Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-03-03
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Fl. E. McEachron, who has been
laid up for about two months with
rheumatism, is up ard around again
as usual.
Mrs. B. Heinemann, who las been
quite i'll for the past few days, with
a severe case of tonsilitis, is now
much improved.
In circuit court Saturday morning
T. r. WEIGH was granted divorce
from Mabel WEIGH, the latter being
given custody of their child.
Last Tuesday the people OF Witten-
berg voted to bond the village Tor
$50, 000 for water and sewer system.
This shows true progressiveness.
1t must have looked natural TO the
former northern Wisconsin people in
Laurel, Miss, to see six inches of
snow there several days last week.
Little Robert Coates tumbled down
the main stairway at his home on
Sunday. While he was shaken up
considerably he was not seriously
hurt.
Wisconsin is always in the lime
light Among the names OF Ameri-
can recruits refused by the rebel
General Villa was that of Up. j..
Darcy of Colby, Wis"
p. Delaney. who has been on the
sick list at the home of his son-in-
law, VIM. Gallon, is much improved
and attending to business as before.
He celebrates his birthday next
month.
The ''Go-to-Church" Sunday some
where campaign is being vigorously
pushed by those having the matter
in charge, and elimination should
be exceedingly gratifying to pastors
and general church-goers.
Frank Wheeler, who appeared last
summer as being very sick man, has
| apparently recovered and is now
scaling logs for lumber company at
Phelps, Villas county, and is getting
back his former strength.
The state fire marshal urges school
fire drills often so that order and
rapidity can be had in case of a real
fire. To see that all doors of school
building open outward and are never
| locked during school hours.
Mrs. Alice Fleming of Merrill, who
| recently underwent an operation in
st. Mary's hospital in this city, is
| convalescing rapidly and will soon be
able to return to her home. Mrs.
| Fleming was formerly a resident Of
Wausau.
Paul Weinkauf has added first
class restaurant to his place of bust
ness and is having good run of Gus
| tom. He has otherwise improved
his premises for his guests enjoy
ment and makes everybody welcome
TO his premises.
Commission Form of Government"
| lost at Rhinelander last Tuesday. In
! fact, it was completely showed under,
| and like Wausau, the advocates of
| that measure will have to dig out at
their leisure and with the help of the
sun of enlightment. The figures
were Us for and 524 against.
Thomas T. Chave of Tomahawk
died on Sunday, Feb. 22d. Mr. Chave
was So years of age. He had lived in
Tomahawk for twenty-four years and
most of the time had been with the
late w. ii. Bradley. For the past
few years he had been in the real es-
| tate business. lie often visited Wau-
sau and was well known to many
here. His death was caused by heart
| disease.
The following new ruling has been
sent to all offices from the post office
department at Washington:
| Letters and post or postal cards
may be dispatched whether or not
| any postage is prepaid thereon, other
articles shall not be dispatched unless
| prepaid at least in part and in all
| cases of insufficient prepayment double
the amount of the deficient postage
| shall be collected of the addresses.
The option of no prepayment or part
of prepayment of postage does not
| apply however to either letters or
other articles mailed with the appar-
ent intention of awarding prepay
| ment -