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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16

A number of civil cases are due to be
tried at this term of circui. court.
Mrs. Anna Aldridge has brought an
action in municipal court to secure a
divorce from her husband, Jos. A..
charging desertion.
A meat market in Edgar, owned by
r. Miller, was destroyed by fire Satur-
day evening He carried very little in
surance on the building and stock.
If you are in need of shingles call
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buving elsewhere.
IT, BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Marvin, aged three months, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Garfield, residing at
209 n. Eighth Ave, died Sunday. The
funeral was held this afternoon, Rev. +
H Brigham officiating
w. A Jacobs. of Racine, addressed
an audience in Elks' hall last evening
on the topic of Socialism from a
Socialistic Standpoint" He is said to
be very goot speaker.
1.-THE buyers of Wausau want to see
complete stock of wall paper. let them
visit g. & Piers store. Nothing like it
ever shown in Wausau before. Store
204 Scott st phone l426
The fire department was called to
the Aldine boarding house Saturday
night. a hanging lamp, while lighted,
fell to the floor, but the oil failed TO
catch fire and consequently no damage
resulted
A. l. kreutZer spoke at the county
agricultural school on Thursday after
noon, the occasion beirg a centennial
program, given by the school. Mr.
Kreutzer's subject was Lincoln's Char
acter and Life Work y
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16
SHORT NEWS TEAS.

Wells Turner Is sick with scarlet
fever.
F. b. Laabs, Who has been on the sick
list, is able to be aeout again.
Knox Kreutzer and Ben Alexander
are both down with scarlet fever
Dir. w. r. Lawrence, dentist. Over
Dunbar's iewelry store. Telephone
No. 1889. nl2-tf
One G. & n. w. train was five
hours late yesterday 90 account of
drifting snow.
Sunday was St. Valentines day and
the center of activity on that day was
at the post office.
MIR. and Mrs. c. S. Curtis are con
templating trip either south or west,
in the near futule.
Dr Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, Wednesday, Ma rch 10TH
A number of young ladies gave "a
supper last evening ia the Y M & A
dining room in honor of the TWO basket
ball and track teams of the \
Rev +. b. I. Fisher, pastor of the
Universalist church, on Sunday morn-
ing took for his subject Charles Oar
win and Abraham Lincoln, Parallel. !"
When once You see n demonstration
of the excellence of Soleproof, you will
use nothing elSe.for a floor or interior
varnish. Sold by G G Pier, 90I Scott
St, phone l426.
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DEATH OF MRS. FERNAlD.

Mrs George +. Fernald died at her
home in this city, on Sunday night
February 14th at 1886 O'Clock, after a
! protraeted Illness For many years she
had not been in good health and on
several occasions, during the past two
| years, she has been nigh unto death
but her strong constitution had always
brought about her recovery, though
not suflicientto bring her ont of the con
dition as an Invalid.
Mrs. Eernald was an old resident of
Wausau, having resided here'for nearly
| fifty years, and she was highly re-
spected and esteemed by all who knew
her. She was born in Lancaster, New
Brunswick, Canada, on the 7th day of
June, 1886, and she would have been 73
years of age on her next birthday
When seventeen years of age she, in
company with an aunt, went TO Port
land, Maine, to reside. 1t was in that
city that she met and was united in
marriage in 1855, to George +. Fernald.
They later came to Waupaca, where
they made their home until 1861, when
they came to Wausau Mr.. Fernald
had had large experience in the mer.
camille business and soon became a
partner in the tirp of Parcher, Manson
d Fernald. He afterwards conducted
general store for himself. Mr.. Fer
nald passed away in 1890, and Mrs
Fernald continued to reside here until
her death.
TO them were born three children
George, Fred and Miss Clara, the only
one surviving being the latter, who
has always resided at the home, in Wau-
sau, with her mother.
Deceased is also survived by two
brothers James McCrossen, of Passade.
ma, California, and George McCrossen,
of this city and one sister, Mrs. M. M
Partridge of this city. She also leaves
number OF half sisters and brothers.
among them being Mrs j +. Leahy of
this city.
The funeral will be held from the
residence at Oh Second street, Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 O'clock, the Rev. & !.
c. Crippen, pastor of the First Baptist
church officiating. lnterment will take
place in Pine Grove cemetery.
Relatives who are in the city from
taway TO attend the funeral are. Mr..
and Mrs. Chas, McCrossen of Glen
dive, Montana; Mrs. Proctor and Mrs.
Nj M Partridge, of Rever, Mass. Mr.
and Mrs III. H. Grace of Superior. are
expected to arrive in the city this even
/ ing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16
FIRST MEETING

