Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-01-20
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

The ice in the river this season is
obligingly thin for skaters.
Mrs Calvin Chafee of Rhine ander
an old citizen. died on "Wednesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sexmith are
now occupying their new home in
northeast Wausau.
An attempt is being made to organ
ize turpentine factory at Rhine
lander Capital 1000.
Katherine Rosenberg who has been
i'll the past week with tonsilitis, is
able to be about the home again.
Walter Alexander was again elected
one of the directors of the First
National bank of Milwaukee OH Tues
day.
Mrs. L. Craven of Waukesha, who
has been reported as very i'll, is now
improving and is en- the road to re-
coyery.
A few flakes of the beautiful
come tumbling down occasionally,
only TO be soon after removed by
''Old Sol"
At the freside meeting at the Y.
NJ. c. A. on Sunday afternoon the
address was made by Graham Stuart
of Chicago.
The Y. NJ. c. A orchestra and glee
club are arranging to give a recital
Wednesday evening at the Presbyte-
rian church.
E. A Edmonds OF Appleton, brother
| - n lie 90 Na,
| sold his home in that city and has
gone, with his family, to San Diego,
Cal, TO reside.
Several logging camps up river have
taken advantage of the late cold
weather and have made iced roads on
| the bare grounds in order to get out
| at least portion of their logs: but
the later mild spell has destroyed
| them.
a farmsrS' institute will be held in
Cherokee hall, town of Hall, on
| Thursday and Friday of this week.
Prof. j. f. Kadonsky of the agricul-
tural school, will assist E. ]. Jacobs,
of Elk Mound in the conducting of
| the same.
The PILOT office is the recipient of
| a bouquet of Mayfiowers picked on
the 18th day of January by Mrs. Fred
Ventzke at Tripoli, Wis. This is
something which has never been
known to occur in the history of this
part OF the state.
Martin Paulson was hailed into
Municipal court Friday afternoon and
underwent a preliminary examination
on charge of aSsaulting Miss Lena
Reinke of Norrie. He is being held
for trial at the TEXT term OF court,
his bail bond being fixed at $500
j. A. Durkee of Laurel, NJ SIS, in a
letter to Wausau friend, says that
they are having fine winter down
in that section, with very little rain
and just cold enough to be healthy:
| that he and Mrs. Durkee are N excel
lent health and enjoy being in the
| southland.
The main chimney in the NicollS'
| block burned out on Wednesday after
noon While the fire department was
notified, it was not necessary to do
| more than few experienced men
on hand in case of trouble. There
| was some smoke in the basement
caused by over heated pipes
The Chamber Of Commerce of Mer-
| rill, holds its annual banquet tonight
at Hotel Lincoln. The guests of the
evening will be the Tomahaw k Cham
Der of Commerce and few who are
to be invited from Wausau. The
chief speaker of the evening will be
the Hon. A. L. Kreutzer, of this city,
| A. c. Schmidt, secretary of the Wau-
sau Advancement association and A.
j. Sollie, head of the traffic depart
ment of the association, will also make
addresses.
| A doctor has discovered that whist
ling is good for the health. 1t fills
the lungs with invigorating oxygen
and this reyiyifies tagging spirits and
fiabby muscles" That probably ac-
counts for the whistling of a young
man, accompanied by his dinner pail,
that passes along the quiet streets
daily--Sunday excepted every morn
ing at $50 O'clock, on his way to
work and also indicates that he is
light-hearted and independent and
enjoys his morning "stunts" and
daily labor. He should reach the
pinnacle of success.