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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-20
UP A DIZZY HEIGHT.

Perry Gebhart, boy of eighteen
years, connected with the CASTILLO cir
Gus as stakedriver, was the star per-
former in a daring feat Saturday even
ing which interested hundreds of peo-
people. His feat was that of climbing
the liberty pole on top of the court
house tower and repairing a pulley
which holds up the wea .her flags. The
fastening which held the pulley had
worn and rusted through and one night
a week ago the rope, flag and all came
down. The janitor and oaSlic property
committee had been casting about ever
since trying 70 induce someone to climb
the pole and make the repairs. Finally
the circus lad heard of the matter, of
fered to do the job for $40 but said he
would be content with So 90 and he was
hired. It>was arranged to have him go
up at 600 o'clock when there was no
wind blowing. Shortly after that hour
he came through the trap door which
opens in the roof of the tower and soon
was on top of the base of the pole. He
then fastened a rope around his body
and around the flag pole, and then be-
gan the ascent In climbing, he was
handicapped by the rope. which would
catch on the pole and hold him
back, and he was obliged to hold
himself with one hand and lift the
ropa up notch with the other. He
soon was at the top of the pole where
he began the work of fastening the pull
ley back into place. A clevice which
he carried up with him proved too large
and while another was being procured
he chung to the pole and surveyed the
hundreds of people assembled in the
streets below. After another clevice
arrived he set to work and some time
later wave OF his hand indicated that
his work was completed, and he began
to descend the pole. When he reached
the trap door again the crowd in the
streets cheered him with hand clippings
and otherwise.
While the boy was up on the pole the
word was passed around that he had
been offered only $500 for doing the
job. Soon several parties were passing
hats among the people and about $40
was raised for the boy in this way. He
turned his money over to the sheriff for
safe keeping so that his brother stake
drivers would not get an opportunity to
dip" into it. Later he purchased a
suit of clothes and the sheriff will take
care of the rest of the money until the
boy leaves town.
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hungered, and fed thee or thirsty,
and gave thee drink
When saw we thee a stranger, and
took thee in or naked, and clothed
thee?
Or when saw we thee sick, or in
prison, and came unto thee
And the King shall answer and say
unto them, Verify, say unto you, In
asmuch as ye have done it unto one of
the least of these my brethren, ye have
done it unto me.'''
Rev. FIR. j. j. Brennan, in opening
his address, said that Messrs. Duncan
and Brown had covered many of the
points he intended mentioning and had
therefore relieved him of some respon-
sibility. He incidentally mentioned
that this is the first hospital to be
erected in this country by the Sisters
OF the Divine Saviour, whose represen-
tation on this continent is neither num-
erous or wealthy The undertaking is
rather a hazardous one, inasmuch as
finances must be raised by subscription
rather than coming from any organi-
cation, corporate or state.
He alluded to the good service to
which the sisters are devoting their
lives, of the sacrifices they have made
and for which they are Justly dererving
of praise.
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MEMS LEAGUE MEETING.

l.. A. Pradt interested large
audience at the meeting of the Mems
league of the Presbyterian church last
evening. He related many incidents of
life in Washington and in reminiscent
way told of his association with num-
Der of presidents, senator's, congress
men, supreme judges, and other men
who are and have been prominent in
official life. He related many of the
stories connected with the meetings of
the famous Gridiron club and the talk
as whole was one of the most pleas
ing that it has yet been the pleasure of
the leagues members to listen to. Mr..
Pradt is always full of humor and
when he gets down to telling remin-
iscences of Washington life, he proves
an able entertainer There was a large
turn out of members and their friends
last evening, and all thoroughly en-
joyed the entertainment afforded.
Mrs. Geo. Hart favored those present
with number Of vocal selections. Re,
freshments were served.
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K. P. CONVENTION.

The state convention of X. p. opened
in Castle hall this morning. Delegates
began to arrive yesterday and large
attendance is expected by tonight.
Last evening an informal reception
was held and the Wausru lodge con-
ferred the degree of third rank upon q
candidate. This was followed BIZ a
season of sociability during which there
were addresses by home people and
visitors. Among the state officers to
arrive yesterday were Grin Thompson,
Neenah, Grand Chancellor; u. S.
Burns. Milwaukee. Grand Keeper of
Records and Seals; A. C. Conway. An
tigo. Grand Master at Arms; III. +.
Wambold. Appleton, Grand Outer
Guard.
Tomorrow the local lodge will enter
tain their guests by escorting them
about the city. AS many automobiles
as can be secured, together with other
vehicles, will line up in parade form
an then trip about the city will be-
gin. After visiting every section of
town, the visitors will be taken to the
fair grounds park where luncheon will
be served. Following refreshments the
party viii be escorted to the base ball
grounds, where the visitors will witness
Wausau give the Eau Claire team a
drubbing.
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SHOW TIED UP.