The first meeting of the stockholders
of the newly incorporated Marathon
Paper Mills Co was held in the Office
of Neal Brown Saturday and the follow
lowing board of directors elected:
w. II. Bissell, c. &. Yawkey, &. j.
Winton, Neal Brown, b. +. Wilson, G
d. Jones. Walter Alexander
The board elected the following
officers:
President-C C. Yawkey.
Vice-President-C j Winton.
Secretary-B + Wilson.
Treasurer Walter Alexander
The company will pnt crew of men
ct work soon clearing off the flowage
lands which will be inundated when
the dam ia built. There will be con
sidera bic work connected with this as
il is the intention to clear most of the
lands controlled by the company reach
ing as far as the city and mp Rib river.
The intention is 10 begin work on the
dam and plant at an early date, pos
sibly 10 March The O'keefe 4 Ober-
son Co. of Appleton has the contract
for the construction of the building and
ID G Everst of Chicago has been en-
gagged 10 manage the plant.
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ST., 100000
WATCH FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT

The Ritter & Dentsch Co. has fur
nished complete outfit of office furni-
ture for the Great Northern Life Insur-
ance Co. of this city, in the face of
strong competition with Milwaukee and
Chicago firms.
Prof. e. G Parlin will deliver lecture
on Rome" in the NJ. h. church on Fri
day evening, which everyone should
hear IL will be illustrated with about
100 views, taken while Mr.. Parlin was
in the Eternal city.
Officers of the G.. o. +. met last even.
ing at the home of MIR. and Mrs. Jos.
Hildensperger on Jefferson street and
spent the evening. There was music
aud other forms of entertainment and
refreshments were served.
Camp No. ll9, W. o. w. will give q
card party on Wednesday evening, Feb.
18th, at Druids' hall The event is
given for a worthy purpose, to help out
a sick brother, and it is hoped that there
will be large attendance.
Prof. John EN-. Witteberg. of the
Northwestern University, Evanston,
H. will lecture at the Swedish M. E.
church on Friday, March 18th, at s p
IT.. subject, with Bedouins in Pales.
tine" Tickets 25c. Everybody invited
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16

Frank Gates of MAJ athon City was
hailed before the municipal court today
AZ the Instance Of his wife, who charged
that he had assaulted her He was
fined.
We are informed as we 90 to press
that surgeons this afternoon decided to
amputate the right foot of Edward
McGrath, iniured on the Gleason branch
of the ST Paul road last week
Rev James NJ Duer, pastor-elect of
the First Preshy terrain church, preached
in the church Sunday. 1t is now ar
ranged that Rev Duer will come here
10 remain permanently on April 1st.
St. JoSephs Sick Relief aud Bene-
liciary society gave a card party in
Marquette hall last night followed by a
dance. Prizes were won by Mrs Jos.
Ripczinske, John Fried, Mr. and Mrs.
j. kieffer
Mrs Rudolph Ziebell living at sos N.
Second Ave, died yesterday after a
years illness with pulmonary tubereu-
losis She was twenty-one years of age
and is survived by her husband and one
child a year old The funeral will be
held Thursday afternoon at o'clock,
Rev. f A. FuenfStueck TO ofliciate.
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ANOTHER TRIP TO EUROPE.
c. c. Parlin Has Contracted With the
Chataupua Tours Co., to Conduct
Another Party Abroad.

