Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26

/. ]. Haufe at Marion, Wis, on Dec.
18th.
Six deaths have occurred from diph-
liberia at or near Stevens Point, dur
ing the past month.
The Mems Club of the M. E. church
will meet again on Jan. 7th, after a
couple of weeks of holiday vacation.
All of the young people, whom the
Pilot last week mentioned as coming
home, are here and Wausau is unusu-
ally lively. Many of the students
will be returning the latter part of
this week.
An attempt is being made by the
Oneida Dry Federation" of Rhine
lander to secure W j. Bryan for one
of the speakers during the coming
"dry campaign" to be conducted in
that city.
The local Older Girls conference
will be held at O'Clock next Saturday
in the Presbyterian church. A picnic
supper will be INDUCED in at o'clock.
Mr.. Brandenburg will address an
evening meeting.
Pleading guilty in Municipal court
Tuesday to a charge of using deroga-
tory language, addressed to Merritt
Martin, one of the city's patrolmen,
Edward Zillman was assessed fine
and costs of $500.
Last Tuesday, the mayor ordered
out all the slot machines and punch
boards that were in any of our places
of business. The order also affected
all gambling devices.
A Sunday School Board meeting will
be held at the NJ. E. church next
Thursday evening. Teachers and
officers from the West side and from
Schofield will be present.
+ Rhinelander is talking of installing
the automatic system It is the best
in use. Wausau has had the system
for about ten years and it has given
the best of satisfaction at all times.
Sheriff Eject Henry Patzer and Miss
Matte House, both of Merrill were
united in marriage on last Wednes-
day. Both are we'll known in Wausau.
They stopped in this city on their way
East on their wedding trip.
Circuit court adjourned Thursday
morning, on account Of no jury cases
being ready for trial. The jurymen
were excused until Wednesday, January
3, when Judge B. B. Park of Stevens
Point will preside and hear jury
cases.
The Wausau young people arrived
home early last week from the Ste
vens Point Normal school on account
of scarlet fever and diphtheria de-
veloping down there. The schools were
all closed to help avoid the spread of
the diseases.
Judge Byron L. Park of Stevens
Point will come to Wausau on the
Sd day of January and will hear three
cases for Judge Reid. Judge Reid
will go to Stevens Point on the 10th
of January to preside in several cases
for Judge Park.
Some of the railroads have refused
to take shipments east of Chicago I'M
til the car shortage is over, and bust
ness men have received notice to this
effect. If this keeps up for any
ship for our manufacturers.
Edward Emmerich, of the town of
Kronenwetter, charged with killing
neighbours dog, called in municipal
court Wednesday forenoon, was dis
missed on account of the hardness of
the complaining witness and other
witnesses, when the case was called.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A Runkel
moved to the city last week from
Brokaw, and are located at 81 Fulton
street. Mr.. Runkel was elected Reg
lister of Deeds at the last election.
Mr.. Runkel formerly had charge of
the store at Brokaw for the Wausau
Paper Mills company
Last Friday was the shortest day
of the year, Dec. 21st, and now we
are gliding along towards the long
days of summer. The day was biting
cold one, the temperature going to
IA degrees below zero. At o'clock,
a. m, it was IL below and during the
day it touched zero.
The case of Tony Fehl against the
Wisconsin Valley Electric company,
wherein the plaintiff asked judgment
for $4,000 against the defendant for
personal Injuries, ended Wednesday
afternoon, the jury being instructed to
bring in verdict for the defendant,
tndlng no cause for action.