Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-08
THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY
The Fourth Very Quiet Day in Our
City In Every Way a Sane
Celebration.

rake 1T altogether Wausau could
not have asked any better treatment
from The weather man than that re-
celved on July Fourth. Early in the
morning there was some wind anu
rain, and until well along there we're
showers OF rain, making the condl-
tlOnS Ideal for those who desired TO
indulge their children in the pastlnfe
OF shooting off firecrackers and fire
works, and there was much Of this
done IN the city, which would not
nave been thought of only for the
early rain. While the day was
very quiet one in Wausau still any
one would have known that it was
the Fourth by the booming OF the
cannon which was fired at stated
intervals all day, and could be heard
Tor miles about. Ali the government
and nearly all the public build
lngs had the stars and stripes I'M
furled to the breeze, and there was
the everlasting pop of the tirecfacker
The postotfice and public library were
closed during the day, excepting that
boX-oWnerS were enabled to get what
ever mail was distributed.
There was no set Fourth OF July
celebration in our city.s Just games,
balloon ascensions, motor boat races,
fireworks, dancing, etc, at Rothschlld
pavilion during the day and evening,
and OF golf and tennis aud lunches at
the Country club for its members.
There was tremendous crowd at the
pavilion, and everybody who went
down TO that popular place OF resort
enjoyed themselves to the limit.
Miss Helen st. Claire made two
very successful balloon ascensions
with parachute drops. In both
events the balloon went up
very high and there being no wind
stirring, Miss st. Claire came down
within the park grounds. The high
dives, motor races, foot races, swim
ming races, games, etc, were all en-
joyed. The fire works were an excel
lent attraction and contained many
very fine pieces. 1t took over an hour
TO exhaust the supply and something
was doing all the time as fast as men
of experience could keep things going.
The whiZzer was also in active opera
tion and added to the enjoyment of
many during the-day.
AT the Wausau club, there was a
cafeteria lunch served at II O'Clock
largely patronized by members of the |
club. The ladies in charge were Mes
DANES e.. A. Gooding, G. b. Bird, NJ.
P. Mccullough, A. A. Book, NJ. B. |
l.. A. Pradt, G. G. Yaw- |
key, W. H. Bissell and A. H. Reid.
There were numerous golf and !
tennis contests during the day.
There were many private picnic |
4 al
the Wisconsin, Rib and Eau Claire |
rivers, and many celebrated the day |
at their own homes, and at hundreds |
Of them could be seen fireworks in The
evening, some quite extensive and |
others not 50 much 50.
There was no serious damages re- |
ported excepting that of Albert john |
son, Sr., who had such serious run
away, notice Of which is made in an |
other column.
At Merrill there was besides the |
Fourth of July celebration "home- |
coming" Preparations for this great |
event had been going on for two |
weeks and when July 4th dawned at |
Merrill it was on people who had |
everything ready to deliver the goods. |
There was salute of guns at 6 a. m. |
Band concerts at the Court house |
square and park from a. m. and |
during the day. Games Of all kinds |
at the park and a public parade. Ar
had been made with |
Beachy to make aerial flights. Beachy |
who showed up was not the Beachy |
that made flights in Wausau last year
but his brother, and the committee |
him dozen places from which
to make his start but none of them
suited his fancy and he did not give
an exhibition.
Many of our people went to Merrill !
in the afternoon. The homecoming
celebration lasted until the evening !
Of July 9Th and was very much of a
success.
All in all, July 4th, 1913, was a
pretty good day, but Wausau might |
just as we'll had celebration that
would have given pleasure to the in
habitants of the entire valley as well
as the people Of Marathon county.