Principal G {. Parlin has again con,
tracted with the Chatauqua Tours Co,
to conducts party through Europe The
territory covered will be much the same
As that covered by his party last year
starting at Naples and travelling through
Italy, Switzerland, Rhine country, Bel.
GUM, France, England and Scotland
But the tour this summer will, in addi,
ton TO this, have a trip into eastern
Germany through Munich and Dresden
to BERTRAND Il trip into Holland,
visiting Amsterdam, Marken, Harlem
and The Hague. These two portions OF
the trip will be new territory.
The railroad TRANSPORTATION and the
names of the hotels will be furnished by
the company, but Mr. Parin win have
entire charge of the party, planning
daily programs, providing carriages,
constantly giving talks to explain the
history and the art OF the places visited.
No couriers or local guides are ever
employed by the company--the entire
responsibility for the financial manage
ment and the intellectual leadership
resting with the conductor. Mr.. Parlin
says that while the responsibility and
labor is moi inconsiderable, Yet he
found the work such a change as to be
invigorating lie returned from last
summers "trip refreshed and is there
fore looking forward with pleasurablc
antcipatiOns To this summers tour.
Mr.. Parlin has no responsibility in
securing the partS-the management OF
the company having entire charge OF
that pbaze of the work
Mr. Parlin will sail from New York,
June and in order To get back for
the opening of school will leave the
party at london sailing for home Aug.
% Another conductor will take the
party through Northern England and
Scotland
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16
OLD CITIZEN GONE.
John A. Frenzel Dies in Milwaukee
After Several Weeks Illness.

John A. Frenael, tor many years a
resident of Wausau, passed away Thurs
day evening at the home of his son
Herman, in Milwaukee, lie had been
seriously i'll for several weeks. and
several times of late il was thought the
end was near About two weeks ago
his daughters in this city were sum
moned to his bedside The cause of
death was primarily old age He was
| troubled with enlargemento the liver
and for two weeks past The entire left
side of his body was paralyzed
The remains were brought to this
| city Saturday evening and taken To the
home of his son-in-law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs f. w. Young, 5l7 Adams
street, where the funeral services were
conducted at $50 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon by Rev. Jas. Nj Duer of the
! Presbyterian church
Mr. Frenzel was born in Germany
| Sept. i5 1892 and came 10 the United
States in 1850. He settled on farm
near Baraboo in Sank county. His
early life, like the lives of most people
in those days, was full of toll and hard
ship Ii was there that he met and was
married to Miss Louise Steidman in
! 1856 Having a natural ability as a
mechanic and firing of farm life he
! started a machine shop IN Sank county
which he operated for time. In 1869
| he came TO Wausau and purchased a
| strip of land south of what is now
! Plumer street and between Seymour
| and FrenZel streets On this property
he erected dwelling house and a
| foundry and machine shop, it being the
only shop of its kind in the city in those
days. Besides doing a large repair
business he manufactured implements
| of different kinds He was of an in
ventive turn of mind and originated
| and patented number Of things, such
as drag saws. feed cutters, tobacco cut.
| tiers, etc. These found a ready sale
and his successors in business are still
manufacturing the same articles of his
| patent In the last years of his life he
| invented and patented a combined car
| coupler and air brake. Had he not be-
! come infirm with advancing years he
might have succeeded in having rail
road companies adopt the device, for it
/ is said to be better than anything now
! in use on railroads
Mrs Frenzel died nearly seven years
ago. A short time later he sold his
| foundry to Kraatz & Brach of Milw.u
| kee, and then disposed OF an entire
| block of property, moving into a new
| house which he purchased at the corner
of Seventh and Hamilton streets, and
which he continued to own at the time
of his death About three years ago he
moved to Milwaukee to reside and he
spent most of tho time since in that
city.
Mr.. Frenzel was the father of ten
children, eight of whom are still living
as follows Charles, Mrs. +. W Young
and Mrs Robert Kick busch of this city;
Herman and Mrs Geo. Berkholder of
Milwaukee; Mrs Fred Fackler, Port
land, Ore; Mrs } II Pomeroy, Wan
sau, and Edwin of milwaukee,. Mrs.
Fackler was unable to attend the fun
eral on account OF the great distance
10 be travelled in so short u time and
Mrs Berkholder was detained AT home
by the illness of her son.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16
The P0ST0FFICE.

