Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-22
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


A teachers institute is in session
today in the court house. The attend
ance is about as large as usual. On
Wednesday examinations will be held.
If you are in need of shingles cali
and see our large assortment and get
prices before buying elsewhere.
If. BARKER & STEWART LUMBER Co.
Leon Hart of the town of Halsey,
was examined before County Judge
G. L. Warren in Athens Friday, and
was committed Lc the state asylum
near Oshkosh.
Rev. L. G. Smith, D. d., state
Supt. of home missions, of the Pres
byterian church, of Waukesha, occu-
pied the pulpit in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday.
For sALE-Ten acres of land about
one-half mile east of St. Mary's
hospital. This will be sold for $4OO
For particulars apply to
CROCKER-THAYER LAND Co.
Wausau Council No. PIT U. G. T.
will give its third annual harvest ball
next Monday evening. 1t will be pre-
ceded by a concert at $50, dancing
to begin at 900 o'clock. The Roth
schild pavilion t.s5 been engaged for
the occasion.
The Afte. School Club of America
is being extended in Wausau, This
organization strikes directly at the
root of the matter of civic and
race improvement, and promises to
render service most helpful in the
reconstruction of our social order.
Such an organization should command
the hearty cooperation and support
of every individual vitality interested
in the advancement of humanity
through home uplift and better
citizenship.-M e. Calendar.
The Fourth Quarterly conference
of the NJ. E. church, held early last
week, was well attended considering
the number of members who were
out of town. Mr.. Lamar Sexmith
was elected delegate to the Lay-elect-
oral conference, Mr.. w. r. Johnson
alternate. The present board of
stewards was reelected and the
following new members added: DIR.
1. B. Thackeray, Mr.. E. E. Lampert
and Mr.. Joseph Kocha.
Arrangements have been made by
the M. E. church society for concert
by the Schubert Symphony Club and
Lady Quartette to be given Friday
evening, Sept. Is. This is very
high class company indeed. Much
better than is ordinarily presented
here. 1t will be the first entertain
ment of the season, by the society
and will no doubt be very largely
patronized. Admission will be 25c,
35c and soc.
Friends of Geo. L. Williams of
Grand Rapids, and Byron B. Park of
Stevens Point, are urging their names
before the governor as appointees to
succeed the late Chas. M. Webb, as
Judge of the Seventh judicial circuit.
The contest has been carried into
counties outside the circuit and Wau-
sau lawyers have taken hand in it.
Most of them are for Mr.. Park. The
governor, it is understood, will not
make an appointment for several
days.
Some of our farmers are making
very serious mistakes in making hay
contracts now at very low price.
Last year our farmers had to pay very
high prices for hay because of the
crop being a failure. Now the tables
are turned and those who had plenty
of hay to sell to our farmers at high
prices, have had dry weather and nc
Ildl sCdI dtiO
return the money to our farmers
The PILOT would advise our farmers
to wait awhile before making
contracts.
The l0l Ranch show, given in oul
city last Friday, lived up to its adyer
tising. The street parade was the
equal of any wilG west show which
has as yet appeared in this city
Those who visited the show speak O
it as clean and devoid of the usual ia
kers which usually accompany suct
organizations. The company is no
as large as that of Buffalo Bill bu
shows most of the features presented
by the latter company. The compan.
is not accompanied by a lot of finn
Hammers and crooks as is usual Will
such organizations The ATTENDANCE
at both day and evening performance
was large, and we have yet to hear o
a complaint as to the performanc