davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
SHORT ITEMS

Johann Wilhelm Reinecke of the
town of Marathon, of this county. was
found dead yesterday afternoon. Heart
trouble was the cause of his death.
No funeral arrangements have been
made.
There will be full days program
at the country club tomorrow. The
Everest cup will be played for in the
afternoon. Lunches will be served at
the club. Provision will be mode for
both the men and women.
The marriage of Miss Catherine
Adams to Mr.. VIM. Dissel took place
in the cathedral at Fond du Lac, on
Saturday, June Both. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton
Adams Of Eldorado, Wis, formerly of
this city.
Pauline, the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Prieszak, 1905 Tenth
street, died the past week. The fun
eral was held at st. Michael's church
Saturday morning, Rev. FIR. Wojak Of
floating. Interment was in st.
Michaels cemetery.
The preliminary examination of Ed
ward Brod of Mosinee, charged with
having assaulted eleven-year-old
Louise Kettner of the same place, oc-
cupied Justice Larner's court nearly
all day yesterday without result, con-
sequently the case was adjourned until
next Tuesday.
Fire alarm box No. AZ, located for
years on the Barker & Stewart is
| land and which has been out of COM
mission for many months, is now To-
Gated at the west end of the high
bridge, the change being made yester-
day. The removal was delayed on ac-.
count of the retarded arrival of an I'M
foreground cable to place the box in
use again.
Yesterday Judge A. H. Reid granted
the petition to vote upon the ques-
ton of Incorporating the village of
Rothschild, and l.. Becker, A. l..
Clemens and VIM. F. Hewitt were ap-
pointed election inspectors. The cleo
ton is to be held within so days.
Whether Rothschild will become an
incorporated village will depend upon
the election.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
LIVE CLUB DEAD!

The N. Y. X. club, one of Wausau's
most popular clubs, has passed out
of existence. For several years the
N. Y. x. aggregation has furnished eX-
cellent dances, other socials, and
above all, most pleasing and eligible
industrious men.
But now married life, the call to
arms and colleges, have divided the
club and the members are scattered.
So it has been thought best, after five
years of organization, to discontinue
the club.
Organized in March, 1912, the N.Y.X.
club first secured rooms over La
Certe's studio on Washington street.
The charter members were: Harry
Kane Oscar Halder, Reuben Baese-
man, August Helling, deceased, Ed
ward Madutz, Ed. P. Oertel, Ray
Weiks, Jack O'Brien, Arnold Kloster-
man, Clement Helling and En-
win Wilterding. In addition to
these the following have been
members of the club which disbanded
last Saturday: Herman Boehmer, Don
aid Haskins, Emery James, julius
Kopplien, Cony Piper, Carl and Joe
Pleier, John Staege, Alex. Merklein,
Henry Kaiser, Orville Suhr, l.. Lath-
am, Roland Bartlett, VIM. Fredericks,
Fred Brown, Max YELLOW, VIM. Klein
heinz, Frank Conrad, Joe Fara, VIM
Leistikow, Hans Brandt, Walter
Weight, Melville Barwig, Ross Roy,
F, enk Gade, Clyde Bell, Waiter MueI-
Ter, Adolph Dallman, Ralph Anderson,
Karl Kroening, Edwin Kunz, Leon
Pleier, Albert F. Baumann, Harold
Staege, Winfield Wendorf, John Zim-
merer, Clarence Gowan and Alex. An.
derson.
The club members later desired
larger quarters, so located in the
rooms over Zimmer's paint store, at
that time, Piers place of business,
where they were comfortably settled
for some time. When the club was
discontinued it was located in the
Anderson building on Jefferson street
The club was active in dramatics,
giving minstrel shows in Wausau as
well as in some of the surrounding
towns. The N. Y. x. club has made
possible many charitable acts by
dances and performances which have
been given with the express purpose
of securing funds to be donated to
charity. N. Y: X. stands for Never
Yet Excelled, and the boys have help
ed many outside of their association
in addition to securing much pleasure
from the associations gained by the
organization.
The officers during the past year
have been Clement Helling, president;
Joe Pleier, Vice-preSident: E. p Ger
tel, secretary and treasurer.
The club name will not be forgotten
by Wausau for some time and will be
with the members for years to come,
bringing back pleasant memories OF
the club days. 1t will be regretted
by the public generally to learn that
this popular bunch of fellows have
given up the organization.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
A Patriotic Fourth

