Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-14
SHORT ITEMS.
"ACTOIDS" Act Actively.


Street Commissioner Ole Smith
had crew of men at work the past
week, grading up streets in the first
ward.
c. F. Dunbar and Paul Stolze h2ye
received their new Cadillacs through
the agency of K. j. Reams.
Carl Abraham, Pine River farmer,
committed suicide by shooting him
self last Sunday. He was So years of
age.
The Socialist society of this city has
made arrangements to have ex-Mayor
Seidel of Milwaukee give lecture
here in the near future.
To make thing proof against the
rays of the sun is some stunt. But
that's what "Sun PROOF paints are,
and G. G. Pier guarantees the claim,
too.
The First Methodist Episcopal
church has been selected as the place
of holding the Memorial day exercises
on May 26. The program will be an
nounced later.
Postal cards were received here yes
terday by the many friends of Louis
Scharbau containing greetings, and
also denoting that he is sojourning in
st. Petersburg, Russia.
j. Toupaliak of Marshfield, who
was brought to St. Mary's hospital
Saturday, died during the following
night of cancer Of the stomach. The
body will be shipped to Marshtield
either today or tomorrow for burial.
The Wisconsin Conference of Sew
enth Day AdvenJists will hold its an
nual camp meeting at the fair grounds
in this city June 20 to 3d. A large
attendance is expected, not only from
this state but also from neighboring
states.
The second story offices in the
Marathon County Bank building
are being arranged for the reception
of the Alexander Stewart Lumber
Co., which fra will hereafter have its
permanent offices there. The COM
pany expects to move into its new
quarters about the twentieth of the
month.
Carl Baerwald, who some time ago
left Wausau to make his home at the
Soldiers Home at Waupaca, was re-
Gently taken from that institution to
the Northern hospital for the insane
at Winnebago. Notice of this fact
was received by County Judge Warren
today from the state department at
Madison.
A circus coming to town creates ex-
element among the people, both
young and old. When Piers wall
paper comes into house it pleases
both young and old, also.
Alderman Edward J. Rifieman in
troduced a resolution at the council
meeting last Tuesday, in which the
Northwestern Railroad company was
asked to furnish passenger service
for this city on Sundays. The Wau-
sau Advancement association is also
working to secure such service, it
having prepared petition to the
officials of the road, which is being
circulated about the city for sigma
lures. 1t is hoped that the efforts of
che council and the association will
in the near future be rewarded by
the railroad company granting the
request.
The article appearing in last weeks
issue of the PILOT, in regard to the
mausoleum being constructed at Pine
Grove cemetery, has created consider
able interest among the people not
alone of this city, but throughout the
entire state. Sunday there were
hundreds of our residents at the
cemetery investigating the building,
and many letters have arrived here
from outside parties, asking further
particulars about the new method
of burial. The PILOT is pleased to
note that it has been the factor OF
spreading the news of the enterprise
| of our citizens.
Mrs. Emelia Washburn of the
town of Hewitt, died at st. Marys
hospital yesterday morning at an early
hour. She had been brought to the city
Sunday to undergo an operation, but
her condition was so serious that the
attending physician deemed an opera
ton of no use; she died only few
hours later. Mrs. Washburn was the
widow of Henry Washbnrn, and had
lived in this county many years. She
was "a years, eight months and
fourteen days old. One daughter,
Mrs. John Bauer, of Glandon, survives
her. The body will be shipped to
Iron Ridge tomorrow for burial.
The WauSau Advancement aSSocia-
tion will in few days issue booklet
on the advantages of the city. "a
Good Place TO Come To- is the title
of some very interesting reading mat
ter, which will be sent broadcast, and
which no doubt will help build up the
industrial portion of our city, like
wise its population. The directors of
the association have taken the first
step towards opening up a traffic
bureau here. A committee is now at
work getting facts about the rates
charged on all kinds of freight enter
ing and leaving Wausau, and hopes
are cherished that something can be
done in the way of getting lower