CASTILLO & Co.'s Colossal Railroad
Shows, advertised to show here Thurs
day and Friday of last week, arrived in
the city in its entirety Thursday morn
ing in one box car. When we say in its
entirety we make a statement which is
not literally true, for CASTILLO and his
manager were not with the concern
and thereby hangs tale. The tent and
other equipage was hauled to the
market square and the tent raised, but
soon after some of the performers be-
gan moving their trunks back to the
depot, while others sought an attorney
and a justice Office and began serving
attachments on the show. 1t appears
that nearly every one connected with
the show had part of his salary coming.
CASTILLO, it appears, tried to impress
upon his employees that money is mere
dross and whether glinted with faint or
honestly earned does not produce an
ennobling effect upon mankind 1t was
practical lesson but one which the
olupiOytS WoTe lOL uScu 10. All dCfODdL
cannot, with an empty stomach, thrill
an audience, neither will the same con-
ditions conduce to inspire a painted
maiden to charm the venomous SER
penis. So the employees decided that
there would be no more exhibitions
until some money was forthcoming,
and though the company's parapher-
MALTA is still here, there has been no
exhibition up to date. The tent has
since been torn down and packed away.
The whereabouts of CASTILLO and his
manager are unknown. 1t is said that
there is about 5000 in claims against the
outfit and it will not bring enough
under the hammer to pay these. The
first day in town it is claimed that the
stake drivers dined on boiled potatoes
without any seasoning of pepper or
salt Next day the chief of police fur
nished them with a quantity of eatables.
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GOOD CROPS THERE.

H. G. Head superintendent of the
Wausau Canning factory. returned 20
Wausau yesterday after spending a few
days in this vicinity. The factory st
Wausau has closed for few days and
Mr.. Head took advantage of this oppor-
tunity to pay visit to the farmers of
Langlade county. When asked If he
was here TO arrange for the growing of
peas in this county for the Waussu
factory, he would not state so definite
~. He did state that he was very much
pleased with the crops of peas raised in
the western part of the county and took
several samples home with him. 1t is
quite probable that arrangements will
be made for the Marathon county
farmers TO secure seed from our farm
ers this fall.-Antigo Journal.
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CHAUTAUQUA FOR WAUSAU.

Next week beginning on Tuesday and
continuing to and including Sunday a
chautauqua will be held in Wausau in
a large tent. The tent will be located
by an advance agent who is expected
here in few days; just where it will
be is not known, but it will be at some
central location. This is one of hundred
similar assemblies arranged in various
towns by the Grand Lodge of Wiscon-
sin |. o. q. L. Five assemblies are held
each week in adjacent towns, the lee
turers and entertainers covering the
1--we points each week. In addition to
Wausau, chautauquas will be held next
week in Amigo. Lac du Flambeau,
Merrill and Rhinelander.
The meetings each day will begin
promptly at 2:30 and 8:00p. m. The pro-
gram is as follows:
Tuesday-Two concerts by the Philo-
dine male quartette, of Ripon college,
accompanied by Miss Catherine Carroll
Smith, reader and impersonator.
Observation-Disclosures by Miss Lillian
M. Phelps, b. o., St. GATHERINGS, Can.
Subjects, "St. George and the Dragon"
1.-The Eternal City,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lectures by
Prof. o. w. Blain, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Evening subject, Across the Seas"
illustrated by 1876 views, and also fine
series of moving pictures.
friday-Lectures by Hon. Charles o.
Merica. of Warsaw, Ind. Afternoon
subject, 1.-The Peoples Pet;" evening
subject, "The Boy who Goes Wrong"
Saturday and Sunday-C Chalk talk lee
lures by Prof. Franklin Caveny, of Bos-
ton, Mass.
The tickets for the course, which are
transferable, are 81 each Single admis-
sions, afternoons, 10 cents; evenings,
% cents. Children under Is years of
age free, if accompanied by parent or
guardian.
The advance sale of seats indicates
that there will be large attendance.
Several of the numbers are said to be
worth the price of course ticket alone
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lN-SH0OTS.

