Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-12
SHORT ITEMS.

A son was born to Mr.. and M RS
Albert Mcdonnell, 5l2 Jefferson street.
Wednesday.
There was quite fall of snow in
the northern part of the state Thurs
day, on the iron range.
The SD annual convocation of the
Wisconsin Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite Masons, will be held in
Milwaukee four days, beginning Nov.
Is.
The Mohr Lumber company's mill
commenced operations last Thursday.
1t will run until April and saw out
100000. 1t will give employment to
a large number of men.
Beginning last Saturday, the water
in the Tomahawk dam was COM
menced to be lowered. 1t must be
lowered six feet to give opportunity
of repairing the dam.
No. l squad of the fire department
was called to the home of R. Delno-
dar at 11:25 Wednesday morning to
care for chimney fire. No damage
resulted to the premises.
Mr.. Hayner, piano tuner and re-
pairer from Chicago, will be in town
Tuesday, Oct. 18th. Patronage re-
spectfully solicited. Leave orders
promptly at Mueller's jewelry store. 1t
The Stockton postoffice in Portage
county, was entered and robbed of a
small amount of money and postage
stamps. We just give this piece of
news to put our county postmasters
on their guard.
Norman Stone, who recently under
went an operation at St. Mary's
hospital, is out of that institution
and able to be around as usual. He
expects to return to his work in Mil
| waukee in week or ten days.
Several cars of Athens people went
to Wausau Monday evening to see the
great play "On Trial" at Cones opera
house. One and all say the play was
one Of the finest ever staged and that
they were we'll paid for their trip
Athens Record.
In circuit court Friday afternoon,
Mrs. Amanda Landru was granted a
divorce from her husband, Walter
Landru, the plaintiff being given the
custody of their youngest child and
the defendant was ordered to pay
$1,000 a month for the support OF
mother and child.
An exchange we'll says, "the incest
courtesy you can show to your guests
is to have their visits mentioned in
this paper" The incest courtesy
also you can show your friends is tc
let them know of your absence
through this paper. Wen consider
it courtesey whenever you give US
an item of this kind.
The regular October meeting of the
Marathon County Medical society is tC
be held at the Wausau Club house on
Thursday, Oct. 18th. Dinner will be
| served at $50 p. m. after which Major
G. H. Stoddard, M. c., First Field
| Hospital of the Wisconsin National
Guards, will give lecture on "Our
Next War-Medical Preparedness"
A freak potato of the Northern
White Wonder variety, grown on the
| farm of Joseph SuSor of the town OF
Texas, was left at the office of this
paper Saturday. On the parent po
tato seven others were grown, all OF
good size and in a healthy state OF
preservation. The whole murphy
family has been placed in our keeping
for exhibition. Drop in and look at
the progeny.
A man answering to the name OF
j. d. Johnson was arraigned in nun.
icipal court Thursday morning on a
charge of vagrancy. Being assessed
$1,000 and costs and having no visible
means of putting up the amount de.
manded, he was conducted to the
county Jail for sixty days. He was
offered transportation outside of the
city, which he rejected, preterring tC
remain here under lock and key.
Running automobiles and motor.
cycles through some of the back
streets at night, off the beats OF
patrolmen and at an unlawful rate OF
speed, seems to be the pastime OF
some of Wausau's frisky chaps OF
late, in going to or coming from the
outlying precincts. 1t may be great
sport for those fellows, but on the
other hand it must be rather rough
on the machines and risky business
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