Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-01-27
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

ocIoHelu 10 supply the people III tIlaI
vicinity with ice
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Weinield are
the happy parents of son, born on
Thursday, Jan. 22d 1914.
Amigo will vote on the commission
form of government OF Feb. B. 1t
was defeated there two years ago.
There is TO he new morning daily
paper started at Amigo. so rumor
hath it, within the next six weeks.
Miss Myra Dietz, daughter of John
Dietz, OF Cameron dam notoriety.
will Je married to B. E. Newman, of
Chicago on Feb. 18th.
The last number of the Wausau
Lyceum course will be an illustrated
lecture by Chas. A. Payne on Monday
evening, February I'd.
C. X. Textor formerly with the U.
S. Laboratory in this city, has been
appointed assistant engineer in the
forest service at Madison
Prof. A. II. Cole of Merrill has been
appointed agricultural representative
of Lincoln county. by The regents of
the University of Wisconsin.
Rev. Donald West held presbyter-
ian services in Rothschild Sunday
morning. He proposes to do this
every Sunday morning in the future.
The Barker & Stewart Lumber Co.
crew of Wausau has returned TO
Doering to load the seasons cut OF
| logs on cars for shipment to its mill
in this city.
On account of the prevalence of
| smallpox in several portions of the
state at this time the Health Instruc-
tion Bureau urges the serious con-
Siderat zion of vaccination.
The Marathon Times has rounded
out another year and has commenced
on its seventh volume Frank
Lueschen is certainly making it a
success. Long life to the Times.
The Healy & Brown company is
preparing to fill its ice houses with
ice to ne taken from above the Leahy
& Beebe bridge. The ice is of good
thickness considering the warm
season.
Eleven cases of small pox are re-
ported in the city of Merrill, indicates
that there is trouble and expense
ahead for that municipality Let us
hope that the disease Will be stamped
out soon.
Next Monday, February I'd, is ground
hog day. Spring seems to be coming
sooner than usual this year. Most of
us are not going 10 Florida this
| inf on n
other reasons.
John NJ. feeling, formerly of Mer-
rill and well known in WauSau, is
now the manager of new hotel late
ly opened in Hastings, Neb., and it
is said to be one of the most COM
plete hostelries in all respects in the
west.
The directors of the National Ger
man American Bank elected officers
last Saturday making no changes OF
last year, viz:
| President-B. Heinemann.
| Vice Pres.-C. S. Gilbert.
| " Walter Alexander.
CaShier-H G.. Flieth.
Mrs. Fred Reinke, who lives near
MarShtield, tainted while coming
home from visit to a neighbor' S
home near by and she laid in the
road for six hours before she was dis
discovered. AS result both feet and
both hands were frozen and will it is
thought, have to be amputated.
The young people are having lots
of fun coasting on the various hills
in the city and those who love the
sport are getting their skis in shape.
The snow of Sunday has given an
impetus to all kinds of winter sports
except skating, and that would be in
great favor if the various skating
surfaces were not covered up with
snow.
There are eleven cases of small pOX
reported in Merrill. That city being
only twenty miles above us, it be-
hooveS our authorities TO keep a close
watch and anything that resembles
small pox. to be in readiness to give
it warm reception. Cold weather
favorS the peSky disease. So we want
TO be prepared to warm it up if it
should come this way.
Some person or persons have been
tampering with the fire alarm system
of late and il the party or parties can
be located the authorities propose to
exercise the full extent of the law up
on these offenders. Some time the
"joke'' of fire runs by the department
may be attended by serious results
the loss Of life, the accidental des-
truction of property, etc. Therefore,
We jokers, beware.
Fire Company No. l was summoned
to the home of ii. III. Ober on Fulton
street Wednesday, which proved to
be only an incipient blaze and which
was quickly gotten under control.
Thursday. Mr.. Ober sent Fire Chief
Ziesdorf $500 check. TO add TO the
fire department pension fund, as a
satisfied mark of appreciation of
prompt and efficient service rendered
by the fire department..
| Carl Rain. farmer of the town of
Texas, was arrested and appeared be-
fore JHstice Larner Friday charged
with fraud, selling wood on short
measure, or i'm other words. not equiv
aIent TO lbs cubic feet. Rain pleaded
guilty and his fine was fixed at $500
and costs Not having sufficient
funds to liquidate he was landed in
the county Jail on 80 day sentence
IAN experience that will never slip