This is an extraordinary Fourth of
July, that will be with us tomorrow;
it is day when all patriots who have
a love of country should get out and
celebrate. To hear the declaration of
independence read and listen to patri-
otto addresses that all of which may
increase our love of country and de-
votion to the flag. 1t is not always
those who talk the loudest and who
make the greatest splurge who are the
most devoted American citizens; it is
all talk and no action with most OF
them.
The city of Wausau has arranged
for patriotic celebration. Now, it is
the duty of every citizen to be part
of this celebration. There should be
no side attractions; nothing that will
detract from the program arranged
by our citizens. Let all turn out and
go to the fair grounds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03

Assemblyman Burnetts bill, which
permitted railroad companies to ex-
change passenger transportation for
advertising. passed both houses OF the
legislature, but when it reached that
old war horse in the service of rail-
roading, Governor Philip, it was
killed by his little veto. The Pilot has
not enthused over this bill to any
great extent, because, as the governor
saws. it conflicts both with the state
and national laws, which have tended
to eliminate anything whereby cor
porations can gain political or other
advantages by granting free trans
portation, franking privileges for ex-
press, free telephones, free electric
power, free water, etc. In the instance
of granting passes in exchange for adj
vertising, it is very easy to see how
this privilege could be worked to
evade existing laws. If law can be
passed allowing railroads to give each
paper $500 miles of transportation
annually, this could be enlarged on
indefinitely, and man writing an
occasional editorial could be classed
as connected with the force of paper
and political communities and others
would soon be working the railroads
as of yore, when the legislative fayors
secured by placing free transportation
where it would do the most good,
The governor says:
81 will not knowingly approve of
any bill which would destroy the right
demanded by the people after such a
long and bitter contest as was waged
in this state over railroad transporta-
ton. Under the bill, it may be claimed
that the editor and those of his family
who are dependent on him do not re-
ceive a free pass; that the transpor-
tation is given in exchange for adver-
Using and therefore is not free. But,
according to the statute, section 4552A,
and which is not expressly repealed or
modified in any particular by this bill,
the term free pass includes any form
of ticket or mileage emitting the hold
er as a gift or in consideration of any
service performed or to be performed
by such holder
"The constitution forbids the giving
by the railroads of free passes or
certain privileges to any political
committee or any employee thereof, to
any candidate for, or incumbent of,
any office or position under any or
dinance of any town or municipality
of this state, or to any person at the
request, or the advantage of all or
any of them"
OF course the Pilot, with many
other papers of the state, would be
pleased to have the transportation in
exchange for-advertising plan in force
if it could be worked out without
throwing us back into the old
methods of substituting the people to
accomplish any end desired.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
The Smelling Of .sMisconsin,,

Wisconsin is name of Indian origin,
to which white men have at different
times given various renderings. By the
French it was commonly spelled
"Ouisconsin," the French ou being the
equivalent of the English W. Not until,
the formation of our state constitution
was the present spelling of the name
finally definitely settled. Governor
James D. Doty, who was long leading
citizen of early Wisconsin, made
valiant effort to have the state name
spelled 'Wiskonsan" Although for
several years the name of the territory
had been spelled according to the
modern usage, when Doty became
governor in 1871 his official influence
sufficed to secure the adoption in legal
and official documents of the form
"Wiskonsan," favored by him. In the
constitutional convention of 1916 Doty
was chairman of the committee ON the
name and boundaries Of the state.
1t CHANGED that ia the act of Con-
gress of August 6, 1916, authorizing
the formation Of state government
the spelling Wisconsin" had been en-
ployed. Acting, probably, on the prin-
ciple that half loaf is better than
none Doty, as chairman of the COM
mittee, on the state name and bound
aries, turned in report on Oct. 20,
1896 stating that as Congress had en-
ployed the name of Wisconsin" in the
enabling act the committee had not
deemed it necessary to investigate
the subject" Thus the matter stood
until month later November 30
when the convention, without debate
or roll call, voted 'to strike out the
letter "a in the word Wisconsin
wherever it occurs, and insert the
letter s." Thus finally and legally,
by being imbedded in the state con-
stitution, was the spelling of "Wiscon-
sin" determined.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
Uff Marathnn Gnuntu Gnunril If Drfrnse
To the Citizens of Marathon Countp :

