Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-24
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


that next Sunday is the first day of
March.
Mrs. w. f. Curtis. who has been i'll
with severe case of tonsilitis. is CON
valescing.
The inspection of st. Omer COM
mandary takes place on the evening
of March 18th
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Babcock will
occupy their new home on east Full
ton street this week.
The annual meeting of the Mara
thor County Press association will be
held in Wausau next SATURDAY.
/. C. Painter addressed the Y NJ.
c. A. meeting Sunday afternoon His
subject was abraham Lincoln
On Wednesday evening tue Y. VI.
c. A. Glee club will serve a 25-cent
supper at the y. EVERYBODY invited.
The annual sleigh ride of st. Johns
Sunday school was given last Friday
evening and it was very much OF a
success.
Spring election is looming up and as
yet candidates for the different city
offices are rather shy in announcing
their candidacy.
A district meeting of the Rebeccahs
will be held in this city Thursday.
1t is expected that neighboring towns
will be represented.
Lincoln Beachy has been engaged
to fly at the next state fair, if, the
management says, she does not break
his neck before that time"
Mrs. Samuel Livingston, who has
been confined to the house by illness
during the past week, is now much
improved and will soon be out again.
A man was fined s1.00 for hitting an
alderman in Milwaukee last Friday.
municipalities are becoming so strict
that a fellow can't have any fun at
all.
'The best evidence" as the lawyers
would say, of the prosperity of the
farmers of Wisconsin lies in the fact
| that the banks are full of farmers
money.
AT the annual meeting of the Royal
and Select Masters held in Milwaukee,
last Wednesday, Hyman Baer of this
city was appointed grand conductor
| of the council.
c. +. Ogden, y. NJ C. A. secretary,
occupied the pulpit in the Baptist
church last Sunday morning, on ac-
| count of the absence of the regular
pastor, Rev. J. ID. Briggs.
Rev. o. ID. Briggs was called to
Ark, recently by the serious illness
of his mother. She passed away on
| Tuesday. her illness being TYPHOID
fever. She was seventy years OF age.
4 chimney fire at the residence of
! Fred SorgeS, S02 Chicago avenue,
| called out Squad No. 3 of the fire de-
partment at $50 Thursday morning.
No damage resulted.
Mayor Karb of Columbus, Ohio, is
sued a proclamation asking obser-
vance of Feb. s as go-tO-church day
| in that city. The pastors of all
denominations cooperated in the
| plan.
Squad No , OF the Fire department
responded to a call at 7:15 Friday
evening, for attention TO chimney
| tire at the home of Albert Polzin, 400
| North First avenue. No damage re-
suited.
The condition of Mrs. r. g. Kings
| lev of Merrill, brought to st. Mary S
| hospital in this city several days ago
on account of serious illness, is i'm
proving. Mr. Kingsley was here with
| her Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bissell, Mrs.
| IL
| berry of Wausau were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs 4. X. Bissell on Thurs.
day, the party returning home that
evening.-Marshtield News.
| The annual state meeting of the
Eagles will be held at Amigo from
| June 23rd to the 25th. Amigo was
| chosen as the next place for holding
the annual meeting, at the meeting
| held in ManitowOc last summer, but
the dates have just been set
The Marshfield News suggests that
| the base ball fans arrange for a
circuit comprising WauSan, Marsh
field, Grand Rapids, Stevens Point,
| Waupaca and Stanley. All home
players would, too, be a great i'm.
provement over the professional.
Three children will share in the
late Peter Van Nechten, Jr., estate,
of whom Phillip Van Nechten of this
city is one. To Phillip was also be-
oueathed two family relics, revolu-
tionary period sword and clock that
has been in the Van Nechten family
for century.
Merrill was visited 10y tire last
| THURSDAY night. which destroyed the
Zemlika block on West Main street
i'm which was the drug store Of f.
o. Zemlika and grocery store OF II. q.
Laatsch. The upper rooms were ar
ranged into lodge quarters. Loss was
about $4,000, covered by insurance.
SQUAD No. of the fire department
was summoned 20 the Trudeau build
| ing on the corner of First and Wash
| ington streets at noon, Saturday, for
attention 10 chimney fire. 1t was
apparent at the time that the build
ing was on fire, judging from the
| dense smoke and excitement which
was soon allayed.
The city of Merrill is 10 hold a
special election very soon to vote upon
| the question of bonding the city of
| Merrill ior $4,000 to assist in the
| building of the Minneapolis, Merrill
and Marinette Railway. Our sister
| city means TO GO after things and no
city ever grew to any proportions
without taking chances.
The New England fathers called