Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

dancing class in Merrill on Tuesday
evening
A. 6. Pankow of Marshtied, is
said to be slated for the postoffce of
that city.
The cold wave flag was run up for
the first time this winter by our
weather man, A. A. Babcoclz, on
Thursday noon.
DR.. and Mrs. j. H. Kolter are the
parents of a baby girl, born Thursday
morling. The little girl has been
named Mary Elizabeth Kolter.
Have you secured your tax resei pit ?
If not ? per cent penalty is to be
added To all deinquents until the
close of the city treasurer's books.
A. L. Kreutzer addressed the Bust
ness Mems Association of Stevens
Point in that city Thursday evening
on Taxation Question is a Moral
Problem"
Edward Burns. an employee Of the
Heineman Lumber Co., of Merrill,
was killed Wednesday afternoon by
logs rolling upon him from car
which he had just unfastened.
In some parts of the state they are
dead certain that an ice famine is in
store for them next summer. They
should not be discouraged, it may be
a cold season and none be needed
A Missouri editor, who believes in
all the comforts of home, says: "We
would prefer living in a small town
where the people will sympathile with
you in trouble, and if you have no
trouble, they will hunt some up for
you"
Pedestrians on streets and side
walks cut many capers during the
past week on account of their icy
conditions. Sand and ashes have
been unsparingly scattered on some
of the thOroughfares with good re-
suits.
NJ. ]. Slattery has opened a new
tailor shop in the basement of the
and 10 cent store. Mr.. Slattery is an
excellent tailor and worthy of the
patronage of his friends. Those de-
string anything in his line will do
well to give him call.
Mrs. James Meehan of Milwaukee.
died last Monday night. She was 81
years of age. She is survived by her
husband and five children. Mr.. and
Mrs. Meehan resided in Portage
county for upwards of thirty years,
the former making the run forCOngress
in this district at one time.
The annual meeting of the Roemer
& ThaIheim Hardware Co, took place
Friday evening. The following otfic-
ers were chosen:
Pres.-Elias Thalheim.
V. Pres-Clarence Thalheim.
Sec. and Treas.-AuguSt Lohr.
The stockholders are directors.
Frank O'Connor, recently appointed
to position in the L. S. Treasury
department, is just now busy in locat-
ing the site for the new government
building at Rhinelander. Mr. O'Con-
nor was at home the other day and
says his work was to his liking and
such as will enable him to get to his
home in this city quite often.
The new express schedule of rates
went into effect February lst. 1t is
considerably lower and in some cases
is cut about in half on long distances.
The low rates will not apply SO much
to light packages as to the heavier
class of express. In some cities eX-
press companies are consolidating.
Wausau has not been touched in that
respect.
The regular passenger trains on the
st. Paul road are making schedule
time these days and the company is
earning the good will of the public
again. Prompt service and good
equipment are factors that so long
ways in satisfying those who have
occasion to travel either for business
| or pleasure and are anxious to get to
their journeys end in quick time and
as comfortable as possible.
One of the saloonkeepers of this
city has posted the following in his
saloon: "Notice to all:-Posted men
are requested not to enter or loiter
in my place. Also, all minors unless
accompanied by parent or guardian"
If all saloonkeepers in the state would
give this notice, and then enforce it,
many of them would have less trouble
with the law officers than they are
now having. Many licenses in differ
| ent parts of the state have been re-
voked during the past year because of
the sale of intoxicantS to minors
Stevens Point Journal.
In addition to the eugenics marriage
| law which went into effect January
1st there is another change to the
marriage law which has become effec-
| tive on that date. First cousins are
not allowed to marry in Wisconsin
since January lSt, a law TO that effect
having been passed by the last legis-
lature. Heretofore the marriage of
| first cousins has always been allowed
in this state. Unuer the new law no
| relatives nearer than the fourth
| degree, second cousins, will be granted
licenses to wed. The new Wisconsin
law in this respect, is very similar to
| the statute of other states on this
subject.
The head of the Medical depart
ment of the State University is send
ing out letters of thanks to under
takers throughout the state who
have responded to the law in sending
bodies of unclaimed dead To the uni
versity to be used as cadaverers for
students to study over The law re-
QuireS that bodies not claimed by
relatives must be sent to Madison for
that purpose, provided that the de-
| ceased, before passing away does not
request burial. State and county in
situations have shipped many bodies
and the total number received last
year was 522.