Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-29

| Verna, four -days-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lietz, 720 Harrison
Blvd, died Saturday and was inferred
Monday
Mrs. o. G. Schilling entertained at
bridge Friday evening in honor of
her sister Mrs. G. A. Martin of Wash
ington, D. G.
The stork left a sweet little girl
baby at the home of Newman Bells
last evening, Monday, Aug. %, 1911,
at 8 O'Clock. Congratulations.
Mrs. Charles Dodge and Mrs. c..
W. Chubbuck will give breakfast
and boat ride at Rothschild pavilion,
Wednesday morning, Aug. Both.
The Sunday school of the Un1ver-
salist church, which has been closed
during July and August, will open
next Sunday. Hour from II until
| l o'clock.
No, Louie, they are not going to
bring Rib hill to the county fair, but
there will be many other things there
equally as large. 1t will be the big
gest big fair in the state this year.
This mornings St. Paul passenger
consisted of ten coaches and was
pulled by two engines. This means
that the summer tourists at the lakes
are preparing to leave for their var
ious homes.
1t is expected that the posts for the
Washington street lighting will ar
rive tomorrow or Thursday from
Minneapolis. AS soon as they arrive
the work of erecting and connecting
them will begin.
Miss Lintz, former instructor of
music in our city schools was united
in marriage to Mr.. Bloomfield, in
Detroit, Saturday. Miss Lintz was
to have filled the same position in
our school this year, but resigned.
There were near frosts last Tues
day night and also last night. The
government weather bureau tele-
graphed to this section to look out
for old Jack Frost and many took the
precaution to cover up their flower
beds.
Did you hear about the big potato
raised on section 80, town of Flieth,
by Aug. Wotsisname? No? You
don't have heard it yet? Well it's
going to be on exhibition at the Mara
athon county fair, and don't you
forget it.
The Marathon County Medical
society will hold a meeting in this
city at the Wausau club house Fri
day evening, Sept. 1st. A dinner
will be served at $50 p. m. and this
will be followed by talk by DIR.
Thomas H. Hay of Stevens Point, on
Tuberculosis and the Medical Pro-
fession."
The harvest dance given by Wausau
council No, PIT, U. G. T., last evening
at the park pavilion was very cred
liable affair. 1t was attended by
about eighty-five couples. The dec
orations were corn, pumpkins, ETC.,
intermingled with the society's col
ors. Everyone who attended report
1t one of the most enjoyable functions
of the season.
A waste paper basket in the office
of the Great Northern Lite Insurance
Co. in some manner caught fire Sat-
urday afternoon and caused the fire.
men to be called out. The smoke
was seen by boy on the street, who
turned in an alarm. The damage re-
sulting to waste paper basket and a
rug, amounted to but little.
Almost the entire village of Elm
hurst was destroyed by fire yesterday.
A saw mill, 100000 worth of lum-
Der, a dozen residences, and a half
dozen stores were consumed. The
total loss is about 100000. Valuable
assistance was given by the North
Western Ry. Co.'s train which is
equipped with fire fighting apparatus.
This was run down from Amigo.
The Chicago Tribune, in a recent
issue told of the division of an estate
of IS, ZOO, 900 of which L. H. Freer of
that city will receive one-fourth. Mr.
Freer has visited in Wausau and is
married to a former Wausau woman,
Mary Bradford, who was born here in
1859. She is sister-in-law of Ed.
Nichols of this city, who visited her
not long ago. Her husband is already
a wealthy man.
During the past few days quite a
number of 'tin horns'' have appeared
in the city, and announced their in
tention of opening a game here dur
ing the fair. Farobank tables and
roulette wheels have been shipped to
the city. Gambling was suppressed
here three years ago. Are we to have
return of the evil, or can these
sharpers' announcement be taken as
a joke? We shall see.
Parties who returned to the city
Sunday evening in an auto from a
fishing trip on Ployer, report that
they ran over dog on the Smith
road. There were five men in the
car, which weighs ton and half in
itself, and two wheels passed over the
dog. Instead of the dog being killed,
he got up and ran home, but will
probably not run out on the road to
chase automobiles for some time to
come.
The opera house is being remodeled
to some extent. Among the improve