Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-08

Friday last was Arbor day and was
observed generally by schools through
out the city and county.
| Remember the concert recital ut the
Universalist church next Friday even.
ing. All are invited to attend.
The city al present has four street
sprinklers in operation and about nine.
| teen miles of road surface is sprinkled
daily.
i c. H. Gearhart, father of our popular
| agent of the American Express Co.,
celebrated his 18th birthday last
i Wednesday.
! Miss Genevieve Wylie, daughter OF
the late DR.. ID. B. Wylie, was living in
San Francisco at the time of the earth
quake and she lost everything she had.
w. B. Scholfield has purchased from
H. +. McEachron, saddle horse for
his own amusement and that of his
sons, Harry. and Mark 1t is a finely
gated animal.
When purchasing paints always buy
| the right paint for the right purpose.
| If you are in doubt as to what kind to
| buy consult Callies and he will give you
valuable information.
The town boards of tne town of
Easton and Pingle met on Saturday on
| the town Line in the school house to talk
over school matters. Supt. Farrell was
| present at the meeting
Everyone should prepare to attend
! the commencement sale to be given by
| the ladies of the Universalist church on
the afternoon of May 22d, in the parlors
OF the Jniversalist church, commencing
at o'clock.
Ladies desiring wall paper delivered
from the store of o G. Callies on the
same day of purchase, should place
! their orders in the forenoon, otherwise
they may not be accommodated for
this is the busy season.
Duncan Bros. have shipped ten head
of registered Shorthorn cattle to Madi-
son which will be entered in the Short
| horn Breeders association sale. The
| association, which met here last year,
holds its meeting this year in Madison,
on May 10th.
1t is expected that 80 b. p. electric
motor will arrive within a few days to
replace the steam engine now operat-
| ing the city's rock crusher. 1t would
| that had to be made in pulley.
| Gust Dessert, an expert butter maker
of the town of Easton, is now in charge
OF the Berlin creamery, having gone in
there on May 1st. The creamery is
eight miles from Wansau, it takes care
of about 10000 pounds of milk day.
The Shakespeare department of the
Ladies Literary club gave a banquet
on Tuesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w H. Mylrea. This was fol-
lowed by whist and a very enjoyable
evening was had Prizes were won by
Mesdames Mylrea, McCulloch, Spence
and Kelly.
The city's road roller was brought
out Saturday and was set in operation
rolling down some of the streets
macadamized late last fall and also in
going over some where repairs are
needed. From now until late in the
fall the roller and city rock crusher will
be operated steadily.
Jos. Lucia has purchased of the John
Adams estate the Adams House prop
erty, paying for the same 81 600 He
will make numerous repairs and alter
ations and fit the house up to present
day requirements He has for the
time being abandoned the plan of
erecting a hotel on Clarke's island.
Peter Anderson an old resident of the
town of Weston, died Sunday morning
at his home near Kelly, aged sixty
seven years. He is survived by his
wife and several children. He was a
victim of Bright's disease and had been
sick with that ailment for several
en- q
Wednesday afternoon from the home
of his son, Peter, the Rev S. N. Wilson,
of this city officiating
Geo. Voltz was arrested Saturday
evening charged with taking indecent
liberties with thirteen year old girl.
The affair happened in hotel and the
father of the girl heard her cries and
came to her rescue. He at once gave
the young man threshing and then
swore out warrant for his arrest. At
the preliminary hearing yesterday,
VoltZ was placed under $500 bail TO
appear Friday for examination. He
furnished bail.
The Wausau base ball team has been
playing in Freeport, ILL.,, the past week,
winning the first game and losing the
next three. Today the team is SEIZED
with Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls team.
On Saturday next the season opens in
Wausau commencing four games with
Lacrosse, followed by four with Green
Bay. There has been a good attendance
at the games so far, with promise of a
lively interest throughout the season.
Should the city public property COM
mittee see fit to purchase street
sweeper, there are many who believe it
will be money well expended. The
macadam, as well as the paved streets,
can be swept clean as often as desired
and will require less sprinkling Wau-
Sau's macadam streets were never in
such fine shape as they are this spring,
after the good cleaning up they have
been subjected to, and with a street
sweeper all the loose dirt can be cleaned
off once week or oftener if necessary
The force now employed at street clean
ing can be used to advantage in making
other city improvements.
One of the first San Francisco victims
to arrive here since the disaster, made
his appearance last week He claimed
to have lost eyerything-even his self
respect-and no one doubted him.
Some were also of the opinion that the
swallowing him, boots and all. He
was of the most pronounced Weary
Willie type and was chased out of the
city and up the line to Merrill, by the
police. After every calamity, hordes of
these gentry who toll not, over-run the
country, claiming to be victims, and as
every good American desires to help
his brother in distress, they succeed in
getting considerable amount of
ready money and victuals, by relating
their hard-luck story.
The annual meeting of the Univer-
salist church society was held in the
church last evening Reports of the
various officers were read and other
business transacted. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
| year:
Moderater-W. B. Scholfeld.
Secretary-W. w. Kleckner.
Treasurer. B. Thayer.
| Collector. n. Manson.
Trustees-A. L. Kreutzer and E. A.