On its last trip Wausau has done ex-
ceedingly well. Thirteen games were
played, of which our team bagged eight,
which would give it percentage of
.6l5 for the trip-not so worse. But the
thirteenth game played last Sunday
was corker. Those who believe that
thirteen is an unlucky number have
had their belief strengthened since that
game. 1t was the worst defeat admin
istered to us this season, and by team
which occupies sixth position at that.
But the position of the team does not
show its relative strength at present.
Lang started to pitch. 1t was the only
bad mistake he made this season, but
perhaps he did not know that the Sena-
tors had their batting clothes on that
day. liter pitching three innings, when
five hits and six runs were made off him
he gave way to Ferguson The latter
practice for two years. He lasted no
longer than Lang. In three innings
live hits and four runs were made off
him. One of the hits was homer,
with all bases filled. Then Pierce, the
catcher, tried his luck. He remained
in the box one inning when two hits
and two more runs were made. In the
last inning Kroy attempted to stem
the tide, but four hits and two
more runs was the result. The
Madisonians simply batted like
fiends and made our boys look
like "cbumps." They secured total
of sixteen hits and fourteen runs. On
the other hand McAuley and Balliett
were the only ones to connect safely
with the Madison pitchers curves but
no runs resulted.
With the exception of Madison, where
only two games were played, we won
the series in every town on this trip,
even taking two out of three from the
top notchers. 1t was figured if we
could split even on the trip we would
do well. There is no criticism to offer
because of the defeat Sunday-we are
satisfied with the trip and now that the
team is home again for seventeen games,
we will proceed to stir up the animals.
There are thirty games scheduled to be
played before the season closes, with q
few postponed ones thrown in, and
twenty-one of them are to be played on
the home grounds and if we don't win
that pennant we will at least give Free
port the fight of her life. The latter
team will be playing an equal number
OF games out on the road ard will wind
up the season by playing Eau Claire,
La Crosse and Madison, three strong
teams, at home.
Pink" Hawley is out on scouting
tour for more players, but his team is
considered out of the race for first or
even second place.
Wausau opens today at home with a
series with Eau Claire, followed Friday
by La Crosse. Everyone should turn
out and help the boys to victory,
now that they are coming down the
home stretch.
Fox, our second baseman, has been
laid up for week, but his position is
being filled by another competent man
from st. Paul of the name of HILL
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FAIR NOTES.

Secretary Duncan has caused the fail
grounds Office to be moved from its
location, out to point on line with
the ms;n driveway. 1t will be placed
on clock foundation and will be sur
rou lded by low fence. so as to keer
intruders away at a time when the OF
fee force is busy. A doorway will be
cut in the north side of the building SC
that those who come into the grounds
in vehicles can get into the building
handily.
The ticket office, and seven other
buildings are being given new coats OF
paint and the grounds will be thor
oughly cleaned up before the fair.
Season tickets have been placed on
sale at every drug store in the city
These will sell at 81 90 each and will al
low the holder to visit the grounds
every day and to come and go as often
as he chooses. They are much handler
than the single admission tickets and
ought to meet with large sale, espec-
tally among our townspeople.
Arrangements are under way to have
the Cloverbelt band of Athens here for
at least one day. If plans which are
being promulgated come to head, the
band will be here on Thursday, Sept. 5
Carnival and Homecoming day. This
musical organization will furnish music
on the grounds during the day and at
the homecoming festival in the evening.
Two other years this band played for
our fairs and gave excellent satisfac-
ton. 1t is composed wholly of young
laboring men. These are now scat
tered and it will take week to round
them all up.
The Lincoln county fair. the first in
the Central Wisconsin circuit, will open
one week from today. The fare for the
round trip from Wausau to Merrill will
be 78 cents and no doubt Wausau will
be well represented, for if we expect
large crowd from that city week later,
we must first extend the courtesy
The Metropolitan Carnival Co. will
show at the Lincoln county fair next
week. On Saturday the organization
will move down here and pitch its tents,
so as to be ready for business Labor day.
The secretary has renewed his invita-
ton to Gov j. o. Davidson to be here
for at least one day of the fair. MIR.
Duncan has not as yet had time to get
an answer, but will hear from "Yim"
in day or so. 1t is planned to get him
here for the Carnival and Homecoming
day. The governor some weeks ago
gave assurance that if he could see his
way clear he would be here, and if he
comes he certainly will make an address.
AS was done last year, automobile
owners must enter by the north gate
and will not be allowed to bring their
machines south of the east and west
driveway.
A local concrete stone manufactur-
ing concern will have on exhibition
partial wall built of concrete blocks, to
show the farmer the new material
being used in the building of silos.
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BY comparison it will be seen that
there has been large falling off of
children in some of the wards and
especially in wards which are generally
believed to be free from the race suicide
spirit. Five of the wards show losses,
the greatest being in the Third, where
there are So less children than year
ago. The table shows gain of 149 in
population for the Fifth ward and yet
there is decrease of 80 in school chill
dren. Every ward shows an increase
in population, except the Third. The
First ward, as usual, shows the greatest
number of children attending parochial
schools, while the Fourth has the least
number.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses were
granted the past week:
Reinhold Paul to Bertha Steidinger,
both of Rib Falls.
William j. Lee to Mary q. Hoffmeis-
ter, both of city.
Kaczmiecz Konwinski to Michalina
Danczik, both of Pike Lake.
Chas. Leidholdt, Village Of Brokaw
to Hilda Reichert, city.
Helding Heldstrum to Laura Miller,
both of city.
Julius Miller, Village of Edgar to
Leona Koenig, town OF Frankfort.
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WAUsAU'S POPULATION 1913
AS Shown by the School Census Just
Completed.

