Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
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church.
The S45, 900 bridge across the Wis
consin river at Nekoosa has been COM
menced. 1t is being built by the
Wausau Iron Woaks.
DIR. W. T. Lawrence, who was op-
Grated on for appendicitis about a
month ago, is now up and around
much to the delight of all.
The new 100000 .dormitory of the
Stevens Point Normal school will
probably be named Nelson hall, after
George B. Nelson of that city.
A bandit held up the depot opera
tor of the 500 road last Thursday
morning and robbed the depot of SOL.
The fellow was arrested later in Eau
Claire.
Call at Hohman-Kuntz Hdw. Co.'S
store and inspect their new and large
stock of heaters and ranges, when
you wish to purchase anything in
this line. adv.
There will be civil service exam
nation for the state held in Wausau
on Saturday, Oct. 8. Applications
and general information can be had
by addressing the Wis. Civil Service
Commission, Madison, Wis.
Last Friday evening at Shutdown
began the solemn Jewish fast, known
as the Day of Atonement, and ended
at shutdown on Saturday the 18th.
The day was observed by the Jews in
general in Wausau.
G. d. Jones, J. E. Curtis, A. j
Roller and r. J. Schmitz, of Wausau
and A. Huffman Of Ingram, were, in
the city last Saturday. They are
well known land owners and lumber
manufacturers Forest Republican
CrandOn.
Crews of street sweepers were or
the streets during the past week, re-
moving the litter thereon for carriage
to the dump piles and those thorough
fares now represent a more tidy ap
pearance of the city, particularly
noticeable by visitors.
E. S. Bailey, editor of the Marsh
field News, is the defendant in per
sOnal damage suit for $4,000 brought
against him by Thomas E. Hayes, ;
railway engineer, for damages re
ceived when struck by Mr.. Bailey
auto several months ago.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Specia
Magazine Representative. Subscrip
est clubbing rates. SIC Mcclellan st
Phone 1911. n24-tf
Mrs. Leopold Zimicziwska of thu
town of Knowlton was arrested
Thursday and brought before Judg,
Marchetti on a charge of assault anC
battery, the victim being Victori;
Selicka. The date of the examina
tion of the defendant was put owe
until Thursday.
Chris. Young is seeking a divorce
from his wife, Emily Young, on &C
count of alleged desertion. Mr.
Young has always been a hard work
ing bread winner and now in his de
cling years it seems their separation
is rather deplOrable.
An election is being held in Antig(
today, seeking the recall of Mayor [
| G. Steffen. 1t is the first election IL
Wisconsin at which advantage will
be taken of the new law permitting
voting by law in the case of electors
who must be out of their precinct OF
election day.
Announcements have been received
in Wausau the past week of thu
marriage of Miss Eleanor Elizabeth
Bingham to Mr.. John Albert Proctor
which took place in Intervale, n. H.
on the 18th day of September, 1915
The groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
j. A. Proctor, we'll known in Wausau
The sectional meeting of superin
tendentS and teachers of continuation
schools will be held in this city OF
Saturday, October End. The Crane
Rapids, Marshfeld, Stevens Point
and Wausau schools are included il
the section. Amigo, Rhinelandel
and Merrill, which are eligible fol
continuation schools, are included il
the district.
Charles Taplin was taken before
Judge Marchetti Friday morning Il
answer to charge of having oper
ated an automobile for hire within
the city limits without having OBJ
tanned a license. After the exam
ination of a witness the case wa.
dismissed, because of lack of evi
dence, as the defendant had made nc
charge for fares.
The Wausau Motor Car company
has lifted up new and handsome
compartment in its garage, for the
displayment of automobile supplies OF
every description, for the convenience
of its customers and the general pub
lie. The company aims to make this
establishment one of the best any.
where and has met with excellent
success in every way.
At the first regular meeting of the
WauSau Merchants and Manufacture.
erS' association on October 18th the
secretary of the Madison Board OF
Commerce, Mr.. E. NJ. Mcmahon, will
be present. The delegates who had
the pleasure of meeting Mr.. McMa.
hon at the convention in Oshkosh
will be more than pleased to be pres.
ent and good deal will be missed by
those who fail TO attend. There
should be turnout of the complete
membership at this meeting.