Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-10
March 6, 1883

The Executive committee of the
Marathon County Agricultural asso
citation met last week and revised the
premium list, and fixed the time fol
holding its next annual fair. The
dates determined on were the 9th
2Sth and 29th days of September
Judges for the different departments
were chosen as follows:
Horse-George Gumaer.
Cattle-Carl Tisch.
Farm Products-R. E. Parcher.
| Sheep and Swine-A. F. Marquardt
The committee showed commenda-
BILE enterprise in taking measures to
make. the horticulture and floral dis
plays success. $4,000 dollars was
appropriated to be distributed as pre-
miums, etc., in this department, and
Mrs. w. c. Silverthorn and Mrs. c. III
Mueller were appointed as committee
to take the matter in charge.
The opening meeting of the Forum
was not as well attended as it should
have been, but nevertheless the boys
made a creditable showing and demon
Strated to the audience that this mo-
dest little society Is at no distant day
destined to turn out some gifted ora
tors. The negative side of the debate
was won by Mark Fl. Barnum, Jr., and
Chas. Weinfeld. The affirmative was
sustained by Chas. Lyons and Louis
Wright.
At high noon, Tuesday last, Henry
M. Thompson, of Milwaukee, and Miss
Stella Dessert were united in mar
riage at the home Of the brides father
at Mosinee, Rev. VIM. L. Wright OF
the Episcopal church of this city Of
floating.
The affairs of the Surprise Mining
company have been adjusted and the
company dissolved for the reason that
its articles of corporation are not just
what was wanted to do effective work
Matt Orr and Rufus Manson have
commenced the manufacture of rub
ber stamps.
DR.. b. III. Conlin will occupy the
Ballard residence, corner of Sixth and
Mcclellan streets.
March not only came in as a lion
this year but like roaring one, with
tail and name erect.
Lon Stevens was down from Trappe
mill affew days last week. He reports
splendid work being done there this
winter. II the roads hold good until
the goth inst. he will get in pile about
100000 feet.
Mrs. j. Scott Davis will speak next
Sunday evening at the NJ. E. church,
on Freedom of the South" Mrs.
Davis was a teacher in the South,
hence her lecture will be based on
knowledge gained from personal OBJ
servation.
c. II. Wegner, who has been in the
employ of w. III. Chellis for the past
five years, has purchased the dray
formerly owned by Geske and gone
into business for himself.
Dell McCrossen set a steel trap in
his cellar last Thursday to catch a
troublesome rat. Jay, his older son,
little later in the day, thought he
would go down and see il everything
was 20. X" Finding everything as
had been left, he concluded there was
too much dirt on the trap to allow its
working as 1t ought to, be therefore
proceeded to brush II off. The little
fellow only realized his sad mistake
when the trap was sprung and his
fingers caught in the same. His cries
brought him speedy relief and it is
safe to say that a steel trap, after
this, willabe as much of a terror to
him as a ghost on a stormy night.
Fowler P. Stone is making active
preparations to enter the sporting club
well equipped with a sportmaD's out
ft. He received valuable irish set