Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
SHORT ITEMS

Walter Bissell is confined to his
home with an attack of tonsilitis.
DR.. Sauerhering has moved his Of
fee to his residence on First street.
Mrs. Beck, the mother of Mrs. A.
A. Hooper. who has been very i'll, is
recovering and getting along nicely.
Joseph Zoeller, who has been SER
iously i'll, remains about the same.
His mother, Mrs. Peter Zoeller, and
his brother, Emil, of Helena, Montana
arrived here this morning.
F. F. Damon, who has been con-
fined to his home for the past month
with a severe attack of the grippe, is
able to be up and around again as
usual, though somewhat weak and
emaciated.
There are two cases of scarlet few
er in the city. The Frank Seefeldt
home, 612 Fulton street, is quarantln-
ed, Lucille Seefeldt is i'll with the dis
ease. The home of August Sehubrlng,
315 Humboldt avenue, is placarded,
Evelyn Schubring has the scarlet few
er.
A decision granting a divorce to
David Ridge from his wife Hilma
Ridge was granted the plaintiff by
Judge Reid, Saturday, the defendant
falling to appear in defense of the
suit. The grounds for the separation
was cruel and inhuman treatment.
Alleging cruel and inhuman treat
ment by her husband, Herman Neuen-
field, his wife, Augusta Neuenfeld, be-
gan an action for divorce, Thursday.
The plaintiff asks for an absolute dl-
vorce, the custody of their children
and a division of the property or ali
mony.
The slight fall of snow on Sunday
was followed by a cold wave and on
Monday morning it was 10 below ze-
70. This morning our citizens awoke
to find snow storm raging coming
from the northeast and as a result
we have about six inches more snow
than we had yesterday.
Nos. 1 and 4 of the fire department
were called to the plant of the Mohr
Lumber Co., to care for blaze that
had started in the saw mill at eight
o'clock last evening. The promptness
of the fire boys and their general
equipment averted in the nick of time
more serious results. The damage
caused amounts to about $500.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers Cooperative
Packing company is being held at
the opera house today, converting at
| ten o'clock this morning, for the pur-
| pose of the election of a board OF
| directors and for the transaction OF
| any other business that may properly
come before the meeting. There are
| about $500 members connected with
| this new city plant, most of whom
are present on this occasion.
Nell Norman, one of the first-class
| seamen of the torpedo vessel, Bur
| raris, arrived in the city Saturday
evening, for the purpose of recruit
ing men for the navy, and VIII have
his headquarters in the Federal build
ing. The U. S. government wants
about $4,000 men for that branch OF
| service and is one of many recruiting
| officers at present engaged in that
occupation. Mr.. Norman is a veteran
in the service, having served eight
years in that capacity and hopes to
| secure a good compliment of recruits
| in this city.
"The Catspaw," a five reel Edison
| photodrama, released through Kleine-
Edison Feature service, will be offer
ed at the Grand tonight. The story
upon which this picture is based is
strong in plot, is told concisely, and
grips the interest until the final line.
1t deals with the adventures of two
high roller" crooks, a man and wo-
man. The man, without informing
his accomplice, employs a double
to represent him in business and So
| cial life, and many perplexing, mys-
tericus situations arise as a result.
All the trouble is, of course, finally
adjusted, but until it is, there is woe
in the lives of many