Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
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club will go to Eau Claire to play
match game on June 14th.
The Wisconsin Valley Electric COM
pany has secured the services of Miss
Alice Tobey, as domestic science ex-
pert.
The Wausau Country club is con-
sidering holding a golf tournament in
this city on Friday and Saturday, July
14th and 18th.
The interior of the postoffce has
been undergoing a redecoratiOn pro-
cess the past week and now presents
very fine, clean appearance.
Chauncey Yockey of Milwaukee, was
elected to head the Elks of Wisconsin
at the meeting of the Elks' state con-
vention held at Green Bay last week.
The rains of last week boosted the
Wisconsin river away above the low
water mark, but inflicted no damage
hereabouts that any one knows of at
present.
Sunday was really the first delight
full day of summer. 1t was warm
enough to don spring wraps and to get
out into the country with degree Of
pleasure.
E. C. Weinke, arrested on a charge
of forgery and whose case was before
Justice Larner Wednesday, was dis
missed, the complaint having been
withdrawn.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
lions taken for all magazines at low
set clubbing rates. sic Mcclellan St.
Phone 1871. n24-tf
The Omaha and Northwestern roads
are preparing to build a handsome
$4,000 depot at Marshfield. 1t will be
surrounded by a park which will be
handsomely laid out.
A chimney fire at the home of Mrs
Flora White on First street at nine
o'clock Friday night was attended to
by squad of fremen from engine
house No. 1. No damage caused.
The graduating class of the Mara
thon County Training school gave the
play, Back to the Farm" at Mosinee
Friday evening with excellent success,
and were greeted by a splendid audi
ence.
Be sure to see the largest and best
line of ranges to be found anywhere,
at Weichmann's hardware store.
Ranges of all sizes to be found there
and to suit buyers, and are as repre-
sented-first class in every res
pect. adv.-2t
The 'grocers' division" of the Cham
Der of Commerce met in the city hall
last Friday evening. 1t was decided
to have a speaker come to Wausau on
June 20 to address the grocers. The
committee comprises c. S. Dernbach,
o. Muenchow, Harry Utetch and H. j.
Pagenkopf.
The fish train on the st. Paul road
made it's first regular trip of the sum-
mer season last Saturday morning,
passing through Wausau at daylight,
and reaching Star Lake in time for
breakfast. 1t returned on Sunday
evening, passing through Wausau
about II o'clock.
Ernest Hoffmeister has begun suit
in circuit court for a divorce from
his wife, Amelia Hoffmeister, the COM
plant stating that the defendant had
deserted the plaintiff without cause
At the present time the defendant is
a resident of Milwaukee and makes
no answer to the complaint
Marcel Duranso, an old resident of
Merrill, died on Wednesday morning,
June 18th, aged 81 years. His remains
were brought to Wausau on Friday
quette. The funeral was held on Sat
urday and interment was beside his
wife in st. Joseph's cemetery.
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At a meeting of the Wausau Cham
Der of Commerce held on Tuesday,
preparatory to entertaining the state
convention of real estate brokers on
July q, Adolph Holup, E. A. Dunn
and w. E. Hudtloff were appointed
as a committee on arrangements and
A. L. Kreutzer, c. s. Gilbert and Rob
ert Schmidt a committee on finance.
A lad at Amigo, Marvin Worden,
who has not spoken since he was six
years old, but who has made wonderful
strides in his school work and can
distinctly articulate in a whisper
| been able to articulate in a whisper
so that he can be understood, by the
assistance of friends working in his
behalf. has been able to induce Mayo
brothers of Rochester, Mimi, to per
form an operation upon him, the re-
suits of which WILL it is hoped, en-
able him to talk like other children.
A. A Myers of Stevens Point, was
in the city Thursday in the interest
of inaugurating a Market day in Wau-
sau, similar to that in Stevens Point.
| The plan is to sell by auction any
thing that farmers may wish to bring
in. Justice c. V. Bardeen advocated
such a day for Wausau many years
ago. 1t was his idea TO have no ex-
pense to the farmers, but TO select
such men of our city who would act
as auctioneers and alternate at each
Market day.
There will be a Saengerfest of Luz
theran church choirs in Merrill, Sun
| day June 18th. II is a church affair