Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

DR. Harriet A. Whitehead, Osteo-
paihic physician. Spencer building. tt
The excursion to the dells of the Wis
consin this morning took quite num-
Der of Wausau people out Of town.
The new Pierce Arrow automobile of
Alexander Stewart, arrived on Satur-
day The body of the machine is of
green color as is also the upholstering,
Mayor Duncan has appointed Thos.
German as janitor of the city hall in
place of Frank juneau, who resigned.
The latter is now driving team for VIM.
Paff.
The thirty-sixth annual meeting OF
the Grand .odge of Wisconsin, Knights
of Pythias is scheduled TO be held IN
this city, commencing one week from
today.
The marriage of Miss Edith Donnelly,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Donnel-
ly, to Mr.. Edgar Viehle, who holds
position with the N. w. Ry. Co. both of
this city, will take place on Sept. Sd.
Lloyd ID. Trump, of Goshen, Ind,
and Miss Ruby E. Lambert, of this city,
were married Saturday morning at the
Presbyterian parsonage by the Rev. S.
N Wilson. They will live in Indiana.
A son was born to MIR. and Mrs. Paul
Gebert Saturday evening and Paul is,
of course, eorrespondingly happy over
the event A fragrant Habana cigar
found its way to the PILOT EDITORS
table.
The Isle of Spice" a comic opera
which had been given before in this,
city, appeared again at the opera house
last evening The company on the
whole was very good one and drew
out quite large audience.
Ralph Philbrick, son of Benson Phil
brick, formerly of Wausau, has been
appointed postmaster of Hoquin, Wash.
He is nephew of w. b. Philbrick, of
this city. Ralph has prospered in the
West, having accumulated quite for
tune.
present. His condition is so serious
that his daughter, Mesdames Carl Paff,
and Chas. Wegner and daughter, Miss
Lena Kickbusch were summoned home
from the outing they were taking up on
Clea- lake.
Rev. G. p. Hu, a Chinaman, gave an
address at the M +. church last Friday
evening which was listened to by
small audience. He spoke mostly upon
social conditions in his own country
and his talk was very interesting and
should have been heard by more people.
Mrs. Carl Werheim and Miss Mabel
Whal!ey very pleasantly entertained a
party of friends Friday evening at the
home of the former, 200 Short street, in
honor of Miss Ida Berger who is to bs
married'this week to Roy James. Fol-
lowing the playing of a guessing game
prizes were awarded to the Mrs. John
Dexter and the Misses Amanda Wer-
helm and Ida Berger.
At the funeral Of Chas. Weik Friday
a horse in the procession being driven
by two ladies got frightened at street
car and thrs atened to cause serious
miX-up. The motor man stopped the
car and he and the conductor caught
the horse by the bride and led him by
the car. This was another illustration
of the fact that another route to the
cemetery must and should be had.
Mrs. VIM. Trantow died Wednesday
at her home, $40 Alexander street, after
a five months illness with consumption.
She was but twenty-one years of age.
Her maiden name was Louise Dumke,
she being daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Dumke, who reside at 301
Alexander street. Besides her husband
and parents she leaves an infant. The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon.
Workmen in the wire crew of the
street railway company found it nec-
essary to repair some damage done by
lightning Sunday. One instance was
where guy wire was burned off pole
near Otto Mueller's jewelry. store.
Those who witnessed the burning state
that it only required second or two
for the wire to drop after being struck
by the lightning. 1t was quite sight,
they say, as the wire was lighted up
with purple flames.
Property in the outskirts, since the
advent of the trolley cars, is increasing
in value and sales are being made al
most daily. Last week Herman Ruder
purchased the residence of Mrs. G. K.
Means in the town of Weston, at the
foot of Schotield hill and two acres of
ground, paying therefor $500. MIR.
Ruder will no doubt make that his
home and Mrs. Means will build on her
property below the old home. Mrs.
Means still owns about twenty "a ,res.
The last legislature passed some laws
which will be of great benefit to the
country schools of the state. One of
the laws raises the state aid of the sec
oud class graded schools from 500 to
500 provided satisfactory ventilating
plants and proper apparatus are in
stalled. Another law is that the state
agrees to donate $50 more to all rural
schools that are provided with suitable
building, proper apparatus and ventila-
ton and efficient work, and also that
they have to be in session eight months.
This ruling effects all of the schools of
this county.
Every town chairman in the state has
been appointed delegate to represent
his town at the Good Roads convention
in Milwaukee, Sept IL. With this
appointment has been sent a card on