Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
SHORT ITEMS

The Wisconsin Valley Electric COM
pany has new sales manager-A. H.
Skies, of Athens, Ga.
An epidemic of scarlet fever and
also of small pox is facing our neigh
boring city, Stevens Point.
1t has been found out that grain
alcohol, made from wood, can be used
in place of gasoline for power.
Thursday the city had crews clean
ing off the main bridge. across the
falls, and the high and low bridges.
The new Palace theatre at Amigo,
now in course of construction, will be
finished by July 1st, and will cost
$4,000
The small boy has at last got down
to concrete and the way he does skate
with his rollers, is a caution. Spring
is certainly here.
Mrs. J. w. Bruce, formerly of Mer-
rill, died at Soldiers Home, Waupaca,
last Wednesday. The remains were
taken to Merrill where the funeral
was held on Friday.
The city schools opened yesterday
after a week of vacation. During
the time the various rooms have been
given a thorough cleaning and put in
readiness for the balance of the year.
There is to be a Peace meeting in
Washington, d. c., on the 26th and
9th of May. EX-president Taft is
president of the league, and Mayor
John Ringle is among those receiving
an invitation to attend.
On the 18th of April the First Meth
odist church of this city will COM
mence a series of religious meetings
which will last uptil Easter. DR..
Marsh of Appleton, and DR.. Williams,
district superintendent, will be among
the speakers.
A. A. Babcock has fully recovered
from his late illness, so as to be up
and about again as usual, in attend
ing to the duties of his office and in
meeting his numerous friends. All
are rejoicing that he has recovered so
quickly.
Saturday was All Fools day and
many were the schemes worked up to
fool the unwary. OF course, the
young took the most interest in this
amusement and as long as the fooling
does not go to the extreme no one
can take objections.
The state board of plumbing exam
iners will conduct special eXamina-
ton for the licensing of journeymen,
and plumbers, April II, at the school
of trades, Milwaukee. Plumbers are
required to be licensed in all cities
of the fourth class, having a popula
ton of 5000.
The display of bird houses at the
Free Public Library on Friday and
Saturday, brought out quite a number
who wanted ideas and others who
wanted to buy. The exhibits do much
good; demonstrate that bird houses
are essential in every yard to bring
about the birds.
Louis Makofski, of the town of
F'lieth, was arraigned in Justice Lar
ner's court Tuesday afternoon of last
week on a charge of hunting without
license. He plead guilty and was
fined $4,000 and costs. He got what he
went after, a deer which taught him
dear lesson for his unlawful viola
ton.
The case of Abe Lique, of the town
of Maine, charged with having sold
intoxicating liquor to a minor, was
brought up in Justice Larner's court
Thursday for the second time. The
defendant made his appearance as
stipulated, the complaining witness
failing to be present; hence the case
was dismissed and LiQue was dis
charged.
Last week ice and snow predomin-
ated on the streets and sidewalks of
the city and now there is a demand
for street cleaners, especially on the
business thoroughfares and some CT
the resident districts. 1t is aston
ishing the amount of debris that &C
cumulates on all large cities streets,
like Milwaukee and Wausau for in
stance.
Edmund Johnson, janitor of the
post Office building, last Saturday
morning discovered a large number of
angle worms on the concrete walk
about the government building. AS
the ground is frozen to quite a depth
each side of the walk, he wonders
where they came from. The only way
that he can figure it out is that they
came down with the rain which fell
that morning.
Benz. f. Dorr of Amigo, died on the
evening of the 2Sth of March. He
had been resident of Amigo since
1882, and was one af the founders
of the Amigo Congregationalist
church, and charter member of the
G. a. r. Post of that city. He was IS
years of age. He was the author of
The Surveyors Guide and Pocket
Table Book" which is in use through |
out this country.
The builders supply companies are
making extensive preparations for the |
sale of all kinds of building materials |
for the opening of the building sea-
son. Plans have been drawn for the !
erection and making over of many |