Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-01
SHORT ITEMS.

| Ou "Wednesday d. OClHOOu l44C Id
dies Auxiliary of the ''Y'' will hold
fruit sale at the ''Y."
"Bill" Morgan, one of Wausau's
star bowlers, is in the city today
Rhinelander New North.
Rev. w. H. Bancroft delivered the
address before the Fireside Meeting
at the ''Y'' on Sunday afternoon.
The committee soliciting aid for
the Jewish war sufferers up to this
date in Wausau, has secured s1,O25.
WANTED Dining-room girl, cham
Der maid and laundry girl. Good
wages. Hotel Kelly, Watersmeet,
Mich. adY-1t
Henry Vohl of Amigo, % years old,
while working for the English Manu-
racturing company was killed Wednes-
day while unloading logs.
The round house and two locomO-
tiVes of the S. NJ. and P. Railway,
were destroyed by fire last Tuesday at
Stanley, Wis. Loss $4,000.
DIR. Vaughn, of Lawrence college,
preached in the First NJ. E. church
on Sunday morning and addressed
the mems club at the close of the
morning service.
The hook and ladder truck of en-
CINE house No. l was called to the
Eagle Restaurant, at POS Third street,
at ten O'Clock Friday night, to care
for a chimney fire.
NJ n Weeks, formerly manager of
the Wausau Electric Light Co., later
manager of the Grand Rapids Electric
Co., has resigned and will enter the
dredging business.
Squad No. of the fire department
turned out at 3:35 on Wednesday af-
ternoon, to attend to a chimney fire
at the home of Ralph Neubauer, at
80 Lincoln avenue.
Arthur F. Zimmerman, a we'll
known business man of Amigo, shot
himself, in the rooms of the Odd
Fellows lodge. His body was found
by the janitor. He left letter to
his wife.
The H. E. McEachron Mills Co., has
filed articles of incorporation with
the secretary of state. Capital
100000. The incorporators are H.
E. McEachron, Philip Plantz and G.
G. Gerndt.
VIM Wiederhoeft of the town of
Stettin, was in town Friday with a
load of wood; the horses became
frightened and ran away. The wood
was scattered about but no serious
damage resulted.
Chas. Parcher, who has been in the
employ of the First National bank
for the past few years, has resigned
his position which took effect yester
day, to accept one with the Langlade
Lumber company. He will enter his
new duties at once.
Upon complaint of Sam Fox, a
Sixth street merchant, several
boys were brought into municipal
court Saturday morning, charged
with disturbing the peace in that
neighborhood. Being found guilty
each we're assessed $500 and costs.
The government weather bureau
has had hard work the past week in
regulating things; several cold waves
and heavy snow falls have been pre-
dicted but they did not materialize.
There was no severe cold nor heavy
snow, but rain and sleet most of the
time.
City politics are beginning to be
talked over. The friends of Hugo
| Peters and H. E. Marquardt are urg-
ing them for the office of mayor.
Geo. Steltz will again be candidate
for assessor. Henry Juers is undecided
yet as to whether he will be a candi-
date for treasurer.
The new metal auto licences issued
by the state are making their appear
ance in this city. The new have a
white back ground and the figures
are red. The new design is much
superior to those used in former
years. The time limit in which to
| replace them is until March 1st.
Last Friday morning the Seniors
were given the general exercise period
and carried out an interesting pro-
gram, consisting of a vocal solo By
Stensaas; reading, April Ellis, and
novel vaudeville act. Miss Winnie
Delzell is president of this years
Senior class.-Normal School News,
Stevens Point Gazette. Miss Ellis is
a Wausau girl.
E. 1. Fitzgerald, the internal
revenue collector, who has been at
St. Michaels hospital a couple of
weeks, where he was very i'll with
pneumonia, is now rapidly GONZALES
cling and may be able TO return to
Wausau within a few days. Mr..
Fitzgerald's father came here last
week from Prairie du Sac, Sank
county, and visited over Sunday with
his son.-Stevens Point Gazette.
Thos. Wood having cashed forged
check some weeks ago and whose case
has been pending in circuit court
since his arrest, was brought before
Judge Reid Saturday morning, plead
guilty to the charge and was SEN
fenced to serve term of one year in
the state prison at Waupun. The
Judge mitigated the sentence, how
ever, and turned Wood over to the
state board Of parole for a similar
term.
A conference of teachers and officers
of industrial, commercial, continue
ton and evening schools was held at
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