From the figures turned in by those
who made an enumeration of the city's
school children, Supt S. B. Tobey has
compiled the table given below. The
census was started in june. but was
only completed recently because of dis
crepencies found in reports. The fig
ures were so far away from those Of the
report of a year ago that MIR. Iobey
decided that it was necessary to go over
some of the wards second time and
this has been done. 1t will be seen that
Wausau's population at present is Is, 74S
as against 1870 for last year, a gain of
5S3. Here are the figures for this year
and also last
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-20
ABSTRAcTERS' CONVENTION.

The second annual convention OF the
Wisconsin Abstracters' association will
open in this city next THURSDAY morn
ing and will be in session .So days.
About 80 hundred delegates are ex-
pected % be present and local abstrac-
tiers have arranged for the entertain
ment Of guests. The sessions will be
held in the circuit court chamber OF the
court house. The present officers OF
the society are:
President-Waltei w. Skinner, Chip
pewa Falls.
First Vice President-John L. Ken
ney, Madison.
Second ce-President-W. E. Web
ster, Hudson.
Third Vice-President-H A. Mueller,
Manitowoc.
Treasurer-Paui A. Hemmy, juneau.
Secretary-S. b. Morrison, Elkhorn.
A program for two days and ban
quet have been arranged as follows:
THURSDAY, AUGUST %.
$50 A. NJ.
Room and will be called to order by President
W. W. Skinner, of Chippewa FallA
Address Of Welcome by Hon. Myron II. Duncan,
Mayor of Wausau.
Response by Member of Association.
Presidents Annual Address
Roll Call.
Reading minutes of previous meeting
Reports of Committees.
Payment of annual dues.
Unfinished business.
for lunch.
2P.M.
Address .............W. II. Hardy Waukesha
Relation of Abstracter to investor.
Address. .--.-....... II. M. Seaman, Milwaukee
The Requisites of a Complete Abstract Plant.
Address. ...........,..C C. A. Skinner, Watertown
Qualifications of an Abstracter.
(Natural and AcquiIed.)
BANQUET.
The following and others will respond to
toasts:
Hon. Neal Brown. Wausau
7 W. huphsld..... Merrlu
Phinney Abstract and Land Co.
Hon. Louis Marchetti .............W ausau
Judge Municipal Court.
W. D. Tubbs ........ :..-........., Elkhorn |
Abstracter.
Wausau Law and Land Association.
{. q. Sturdevant ............... Rhnelander 1
Oneida County Land and Abstract Co.
FRIDAY, AUGUST %.
$3.50 A. M.
Address. ...... Emil Lenicheck, Milwaukee |
Proper Abstracting of Mortgage and Land
Contract Foreclosure.
Address. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. C. Coe, Barron /
"Whitewashed Defects"
ADDRESS. ...................J. W. Brown, Amigo /
Shall Notaries Public and those Drawing
Conyeyances, ETC., be Licensed
for lunch.
question Box
Abstraeters' Clearing House Bring your
Troubles.
Treasurers Report
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LIST OF JURORS.

