Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-06-02
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.


hold a camp meeting in this city from
the 18th to the 2Sth of June.
farmers institute can be nad
for your locality by writing to the
Farmers Incsitute, Madison, Wis.
The heavy rains last week increased
the rivers former stage quite per:ep-
tibly. 1t is now gradually receding
to its normal condition.
The Seventh Day Adventists are
commencing to ship their camping
material to Wausau in preparation
for the camp meeting which will be
held here from the 18th to 18th of
June.
Sunday, June Ia, is flag day and it
is the 137th anniversary of the adop-
ton of the stars and stripes as The
flag of our country. The day wiz I've
observed generally throughout csr
country.
The Menomonie Indians who live
on the reservation east of Amigo are
arranging TO give war dance and
play game of lacrosse in Amigo on
June oath during the state convention
Of Eagles.
At a recent meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Marathon
County Agricultural society, Alfred
Zimmerman was chosen secretary of
the association to succeed his father,
the late E. Q. Zimmerman.
S. Winklemen, Third street
merchant, not to be outdone by any
competitor, on Memorial day, hoisted
the largest flag in the city over his
place of business. The flag is l2x2o
and is to be hoisted hereafter on all
public and stated occasions.
c. T. Edgar, r. E. Puchner and
]. X. Sawyer, three of Wausau's pop
ular young men, have rented the
house of Mrs. T. G.. Ryan. 607 Grant
street. They took possession on
Thursday and are now keeping bach
elor's apartments and enjoying the
comforts of a home.
A fine of $500 and costs was as
sessed in municipal court Wednesday
against Walter Strozyneski of the
town of Mosinee for having sold milk
to cheese factory which contained
less than three per cent. butter fat.
He settled in full. promising to be
more careful in the future.
The Marathon County Federation
of Catholic societies, lately organized
in Wausau, held its first regular meet
ing in this city Wednesday evening.
The meeting was fairly well attended
by delegates from all parts of the
county and an enthusiastic spirit was
manifested throughout the proceed
ings.
Reports from various l&T Us u tne
state are that the grasshoppers are
appearing in enormous and destruc-
tive numbers. There is way to kill
off these pests and our farmers should
get busy and be prepared in case they
show up in this section. The PILOT
has a few circulars that it would be
glad to hand out to farmers.
g. NJ. Otto, chiropractor, who had
been occupying back rooms for his
office in the Anderson building, 300
Jefferson street, has moved in a pleas
ant suite of rooms fronting the street,
fitted them up in good style and added
otherwise to his equipment in connec-
ton with his business and is now bet
ter prepared than before to give more
satisfactory time and attention to his
patients.
Group No. of the Wisconsin Bank
er's association was held at New Lon
don last Wednesday. Among those
who attended from Wausau were H.
G. Flieth, S. M. Quaw, G. G. Kruger,
Frank Okoneski and W. E. Hudtloff.
The officers elected were:
President-C Rudquist.
Vice-President- A. Pomeroy.
Sec and Treas.-C. G.. Kruger.
The next meeting will be held in
Wausau.
Mercantile establishments, mills,
factories, shops, the public library,
all federal, state, county, city and
other offices and industries closed in
the afternoon on Memorial day, the
four banks remaining closed for the
entire day, according to law, giving
owners, appointtees and elective
officers and employees an opportunity
to attend the exercises of that day at
the court house square and az the
cemeteries.