Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24

& met last evening with Mrs. Marion
4 Mcdonald.
Mrs. G. S. Gilbert, who has been
confined to the house the past two
weeks, is now on the way to recovery.
On Wednesday afternoon at z p. M,
at St. James church Miss Emma
Hasten was united in marriage to Nj.
Joseph Meuret the Rev. FIR. Brennan
officiating.
Rev. F. Selle, oi S.,awano, has been
extended call by lions congregation
to succeed Rev. c. A. Bretscher, re-
signed. 1t is not known whether Rev.
Selle will accept.
Frank Synnott's condition today is
reported IS very critical, and little
hope is ente rtaiaed for his recovery
He is confined in St. Mary's hospital,
whers he underwent an operation for
the removal of cancerous growth in
his stomach.
There viii be meeting of the
Northwestern Hardwood association
held at the hotel Pfister, Milwaukee,
on Tuesday Jan. 31st. w. G. Landon
of this city is president of the associ-
alton and r. S. Kellogg, also of this
city, is secretary.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Christ Lund, GA Grand Ave-, on
Wednesday, Jan. Is. Mr.. Lund of
course is very jubilant and says it is
among the finest American beauties
he has on his family rose bush.
Mother and daughter are doing finely.
| The young ladies sodality of St.
James church, gave carnival at
Castle hall last Tuesday evening
which was largely attended, and a
pronounced success financially as
well as socially. The young people
gave program which was hard to
beat.
Recently runaway team ran into
the letter box at the corner of War
rem and Sixth streets, tipping it over
into the snow. 1t has been out of
use since that time. The powers
that be should have it placed back in
position for the conyience of those
who reside in that neighborhood.
Mrs. Howard II. Hoyt of Evanston
gave a tea yesterday from 4 to
O'Clock to seventy-fve members of
the younger social set of the suburb
in honor of Miss Emma Patten of
| Appleton, Wis. Mrs. Hoyt was assist
ed by her daughter, Mrs. Robert
Forgan, and Misses Marian and Ethel
Forgan.- Chicago Herald, Jan. IT.
The hard time party given by the
Wausau club last Friday evening was
one of the very pleasant ones given in
the series Of the club. The hall was
given truly hard time appearance
in the way seats were arranged planks
resting upon bales of hay The
dancers were all in hard time costume
and much merriment was created by
the more comic ones.
Aug. H. Runge, died this morning
at his home 81 Harrison Blvd. He
was fifty-six years of age and is sur
vived by his wife and four children.
The funeral will be held in Grand
marsh, Adams county. The remains
will be taken to that point this even
ing. Mr.. Runge had been i'll but a
short time. He had been employed
for some time past as janitor of the
Irving school on the west side.
Fred Hoeft, son of Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Hoeft, residing at OF S. Fourth
Ave, was accidently shot this fore
noon. The boy was handling
revolver at the time-an unloaded
one when it exploded, the bullet
penetrating his body. The mother
at once put the boy to bed and
summoned surgeon. Up to the
time of going to press we could not
ascertain the condition of the boy.
The annual meeting of the Mission
Circle of the Universalist church was
held with Mrs. Geo. p. Meyer on
Wednesday afternoon, at which the
following officers were elected:
President T. B. Fisher.
Vice-Pres. John Durkee.
Sec. and Treas.-Mrs. II. L. Gran
dali.
Work mmittee-Mesdames G. H.
Wegner, Mrs. c. f. Paff, Geo. P.
Meyer, and w. w. DeVoe.
At present there are thirty-six cases
of scarlet fever in the city, three
diphtheria cases and one of measles
all told. Nine of the scarlet fever
patients are confined in the county
hospital. The worst time for the
spread of scarlet fever is coming. 1t
has been the experience in this city
in tie past that the months of Febru-
airy and March are the best for the
propagation of this disease. The
country seems to be scarlet fever-rid-
den. Newspaper reports show that
there are epidemics in every state.
The Art and Literature department
of the Ladies' Literary club met with
Mrs. ID. L. Jones, Grant ST., yesterday
afternoon. After the business meet
ing Mrs. Murray gave a paper on
Rudyard Kipling and his writings
and Miss Underwood paper on
Maurice Maeterlink, followed by an
interesting discussion of his 1.-THE
Blue Bird which will be read here in
March or April by Prof. Clarke of Chi
cago university. Forty-fiye ladies