Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

The stockholders of the street rail-
way company hold their annual meet
ing on May 5th.
Neal Brown talked before the Mems
club of the Universalist church on
Thursday evening.
DR.. Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, May 7.
Mrs. Oscar Binzer has been quite i'll
the past few days, but there are pros
poets for an early recovery.
Buster Brown play given in the
opera house on Wednesday evening,
was largely patronized and enjoyed.
Co. Il will go into camp this year with
the balance of the Third regiment and
Tenth separate battalion from July IL
to II.
H. e. Flieth and Sam Livingston
have placed orders for automobiles and
the machines are expected to arrive
here shortly.
Work was started last week on the
Citizens State bank building, corner of
Clarke street and Second Ave. 1t will
be of solid brick.
John Riemer of the village of Edgar
was examined Thursday in county
court as to his mental condition and
pronounced insane.
A meeting of the water commission
was held on Thursday afternoon last,
but no appointment of new water
superintendent was made.
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Ralph Collie, of Merrill, has accepted
a position with the Wausau Quartz Co.,
of this city. This will be good news to
Mr.. Collie many friends in Wausau.
Miss Belle Hudson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F l.. Hudson, celebrated her
l4th birthday by inviting in number
of friends to a six o'clock dinner on
Thursday.
The Marathon County Sunday School
Teachers association will meet in the
Baptist church on Friday evening and
Saturday. There will be papers read
and addresses made.
Chas. RADIANT of Kilbourn City, broth
er-in-law of Chas. Helke of Wausau,
died Thursday in Milwaukee hospital.
He was at one time resident of Wau-
sau and clerked in Mr.. Helke's store.
Mrs. Fred Klade, formerly of this
city, now of Tomahawk, sent pretty
basket of trailing arbutus to the PILOT
Office on Wednesday, which was very
thankfully received and appreciated.
Geo. Melklein, who for several years
past has acted as assistant postmaster
aud manager of the paper mills store in
Brokaw, has returned to Wausau to
live. He has rented of Miss Helen
Miller the latter's house on Jackson
street.
The Northern Chief Iron Co. held its
annual meeting in this city last week
and elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent, ID. l.. Plumer; vice-president,
Thos. Barden, Ashland secretary, w.
c. Silverthorn; treasurer, NJ A. Hurley.
John Mckay of Oshkosh, and the above
named officers constitute the board of
directors.
Frank tiereck of the town of Ringfe,
brought large black bear into the city
on Wednesday, which he sold. The hide
of the animal was in prime condition.
The bear was caught in a trap after
he had raided Mr.. Fiereck's hog pen
and carried off large porker which
had been wintered over. This was the
first bear brought to the city in over
year.
Helen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Gritzmacher, residing at Sl9 STARK
street, died in St. Mary's hospital
Wednesday after three days illness.
The child was nine years of age. The
funeral was held Friday afternoon from
the home of MIR. and Mrs. John Gritz-
macher, $40 Mcclellan street, grand
parents of the child. Services were
conducted by Rev f. Werhahn.
The members of the Art and Litera-
tIre department of the Ladies' Literary
club will be entertained by Mrs. ID. l..
Plumer and Mrs. S. NJ. Quaw at din
ner in the Wausau club house dining
room, on Wednesday evening, May Is,
at $50 oc]ock. The husbands of the
members have also been extended invi-
tations to this event. A musical and
literary program viii be carried out.
Deputy Game Warden John Foster
dropped down into the town of Pike
Lake last Wednesday and confiscated
about $50 lbs. of fish. He found five
fish traps on the creek which flows out
of that lake and the fish he took posses
sion of were in these traps. There were
no persons present at the time, but
there is pretty good evidence as TO
who tue guilty parties are and prosecu-
lions follow.
Augrst Vollbreent residing at 7Sl
Humboldt Ave, died Tuesday after
noon while being removed to st. Marys
hospital. He was working in the mill
of the Alexander Stewart Lumber Co..
and was suddenly taken i'll. The am
bulance was called and while the man
was being carried from tie ambulance
into the hospital he expired. Deceased
was fifty-six years of age and had resided
here nearly twenty-four years. de is
survived by his wife and two children.
The funeral was held Friday from st.
Stephens church.