Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
SHORT ITEMS.

held a meeting in the city on Friday
afternoon.
Work has been commenced on the
extension of the Stinchheld creek
sewer to the river.
Wausau is just now having an cpl
demic of measles and large number
of children are afflicted.
10000 men are wanted in Oklahoma
to help harvest crops. Harvesting
commences on the 5th of June.
There was business meeting of
the Marathon County Press Associa-
ton Friday evening at the PILOT
office.
The address before the Mosinee
high school at commencement will
be delivered by Rev. John Lloyd,
rector of St. Johns church.
Charles Gill is building a cement
sidewalk, 12O feet, on McIndoe street
and 12O feet on Third. He is also
making number of Improvements
on his residence.
Suit has been commenced in circuit
court by Louis Thaler, for divorce
from his wife, Faith Thaler, the
charge being adultery. An absolute
divorce is asked, and the custody of
their only child, by the plaintiff.
C.S. Curtis is wrecking his large
barn and stable at his home on Sixth
street, preparatory to the erection of
a fine private garage in place of said
building, for the better accommoda-
tion of his.gasoline and electric autos.
st. Omer Commandery will hold it's
regular monthly conclave tomorrow
evening, at which time dinner will
be served at 6:15 O'Clock, following
there will be work in the Temple.
All Sir Knights are requested to be
present.
Herman Foster, we'll known lum-
herman of Tomahawk, was stricken
with paralysis at his home in that
city last Wednesday. He was about
to go on a fishing expedition with
friends when his entire left side was
stricken.
IL. Rood, who has been in the
west for the past seven years, lately
arriving home from Salt Lake City,
Utah, has been appointed as night
clerk at the Hotel Bells and takes
hold of the position like an old hand
at the business.
The annual sale of delinquent lands
was held by the county treasurer
last Tuesday. These sales are not so
momentous as they used to be, when
three or four thousand descriptions
were sold and twenty-five cents inter
est collected yearly.
What has become of G. HI. Young
of the Schram Manufacturing Com
pany of Oshkosh, who was in Wausau
some little time ago, for the purpose
of looking up an available site for
the removal of that manufacturing
plant to this city? Or was the pro-
ject met with favor or disfavor by
some of our wiseacres ?
NJ. P. Mccullough, who was oper-
ated upon at st. Mary's hospital for
appendicitis week ago last Sunday,
is doing finely and expects to be up
and around again in week or ten
days. His brother, Clinton McCul-
Tough of Chicago, was with him dur
ing the trying period. having arrived
at the home of the former for a social
visit on the day of the operation.
Wausau schools are rapidly APP
preaching the end of the years work.
On May Both, at the NJ. E. church,
the baccalaurate address will be given
by Silas Evans, of Ripon College. On
Wednesday evening, June I'd, the
opera Martha" or "The Fair Rich
mond" will be given at the high
school auditorium and on Thursday
evening, June Sd, the class play
Progress" A drama in three acts
at the close of which G. D. Jones,
president of the Board of Education
will present the diplomas.
The committees of arrangements
in this city for the G. A. r. State
Encampment are still busily engaged
in planning, perfecting and arranging
for the entertainment and enjoyment
of its visitors next month. Nothing
is to be left undone to make the affair
as patriotic, enjoyable and successful
as is possible; and if through any
error or oversight anything is neg
lected before the arrival of the visit
ors, make it known to the executive
committee and it will be promptly
attended to in every respect and to
the satisfaction of all interested.