by Wausau Camp No. 1464, M W. A.,
was largely attended and proved a
source of great pleasure to those attend
ing.
The Senior basket ball league of the
! Y Nj. G. A. has the following games
scheduled for tomorrow evening: The
Butlnskis VS.. the Clippers and the
Rangers vs. the Strollers All work in
gymnastics is progressing finely.
The directors of the First National
bank arr undecided as to what disposi-
.tion to make of the old Elks' quarters
on the third floor of the bank building.
At first it was thought advisable to
make offices of the hall and install an
electrically driven elevator. Since
then propositions have come from
several fraternal societies for use of
the hall as meeting place and some of
the latter propositions may be accepted.
A very delightful masquerade and
dancing party was given by the Misses
Margaret Murray and Beulah Mumm,
on Friday evening last, at the home of
the former on East hill. The maskers
came at $50 and there were about fifty
present. Some of the costumes were
very interesting and there were all
kinds imaginable. There were many
surprises when masks were removed at
10 O'Clock. Dancing was kept up until
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during the evening and all present en-
joyed themselves to the fullest extent.
David Goodwillie, Sr., died on Satur-
day, Feb. 18th, at his home in Chicago
after an illness of only two weeks. Mr..
GoodwilIie had been a well known bust
ness man of Chicago for over fifty
years. For many years he operated the
first and the largest box factory in Chi
cago, and was a civil engineer of
wide reputation. He was in his 77th
year He leaves a wife, four sons and
two daughters to mourn his death
James e. and David L., of Oak Park,
H.; Robert W., of this city, and Willis
L., of Chicago. The two daughters re-
side at the family residence in Chicago.
Robert Goodwillie went to Chicago to
attend the funeral, which was held in
Chicago at 2 p. m. today.
The Co. L. basket ball team, of Rhine
lander, played the Y M G. A team in
this city Friday evening. There was
large attendance and the audience had
the pleasure of witnessing a good, fast
game. The locals regained the laurels
lost in Rhinelander few weeks ago
when they were defeated, and Friday
night they trimmed up the aggregation
from the northern city by a score Of so
to 30. Next Friday the Birnamwood
team will appear here for return
game. The Birnamwood team is very
strong one and has not been defeated
this season. Its manager has hurled
defy to all teams of the state to play for
the championship. The team has one
man who usually plays the game alone
and Wausau expects to win Friday
night.
Methodists of Wisconsin and Min
nesota are planning an important inter
state missionary convention, to be
held at Minneapolis, Mimi, March 81
%. The purpose of the convention is
to bring together conference and dis
trict officers of the different organiza-
tions of the church, the pastors and
1fof hn oh
and young peoples societies within the
bounds of the Wisconsin, West Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and Northern Min
nesOta conferences, for the considera-
tai to the christian occupation of the
unevangelized nations and also for
prayer, fellowship and discussion of
methods and the best helps available
for fulfilling the great missionary pur-
pose of the church.
The case of the State of Wisconsin
VS.. Joseph Kopczinski, the defendant
being charged with arson, is being
tried in circuit court. The case is be-
ing prosecuted by Dist. Atty. F, Z.
Bump, assisted by Asst. Dist. Atty. r.
A. Edgar, while the defendant is
represented by Brown, Pradt & Gen
rich. The defendant, it is alleged, set
fire to the house on his farm near
Kelly one night during the early winter
the result being that the house, barn
and all outbuildings with their con-
tents were entirely destroyed. A fine
span of horses, some cows, pigs, and
chickens were also burned The de-
PENDANT after arrest admitted that he
burned the buildings, but claimed that
as they belonged to him he had a right
to do with them as he pleased. The
case will perhaps not go to the jury be-
fore Friday.