Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05

The fair given by the choir guild of
st. Johns Episcopal church last Satur-
day afternoon and evening, in Frater-
nifty hall, was success in every partic-
ular
The Wiechman Pharmacy will be
formally opened to the public on Sat
urday next. Every lady visiting the
store that day will be presented with a
souvenir.
The gentleman who has charge of
drilling the mass chorus for the Saenger-
fest to be held this month in MedfOrd
was in the city last week, rehearsing
the Liederkranz.
The families of DR. Russell Lyon and
Henry E. Smith will soon move into
their summer cottages which are on the
bank of the Wisconsin river about a
mile below the city.
A meeting of the Wisconsin Valley
Lumbermen's association was held Sat
urday afternoon at the Bells hotel.
Those present were reticent in giving
out the proceedings of the meeting.
For SALE have about 50 tons of
hay which / will sell or let out to any
one who will cut it on shares Address.
Mrs. P. MCKELLAR,
Wausau, Wis.
A Chicago detective, John Dempsey,
spent Thursday evening in the city and
arrested ii. b. Lane, who has lived here
several months. He took the prisoner
to Chicago next morning, where the
latter will answer to charge of wife
desertion.
The citys macadamizing crew is now
at work on Second avenue. Five
blocks on that street will be improved.
After that, work will commence on N.
Third Ave. where six blocks will be
macadamized That will make the
latter streets one of the longest con-
tinuous stretches of macadam in the
city.
The city treasurer reports that there
is outstanding on the water rentals
now being collected, about 1900
The people who have not paid up will
be required to pay, in addition to their
water tax, penalty of ten per cent, as
a reminder of their carelessness. The
total amount to be collected is about
81 ,000
Clarence Knaggs recently had a very
narrow escape from being drowned
in the Wisconsin river near Tomahawk
He was playing on floating logs, when
he fell IN. He was rescued by three
fishermen in boat, justas he was go
ing down for the last time. He is q son
of Mr.. and Mrs John Knaggs, who
moved away from Wausau about three
years ago.
E. H. Holmes, cook employed a
oh
on Plover, is wanted for forgery
Anton Bonek, west side saloon
keeper, cashed check for him purport-
ing to bear Mr.. Browns signature but
which was never issued by Mr. Brown.
The saloon man caused warrant to
be issued, but Holmes cannot be
found.
st. james Catholic congregation has
purchased lots l and 2, block 2, Nc
Indoe and Shutters Add, from Frank
Morgan, consideration $500. This is
the old Pat Delaney property and will
be utilized as an addition to the adjoin-
ing property of st. James church. The
society will eventually erect a larger
church than the one in present use,
and additional ground was needed.
The following members of Lady Was
tell and Northern Star Hives of Lady
Maccabees visited Stevens Point last
Thursday for the purpose of meeting
Mrs. Lillian HOLSTER and Mrs. Bina
West, supreme officers of the order
Lucy Hinton, Emma Chellis, Margaret
Smith, Alma Ruder, Mary Clement, Ida
Young, Augusta Boles, Bertha Smith,
Lila Hubbard, Louise Ritter, Carrie
Nelson, Emma Frenzel and Mrs. j. F.
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many ladies present from other cities
and the Stevens Point ladies enter
tanned their visitors in splendid STYLE
This morning, during the thunder
shower, the home of VIM. Farmer, at
No. 902 Grand avenue, was struck by
and quite severely damaged
The bolt ranged down the chimney and
passed out of the house before it reached
the floor. The chimney was shattered
and the house more or less damaged.
A little boy was in the room at the time
but suffered no injury except to his
feelings at having the SCOT blown out OF
the chimney into his face. The carpet
was ruined by SCOT and a curtain on
the wall caught fire and burned up,
necessitating a call for the fire depart
ment.
II. Rex Searls of the United States
revenue service, now stationed at Hon.
olulu, writes home that he has lately
received his commission, signed by
President Roosevelt, and dating back
to last July, promoting his from third
70 second lieutenant in the service.
Lieutenant Searles is the son of DR.. and
Mrs. Il. G. Searles, former residents of
this city, but now of Oshkosh. The
young man was born in this city and
spent number of years here before the
family's removal from Wausar. His
father, DR.. Z. G. Searles, is at present
in the city, having opened an ohice here
for the summer.
Mrs. Mary Blecha died at her home
in Athens this morning at $50 o'clock
of heart failure, aged fifty-one years.
She had been resident of that village
for seventeen years, her husband dying
two years after the family's arrival
there. For thirteen years she was en-
gagged in the hotel business with her
SONS, conducting the Athens House.
She is survived by five sons and two
daughters as follows: Frank, George,
Arthur, Charles, Edwin, Mrs. j. E.
Loomis and Celia. Charles lives in
Winnipeg, Can, and the daughters re-
side in Milwaukee. The funeral will
be held Friday morning; Rev. FIR. A. Z.
Muehlenkanp will officiate.
Tomorrow morning school will close
at the high school with a short program
including several musical selections
and q defamation by Margie Nc
Crossen, who has just graduated from
the Emerson school of oratory at
Boston. WIS will be presented to the
members of the basket ball and track
teams, who have distinguished them
selves this year. Those who did good
work on the basket ball team are Urrie
Peterson, Roy johnson, Harold
Morisette, Sol Heinemann, Edgar Will
son, and Ed. johnson. Those who up
held the honor of the school in track
work are Abel Bugbee, Elmer Young,
Orrie Peterson, Roy johnson, Harvey
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