Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12

10 VI.
You can get waited on in any one of
Callies' three wall paper departments
in short order.
The Farrell Music Co. will yacate
the store now occupied by it on the
18th of the month.
The foundation for the ware rooms
Of the Kiefer Furniture company, on
Fulton street, has been commenced.
The Masonic Grand Lecturer, Jacob
Dreyer, was in the city Wednesday
evening and at that time exemplified
the work in the NJ. M. degree.
Rev. Fisher has arrived in Europe
and his family in this city has re-
ceived word to that effect also that
he had q fine ocean trip and was well.
Johanna Sense &C the town of Maine,
was granted a divorce in circuit court
| Saturday on the grounds of desertion
Her husband left her about fifteen
years ago and went back to Germany
to live.
The Winninger Bros have informed
friends in this city that they intend
to give tent shows commencing in
| few weeks. When cold weather comes
in the fall they will go back to opera
house work.
A pleasant pastime these spring
mornings is TO get up and watch for
the comet. All have their opinion
about it, some say that it moves about
as if swayed by the wind and others
that it is pretty staid old comet.
Emma, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Hoffman, residing at 127 n.
| Seventh Ave-, died Sunday, aged four
months. The child had been ill two
weeks. Mr.. Hoffman was in Madison
at the time of his daughters death.
Mrs. S. Schmalzkopf was granted a
divorce from her husband yesterday
because she sent him to Piers paint
store for paint and he forgot his
errand and came home without the
paint, 'Squeer what things will
happen.
Blowing out stumps on the Schol-
field lawn Monday, made many skedad-
die for shelter, but after all the
charges were so small that disturb
ance was not much greater than that
made by good sized dynamite fire
cracker.
John A. Durkee was again elected
president of the village of Schofield,
or Tuesday. They seem to know
when they have a good thing down in
that thriving town and they would
have to search this old world of ours
for many day before the equal of
John Durkee could be found.
In month or six weeks from now
the water superintendent will put on
force and complete the water extern
sion carried last season as far as the
end of the WaShout crossing Grand
Ave. The fourteen inch pipe line will
be carried across the river and con-
nected with the large main on Third
Ave.
The delegates to the Presbyteriad
Missionary meeting, which is to be
held in Shawano on Thursday and Fri
day of this week, are MeSdameS A. III.
Clark and Mary Reeves; the following
ladies will also attend the meeting:
f. p. Stone, b. A. Benson and j.. w.
Shatto. They will depart ON Thurs
day a. m.
The matter of advertising for bids
for re-paving of Third street is in the
hands of the city attorney. There is
considerable RED tape connected with
the matter, which must be observed.
The district attorney hopes to get
the matter in such shape that bids
can be submitted in short time and
the work started at the earliest con-
SiStent date. In fact the work ought
to be started at once.
We understand that there is to be
contest next Tuesday at the council
meeting for two appointives offices.
We are informed that G. F. Beck and
Jos. Lohmar will be candidates for
city clerk, and Frank Schneider and
Henry Gross both want to serve the
poor people for the next two years.
There will be some vacancies to fill
on different boards-park, library and
education-which may be taken up
at later meeting.
A.. H. Miller intends to leave in
few days for Columbia county, where
he will remain for an indefinite period.
During his absence the Wausau
Laundry Co.'S plant will be under the
direct supervision of Emil BraatZ.
The latter will hereafter work inside,
instead of making deliveries. Mr..
Miller takes this course for the bene-
fit of his health. He intends to get
out and rusticate, and may spend
the entire summer out of the city.
The members of the Country club
met at the home of Louis A. Pradt
on Saturday evening to consider the
matter of erecting club house this
spring. The plans Submitted one year
ago by Mr.. Waterman of Chicago,
were practically adopted, and COM
mittee consisting of the following
named was appointed to let the con-
tract: L. A. Pradt, B. f. Wilson, M.
G. Ewing, Don Murray and M. P. Nc
Cullough. The cost of the building
will be about $4,000.
Since March lst Wausau has had
nothing but a succession of beautiful
days and the oldest inhabitant just
sits and wonders if it really has been
brought about by the comet. Sunday
it was as warm and delightful as a
June day and crowds of our citizens
went into the woods in every direc-
ton searching for spring flowers. The
banks of the Eau Claire, for several
miles. were lined with people, some
enjoying a picnic and others fishing.
Frank Fullmer did a rushing business
at his resort. He has fine line of
safe and easy running boats.
The Badger Ginseng Co. has been
incorporated in this city and the
papers were sent to Madison for record
Saturday evening. The capital stock
of the company is $4,000 and the in
corporators are j. III. and w. III.
Koehler, A A. Book, w. r. Chellis,
L. L. Boehm and Fred Genrich, but
Others are financially interested in the
enterprise. The company's gardens
will be located off S. Third Ave-, at
the southern limits of the city on
twenty acre tract of land owned by
w. r. Chellis. The company will be-
Gin the work of arranging the garden
lust as soon as the ground is in shape.
Pnht Rrannel returned home SIM