The PuoT has been asked fr1 quently
TO say something about the way mail IS
handed oft at our postoiiice on holidays
and Sundays, as il is it is very annoy
ing 10 the person going 10 the Office
after his or her mail In the rush 10
get up to either of the two openings,
the jam is about SIS bad as foot ball
tackle. and while this may be all right
for the men il is rather undigniiied Tor
the ladies aud disastrous for the chli-
dren, and we are sure the system VIII
ne changed when called 10 the attention
Of the postmaster. 1t has been suggest
ed that all the delivery windows be
opened and each carrier have one, even
If another window has 10 be put an
Have the entrance on the south side
and the exit at the west door At any
rate. il wifi require no extra WORK 10
have matters arranged so that all can
get their mail. with very little friction
As it is now it is fully As bad as Il was
when we had no government building.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16
MRS. JOHN MORGAN.

Mrs. John Morgan passed away at
her home, 126 First Ave, at about Ais
O'Clock this morning, after few hours
illness. Death was due to cerebral
hemorrhage. Mrs. Morgan was in good
health up to about 80 o'clock Sunday
afternoon She attended church in the
morning and when taken sick was en-
gagged in preparing the evening meal.
She was taken ill suddenly and sat
down. A few minutes later she was
assisted to her bed and during the night
lapsed into uneonsciousness from which
she never recovered.
Deceased was daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs G. Russell Croker, early residents
of this city, who years ago passed to
their reward. She was porn in Wausau
Dec. 80, 1860. In early life she attended
our public schools and developed a
taste for drawing and painting. Mem
bers OF The family have number OF her
paintings which are very creditable
works of art. 1t was while engaged in
this work in the Boston Copying
House, Stevens Point, that she met and
was married TO s. L. Wait, about the
year 1885, and they moved TO 5. Lyon,
Conn, where she remained about fif-
teen years, or until the death of her
husband about three years ago. She
then came back to Wausau and wps
married to MI Morgan Oct. "a. 1906
1t was while living In the East that her
mind was directed to poetry and she
published BIRD Echoes-Songs of the
Wildwood" and since then has con-
tributed poems to the PILOT aud other
papers.
Last season she went vest and visited
her brother Russell in Everett, Wash ,
and her twin sister, Mrs G.. l. Van
Buskirk in Lodi, Cal, returning in the
fall
Mrs. Morgan was "a vefy foreeful
woman. Her natural talents made her
so. Had she devoted her entire time
to paintirg and poetry there is no doubt
but what she would have established a
reputation which would rank with some
| of our celebrities. She was a lover of
nature, of the feathered inhabitants of
forest and field. She had far more than
ordinary talent in music and ara
| Besides her husband deceased is sur
yived by one sister and three brothers
| as follows. Mrs e.. l.. Van Buskirk,
Lodi, Cal; c. r Croker, Robe, Wash
George p, Ludington, Mich, and Fred
o. of this city.
The funeral will be held from the
residence Thursday afternoon at $3.50
Rev. T. b. L. Fisher, pastor OF the
Universa.ist church will officiate Ge-
ceased had been member Of that
1 church for several years and belonged
20 the ladies' aid society
Her death coming so suddenly has
cansed profound SORROW among those
who sympaihize with the relatives. Al
| first. it was thought that her lines:
! would be brief, buS later development
| showed that her aiIment was of very
serious nature Shortly before hel
/ death those attending her noticed s
serious change for the worse. and it j:
| thought she suffered second stroke
OF paralysis. her entire right side being
paralyzed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16
TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES.

The teachers and a dozen pupils of
the training school helped swell the
number required for the special train to
Grand Rapids The meeting was one
of the most interesting and valuable
ever held BY the Northeastern Teachers
association The arrangements for this
reception were admirably planned and
successfully carried out The citizens
Of Grand Rapids entertained graciousiy
and beautifully The city has a com
pliment of school buildings rarely ex-
celled IN places of double the size.
State Supf Carey will hold eonyen
ton Of training school principals and
their county superinteudents in Grand
Rapids on Friday aud Saturday Of thi:
week
A county teachers meeting will b.
held in the training school building
early in March, probably on the second
Saturday. AS this is likely 10 be this
last Of the series for the season. 4 laTgs
attendance IS especially desired
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16
PARL!N HEADS TEACHERS.
Wausau Principal Elected President
of Northeastern Association at
Annual Session.

