Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-01
There will be a meeting of the county
hoard hepinnino .Tanuarv 9Th

| There will be meeting of the county
board, beginning January 9Th.
in the NJ E. church next Thursday
evening.
The Wisconsin Capital Commission
is considering the use of granite in the
new capital building. 1t has samples
from the Marathon Granite company
of this city.
The merchant who uses stationary
decorated with axle grease, baking pow
der, or other cheap advertising matter,
is. to the home printer, what the mail
order house is to the home merchant
A farmers institute will be con-
Quoted in the village of Edgar, Jan.
1913. 1t will be conducted by l.. E.
Scott, of Stanley and addresses will be
made by Prof r. B. Johns of the Mara
thon county agricultural school, Prof.
Sims, president of the Stevens Point
normal school, and others. 1t is
thought tire will be large attend
ance.
The cotillion given by the choir guild
of ST. Johns church, in Elks' hall, last
Wednesday evening, was a charming
party, and success financially as we'll
as in point of numbers. The cotillion
was led by Mr.. Templeton and assisted
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Rosenberg and Mrs. Van Vechten,
were in charge of the favor table. The
favors were very pretty. There were
go couples in attendance.
Next Saturday is the day set by law
for the destruction of the ballots cast at
the last election. The law says they
must be kept by the county clerk for
sixty days after election. The county
judge then appoints. two persons of
opposite political opinions who shall
destroy them by fire o. otherwise. The
ballots cast at the last spring election
were fed into the court house furnace
by VIM. Waterhouse and Henry Belize.
The Continentals stock of goods was
moved Wednesday to the Nichols block
across the street and the store was
ready for business the following day.
w. III. Griffith, of Green Bay, was here
to superintend the work in person and
returned home Saturday well satisfied
with the new quarters. The large show
windows have been wired for electric
lights and glass refiectors have been
placed where they will give the best
effect to the display. The Continental's
lease of the old quarters, the Weinfeld
building, runs for year longer.
Mr. and Mrs E c. Zimmerman were
agreeably surprised last Wednesday
evening when large number of friends
walked i'm on them without the for
mality of announcing their coming or
presenting their cards. 1t was Just
twenty-five years ago that day when
Mr.. and Mrs, Zimmerman were united
in marriage and they were sitting in
cozy chairs reviewing the pleasantries
of the past when the phaIanx of friends
made an onslaught on their home and
captured it. The evening was most en-
joyably spent and as token of their
esteem the callers left several handsome
articles of silverware with Mr.. and Mrs.
Zimmerman.
Next Sunday viii be moving day at
the county jail. On that day the pres
ent sheriff, +. F. Damon, will move to
his new home near the high school, and
sheriff elect Frank O'Connor will move
his household effects into the jail and
next day assume charge of the KEYS.
Next Monday the old officers reelected
and the newly elected officers will be-
gin their terms. Aside from the sheriff
the only other change among the
county officers will be in the district
attorneys Office. On that day the pres
ent district attorney, +. E. Bump, will
turn over his books and records to
Frank Regner. Assemblyman Schmidt
will at the next session of the legislature
take the seat of Fred Prehn, while Aug.
Marquardt will occupy his old desk.
Senator Kreutzer, after long service,
will be missed in the senate.
A family living in the village of Ed
gar of the name of Belstzki, lost their
seven year old daughter on Christmas
day. The parents, with an older
daughter, went to church that morning,
leaving the little girl at home with four
other children The parents had the
evening before arranged Christmas
tree for their children and the same
stood in one corner of room, still
ornamented with candles and other
things. Little Mary Chat was the girls
name) attempted to light the candles
during her parents absence, with the
result that she set fire to her clothes
She ran outside and her screams
brought the assistance of neighbors
who smothered.the flames, but not be-
fore the little girl was terribly burned.
This occurred at about eleven O'Clock
in the forenoon and the little one lived
until seven in the evening, suffering
terribly until death relieved her.
The Senior c. E. society of the Pres.
byterian church held its annual banquet
in the church on Friday evening last.
The prepared program of toasts was as
follows. can Original Poem," Miss
Nellie Nutter; why a Christian En-
deavor Society is Like Switchboard,