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

tanning young lady friends this after
noon
B. A. Clifford spoke at the mems
meeting at the Y NJ c. A., on Sunday
afternoon
Prevent your screen doors and win
dows from rusting by using Callies'
window and screen paint.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Grace Corcoran to
Mr.. Alexander Krembs, both of Stevens
Point. The event will take place on
June %.
The Mems league of the Presbyterian
church has arranged with Mr.. and
Mrs Edwin Howard for concert to be
| given in the church some time during
the latter part of the month.
Sec'y. M. II. Duncan of the agricul-
tural society today sent out matter
advertising the county fair to every
town chairman in the country, with
instructions to post the same.
The Marathon County Agricultural
society has reconsidered rule passed
some time ago, and has decided to pay
! premiums to outside exhibitors of live
stock, as has been done in the past.
A state civil service examination for
the position of bookkeeper was con-
| Quoted in the court house Saturday by
the local examiners, S. B. Tobey and
Anton Mehl. There were three appli-
cants.
The regular meeting of the Mems
league of the Presbyterian church was
held last evening, and it was in the
shape of an experience session, each
one giving incidents in his life that
were interesting and many were very
amusing.
The city's policemen have all pro-
vided themselves with panama hats.
The firemen have purchased a grey,
broad brimmed lid, lighter THIN the
blue caps heretofore worn. A metal
piece on the front of each designates
the department to which the wearer
belongs
There was a fine picture OF Walter
Alexander of this city, in the Chicago
Record Herald yesterday. 1t was
among the notable men at the repub-
lican national convention" Mr.. Alex
ander has become widely known a. the
only anti-Lar GILLETTE delegate elected
from Wisconsin.
The Frost Veneering and Seating
company's plant, of Amigo, was des-
troyed by fire on Friday night The
origin of the fire is not known A
large amount of valuable furniture,
seats, etc, were in the store house and
the loss is estimated at $4,000 $4,000
| insurance was carried.
The dancing party given at Pine
park Pavilion, by the Waus;au club last
Friday evening, was largely attended,
there being over fifty couples present.
If the weather had been good there
would have been double that number
out Rain commenced to fall at 7
O'Clock and from that time on there
was more or less rain all night.
A street car on its way to the west
side Sunday afternoon, ran off the
track at the curve near the east end of
the falls bridge. All of the cars and
trailers in waiting on Third Ave. for
the base ball crowd were held up by
the accident and the result was a con-
siderable financial loss to the company.
There was no guard rail at the curve,
hence the accident
| w. r. Chellis, register of deeds of
this county, was notified Friday that he
had been appointed as an assistant to
W. F. Stone of Maryland, who will act
as sergeant-at-arms at the republican
national convention in Chicago. He
| departed for that city the same evening
for the purpose of familiarizing him
self with his duties before the conven-
ton begins. The appointment is an
honor to Billy and likewise to the city
and to the republicans of this section.
The beautiful flag which foated from
the mast on the M E. church for the
past two days was appropriately dedi-
Gated on Sunday afternoon. There
were many present at the ceremonies
which consisted of special music, ad
dresses by Messrs. g. B. Bird and S. B.
Tobey, and Rev. +. IL Brigham told the
story of a flag, which was very interest
ing. The flag was one which was taken
| from New York to Jerusalem ia 1902,
when the Worlds Sunday school con.
vention was held there 1t waved from
the mast on the steamship, going and
coming, and foated in Jerusalem dur
ing the progress of the convention.
The flag was exhibited at the dedica
ton and was the particular flag Of
which Rev. Brigham gave history.