Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-19

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improvements around his home on
Grand Ave. among them the laying of
a cement sidewalk.
Make your old screens new by pur-
chasing Callies' screen paint and using
it. You will be surprised at results, so
will your neighbor
We have received another stock of
room mouldings, to match any wall
paper. The stock embraces all grades
and prices.-O. G. Callies.
This is an excellent time to fix up
your window and door screens. Buy a
25c can of screen paint of Callies,
apply it, and note the change.
At last nights council meeting it
was decided to extend the N. Third
street paving one block further-to
Chicago Ave. A crew is now at work
on that street.
Mrs. p. j. Sulz died yesterday morn
ing az her home in Schofield The
family formerly resided in this city,
Mr.. Sulz at one time conducting a har-
ness shop on Scott street. Besides her
husband she is survived by several
| children.
Last Sunday stranger attempted to
| get off q street car at the foot of Means
hill, while the car was in motion. He
was thrown to the ground and narrowly
escaped being beheaded He jumped
off without requesting the conductor to
stop the car.
Quite number of Wausau people
attended the dedication of the new st.
Patrick's Catholic church at Emmett on
Wednesday. BishopJames Schwebach,
of La Crosse, conducted the dedication
and Rev. Err. Brennan of this city,
preached the sermon.
Frank b. Fullmei's place on Grand
Avenue is now open to the public for
the season. One can get row boats
there or can take launch and go up
the Eau Claire. This is one of the most
beautiful boat rides in this section. You
can make arrangements by telephone.
At recent meeting of county fair
representatives held in Madison, the
Wisconsin Fair association was
organized. NJ H. Duncan of this city,
being elected one of its vice-presidents.
The object of the association will be to
work for legislation favorable to county
fairs.
Violent rain storms in Northern Wis
consin caused much damage in Ash
land county, on Sunday night. at
Mellen a dam was washed out and
hundreds of people had to seek higher
ground in order to save themselves.
Bridges were washed out and it is esti-
mated that the loss will reach 10000.
The story of "Die Logenbrueder,
which will be ct the Grand opera house
May "a, is that of a henpecked husband
who is very fond of game of scat.
Not being able to get permission to
leave his home in the evening he in
vents the story of becoming Mason.
The trick works to perfection until he
is found out and properly punished.
Miss Elizabeth Plantz and Miss Leah
Deutsch, of the Wausau high school, who
took part in the girls district declam-
atory contest held in Stevens Point
last Friday eveEing, gained much
honor for themselves and the school
which they represented. The former
won first place and the latter third
For full particulars see high school
notes.
Automobile owners of the city have
formed society which will have for its
object the suppression of fast driving
Nearly every auto driver or owner in
town is an active or honorary member.
When one member is found guilty of
exceeding the speed limit of twelve
miles an hour he is bound by the by
laws of the society to pay into the
treasury fine.
One of the land marks of the city was
torn down this week-the old Henry
Paff residence west of St. Pauls
church. This building was erected
about fifty years ago and was occupisd
by Grandma" Paff, as she was known,
up to the time of her death few years
ago. Tie site has been purchased by
E. Bethe, the painter, who will erect
large concrete block building thereon
as a paint shop.
Yesterday morning as a switching
crew was backing train across Wash
ington street, near the slough, an old
lady ,crossed the Northwestern tracks
and had it not been for bystanders sig
mailing the engineer a fatality might
have occurred. The gates were low
cred before she reached the tracks, but
she crawled under them and started
across Men standing near saw her
danger and sigualed the engineer who
stopped the train until the old lady got
across.
A house belonging to Gustav Fiatter
and occupied by another family, located
on Adams street, was struck by light
ming during the thunder storm early
yesterday morning. This incident re-
flutes the truth of the old adage that
lightning never strikes twice in the
same place. Last year two men were
engaged in shingling the roof of this
residence one day when a thunder
storm broke. Lightning struck the
chimney and one of the men was
knocked off the roof and rendered in
sensible.
Mr. Conrad Bolten viii play the part
of Robert in Sudermann's great
drama. die Ehre," at the Grand opera
house, May % He win have splen-