Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-01
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

MUM at the state potato show. That
county had great showing.
Albert Hasten of this city will be
united in marriage to Miss Aleisa
Meihock of Eagle River on Dec. 2nd
Mr. and Mrs Isiah Aitenberg, Of
Portage county. celebrated the 50th
anniversary Of their wedding on
Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. II. Bells welcomed
the arrival Of a new baby boy at theil
home Thanksgiving morning and
-HeumaD is out and around as usual
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tons taken for all. magazines at low
est clubbing rates. SIG Mcclellan st.
Phone 1871. n24-tf
Several head of cattle were killed
at Gleason, in Lincoln county, by
federal veterinarians last week. They
had been in quarantine for foot and
mouth disease.
While at play in foot ball game at
Grand Rapids, Neil Conway, son OF
d. ID. Conway of that city, was
kicked in the head and remained un-
conscious for several hours.
The new granite company in the
northern part of the city is still at a
stand still, no apparent movement
being made TO equip the building or
secure stock to carry on its work.
The Curtis & Yale Co.'S factory is
rushing out its present orders prepar-
atory for two weeks suspension, to
take inventory and to make repairs,
alterations, overhaul machinery, boil
ers, etc.
The depot at Junction City was
entered recently and the till tapped
for s5LO0, A young man by the name
of Joseph Scheff, of Stevens Point,
has been arrested charged with the
robbery.
The iExcelsi2r factory is in full
operation again, owing to increased
orders of late. Excelsior bolts are
also still being brought in by the
farmers and meet ready cash prices
at this establishment.
Rev. r. Evans, who has been Civ
ing talks upon Westminster Abbey
and the Towers of London, gave q
talk on Edinburgh on Sunday even
ing. He has decided to give several
more talks upon his trip to Europe.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Universalist church meets with Mrs
C. c. Yawkey, on Wednesday after
noon. An extra effort is being made
to get out large attendance, owing
to it being the last meeting of the
year.
Miss Ella Gould, who arrived home
from Chicago to spend Thanksgiving
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. w.
II. Gould, is confined to her home
with the mumps, and will not be
able to return TO Chicago. until next
week
Tho Wausau Liederkranz is MAX
ing preparations to igive a splendid
concert at EIks' hall on Thursday
evening, December 10th, for the bene-
ii Of the Red Cross society, engaged in
its good work of nursing the sick and
wounded in the European war
The Badger Bag & Paper Co. is
now turning out daily hundreds OF
thousands of paper bags of all sizes
and expects to largely increase its out
put later, when its entire machinery
is installed. Orders are flowing il
most admirably since starting anC
are constantly increasing.
Capt James &. Young of this city
a member of Cutler Post, 6 A. r..
lately appointed on the staff of TIT
National Commander of the abov,
named organization, with the rank oil
| Colonel, received on Friday his insight;
of Office and feels quite proud of hi
honorary appointment and emblem.
Nos and Of the fire department
responded to call to the home o
Samuel Steide on Harrison boulevard
Wednesday morning at about ll:0
o'clock TO look after a fire on the roo
of said premises, caused by sparks iron
a burning chimney, which were quick
ly quenched before any amount o
damage ensued.
Workmen are still pottering ava,
at the waterworks station, nakiny
repairs since the late fire there, an,
according to the amount of damage
done at the time it seems as though
The job will drag along the baanc
o the season and away into the mex
and then some and still have putriC
water for want of, knowledge of do
inc. things properly.
At Kenosha the municipal waite
plant applied for PERMISSION to in
crease its rates. The commission or
dered the rates to remain unchanged
but that the city must pay $1,000
flor fire protection. This is something
new. The first thing We know Wau
sau will have to be paying over TO tn
water department ten To ffteel
thousand dollars for fire protection.
The Marathon Granite Co. still re
tains its force Of artisans and is con
stantly turning out fast quantities o
its finished product. This concern
certainly as solid as the materia
they are engaged in manufacturing
and shipping TO all parts Of this con
tinent. Fred DeVoe, the industrious
superintendent, certainly is~a hyt
wire around this excellent plant an,
is never caught mapping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Werheim Of Nil