Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-01-25
SHORT ITEMS.

Junction City is to have $4,000
school house.
The boys were skating on our streets
last Saturday evening.
Levi Kroner, one of the oldest citi-
Zens of Grand Rapids, died last Tues
day, aged 81 years.
NJ. C. Ewing is making improve
ments on his residence, corner or
Fourth and Franklin streets.
Miss Mable Helke who was operat-
ed on for appendicitis at st. Mary's
hospital is still there, but is improv-
ing.
A son was born at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Fl. }. Hagge, on Friday
morning, Jan. 2lst, 1916. Congratula-
tionS.
Miss Margaret Armstrong, who has
been confined to her home since
Christmas with severe attack of
Ia grippe is now convalescing.
Mrs. Margaret E. Cooley of Grand
Rapids. the founder of the Daily
Leader at Grand Rapids died the
past week. She was "A years Of age.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tions taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates. SIC Mcclellan ST
Phone 1911. n24-tf
Henry Belanger died at Amigo last
Wednesday aged 80 years. He was
the father of Ovid and George
Belanger of this city, both of whom
attended the funeral.
Bowling alleys are being installed
in the new parish Episcopal hall at
Stevens Point. They will be open
week days and are intended for the
use of all in that city.
The Mems club of the NJ. E. church
was addressed by G. B. Bird on Sun
day noon He told about the work of
Federated Charities of which organi-
cation he is president.
Ice skating parties are the rage in
some of the nearby cities, but the
rage has not yet reached this city. 1t
certainly should. The sport is exhil-
Grating and healthful.
DIR. J. G. Vaughan of Lawrence col
lege will be a Wausau visitor next
Sunday and preach in the NJ. E,
church. He will address the M. Z.
Mems club on Sunday noon.
There is a move on foot by the citi-
zens of Merrill to purchase the water
works of that city and make it
a municipal plant. A price of 100000
has been fixed upon the works.
The south store in the Delmonico
building is being fitted up for John
Fried, the Jackson street shoe dealer,
who will remove to those premises as
soon as they are ready for occupancy.
From Tuesday morning to Friday
morning the temperature made some
big changes. Tuesday morning it
was 10 below and Friday it was 81
above and raining. Considerable rain
fell Friday.
On complaint of his wife, Otto
Winter was arrested Tuesday evening
on a charge of nOn-SuppOrt of his
spouse Wednesday is the time set
for his examination in Justice Lar
| ner's court.
KENTUCKY BEST PURE SORGHUM
MoLAssEs, gal. buckets per crate,
$500 per crate, freight prepaid.
Special prices on large quantities.
Write for sample. S. Rosenblatt,
| Hawesville, Ky. advJllW7
There has not been winter in the
! history of the oldest inhabitant when
people had to walk in the center of
the road similar to this winter. There
| have been many thaws, and rains and
freeze-ups, all of which have kept the
walks slippery.
John Oelhafen of Tomahawk, form
| erly a resident of Wausau, celebrated
| his S0th birthday on Saturday Mrs
| George Pfeiffer and Mrs. Edward
! Seim, of this city, daughters of Mr..
! Oelhafen went up to participate in
| the festivities.
A. w. White, a piano dealer of
! Stevens Point, was found dead under
| a truck in Chicago, on Tuesday morn
| ing. He had been in Chicago one
week, He was 46 years OF age and
| leaves a wife and one daughter There
was nothing to indicate foul play.
Gertie Jones of MOsinee, a Miss of
sixteen years, from the town of Most
| nee, was brought into municipal
court Thursday or a charge of being
/ delinquent. Upon examination she
was found guilty and was ordered to
! be taken. to the industrial school at
Waukesha.
Hank Tichnor, who spent his
| younger days in here and who went TO
the war from Wausau, is very sick at
his home in Grand Rapids. Owing to
his advanced age there is little hope
for his recovery. Mr.. Tichnor was in
attendance at the c. A. r. Encamp-
ment in Wausau last June.
No one saw the eclipse of the moon
in this neighbOrhood early Thursday
morning, as the sky was covered by
| heavy clouds. 1t was quite show, as
the moon was completely eclipsed.
| 1t is always the way whenever free
| exhibition is to come off even in the
| heavens, one has to hire a balloon to
| see it.
Business has increased TO such an
extent on the freight line on the
North Western Railroad company'S
line that it has been forced to put on
| the third switch engine in its yards
in this city, in order to more properly
| IaclllJaJe It's WORK mere, Wnlcn VIII
be glad tidingS for receivers and
shippers in WauSau.
The next meeting of the Wausau
Catholic Knights, which is a post
pOned meet, is TO be held at c. X.
hall on Tuesday evening of next
week and all members and their fam
lilies are expected TO be present. A
social time has been arranged. At
the same time the installation of new
officers will take place. Mr.. Barrett,
of Merrill, as installing officer, will be
nreSant and will riNn . short talL- for