Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-04
SHORT ITEMS.

r. McNaughton has improved his
residence grounds by building new
cement walks thereon.
AT Druid's hall on Thursday even
ing, Oliver c. Wilson spoke on 1.-THE
Socialist Party and the European
War"
j. Rohde is making some modern
improvements in his store building,
on the corner of Third and Mcclellan
streets.
The new residence of Karl Mathie
at Mosinee, is nearing completion,
and Mr.. Mathie and family will soon
move thereto.
No. 2 of the fire department was
summoned to the home of Malcolm
Mccormick at seven O'Clock Wednes-
day night. No damage done.
The committees for the G. A. r.
encampment are diligently at work
making elaborate arrangements for
the entertainment of it's visitors in
June.
H. E. Marquardt, city comptroller,
has sufficiently recovered from his
long siege of illness so as 70 be in his
Office again to attend to his daily
duties.
A'daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolph Melang on Friday and
Adolph, who furnishes our people
with Indian Spring water, is looking
unusually happy.
John Braun of Athens, secretary
and treasurer of Braun Bros. & Co.,
severely scalded his hands and face
the other day, while attempting to
turn off bursted water glass.
Merrill has dropped out of the Wis
consin Valley Base Ball League, be-
cause the business men of that city
would not come to its support. This
has given Marshfield chance to take
hand in the game.
No. squad of the fire department
was called to the home of Stephen
Woitowski on River street about six
p. m. Wednesday to care for burn
ing chimney and blazing roof. But
slight damage was done.
The Central Wisconsin Press associ-
alton is scheduled to meet in Wausau
on the 18th of June, but there is an
effort being made to meet in Madison
instead with the Wisconsin Franklin
club on the 26th, 9th and 28th days
of May
The regular meeting of the Mara
thon Medical Society was held at the
Wausau Club house on Thursday
afternoon at which G. B. Bird spoke
on the Harrison Law and papers
were read by DR.. d. 7. Jones, Dr. j.
f. Smith and Dr. Il. w. Jones.
II. H. Humphrey, the county man
gave addresses in Mosinee and Kron-
enwetter the past week. A. G. Burgs
principal of the County Agricultural
school, gave an illustrated lecture in
the town of Maine last evening and
at Granite Heights on Saturday even
ing.
The bids for building the Stinch-
field sewer extension being a tie
between Winnie & Justesen and +.
w. KrauSe, as offered Monday of last
week, each bidding the amount of
1850, was secured by the former, the
latter Withdrawing. The extension
to be built is 600 feet.
The Wood County Bar association
recently organized, is of1icered as
follows:
President-George L. Williams.
lst Vice-Pres. Sc. G. Pors.
2no B. NJ Vaughn.
Treas.-F. w. Brazeau
See. B. Edwards.
FOR speeding his auto beyond the
limit, Conrad Anthem was arrested
and brought into municipal court
Thursday afternoon, plead guilty and
was fined SO and costs. Which is
another warning to fast drivers when
heedlessly driving pell-mell through
the crowded streets and avenues.
Walter Alexander and his COM
mittee, who are engaged in raising
funds for expenses for the G. A. R.
encampment in June, are meeting
with splendid success and have set
the figures needed at $500. A good
share of the amount has already been
subscribed which insures handsome
entertainment for the visitors dur
ing their short stay in this city.
Ambrose Rehl, brought before JUS
tice Larner on Monday of last week,
on a charge OF spearing fish in the
night time, who was found guilty of
the charge and was finded $500 and
costs, failed to secure the amount
called for. The result was, that
Rehl appeared in court again Wednes-
day and concluded to serve lodge
ment for thirty DAYS in the county
Jail in lieu of $3.50.
The Civic improvement committee
of the Ladies Literary club has been
very active the past week in seeing
that the city is cleaned up. The
committee had quite an army of
small boys out distributing cards and
it was the endea have one of
these cards placed an the hands of
each property holder. The cards
stated that the clean up day was on
May 1st; that thereafter city teams
would haul rubbish away for mod
crate sum, and our people were asked
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