Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-18
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Ruder's Book beer will be on tap
durir- the HOLIDAYS. adv.
The Minocqua Times has entered
upon the 10Th year of its existence.
Communion services will be held in
the First Universalist church on Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold W. Drengler
are the parents of a daughter born on
Wednesday night.
H.. l. Crawford gave a Wireless"
talk before the Mems club of the First
NJ. E. church last Sunday noon.
The Ninth district of the Wisconsin
State Federation of Women's clubs
will be held in Amigo on the 9th and
2Sth of April.
Lincoln county will raise pickles
this year on a large scale. Over sixty
acres have been contracted for this
purpose up to date.
Carl Tunnecliffe, who was i'll with
smallpox, has recovered and out of
quarantine, none the other members
of the family took the disease.
Fred W. Genrich, attorney, was OPP
Grated upon at st. Mary's hospital last
Tuesday for removal of tonsils. He
is about again and improving.
1t is reported that the Four Wheel
Drive Co., of Clintonville, sold nine
of it's trucks to the government the
past week to be used in Mexico.
Trout season opened Saturday, April
I'D nf tho cnnrf xUpnf n1If
The day was an exceptionally fine
spring one and the anglers were fairly
successful.
A petition has been Gil culated, which
has been largely signed, and it will
be presented to the city council to-
night. 1t will ask for donation by
the city council.
There will be meetings at the First
NJ. Z. church on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings this
week. District supt., DR.. T. D. Will
liams will speak on the first two
nights.
Miss Hazel Bradley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Bradley, Of Cleve-
land, was operated upon for appendi-
citis last Wednesday. She is improv-
ing splendidly.
There is no let-up in the cases of
smallpox at Stevens Point. DR.. l.. E.
Spencer of this city, deputy state
health officer, was in that city last
Tuesday inspecting conditions.
At the Winnebago presbytery held
in Oconto last week. Rev. d. Jenkins
Williams was reelected chairman of
the Home missions and Rev. Donald
West was elected chairman of Foreign
missions.
Jospeh Tonezowsh of the town of
XnoWlton, was brought before Justice
Larner Thursday forenoon on charge
of assault and battery. Pleading not
guilty his case was postponed until
next Friday.
D. L. Hunter of Junction City, well
known in Portage county, died last
Tuesday night of lockjaw, which was
the result of an accident. While at
| work on a wood saw two weeks ago
| he slipped and cut his right heel on
! the saw.
The Reton house at Stevens Point,
which has been torn down to give
| place to a new business block, was
one of the oldest houses in that city.
1t was the home at one time of o. G..
Ellis, who started Stevens Points first
newspaper.
G. Kruger and wife, who live east
| of the city in the lower part of the
| town of Wausau, were in the city
| Wednesday and while riding on Fifth
street their team became frightened
and ran away, throwing both out.
| Neither was badly hurt.
A crew of men were busy Sunday
| cleaning out the flood trash above the
| guard lock. A large accumulation of
| broken lumber, old snags, bark and
| debris generally had accumulated, and
this is very dangerous to have about
| if there should be a flood. 1t clogs up
| the gates and prevents the passage
| of water. All was passed through the
guard lock gates and as the large gate
had been opened near the power house,
| a large amount of trash was run below
the city.