Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-20
SHORT ITEMS

snow WINDOW ar wright MUSIC STORE.
1t gives one the fever to be partic-
ipant.
Note the fact that slight hail storm
visited Wausau, June 16, 1916. What
next in the summer time? Probably
an early frost.
A new industry established at
Marshfeld is poultry slau ghtering
house C. E. Blodgett is the promoter.
1t will employ so hands.
Nos. and of the fire department
turned out Wednesday to care for a
chimney fire at the home of August
Beckman on Bridge street.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tions taken for all magazines at low
set clubbing rates. SIG Mcclellan St.
Phone 1871. n24-tf
The Wisconsin river is still up to a
high stage, with no prospects of re-
ceding. Less rain is called for to put
it in normal condition and also to
save the crops.
The attraction the past week at the
Grand opera house was in the moving
picture line-Rex Beach's THE Meier
Do-Well." 1t drew large houses each
evening and at matinees.
John Bird of the town of Texas,
arrested on a charge of assault and
battery, was ushered into municipal
court Thursday. Pleading guilty to
the charge he was fined $500 and
costs.
The road out at Big Sandy creek,
the large quantities of sand, was taken
in hand by about so men and 100 loads
of clay hauled by teams onto it and the
sand thrown out.
Flag day was observed on Wednes-
day, the 14th day of June, in Wausau
by displaying the American flag on
nearly all public and private build
ings in the city. The fact that it was
the 139th anniversary of the adoption
of the flag made the occasion all the
more important.
Hobart Bancroft, son of Rev. and
Mrs. W. d. Bancroft of this city, has
been elected member of the Alpha
Delta Tau fraternity at Wayland col
lege, Beaver Dam, the honorary schoT-
astic fraternity of secondary schools
throughout the country.
Frank Tesch, who was arrested at
Edgar and brought to this city Tues
day of last week on a charge of as
saulting young miss of the town of
Emmett on Sunday of last week, was
brought into municipal court Thurs
day and at the close was held for trial
at the next term of said court.
Miss Winnifred Stockwell of this
city, who is a student and teacher al
st. GATHERINGS college in st. Paul,
recently took the leading part in the
annual play of that college with
marked success. The play, EVERY
woman" was given, and she filled the
role of Everywoman wonderfully.
Luther Lindauer of Kaukauna, an
automobile visitor in Wausau and
! vicinity during the past week, was uI
| before Judge Marchetti Saturday, fol-
| exceeding the speed limit with his car
on Grand avenue. Mr.. Lindauer was
fined $1,000 and costs, total amount
| $500, which he reluctantly "forked
over"
George A. Powell, of Ypsilanti
Mich, brother of DR.. F. J. Powell
| of Wausau, passed away on Wednes-
day, June 8, at the age of IS years.
| The deceased was formerly a resident
of Dancy, Wis, and was well and fav-
orably known along the Wisconsin
river valley. Interment took place in
the GAINESVILLE, Wis, cemetery.
w. T. Whiting is considering re-
firing from the Wisconsin River Paper
& Pulp company's plant at Conant
Rapids. He has been connected with
the paper mill for over twenty-five
years. The mill. at its start had a
capacity of 20 tons of white news
print per day, now it has a capacity
of so tons.
Mrs. Nicholas Stroup died sudden
ly at her home in Fond du Lac We'd
nesday evening, following a stroke
of apoplexy. She leaves her widower
and three children, also three sisters
and brother. Mrs. Charles Boettcher
of Wausau is a sister of deceased. The
funeral Vas held Sunday afternoon
at Fond du Lac by Rev. C. L. Grauer.
The convention of the Association
of Trustees and Superintendent of
County Asylums of the state was held
in Manitowoc the past week The old
officers were reelected as follows: NJ.
H. Duncan, Wausau, president; d. c.
Hayward, Weyauwega, secretary, and
George H. Seeley, Menomonie, treas
urer. The 1917 convention will be held