Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-26

Jos. Danek, chairman of the town OF
Harrison, is reported to be quite i'll
with pneumonia.
Both ice companies have filled their
| ice houses and have since been cutting
ice for private parties
A letter from w. j Gehrke, ex. county
| clerk of Marathon county. from Fresno,
California, where he and his family
| now reside, states that all are well and
like the country.
Ruth, daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM
Newell, residing at 1aS N Ninth Ave j,
died today, aged two years The child
had been i'll three days. The funeral
will be held Thursday.
AT the ski tournament, held in Chip
pewa Falls on the gath Aug. Gunderson
| beat the worlds record in ski jumping,
by covering 1873 feet. The former
worlds record was 135 feet
Judge James O'Eoi'l of Neillsville,
presided in circuit court yesterday in a
civil case brought from Rhinelander, in
which Judge A. I'll. Reid was interested
before he went on the bench
The Northwestern Wisconsin Teach
ers' association will hold its annual
meeting in Grand Rapids Feb. 1918
AS that city is not far from Wausau the
latter will be well Represented at the
meeting
G.. Kurth who has long been in the
hardware business in this city, conduct
ing the same under the firm name of G
Kurth & Son, has sold out his interests
to his son, Frank, who will hereafter
have full control.
The Wausau Southern Timber Co.'s
directors met yesterday in the offices of
Kretlow q Lamont and elected officers
as follows: President, Robt Kick
busch; vice-president, V. A Anderson;
secretary and treasurer, +. G. Kret-
low.
Theodore Danielson had his right
hand severely burned last Saturday.
When the accident occurred he was at
tempting to extinguish the ~fame of
plumbers blow pot. He saved his
clothing from catching fire, after siren
uous effort.
A prowler by the name of L. Repa
was shot recently by Senator Hudnall
The fellow was trying to enter the fam
lily residence. He may not live. Sena-
tor Hudnall, it viii be remembered,
gave a talk before the Universalist
mems club last spring.
Articles of incorporation of the Mara
thon Paper Mills company be 70 been
sent to Madison to be filed with the
secretary of state. The incorporators
are; Walter Alexander, G. G. Yawkey,
w. H. Bissell, Neal Brown, B. F. Viii
son, e. d. Jones and G. S. Gilbert.
Relatives in the city have been in
formed that j. A. Frenzel is very sick
at the home of one of his sons in Mil
waukee. As he is advanced in age little
hope is held out for his recovery. He
left this city about three years ago and
has visited here off and on since. He
has three daughters residing here.
1t appears from recent dispatches in
the metropolitan press that there is a
strong likelihood that after all Fond du
Lac will not be q member of the WI.
base ball league this season. The men
who took the franchise off w. C.. Rein.
| ig's hands have resigned because the
street railway company offered but $3.50
subscription, when at least $500 was ex-
pected.
The committee appointed some time
ago by Cutler Post to arrange for OBJ
servance of Lincoln's birthday, has as
i yet done nothing in that direction, one
| of the committee men informs us. A
meeting of the Post will be held next
Monday evening at which it is expected
arrangements will be made. If pub
lie observance is arranged it is ex-
pected that civic bodies will cooper
ate.
The Misses Nell and Margaret Dun
bar entertained at progressive whist on
Friday and Saturday evenings, at the
home, corner Fifth and Franklin streets
Anumber of their young married friends
and young people were invited in on
the former evening, and prizes were
won by Miss Belle heinemann and
Henry + Smith; on the latter evening
the players was comprised of young
people, and the prizes were carried of
by Miss Stella Richards and Geo. Silver
thorn. They were very enjoyable affairs
The Skovgaard Concert Co viii give
a concert in the NJ. f. church Friday
evening, Feb. s. The company con,
sists of Herr Skovgaard, violinist, Miss
Rertha Grinnell, soprano, and Mis-:
Alice McClung, pianist. Each are very
highly spoken of as artists in their line
Mr.. Skovgaard has Stradivarius violir
which cost him Sl3,0N 1t was made
in 17l2 This concerts given under the
auspices of the Mems club of the churcl
and is one of number which win bt
given during the winter.