Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-21
Attend the supper at the Baptist
church this evening, only 25 cents.

pdlnttu anu OTHERWISE improved.
The Athens Telephone company has
increased its capital stock from 5000
10 $4,000.
Dr. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House. May z.
There was frost last night, and you
must not forget that there will be q
good many between now and May 18TH
Double windows are coming off and
yards and streets are being cleaned up.
Now for few cleaning up days by the
| city.
The Wausau Ice, Coal and Fuel Co.
came out today with new tops on its
ice wagons. They are white with the
firm name painted thereon.
On Saturday evening next, the
Farther Lights" society composed
of young ladies of the Baptist church
will give social in the church.
The United Order of Foresters will
give card party on Thursday evening,
April 23d, in its hall over the English
Chop House. All are invited to attend.
There will be regular conclave of st.
Omer Commandery Wednesday even
ing. Work in the Temple degree. All
Sir knights are requested to be present
Messrs. W. w. Albers and Frank
Kelly were among those who accom-
panied the remains of DIR. David
La Count to Chiffon for interment or
Wednesday.
The ladies of the NJ E. church are
conducting rummage sale in the
Frieoe building on Jefferson street. 1t
will continue throughout the week pro-
vided the goods hold out.
The street car company did lively
business on Sunday. The day was so
beautiful that our citizens wanted to
get out as far into the country as they
could Trailers had to be run behind
each car most of the day to accommo-
date the crowds.
A runaway occurred on Second street
Wednesday. Frank Alexander was rid
ing on his pony and caught up with the
team and throwing his body out from
the saddle, was able TO reach the reins
and check the animals progress to the
extent that NJ A. Mcneil was able to
stop them.
Jim Blackburn, a farmer residing
thrown out of his rig while driving
along Forest street yesterday morning
His horse got frightened at street car
and jumped across the track, with the
result that the rig was struck and the
occupant dumped.
We have no stoves or pitch forks to
sell, but are strictly in the paint, wall
paper and oil business. We have no
e.
goods, but handle only reliable stock
which have stood every test applied,
ard we carry the right goods for the
purpose.-O. G. Callies.
Lovers of music should not fail to at
tend the musicale to be given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Walter Alexander,
on the evening of April o. The best
talent in the city has been secured for
the occasion and you cannot afford
to miss it. Come and help the red
circle of the Epworth league, under
whose auspices the musicale is given.
Admission % cents.
Fredricka Pagenkopf, residing at COS
Washington street, died Thursday after
an illness of six months, aged sixty
seven years. She had been resident
of this country for forty years, most of
which time she spent in Wausau. She
is survived by four sons, Henry, Albert,
Otto and Berthold, all residents of this
city. The funeral was held yesterday
from st. PauPs church. She was
member of the Frauen Verein of that
church.
1t is reported that p. c. Hart,
former resident of Wausau, has been
given another promotion by the St.
Paul Ry When he left here last fall,
previous to which time he had acted as
superintendent of the Wisconsin Valley
division, it was to assume control of the
Chicago terminals of the st. Paul
system. Now, it appears, he is going
west to take charge of the Pacific coast
extension, which line has opened up a
rich and vast territory which may in
time offer additional opportunities.
Mr. Harris many Wausau friends are
pleased to hear of his promotion.
The Abbotsford & Northeastern r. r.
Co. of this county has been assessed
81 ,093 81 this year under the ad valorem
system. Its valuation is placed at
500, 600. Under the old license fee sys-
tenn it paid 81, 033.62. This road ex-
tends from Abbotsford to Athens. The
Marathon County Ry. Co., w. ID. Con-
nor road, leading southeast from STRAIT
ford, has been assessed S414 45 and
under the old license fee paid SOL .25.
The increase in railroad taxes under
the new law is over quarter of mil
lion dollars. Street railway companies
will be assessed this year under the ad
valorem law.
c. P. Cary of Madison, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, spent
last Tuesday in the city, accompanied
by H. l.. Terry high school inspector.
The purpose of their visit was to ascer.
tain conditions in the Wausau high
school and of the country schools. Fol
lowing their visit to the school, they
held a conference with the board of
education and with Co. Supt. VIM.
Farrell They were pleased with the
conditions as they found them and MIR.
Cary expects to come here again some
time in the near future for the purpose
of observing work in the agricultural
and teachers training schools.
For the first time in number of years
the ST. Paul Railway Co. experienced
no difficulty this spring with an over
flow of its tracks at Granite Heights.
This was due to the fact that the ice
wedt out slowly and there was no high
water to lodge at the embankment at
that village and form a dam. The COM
pany has line surveyed east of the
village which If built viii eliminate the
high water difficulty, bus az present the
building of the line is hanging fire on
account of one of the property owners,
over whose land the line traverses,
holdiSS out for price which the COM
pany considers unreasonable Ever
since the paper mill dam was built the
company has had trouble at this point.
A crew of log drivers started on
Trappe river a short time ago has been
takerl off the work because of low water
The water in that stream is but little
higher than il was lest fall. The Jacob
Mortenson Lumber Co. and the Wausau
Paper Mills Co both have logs in that
stream. Some of the logs were cut over
a year ago. They could not be gotten
out last season or account of low water
aud as they are mostly hemlock large
percentage of them are water soaked
and will be lost. The crew which