Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-14
SHORT ITEMS

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ian congregation will be held on the
evening of April 9th.
Jos. Mayer, who has been i'll with
the grip, is able to be around his home
again and is improving.
Among the other improvements be-
ing made at the General hospital, the
building is being re-shingled.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Komers have
rented one of the Ewing Flats, corner
of Fourth and Franklin streets.
Mrs. C. F. Ogden talked to the older
girls of the Presbyterian Sunday
school, Sunday, on Physical Efficien-
cy."
Miss Mary Slattery of Rhinelander,
died in that city week ago, at the
age of sixty-eight years. A brother of
deceased lives in this city.
A girl student of the University of
Wisconsin has written book called
1.-THE Legend of Paul Bunyan, Lumber
jack" 1t is to be published.
The male students of the Marathon
County School of Agriculture judged
cattle on the farms of Walter Alexan-
der and B. F. Wilson on Thursday and
Friday.
The Jews observe the holiday Purim,
Sunday, March 18th. 1t is a joyous
event in the calendar on which feasts
are held and the famous story 81 Es-
Their is retold.
The Carroll Glee club will give an
entertainment in Wausau in April, I'M
der the auspices of the Christian En-
deavOr society of the First Presby-
terrain church.
B. F. Laabs, who has been laid up
with inflammatory rheumatism for the
past five weeks, is able to be around
again as sunny as ever and his many
friends are glad of it.
The assessor of incomes states that
there are many statements which have
not yet been made. Those who have
an income of $4,000 or more are sup
posed to make a report.
The Lawrence Glee club will give
a concert in the NJ. Z. church next Sat
urday evening, March 18th. Admission
So cents. Students rs cents. Reserved
| seats at Collie's, 10 cents extra.
E. ]. Fitzgerald, after a long siege
on the sick list, has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to circulate around town as
| of yore, in business and social way.
His host of friends are pleased to greet
him again.
Remember the meeting of the Mems
club of the First Universalist church
| next Thursday evening, at which time
| Peter Hoffman, coroner of Cook coun-
ty, ILL.,, will give the address of the
| evening on Safety"
The illustrated lecture given by E.
| d. Larson, European war correspon-
| dent of the Minneapolis Tribune, at
| the NJ. E. church, Thursday evening
was largely attended and it proved a
very interesting evening.
Paris green will be rather expensive
| food for potato bugs next season. Like
everything else, will, Tor they say it
| wilD jump up about double in price.
| The bugs probably don't care whether
they are given this delicacy or not.
Charles Gerlach and Fred Denim of
! the town of Johnson were arraigned
| in municipal court Wednesday on
charges of assault, Robert Prentice
making the complaint. Gerlach was
found guilty and was assessed at $1,000
| and costs, and Denim not guilty and
his case dismissed.
At the time last week when the nor
thern states from the lakes to the
| Rocky mountains were experiencing
the biggest snow storm of the season,
the southern states were experiencing
their first hot wave of spring Many
of the cities reported rs degrees above,
which is fully as warm as here in
midsummer
Friday and Saturday considerable
snow fell and on Sunday the clouds
rolled away and the sun, aided by a
breeze from the south, melted the snow
very rapidly, so much so that our side
walks were almost impossible The
snow on either side piled up several
feet high, made ponds of our cement
walks. By Sunday evening our sleigh
| ing was in bad shape
On the Northwestern road, on We'd
| nesday afternoon, a freight train of
| fifteen cars, loaded with automobiles.
| passed through WauSau, enroute for
| Minneapolis. The autos were for local
use in that city and vicinity, instead
of being on their way to Chicago or for
| the Allies, as circulated by an indus
trious news purveyor.
Alex. Bartoschavitz was arrested
| Tuesday night and arraigned in mu-
| nicipal court Wednesday morning on
charge of robbing a hen roost in the
| twn of Texas, of sixteen chickens. His
examination was put over until Fri
day morning. Upon appearance in
court the latter day, Bartoschavitz
waived preliminary hearing and was
held for trial at the next sitting of the
regular term of said court, he to fur
nish bail bond in the sum of $500. 90
for his prompt appearance when
wanted.
Frank Austin, a vagrant and an old
| offender. was subjected to a hearing
in Justice Larner'S court Thursday
morning and fined $500 and costs. In
| default of which he was lodged in the
county lookup, to serve a five-day
term. Austin served a term in the
state prison at Waupurl about four
years ago, for passing a worthless
check and he attempted a similar actat
the time of his late arrest.
The Bar of Marathon county met in
| special session last Wednesday to take
into consideration the question of a
| candidate to succeed Justice W. H.
| Timlin. who will not be candidate
for reelection to the position of Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme court of
Wisconsin. There was practically a
| full attendance of the bar and after
| some discussion the candidacy of
Judge Chester A. Fowler of Fond du
Lac, was unanimously Endorsed.
a lumber camp up north has taken
a very effective way to keep a supply
OF men on hand-to entertain them.
The proprietor secured a moving pic
ture machine and gives an entertain
ment each evening and Sunday after
noon. with q change of nrngram The