The annual meeting of the North
eastern Teachers association closed its
session at noon on Saturday with an
attendance of about 500. The meeting
was one of the most successful in its
history. A special train brought
teachers from the north, and the Fox
river valley was also well represented.
The officers:
President-C. G. Parlin, Wausau.
Vice-Pres. Miss Fitzgerald Stevens
Point normal school.
Secretary Nm. Faddper, Waupaca
Treasurer-A b Tarmutzer, She
bovgan.
Executive committee-A n Oeson
Marinette; E. l.. Luther, Ripon.
The Witter Memorial building, IN
which some of the meetings were held,
was made present by the late j ID
Witter, and was opened for the first
time this year for classes i'll manual
training and domestic science.
Many very instructive talks were
made by well known instructors of our
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16
|WAUSAU TELEPHONE COMPANY
Adjourned Meeting Held Last Evening and the Stock of
the Company Increased to $4,000 and
Stock Dividend Declared.

| ical change in our central office and
| telephone equipment.
| u. ID. Jones made extended remarks
on the propositions Suggested by the
directors. and moved the amendment of
certain of the articles of incorporation
which was done and which mace ii pos
sible for the stockholders 10 transact
the business of the evening legally IL
was shown clearly that il was in the
hands of the ckholders To make sues
changes as was deemed best. Ii had
been thought best, by the directors, To
fully state the existing conditions; that
we mad a plant worth fully SO, 600 which
was capitalized for only so, 0DO That
laws might be passed at this meeting of
the legislature which might prevent the
carrying out of certain of The sugges-
tions made. Alter thorough discus.
sion 1T was voted that the capital stock
OF the company be increased to $50, 900.
The articles of Incorporation were
amended to conform tc the above
change in the capital stock and doing
away with the restriction of the amount
OF stock which could be held by each
subscriber
| 1t was further voted that stock div
idend be declared of $4,000 giving TO
each stakeholder two additional shares
of stock for each one held by him, and
that $4,000 be kept in the treasury 10
be sold, only as directed by the stock
holders of the company, majority of
the entire stock being necessary TO
make any disposition of the same.
1t was further voted that the directors
look up site and ascertain the cost of
the same and for the erection of a fire
proof building in which to place the ex-
change. 1t was argued that fire wip.
ing out our central office and its equip
1 ment would work great damage to our
city.
1t was shown that our telephone sys-
tenn was now under the railroad com
mission OF the state, and that body
attended to complaints as to rates aud
determinations, hence the conditions
as compared with fifteen years ago were
entirely changed
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100000
I WATCH FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT
F FARMERS COURSE
To be Held by the Marathon County School of Agriculture
and the College of Agriculture of the University of
Wisconsin, March I'd, Sd and 4h.

DR.. H. L. Russell, dean of the college
of agriculture, and eight members OF
his college faculty and experiment sta
ton staff, will give the principal part OF
the program. Mayor j. +. Lamont,
Hon. A l. kreutzer, q. d. Jones and
DR.. Joseph F.. Smith will also appear
upon the general program.
A domestic science section" will be
in charge of Miss Emma Conley of the
school of agriculture.
A young peoples section" will be in
charge of Principal G A. Crosthwait
and j. A. Bonell of the school of agri-
culture. Seed for grain growing con
test will be given to the young people.
TUBERCULOSIS DEMONSTRATION.
Dean Russell will test several cows
for tuberculosis, kill them, dissect them
and display the internal organs for the
inspection of the audience. Don't fail
to see this demonstration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16

Musical and elocutionary numbers
will enliven the program
Place of meeting, comfy court house;
forenoon, afternoon and evening SEES
sions
The program will commence on Tues
day, March cd, and at 10 O'Clock Mayor
Lamont will deliver an address of well
come. During the course, which will
end on Thursday, March 4th, quite a
number of able men will read papers
on important subjects viz Prof & G..
Humphrey, Dean III. L. Russell, Prof
ID. I'll. Otis, +. s. Delwichie, Dr. A. s.
Alexander, Prof. + H. Harrington,
Prof. e. A. Ocoek and Prof r. A
Moore The following from our city
are on the program for addresses G
ID. Jones, DR.. j F. Smith, A. l. Kreuiz-
er, Principal q. A. Crosthwait, Miss
Emma Conley, Miss Rosalia Bohrer,
DR.. Margaret rrevitt, besides a number
of students of The Marathon County Ag-
ricultural school who will read papers.