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

st. Patrick's day occurs next Fri
day.
The Wausau Gun club had a practice
on Sunday afternoon.
Mark G. Bells, who has been i'll for
week past, is able to be about again.
Carl Adams, present city clerk, will
run for comptroller. He has so an
nounced.
]. M. Kuebler, who has been confined
to his home with illness during the
past week, is now improving.
A heavy snow storm visited US yes
terday afternoon and about three or
four inches fell in a very short time.
"Silver Threads Among the Gold"
will be shown at the opera house Fri
day, March oath. Matinee and evening
There is some talk of an auto wheel
company coming here to operate. Its
headquarters are now located in Du-
luth.
While H. I. Crawford was out look
ing over some telephone lines last
week, he had one of his heels slightly
frosted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pfeiffer, of Grand
Rapids, Wis, were both taken by
death, within few hours of each other
on Sunday.
The boys of Co. G. will be all ready
if called down into Mexico. But let
us hope it will not be necessary for
them to go.
For Sale City Hotel property on
Washington street. For particulars
inquire at hotel. Reasonable terms to
right parties. adv
c. Specht for your barber work and
save money. Shave 10c; hair cut zoe
on Saturday Csc. Corner Fourth
and Jackson streets. 2wm14
H. G. Flieth gave a splendid ad-
dress on Credits" before the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
last evening, at the city hall.
j. E. Murray has taken an office in
the Pilot building. He has the man
aging agency for the Perfection Tire
and Rubber Co., and Champion Auto
Equipment Co.
The annual meeting of the Marathon
County Building, Loan and Investment
association will be held at the court
house on the evening of March 21st,
at 1880 o'clock.
Miss Elsie Bergman of Merrill and
Mr.. VIM. Madden of Minocqua, were
married in WauSau az st. Mary's
church, on March 7th. They viii re-
side in WauSau.
On a charge of having hawked and
peddled without a license ]. ]. Mears
of Marathon was arraigned in munich
pal court yesterday morning. Enter
ing plea of guilty he was fined $500
and costs which he paid.
A week of special meetings began
at Rothschild Sunday. Rev. c. A.
Adams is in charge, and is assisted
by Miss Austin and Teams" from the
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor So
cieties, and Y. M. c. A. Services are
being held every evening.
Having been given a preliminary
examination in municipal court Thurs
day morning on a charge of statutory
offence, Nestor Humblett, of the town
of Plover, was held for trial at the
next term of the circuit court He
furnished bail bond of $3.50 for his
appearance on that occasion.
In the Stevens Point Gazette of last
week was published a list of Normal
students having an average of 80 per
cent or above in all their studies. The
names of the following Wausau young
people appeared in the list: Esther
ri Ho1oY1 Mnhp
Linda Werle and Prudential Woodward.
A good delegation from this county
is preparing to go to Madison to at
tend the Banker-Farming meeting of
the Wisconsin Agricultural college on
March 28th and 29th. There will be
special sleeper which will be held
on the tracks at Madison for the &C
communication of those who attend
from Marathon county.
Organizations similar to our Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
are being organized in cities about us.
One will soon be in operation at
Marshfield. Amigo and Rhinelander
are getting the fever. 1t is the only
correct way of getting at the bottom of
the credit system, getting ratings, etc.
Our Merchants and Manufacturers as
ISOLATION could not be spared now that
its worth is known.
Max Schulman, Morris Gellman and
Jacob ElZkin, who were arrested last
week on charges of concealing and
aiding in the concealment of stolen
copper wire from the Wisconsin Elec-
trio company, had a preliminary ex-
animation in Justice r. N. Larner's
court Saturday. No evidence being
brought out in behalf of the defendants
| they were held for trial at the next
| term of circuit court, bail bonds for
each being fixed in the sum of 5000 90,
| for their appearance.
The Princess, demolished by fire just
| before the Christmas holidays of last
| year, has risen from it's ashes and was
| reopened to the general public last
Saturday, larger and more artistic
than before, and the proprietors,
Messrs. Williams and Jerstad are daily
being congratulated upon their good
taste and splendid order of arrange
ment and refinement. Here you will
find delicious ice cream, in brick
plain or layer, in large or small guam
titles; popular thirst-quenching sodas
of the best fiavors and the purest and
| choicest kinds of candies of all de-