Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-08-31
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
ATHENS ITEMS.

Sept. 7th.
Rev. w. M. Mo. ison spent Thurs
day of last week in Wausau.
The Melbourne shows exhibited at
Athens yesterday.
Mrs. b. III. Weipking of Milwaukee,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Degner.
One of the worst storms for years
visited Athens last Saturday morn
ing. Many shade trees were blown
down. Very little damage was done
to buildings.
Miss Hilda Degner left this week to
attend the Stevens Point Normal
school.
Mrs. Josie Blecha is home after
spending the summer in Milwaukee.
KNowLToN.
Roger Guenther transacted business
in Wausau one day last week
P. G. Dunn of Tomah, is the guest
Of friends here this week.
The Misses Flora Werner and Amelia
Roberts of Mosinee, spent Tuesday in
Knowlton.
j. E. Cole and family of Wausau,
were guests at the Breitenstein home
Wednesday.
Mrs. Al Gardner and children came
up from Oshkosh Wednesday, to spend
a week with relatives and friends.
Mrs. ]. Hibbard has been on the
sick list the past week.
The dance at Feit's hall Tuesday
evening was grand success, Mosinee,
Dancy and Stevens Point being well
represented. All report a fine time.
Jesse White and Billy Mol of Ste
vens Point, were Knowlton callers
Friday.
A few young people enjoyed chick
EN- supper at the Breitenstein home,
Sunday evening. G. E. Breitenstein
rendered some beautiful selections on
the violin, accompanied by Miss Sail
ma on the piano. A very pleasant
time was enjoyed by ALL
Miss Sadie Werman returned to her
home in Stevens Point Wednesday
after spending a day with Winnie
Hayner.
Adam Miller drove to Wausau Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. p Kromicker of
Rudolph, came up Monday night, to
attend the latter's sisters wedding
Tuesday.
DANCY.
Work is progressing finely on our
new school house. r. Duncan, with
the Wausau Concrete and Supply Co.,
was here the past week looking after
the work in general
Miss Hattie Helm of Stevens Point,
spent couple of days in Dancy the
past week, a guest of Miss Evelyn L.
Knoler. Miss Helm will go to Chi
cage next week to resume her work
as instructor on the piano and violin
in the Hinshaw Conservatory of
Music.
Simeon Burg of ST. Charles, ILL.,,
was in this village recently on real
estate deal. Mr.. Burg is one of the
instructors in the st. Charles Dairy
ing College for Boys. While here he
was the guest of G. g. Knoller.
John O'Day and family of Merrill,
were callers in this village Saturday,
while on their way to Grand Rapids
in their touring car.
Edward McCulloch and wife were
Dancy visitors the past week, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. g. G. Knoller.
Mr.. McCulloch is one of the leading
attorneys of Peoria, H., and has ex-
tensive real estate holdings in the
Dancy drainage district. His wife is
very talented musician, being a
graduate of the Musical Conservatory
in Berlin, Germany. They are both
fine vocalists and it was a treat for
lovers of music to have them among
us.
j. A. Engel, formerly of Peoria, is
the first to build on the drained lands
in tla Dapcv dra;pana dic+cio+ II,
has barn nearly completed and In
tends to erect very pretty residence
this fall. Before another year passes
many buildings will be erected on
what was formerly worthless swamp
Charles Waterhouse, who was civil
engineer in the drainage district, left
for Mt. Pleasant, Ia, few evenings
ago, where he accepted position as
city engineer. Henry Bloompot of
Pekin, ILL.,, who has just returned
north after spending several months
with crew of engineers in Mexico,
sectionizing an extensive tract of
land for northern syndicate, will
succeed Mr.. Warehouse on the work
Miss Gladys Altenburg spent the
past week with relatives in Stevens
Point.
Mrs. j. j. Hebron and daughter
Pearl of Stevens Point, and Mrs.
Frank McHugh of Duluth, Mimi,
were in Dancy the past week, guests
of Mesdames NJ. II. Altenburg and G.
G. Knoller.
During the severe electrical storm
that passed over our village Saturday
morning, the residence of Aug. King
was struck by lightning. The bolt
struck the chimney on the upright
of the house and passed down into
the rooms below. IL scattered stove
pipes, pictures, furniture and things
in general in all directions. and also
threw some of the members of the