Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-07-07
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Falls, took place before Judge Larner
Wednesday forenoon. After the evil
dence had been submitted his attor-
ney moved for a dismissal. The
court took the matter under advise
ment for ten days.
Another pharmacist has arrived in
the city, arriving Tuesday afternoon
and is making his home at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Schwan-
berg. The little fellow is gladly well
coined and has been named Frederick
Charles Schwanberg.
A mistake was made in the last
issue OF the PILOT in regard to the
reason of the adjournment of the
Methodist Missionary society. The
reason for disbanding was not the
decrease of attendance but rather, it
is the usual custom of the society to
adjourn during the summer months.
Dating back to the first of July,
the rural mail carriers throughout
the county will receive salary of
81, 200 per year. This salary is not as
correspondingly large as it looks in
print, as each carrier must keep at
least two horses and keep his vehicles
in repair. There are now five rural
mail carriers in the Wausau postoffice.
The Auxiliary of the r. r. G. met
at Druid's hall Thursday afternoon
for the purpose of initiating new
members into their lodge. Members
arrived from Tomahawk Thursday
morning to take part in the cereuon-
les. These out-of-town members re-
turned to their homes Thursday even
ing.
M. Phillip, florist, has rented the
store building about to be vacated by
Mrs. L. B. Jacob at 511 Third street
and will occupy the premises about
August l.. He will stock the premises
with large and complete line of
Towering plants, palms, vines, ETC.,
for the better convenience of his
customers.
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BLANCHE ARMSTRONG,
Phone 1911. If SIC Mcclellan St.
Members of the Grand Rapids board
of education accompanied by an
architect spent Wednesday in the
city, inspecting its public school
buildings. Grand Rapids will soon
erect new school building and the
gentlemen came here to look at our
edifices for that purpose. They went
away well satisfied with their visit
and inspection.
The d. A. U. V. held meeting
Wednesday evening and the following
officers were elected:
President-Joseph Ripczinske.
Vice-Pres.-August Polster, Sr.
Recording Sec.-Emil Dippman.
Financial Sec.-F. =. Schneider.
Librarian-Emil Flatter.
Asst Libr2rian-Gust Behnke.
1t was also agreed to take part in
the German-American Alliance parade
which will be held here July 10-11-12.
There is 81, 1000 waiting for William
Zuege, A years old, pipefitter, who
left Milwaukee for Wausau nine years
ago ana 800 is waiting for the person
who can give any information that
will lead to his whereabouts. He is
also known as William Siegel; and is
wanted at the execution of the will
of his father, Carl Zuege, who died
July u, 1911. This is the last effort,
which his brothers, Charles Zuege,
76l Thirty-tirst street, and Henry
Zuege, 923 Greenfield avenue to find
him.-Evening Wisconsin of Thurs
day.
An old fire alarm wire, nearly worn
out from active service, caused the
city some excitement late Thursday
night. The old wire, located on the
poles near the Sturgeon Eddy road,
snapped in two. Each of the loose
ends from each pole came in contact
with the telephone wires near by.
This, of course, closed up the circuit
and made the big bell in the engine
house ring. This fact caused a great
deal of excitement among those who
heard it. When city electrician Paul
Reiche looked up the matter, he had
the circuit closed. Upon further in
vestigation, he located the break and
made prompt arrangements for its
repair
Travelling summer tourists took
considerable money out of Eau Claire
last week. The Leader says that the
development during the past couple
VI Na > las SOtiC " hiONC OOiSiuSiNGi1
that smooth check forgers have been
carrying on quite an extensive bust
ness i'm Eau Claire of late. AS far as
had been heard from up to date,
there are four victims to the dishon-
est operations of the visiting swind-
lers, who have evidently put consider
able distance between themselves and
Eau Claire by this time. The Wau-
sau police are advised to keep an eye
out for members of the above named
class, and also advise them to take a
walk for greener pastures than in this
city and vicinity should they appear
here.