w. B. Scholfeld, P. f. Curran and
Chas. Guenther, jury commissioners for
circuit court, met Saturday and drew
the names of the following who are to
serve at the next term of court, which
opens Monday, September 8:
Victor Anderson, city of Wausau.
V. A. Anderson, g
c. A. Gritzmacher, F"
Fred Levenhagen, @
Frank Gohdes, g
John A. johnson, q
H. a. Evans, !"
Robt. Schmidt, -
VIM. Voltz,
Emil Eggebrecht, :.
Pat Gor:San, !"
VIZ. A. Andrews, -
Bernhard Zielsdorf, +"
A. Bousha, village of Mosinee.
VIM. Heinrich, town of Berlin.
John Kurtzweil, " Emmet
Chas. Schlais, Bern.
A. A. Trantow, !" Maine.
Stanislaps Wingelski, town Knowlton.
Henry Brandt, town of Eau Pleine.
John Kiefer, - Day.
Theo. Altenberg, Bergen.
VIM. Mcguire, - Emmett
Herman Hahn, Wausau
Ernst Ringle, Rib Falls.
A. Guenther, KnowltOn.
Adolph Knoedler, village of Mos;nee.
VIM. Deutsch, town of Hewitt.
Geo. Worden, (" Wausau.
Herman Mathwick, town of Easton.
Joseph Mcguire, Emmett.
Carl Hilber, Marathon
f. G. Blankenberg, Spencer
Chas. Reinhardt, Wausau.
Chas. +. Nutter, Wausau.
Albert WoIler, Maine.
Ii viii be noticed in the above list
that the city is represented by thirteen
names. which is about the number usu-
ally drawn.
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WANTED OREGON TIMBER
LANDS.

Parties having timber lands in Ore
gon or Washington which they wish to
sell please address, A. A. PRIBNow.
aI3w2 Park Falls, Wis.
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STATISTICS ON SCHOOLS,

Supt. S. b. Tobey is preparing re-
port relative to our city schools, for the
past year which is to be forwarded to
Madison. Among other things the
report shows the following:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-20

FoR SALE-I offer my residence and
lot, 626 Fulton street, for sale at bar.
gain. E. s. CLEMENcE. a23-tf
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THE WILD ROSE.
Written for the P,Ior


'SThe rose that lives her little hour
Is treasured more than sculpiured flower"
MORN.
Fresh opes the rose, the wild sweet rose
That Offers up her fragrance rare.
Fresh watts the breeze. the gentle breeze
Caressing Oft her petals fair.
Cool drips the dew, her pearling dew,
That's born TO her from midnight air
Thus blooms the rose, the wild sweet rose
To giodfy, g June-day fair.
EVE.
Soft glides the stream. the forest stream.
That vets the moses At her feet
Soft breods the night the dusky night
That hides her falling petals sweet
Slow wings the moth. the silva-moth,
Too late, the blooming flower to greet
Thus fades the rose. the priceless rose.
That made the JuRs-dsy more complete
August L. l9g-. ALICE CRocKxR WArTx
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SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Attend the Wausar Business college,
Wausau, Wis. a6-tf
w. j. Kregel las purchased home
the northern part of the city.
Rev. w. o. Carrier, of Waukesha,
conducted services in the Presbyterian
church Sunday.
Lady Wastell Hive of Maccabees will
hold its annual children's picnic tomor-
row at the fair grounds.
Subject of lesson sermon for next
Sunday, at the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, will be "Jesus Christ"
At meeting held Sunday the west
side members of lions Lutheran church
voted to build church of their own.
AS result of the K. p. and Abstrac-
ters' conventions being held in Wausau
this week, local hotels will be well
filled up.
Chas. Allen and family moved into
their new home, lately completed, and
located at the corner of E. Jackson and
Montana SITS.
zsmM When you use Callles' Fly
49, Fluid on your cows, 1T keeps
LII the flies away and the milk
pail shows results. Money returned if
not as represented.
Mrs Jos Heinemann, who has been
ill for a number of weeks, does not
show any Improvement of condition.
She is confined to her bed most of the
time.
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Advertised Letters.

list of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Wausau p o. for the week end
ing Aug. 10. 1907. Incalling for same
nleasa say 'advertised -
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-20

As to the cost of maintenance of our
public schools and the sources of reve-
nue., the following figures may be of
interest:
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Marinette abstracters, we understand,
will make an effort to secure the next
convention for that city. The Michigs1
association meets in Menominee rext
year, and the intention of the Maricatta
fellows is to have a Joint meeting.