At this time we should all forget things on which
there may be ground to differ and tie to the SIMMER
fundamentals on which all agree This is the
patriotic duty of all of We therefore call the atten
ton of Marathon County citizens to the following few
fundamentals which we should all bear in mind at
this time:
l. AS American citizens we do not now want to
think so much about the claims of the different
European beligerents as we do about the rights of
America and her citizens. Those are the most import
ant things that concern us now.
2. The important thing is that the President and
Congress we elected have spoken. We are now at war
and we as American citizens have but one duty and
that is to our own country. Our Governor, E. L.
Philip in his proclamation hits the nail on the head
when he says:
Il shall not attempt to further discuss the
causes OF the war-in fact the time for that
has passed by. The fact is we are now con-
fronted by war, and it becomes the duty of
every citizen to do his part and do it we'll
in the great struggle that is before u.s."
Whatever may have been our views in the
past We ourselves, are engaged in war
We are all Americans and we must follow our
flag wherever it goes"
3. This country furnishes to it's citizens larger
measure of liberty and greater opportunity to do
the best possible for it's citizens their families than
does any other country on earth
A. With the advantages we have there must go
duties as WELL We get our liberties and living from
this country and it is this country we must stand by
and defend.
5. AS between ourselves we may disagree but
when this nation acts against any other nation we
but one people, here all differences end.
6. The President tried his best to keep us out of
this war: We may rest assured he never would have
plunged us in until satisfied that nothing else would
uphold self respect among nations and properly
defend the rights of American citizenship
T. Our officials put up with many violations of our
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03

The Liberty Loan of 1917was a great
success in whatever aspect it is con-
sidered. The government called for two
billion dollars and over three billion
dollars were subscribed for by more
than four million people. This large
subscription and this great number of
subscribers were obtained, after a
short campaign, from a Nation that as
a people were not accustomed to pur-
chasing government bonds. The spirit
with which vast numbers of citizens
and organizations worked to make the
loan a success is not an unimportant
element in making the loan not merely
a success but a triumph.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03

