Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-16

20 the circus.
The street car company has caused
new signs to be put on its park cars
Instead of Pine park they read Roths-
childs park
Sunday was Flag day and all of the
public buildings, school houses and
many residences were decorated with
the nations colors.
Henry Ritter of the town of Rietbrock
has applied for papers which will
make him citizen of the United States
| He is saloon keeper and be discovered
recently that before his license can be
renewed he must he an American.
A cement sidewalk which will be
nearly equal to the length of three
ordinary blocks is being laid from the
lower bridge westward past the tam
merry. The properties abutting are
owned by the U. S. Leather Co. and
Neal Brown.
Mesdames 3. A. Benson, G. w. Club
buck and E. N. James gave party
Friday afternoon at the home of the
former, in honor of Mrs. Albert Kuhl-
man, of Ingram, who visited here during
the week, and Mrs. Sidney Hutchinson
of Cedar River, Mich
| B. A. Benson and Miss Marie Colby.
who were delegates from the Presby-
terrain church to the state Sunday
school convention at Neenah, recently,
will make their reports at the Thursday
evening meeting. This meeting will
be presided over by Supt. Arson ID.
Clark.
Work will begin on the Job of laying
| water mains to ST. Mary's hospital as
soon as the piping arrives. The pipes
were ordered Immediately after the
| council granted the petition of the sis
tiers, extending the water mains to the
hospital. Over 1000 feet of pipe will
| be used.
The city councils committee on
license is encamped at the city hall.
passing upon applicants for saloon
licenses. Several now operating
saloons will be disbarred because they
are not citizens. One of these will
probably close up entirely others may
get license in someone else's name.
Sunday was observed as children's
day by many of our churches. Quite
elaborate programs were carried out at
the Presbyterian, Methodist and Un1-
versalist churches, in which the chill
dren of the Sunday schools of those
churches took part. There were beauti-
full floral decorations and special music.
The nth International convention of
Baptist young people meets this year in
Cleveland, Ohio, from the Sth 10 the
18th of July. Two parties viii assemble
in Milwaukee and leave for Cleveland
on the 9th and 9TH. One will make the
trip by rail and the other by the lakes
Full information can be had by writing
Wilbur l.. Clapp, of Appleton. Wis.
Say, Jake, do you know what Pm
thinking?" mo, Tm not mind read
err; what is it?'' "Why l believe a man
is fool to allow the interior of his
home to look shabby when for little
money he can get something at that
man Callies' store which will make the
old place LOOK like a queens palace.
When it comes to variety of styles or
prices on wall paper or other decora-
tons, he's right there every minute in
the week"
George Berkholder, Jr., was injured
Saturday morning while playing with
other boys in the barn of Fay Andrews
on Franklin street. He climbed up in
to the hay loft and in running around
got too near the edge and fell. striking
the back of his head against ladder.
Mr.. Andrews caught him before he
struck the barn floor He was carried
to the home of Robt. Kickbusch and
his mother was summoned He was
injured at the base of the skull and
blood flowed from his mouth 1t is
thought he will recover without any
serious results.
The last program of the Tuesday
Musical club for the year was given at
the club house on Thursday afternoon,
June 11th. The program, as published
in the last PILOT, was carried out, and
it was such as to delight all present.
Edwin Howard addressed the club on
Cassie and Romantic Movements"
and Program and Poetic Music"
Those who took part were as follows
Vocal-Misses Opdahl and Ringe;
Mesdames Boehm, Barden, Brigham,
Kreutzer, Manson and James and Mr..
Howard.
Observation-Disclosures Belle Heine-
mann, Imogene Harger, Miss Hopp
and Mr.. Schultz.
Workmen have taken off the ROOF Of
the south portion of the old Plumer
mill and the structure will be torn
down. 1t is one of the land marks of
the city. This work is undertaken
with view of increasing the power Of
the Wausau Street Railroad Co., the
owners of the property. The company
viii divert the power to its plant on
Clarke's island and large waterwheel,
capable of developing ], 500 horse power
will be placed in the fume through
which the water passes which drives
the machinery of the electric light
plant. An addition to this plant will
be built. When the new wheel is in
place the company will have total of
800 horse power to supply its lighting
and motive current.
Since our last issue w II. Gowen and
Nicholas Schmidt have circulated NOM
ination papers for the offices of county
surveyor and assemblyman, respect
lively. Both are democrats. On the
republican side A f Beebee and Aug.
Marquardt are seeking the nomination
for assam hlxme,l in their reSnerfiva dis