Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-25
SHORT ITEMS.

The Christian Scientist subject for
next Sunday will be Christ Jesus"
Frank Morgan has sold five auto
mobiles during the past week and
has others on his string for later de-
livery.
Just about two weeks is now left
before the school bells will ring and
all students incur city will be called
back to work.
Swimming in the Wisconse or in
lake Wausau isn't quite as popular
as it was short time ago. The chill
illness of the water makes aquatic
games little uncomfortable.
A great many dogs have been
caught during the past month which
have either been claimed by owners
or been put to death Notyery pleas
ant but necessary to protect public
property.
William Dix and family have
moved 20 Wausau where Mr.. Dix has
accepted employment at his trade of
mattress maker He has been with
the local mattress company number
of years Marshfield News.
The Merrill Liederkranz passed
through this city on Friday They
changed trains here going to Elkhart
lake where they will attend the Sang
erfest outing. Their return will be
made the first part of this week.
Poole Pianos. have the time,
you know the place, why not call and
hear the Poole and other pianos? We
will point out TO you and show you
the difference in quality and long last
ing For sale by G. H. Ingraham,
jeweler. adv
The interior of the high school
building is being cleaned and the floors
and the woodwork in some of the
rooms are being vanished. Prepare
tion is being made in this way for
the opening of the first semester of
the school year.
The advancement association is Try
ing to persuade the 500 line to run
special from Athens to MarshfieG on
Thursday of the fair. This, if ac-
complished, will enable the people Of
Athens to visit the fair and return
home the same day.
The twelfth annual fair at Marsh
field will be pulled off this week in
that city. There seems to be con-
siderable interest taken in this agri-
cultural show this year. AS usual,
Wausau will be well represented
among the visitors.
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Phone 1911 If SIC Mcclellan st
The crossing of Fourth and Scott
streets was plowed up Thursday
morning and repacked so as to make
it level. The same work was done
between Scott and jefferson and at
the crossing of Jefferson and Fourth
The steam roller is kept busy all
the time patching up the macadam
pavements.
Fall is approaching. This fact can
be seen in the cool nights which are
ours now. The leaves of the trees are
even beginning to turn and many
farmers throughout the county and
state are preparing to harvest their
crops, which have been advancing
rapidly since the drenching rains of
last week,
This is fine time of the year to
picnic and at all of the parks within
easy reach picnic parties may be seen
daily enjoying daintily prepared
lunches. The fair grounds have always
been popular place for this, as has
Alexander park to the north and
Rothschild park to the south The
city could have beautiful parks and
Fairgrounds in the future, If it would
only take advantage of the fire OPP
portunities presented.
The George Ruder Brewing COM
pany has purchased a. new motor
wagon for the distribution of its
amber fluid in the city and county,
and claims that it is time saver in
the delivery of its goods. Horses
are gradually being relegated to the
rear for quick commercial delivery
and passenger traffic purposes. Horses,
however, Wen still have with MS
for many other conveniences.
The city has done a splendid job of
work in repairing the street on
Clarke's island from tic slough bridge
10 the approach of the falls bridge
and is a vast improvement in that
neighborhood. But why stop there
Why not repair the street from the
west end of the Scott street bridge to
intersect with the new work so ad-
mirably accomplished? A few loads
of granite would have made it more
presentable and easier of navigation.
A bunch of the chorus girls of Tn
Don't Lie to Your Wife" company
made complaint about week ago
at the police station, saying they had
not been paid for some time and that
they were afraid the manager of the
company would take it into his mind
to skip and leave them stranded.
Chief Malone said he would do what
he cnnld hut rs the ririS nrncnred no