Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-17
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49, SAiiuAO ii . udy yCSUci-
day.
On Sunday, June 22d, Rev. Richard
Evans will exchange pulpits with
Rev. II. Q. Logan of Grand Rapids.
Wausau will entertain the Elks'
State convention year from this
month. This city is growing TO be a
popular place to entertain all kinds of
conventions.
Dispatches inform US that three
inches of snow fell in Mitchell coun-
ty, N. c., Wednesday" Whew! We
in Northern Wisconsin roasted under
oppressive heat.
Saturday was the both anniversary
of the adoption of the stars and
stripes as the flag of our country and
the emblem in Wausau was very gen.
erously displayed.
The Wausau News Co. is to move
in the front basement of n. Heine-
mann's store building, on the corner
of Third and Jefferson streets, as soon
as ready for occupancy.
The newspaper publicity" law, re-
quiring publishers to publish their
circulation and ownership and label
advertisements as such, was declared
valid June 10, by the supreme court.
Mrs. Cordelia Eaton one of the old.
est residents of Stevens Point, widow
OF the late Almonson Eaton, Sr., died
at her home in that city on Wednes.
day. Deceased was well known tc
many in Wausau.
Mrs. f. o. Croker and daughters
Jean and Evelyn, spent Thursday anG
Friday in Stevens Point and Wau
paca. In the latter place Mrs. Croker
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
NJ. Boyles. They returned home Sat.
urday.
The Ladies' aid society of the
Methodist church will be entertained
tomorrow by Mesdames Eccles, Laabs
Carlson and Gilbert at the home OF
Mrs. G. S. Gilbert if the weather per
mits. If cold or rainy they will meet
at the church.
Among the many genial employees
on the 9. NJ. & st. Paul railway is
Harvey Willis, conductor on the diner
on the Valley division of that line
who ranks as one of the best, not only
as a genial gentleman, but faithful
and popular servant as well.
Mrs. +. w. Burt has returned from
Wausau, where she has been visiting
her son, f. w. burt, Jr. While in
Wausau Mrs. Burt attended the
graduating exercises of the High
school at which time her grandson
Jack, was graduated. Wood County
Reporter.
Two slick and smooth strangers in
Ford auto are touring the country
towns and working ''short change
racket" with $40 bill. Several saloon
keepers have been victimized by them
and they make their get away before
the mistake is discovered. Beware OF
these chaps.
Messrs. and Mesdames Edw. Belize,
Neuman Bells, Col. Pier and Miss
Nina Kickbusch and Judd Alexander
took dinner with the McIndoe fami-
lies on Monday. They were en- route
from the Alexander cottage at Plum
lake to their home in Wausau.-Rhine.
lander News.
The piscatorial and outing season
being on in full blast, train loads OF
nimrods and cutters from abroad and
locally are leaving for the upper lakes
region daily, to engage in the "spoon-
ing season" and to enjoy the cottages
and shady hooks thereabout. Nc
better inducements or more favorable
places are offered than those on the
head waters of 'told Wisconse."
The funeral of Joseph Sloan son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sloan, of the
town of Stettin, who was fatally in.
jured week ago yesterday, was held
Wednesday morning at nine O'Clock
from ST. James church, the Rev. FIR.
J. J. Brennan conducting the services
The altar boys of st. James church
acted as pail bearers. Interment was
made in ST. Joseph's cemetery.
Col. James S. Alban's old regiment
the 18th Wis. VOL Inf. and later com
manded by Col. Gabe Bouck, the
former being killed at the battle OF
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn, held its
annual reunion in Menasha on Mon
Gay and Tuesday of last week, many
of the veterans who served in that
regiment being in attendance. The
next reunion is to be held in Plover
One of the peculiarities some of
our city business men would like to
unravel in connection with the child
labor law, is how is it that boys can
work on farm, and do certain other
kinds of work, but still are prohibited
from earning dollar occasionally in
some other but just as agreeable
work. Like the ways of the China
man, some of these reform laws are
very peculiar"