Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-05

Mostly in the Valley of the Wisconsin
River.

i1osuY IN tns Saiiey OF the Wisconsin
River.
The G. g. n. W. Railroad company
has ordered that all ticket agents and
baggage men are to appear hereafter
in official uniforms when on duty.
Next Sunday is set as the day when
the people or Merrill are expected to
"Go-to- Church" and learn to behave
themselves like. Wausau for instance.
Logs coming down from Prairie
river formed a big jam near the Hotel
Badger at Merrill during the past
week. The park near by was flooded
several inches.
The First National Bank of Marsh
field has purchased a new site for the
building thereon of $4,000 to $780,
003 four story bank building, with
office apartments.
The joint high school board of Mer-
ril was in the city the past week in
vestigating several plans for new
school building in that city. Some of
the gentlemen seem to have gotten
some favorable points here.
The eighth annual convention of
Women's clubs will be held in Marsh
field onMay 6 and I, the place of meet,
ing to be at the Presbyterian church
parlors. Mrs. j. A. Strathearn. state
president, will deliver the principal
address.
The district rally of the Lady
Maccabees at Merrill Tuesday of last
week was well attended nearly 100 of
Wausau's two hives attending and
helping largely in swelling the gather
ing. The meeting was a success in
every way.
Mayor. Smith of Merrill has ordered
that all illegal selling of cigarettes be
stopped forthwith, and that all the
slot machines which issue trade checks
or money must also cease in that city
the police department to see to the
enforcement.
| In the present war excitement the
long cared mule comes in for his share
OF attention. All captains of the ma
tional guard, it is said, have re-
ceiyed orders TO secure information
and options on draft and saddle mules
| in their locality
|
Farmers in this locality are getting
busy, preparing for spring work in
planting and seeding and the indica-
tions are that large area of crops will
be put in this season, greater than
ever before, for the reason that the
county is becoming more settled
yearly.
OF a shipment of i've hundred $500
cattle from Guernsey Island which
| will arrive in Athena, n j., within
a few days. more than one-half were
purchased by breeders living in Iowa,
Eau Claire and Fond du Lac counties.
None for Marathon county. Why this
thusly?
Holding that death by lightning
stroke is mot proximately caused by
accident within the meaning of the
term as defined in the workmens
compensation act" the industrial
commission Wednesday denied COM
pensation to Helena Hoenig of Little
Rapids, Wis, for the death of her
husband, John Hoenig, last August.
On May 1st the offices of the Wells
Fargo and American Express offices at
Grand Rapids have consolidated. 1t
is only question of little more
time when the two offices in this city
viii do Hkewise. The constant in
crease ofsthe parcel post business has
occasioned many changes in express
company circles throughout the
country.
Postotfice officials were notified by
the postoffice department at Wash
ington on Wednesday that demoni-
nations of 7, g. u, 20 and 30 cents
parces post stamps will be issued
within a month. This ruling is in
tended to obyiate the. necessity of
using number of stamps of smaller
denominations in sending parcel post
packages.
The Ladies of the Grand Rapids
Federation have engaged the services
OF Mrs. A. G. Smith to act as police
man commencing with the first of
May. The ladies want the mayor and
common council to empower her with
police authority so that she may have
the right to arrest boys and girls,
who are out late in the evening or in
improper places in the daytime.