Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09


! Carroll college has been elected presi-
dent of the Anti-saloon league of
Wisconsin. The meeting was held in
Milwaukee yesterday.
Rev. Geo. Schroedel the new pastor
of Zion's Lutheran church, successor
to Rev. G. A. Bretscher, was installed
yesterday with appropriate exercises.
Rev. Destinon preached the sermon
on the occasion.
A new discovery. Many a person
is discovering the fact that a real
reliable place to trade is the Schoene-
berg store, 5l4-5l6 Third street. Els
pecially attractive is the six for five
sale, where YOU select five items at
10cts. each and get the sixth absolute
ly free.
Circuit court is in session. While
Judge Reid is sitting on the Dietz
case in Hayward, Judge Jas. Wick
ham of Eau Claire is presiding here,
only issues of fact for jury being TAX
en- up at the present time. The CHM
inal cases will be taken up when Judge
Reid returns.
Richard Voltz died Thursday at his
home, POI Grand Ave, after nearly a
years illness with tuberculosis. He
was nearly thirty-two years old. He
is survived by his parents, three
sisters and four brothers. The funer-
al was held this morning from St.
Mary's church.
Bishop Weller of the diocese of
Fond du Lac, held two services in st.
Johns church Sunday morning, one
He went to Merrill on the noon train
| in which city he held services last
evening. He will be at ST. James
Mission, Mosinee, tonight.
This county was represented at the
M. w. A. state convention held last
week in Kenosha by Messrs. w. w.
| Waterhouse and B. Riebe. The form
er was chosen venerable consul of the
state and was also elected delegate
to the national convention, which is
to be held in Buffalo, N. Y, next
month.
Last Saturday at $50 O'Clock, Perry
Wilson gave dinner in honor of his
brother George at the the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Wilson on East
hill. There were present: George and
Perry Wilson, g. X. Gooding, j. D.
Mylrea, George Silverthorn, Arthur
Kiefer, j. M. Montgomery and George
McNaughton.
What do you think, is it using good
| judgment to leave your valuable
papers at home unprotected, when
you can rent safety deposit box in
the burglar and fire proof vaults of
the First National bank, for only $500
| per year, less than one cent per day !?
Let your answer be visit to the
First National to rent one of these
| boxes,
Chris. Johnson of Oshkosh, the
! gentleman who has the contract to
pave Third street in this city, arrived
in Wausau Monday evening, TO look
over the ground for the early beginning
of work on said street. He has had a
car load of cement for the work
shipped here, and he is now busy
starting it in preparation for using it
when the time arrives for construc-
tion work on the above named
thoroughfare.
Think of the saving you make in
buying wall paper of Callies. On all
grades at or above 15c per roll you
have returned to you &c on every mile
of travel in going to the store.
Damage suits have been started
against the G. & N. w. Ry. Co. by
Mrs Emma Meuret of the town of
Weston and by H. II. Manson and
Chas. Weinfeld of this city because
of fire losses sustained last season.
The fires occurred during the months
of June and July and were caused by
sparks from locomotives of the de.
PENDANT company, it is alleged. Mrs.
Meuret asks for $1,000 and MeSsrs.
Manson and Weinfeld likewise.
The street railroad company has
been put to considerable expense
through a mistake made in laying the
track and turnout switch on Fourth
street. City Engineer B. G. Gowen
discovered that the track was four
inches higher than the grade and the
track was ordered lowered. The crew
had to go over the work, dig out all
the loose rock and dirt that had been
thrown in around the ties, and lower
the track to the desired height. 1t
was a costly error.
The John DietZ case being tried in
Hayward is progressing rapidly, and
viii reach the jury much earlier than
was at first expected. Dietz has con-
Quoted his own case from the start,
i. e., he has been making an effort in
that direction, but has "blown up"
He has proved that he is an over rated
man, when it comes to an understand
ing of court room practices. The
case will hinge on the question OF
whether the state can prove that the
bullet which killed Oscar Harp was
fired from the Dietz barn.
One of the oldest landmarks in the
city was torn down last Sun
day-the old Forest House barn.
This stood along side of the Farmers
Equity Produre Co.'S store, and was
removed that day because it was an