Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-09

Progressive whist, bridge whist and
cinch cards. for sale at the Pilot Office.
Prices nominal. If.
A. A. Hooper is building a cement
walk on the north and east side of his
property at 8l6 Fourth street
Eugene Hooper, son of MIR and Mrs
A. A. Hooper, who has been i'll with
pneumonia, is on the road 10 recovery.
Stewart Lbr Co s mill last v ednesday
necessitated a shut down for several
days.
The st. Paul Ry trainmen aud their
families spent part of the afternoon of
the Fourth in picnicing at the fair
grounds.
August, infant son of Nlr and Mrs
John Winter of the town Of Texas, died
Wednesday morning The funeral was
hello Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Burger
officiating.
Jacob Holzem If the town of Hewitt,
who has been suffering from appendi-
citis for some time, had an operation
performed in St. Mar7's hospital Fri
day morning.
In letter to friends G. c. Parlin,
who is now in Los Angeles, writes that
he expects to visit San Francisco soon.
He will also go through the Yosemite
park and to other places of interest
before returning home
Co. q now possesses sixty-six new
uniforms, the first lot having arrived in
May. the last few days ago. The uni
forms are complete with the exception
of the hats, which will be distributed
this month when the company goes to
Camp Douglas.
The horse of James Mcconnell was
frightened TIL lrsday by the base ball
clubs auto and ran away After run
ming several blocks the horse was
brought to sudden stop by running
into telephone pole, demolishing a
wheel of the vehicle.
Two other power cars ordered by the
street railway company arrived here
Tuesday evening last and were at once
put on the track. The company now
has five power cars and four trailers,
which it is thought will be sufficient to
handle the business until the town
grows larger.
Carl knauft, an inmate of the Mara
thon County asylum who died last
Tuesday morning, was buried Wednes-
day forenoon. He was sixty-si years of
age and the only living relative he had
so far as known, is brother living in
Kansas. The cause CT his death was
heart failure.
The family of p G. Hart departed
last week for Chicago to reside perma-
nently. The home vacated, the Wilson
house, 5l5 Fourth street, has been rented
by j. P. Hughes who recently pur-
chased the French grocery store. Mr.
Hughes family has arrived from Amigo
and is now occupying the residence.
Supt. S. b. Tobey goes to Plover on
July p to conduct teachers institute
The one which opened here yesterday
will engage his attention for the next
two weeks so that with institute work
and that of looking after repairs, etc,
of the city schools will about consume
the time allotted for his vacation period.
The destructive greet bug mas made
its appearance in the oat fields to the
south near the Wisconsin state line
and some anxiety is felt oyer the con-
dition of the crop. This is the first time
the bug has appeared in this section
for number of years and unless they
are checked the entire crop may be
lost.
Wenzel Pivernitz has secured the
principalship of the Mosinee state grad
ed school. The school for the past four
years has been in charge of w. A.
Schwalbe, who resigned at the close of
the last term. The position is one
which carries better salary than is
paid in most schools in the county out
side the city.
The northbound passenger train on
the St. Paul road had nine coaches
attached to the engine on the Fourth
and each car was full of passengers
The engine was hardly heavy enough
to pull the train and moved along at a
very slow pace. At the grade this side
of Brokaw the train came near getting
stalled.
A tornado swept through the south
eastern part of the state Wednesday
partially destroying several towns, I'M
roofing farm buildings and killing and
injuring number of people, Wausau
was cut off from telegraphic communi-
cation from the southern part of the
state for time on account of wires be-
ing down.
At business meeting on July the
ID. A. u. " society elected the follow
ing officers
President-Moritz Hecker
e-Presldent-R. w. Hunger.
Cor. Sec'y-Emii Dippman.
Fin. Sec'y-F. f. Schneider.
Treasurer-Henry Juers.
Librarian-Ottp Hunger.
Asst. Librarian-W. Lassow.
The society reports membership OF
"a and library of 292 volumes.
PERFECT CONFIDENCE
Wausau People Have Good Reasons
Fer Complete Reliance.