Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-10
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Pat Madden of Minocqua, we'll
known in the valley is seriously i'll
with pneumonia.
George Homrig took car load of
horses up to Gleason on THURSDAY.
Horses are in great demand these
days.
The Agenda club basket ball team
played the Neillsville team on Taes-
day evening with the result that the
former club was defeated.
The north show windows of the C.
f. Dunbar Co.'s jewelry store is the
attraction daily, because of a reduc-
ton of % cents each day on each
article shcwn until sold. adv
Four horses have died on farms
near Viroqua. from new disease
which has broken out. The animals
are attacked with sudden lameneSS
and death results in short time.
A fellow by the name of Charles
Hobbs was arrested here and taken to
Marshfield to answer to the charge of
having stolen watch from a farmer
living near that city. He was bound
over TO the circuit court.
Adjutant General Orlando Holway
Wednesday, issued orders for the an
nual inspection of the infantry of
the Wisconsin National Guard Co.
G will be inspected on the 18Th of
May.
"Go-to-Church Sunday" are asso-
Citations started in many of our cities
and make active campaigns to fill the
churches on various Sundays during
the year. Wausau hasn't gotten in
line yet.
1t will soon be time for candidates
to announce themselves for the var
| ious city offices. Up-to-date but little
stir has been made by those ready and
willing to serve the dear people, and
if any have yet entered the arena we
| know not of them. A few weeks
more, however, will bring forth the
| anxious ones.
The St. Paul depot at Knowlton
was robbed on Monday evening of
| last week of small sum of money
| A suit case belonging to a traveller
was also taken. Conductor Peter
Hollinshead put three men off the train
| that evening and it is thought Ghey
pulled off this stunt to get even with
the road
The second supper of the high
| school club was held at the Y. NJ. C..
| A. last Tuesday evening at which
there was quite an increase in the
| number present over that of the pre-.
viouS Tuesday. Following the supper
the boys divided into two groups
4 which was headed by c. +. Ogden
and E. w. Brandenburg. Both groups
held interesting discussions.
Miss Edith Hamacker, who had
been visiting her niece, Mrs. William
y. Lynn, at Knoxville, Tenn, for
several months has returned home
| Miss Hamacker has recovered from
her recent illness and will resume
| her position as member of the fac
ulty of the Marathon County Teach
erS' Training school, WauSau, next
| Monday. -Stevens Point Journal.
| Miss Patterson gave lectures in
| the Presbyterian church each after
noon during the past week except
Ing Saturday which were well
attended and enjoyed. On Thursday
evening she continued her illustrated
lecture on India The church beino
packed as on the former occasion
Sunday evening. The slides we're I'M
| usually fine and the lecture very able
and interesting.
Chas. II. Henry, of Eau Claire, COM
mander of the Wisconsin department
| of the Grand Army, has issued general
order No. 4, in which he urges all to
act without delay in preparing for a
| suitable observance of the Tooth
birthday anniversary of Abraham
| Lincoln, Feb. 18th. He also calls at
tentioR to the fact that in 1916 it
| will 30 years since the grand army
of the Republic was born and recon-
| mended a suitable celebration.
| Instead of the regular debating pro-
gram last Tuesday evening the Valy
Forum was addressed by Rev. o. ID.
| Briggs who gave most interesting
talk on 1.-THE Moral Phase of Sex
Hygiene" Owing TO conflicting pro-
grams many of the regular attendants
of the society were unable to be pres
emit. paper, signed by the required
number, was handed to President
Craig Common last Wednesday which
| asked that the meetings of the club
be held on Wednesday evenings in
| stead of on Tuesdays as on that night
there are other things that conflict
so as not to permit large number OF
those interested in the Forum meet
ings to attend. In all probability the
Forum programs will be given on
| 4 ! L. So