Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
SHORT ITEMS

@. A. Sreltz, WHO was conuned 10
his home by an infection of one
his lower limbs, is able to be around
outside again.
Grand Rapids BARRIERS have raised
the price OF hairc0ts TO IS cents. in
stead Of % cents as formerly, to take
effect Sept. 1st.
Stevens Point men have united to
raise 81. 900 of $4,000 fund for the
construction of q highway between
that city and Milladore.
n. Heinemann. who was confined
to his home with illness during the
past few days is out and around again,
attending TO his regular business as
usual.
Miss Blanche Armstrong. Special
Magazine Representative. SubScrip-
tons taken for all magazines ar low
est clubbing rates. $40 Mcclellan st.
Phone 1871. MATT
State Senator W. W. Ebers of this
city and a member of the twenty-ffth
senatorial district, is one of the hold
overs and therefore viii not be in the
election race this fall.
Otto Strobe of the town of Vein.
has begun an action in municipal
court for a divorce from his wife.
Minnie Strobe. on grounds of alleged
deSertion, after two weeks Of married
life, and that she refuses TO return 10
him.
The Jacob MortensOn Lumber Co.'S
saw mill started up saving again
-
weeks, and besides cutting its own
stock viii cut that of the Mohr Lumber
Co, whose mill was lately destroyed
by fire.
A serious epidemic of diptheria has
broken out in Marshfeld and is said
TO De Of the black variety. Twenty
eight or more cases are reported and
one death. Fear of its spreading 10
outlying districts is causing some
alarm.
The s125,000 municipality owned
water plant Of Rhinelander, il ap-
pears is not paving exper seS, accord
ing 70 testimony taken before the rail-
road commission in the case OF the
eity's application for a revision Of its
water rate.
According to ]. W. Hicks, Prentice,
president of the Wisconsin Potato
Growers association, the potato crop
this year is doubtful. Weeks Of hot
weather and then heavy rains caused
the potatoes to sprout in the ground,
il is said.
Word has reached this city that a
son was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs
Lamar Crosby. DR.. Crosby Is
nephew of Lamar Sexmith and has
visited here many times He is one
of the faculty of the University OF
Pennsylvania
Letters to friends in this city have
informed US that Bob Mumm, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs A. W Mumm. who
moved onto a ranch near Sacramento,
Cal, is attending the University Of
California at Berkeley again. This
is his second veal. in that institution.
Frank Glenz, a popular young man
in the employ of E A Arenberg,
ieweIer in Stevens Point, who sudden
Iy disappeared recently with S1,1S5
and a watch valued at SIS, from his
employer, has not yet been apprehend-
ed. A reward of $50 has been offered
for his arrest.
Mrs. Anna Mischalski OF the town of
Rib Falls, was examined Wednesday
il county court as TO her sanity. 1t
was found that she was insane, the
insanity probably resulting from the
loss Of her eldest child recently. She
was committed to the state institu-
ton at Oshkosh.
On Sunday afternoon, the twenty
seventh. there viii be a city shoot
for trapshOOters at the grounds of
the WaUsau Game and Gun club
Various prizes have been donated by
several business men in town and
all those who enjoy the sport of
shooting are making ready for a good
time on that afternoon.
It has been decided by the Mara
thOn County Agricultural society TO
issue two types OF tickets for the fair
this year. One form, good for all the
days, will be sold at S100, while
another good for days and nights, will
be sold for $50. The added attrac-
tons of the evening now make this |
an advisable change.
And now a case of small pox is
reported in the city, at the home OF |
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Refs, 626 Warren |
street, which was Immediately quar-
antined Friday, Miss Bessie being |
afflicted with the disease The sup |
position is that il was brought here |
bya person from another place remote /
from this city and that others exposed |
may be infected
The local Central Labor union is 4
making huge preparations for it's an
n6aI Labor Day celebration and viii 4
have several new features in its turn 4
out The program is to be decided /
upon later. 4 proposition is on foot 1
TO close places Of bus ness on that /
day in order 10 give members Of that /
organization an opportunity to take /
part on this occasion
The hack TO nature movement in /
bathing suits is undoubtedly increas-
ing the benefits Of swimming as a 1
healthfuI exercise. Swimming has i
always occupied front rank in the /
physical culture list because Of the /
many muscles benefited by the ex- |
ercise- Now the eye muscles are /
added to the list with the rest
Stevens Point Journal.
The work Of preparation is steadily /
going forward for the paving Of Forest |
street and Grand avenue. Cold weather
viii catch the contractors If they don't |
expedite matters q little more lively. |
II would seem that a larger force of |
hands is extremely necessary to |
carry on the work more rapidly and /
complete the contract at the time set
for the completion.
a few light showers last week /
were only an aggravatiOn. Thurs
day evening BODIED a heavy electric |
rain storm Heavens artillery boom
ed, vivid lightning flashed but only
a teasing bit of rain fell. A good,