Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-11
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


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Many of the children in the city
are confined to their homes as re-
suit of vaccination.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hart, who have
been residing in Seattle, are now To-
Gated in Vancouver, B. C.
: At Stevens Point much sport is be-
ing had horse racing upon the ice.
This used to be a source of much
pleasure to our horsemen years ago.
st. Omer Commandery No. 10, K.
T., will have its annual inspection
next Tuesday evening. The work
will be conducted by Captain General
P. H. Sperry of Marinette.
A c.. Schmidt secretary of the
Wausau Chautauqua society has an
nounced that the dates for the chau-
tauqua this year. They are July 9Th
to the 18th.
For SALE-A gentleman's Astrican
fur coat, worth $500, to be sold for
$40; also a lady's beaver coat, worth
$500, to be sold for $l2. For further
particulars call at or phone the PILoT
Office. adyt.-1t
The Oberapmergauer Bauern COM
pany gave a German entertainment
in the Opera House last evening
which is very highly spoken of. The
company will give another entertain
ment tonight.
The Mosinee Times completed its
seventeenth year with its last issue.
And the past five years it has been
owned and operated by w. E. Wal
tiers. Mosinee is to be congratulated
upon having such clean, progressive
paper.
A letter from a PILOT subscriber
in Seattle contains the following /:
"We have had seven inches of snow
at one time this winter, and that re-
manned on the ground for two weeks.
That is more snow at one time than
has been seen in this vicinity for the
past five years"
The Wisconsin Advancement associ-
alton held its annual meeting in Mil.
waukee last Tuesday. MI. Wallaber,
of Shawano, was again elected presi-
dent, B. Heinemann of this city,
treasurer and w. H. Mylrea, also of
this city, secretary.
Miss Blanche Armstrong Magazine
Representative. Subscriptions taken
for all magazines and magazine clubs
at lowest club rates. Special repre-
sentative for the Ladies Home Jour-
nal, Saturday Evening Post, Define
ator, Good Housekeeping and Wo-
mans Home Companion. lift
A. A. Babcock is to have charge of
the station in this city relative to
floods on the Wisconsin river. This
work is in charge of the government
and J. III. Spencer of Dubuque is
looking after the Wisconsin river
stations which are to be established
in the principal cities as far north
as Rhinelander.
p. G. Hart, who formerly had his
headquarters in Wausau as Supt. of
the valley division of the G. M. & St.
Paul r. r., has been given the posi-
tion of assistant superintendent of
the St. Paul system. He will make
his headquarters in Chicago. Mr..
Harris numerous Wausau friends ex-
tend congratulations.
The vaccinating of all school chill
dren by the city doctors was practi-
cally finished last Thursday. Al
though, at times the doctors offices
and rooms in the school buildings
were overfiowed, everything has gone
off in fine shape with very little OBJ
lection being made by the parents.
The city has paid for all of the vac
cinationS performed.
The Boys High school group met
at the Y last Tuesday at a six o'clock
supper after which they attended the
various discussion groups. The ques-
tion being discussed was "The rela-
tion of life to the high school boy"
All were interested in this and there
was much discussing. This evening
the question will be, whether the
high school is performing its duties
to the boy"
The Wausau Eagles minstrel show,
given in the opera house Tuesday
evening, scored triumph here. The
entertainment was of a high class,
much better than some of the pro-
feSsional offerings of that kind seen
here, and the local Eagles, under
whose auspices the show was given,
can feel satisfied that their efforts in
getting the company here are fully
appreciated by the Marshtield theatre
going public. The audience was a
large one and enjoyed the show i'm
mensely. Marshfield News.
1t has been said that Of late the
New England winters have been less
severe than previously and all have
wondered why. A short time ago
philosophers offered the solution say
ing that in all probability the gulf
stream had changed its course and
states thus naturally changing the
climate. At first this was thought
to be absurd but now it has come TO
be generally believed. If this is
proved it will necessitate change in
all aliases, school Biographies, etc.
An exceedingly pleasant meeting of
the Valy Forum was held last Tues
day evening at the Y. There was an