Emil Gerndt of Milwaukee, is Wis
iting in the city.
Miss Harriet Curtis has gone tt
Oshkosh for visit with relatives.
Henry Kreutzer of Athens, was in
the city yesterday on a business visit
IN. G. Jacob of Stevens Point
transacted business in this city yester.
day.
Miss Irma Baum of Milwaukee, is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Dorothee
Katz.
Mrs. w. H. Mylrea will occupy
her home on Franklin street this
week.
Mrs. Dawley of Rhinelander
mother of &. G. Dawley, is visiting
in the city.
Mrs. G. E. Gill and family have
returned to the city from an extend
ed stay in Chicago.
Miss Mollie Rood returned Sun
day evening for few days visit
with friends in Merrill.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith made
an auto trip to Stevens Point on Sun
day, returning in the evening.
IN. Heinemann and daughter, Miss
Gertrude, are visiting in st. Paul
They are expected home Thursday.
Miss Mayme LeRux of DePere, ar
rived in this city Friday for visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Lipsh
Miss Frieda Bruss returned to her
home in Milwaukee yesterday after a
two weeks visit with friends in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Marker and son
Van, Jr., who have been visiting al
the Emil BraatZ home, have returned
to their home in Chicago.
Mrs. H. H. Grace of Superior, and
daughter, Mrs. George Hawley, of But
falo, N. Y, are expected in Wausau on
the 18th of July for a visit.
Mrs. ]. J. Okoneski and daughters
Eunice and Vida, departed for Besse-
mer, Mich, yesterday, where they will
visit with Mrs. Okeneski's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. Markstrum.
Miss MARRIOTT of Kalamazoo, Mich
accompanied Emery James and Misses
Marie Brands, Loretta Kalk and Helen
Delbridge to this city yesterday from
Oconto Falls.
-Chas. Helke and son, Carl, and
daughter, Miss Mabel, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Reinecke motored to Ste
vens Point on Sunday, returning in
the evening.
--Chas. Zahn of Ell Paso, Texas, ar
rivnd in aifxr fhic mo inc on n
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j.
Zahn. He will remain in the city I'M
til the latter end of the week.
Mrs. Everest of Kalamazoo, moth
er of d. C. Everest, is visiting in
the city. She was accompanied by her
granddaughter, Helen Everest, who
had been visiting her for the past
month
&C. B. Bird went up to the Kreutzer
cottage on Plum lake this morning.
He will spend the day there and to-
morrow will go over to Eagle River,
where he will deliver the Fourth of
July address.
MIR. and Mrs. Herman A brecht,
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert E. AIbrecht
and son. James, who had been visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Albrecht, Jr., departed for
Beaver Dam, the first of the past
week by auto.
Mrs. A. L. Kreutzer returned from
Plum lake last evening after spend
ing a week at the Kreutzer cottage, a
new one, built this spring. John n.
Manson, Jr, who has been visiting
Knox Kreutzer returned to the city
last evening. Knox Kreutzer will
come down from Plum tonight.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03

Simultaneous construction of six
teen war army environments, each
to house forty thousand troops, has
proved such an enormous task that
officials do not now believe that it can
be completed in time to permit mob
ilizatiOn of the first full quota of $780,
600 by Sept. LIST. Whether any of the
men selected under the draft will be
called out until the government is
ready to begin training the entire first
quota, has not been revealed. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that even if all the
environments are not completed by the
beginning of September such units as
can be accommodated may be sum-
moned.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
Are You One of Them ?

There are a great many people who
would be very much benefited by TAX
ing Chamberlain's Tablets for weak
or dlsordered stomach Are you one
OF them? Mrs. NJ. r. Scarf, Baldwins-
Vile, n. Y, relate her experience in
the use of these tablets: al had a
bad spell with my stomach about six
months ago, and was troubled for two
or three weeks with gas and severe
pains In the pit of my stomach. Our
druggist advised me to take Chamber
Ialn's Tablets. Iitook a bottle home
and the first dose relieved me wonder
Iuliy, and kept on taking them until
l was cured" These tablets do not re-
heye pain, but after the pain has been
relieved may prevent its recurrence
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03

rights from all of the beligerents, but the more we
submitted the they imposed upon u.s. The Presi
dent tried for year after the Lustania was sunk to
get the German government to respect American lives
leaving property rights to be settled hereafter This
Germany did not do and the President concluded there
was nothing left but to assert rights as he did,
8. There has been no partially in what our Gov
eminent has done. hundred years ago when England
was at war with Napoleon she claimed the right to
seize our citizens upon the high seas. Then we could
have told them to stay at home. This government did
not say that but went to with England to establish
the right of American citizens to BE free upoh the
high seas. 1t this right earned by long strggle
against England that Germany denied to us. Our
government therefore is at war with Germany to de-
fend exactly the same rights won by war with
England.
9. Citizens of British descent then stood behind
their adopted country and enlisted its ranks against
the land of their BIRTH just as citizens of German
descentare doing in this today. It shows that both
then and now people appreciate free country and
intend to maintain the rights of free people
TO- From what we know of the German people we
believe that this is caused by crowned heads not
by the free will of the people, who are ruled We be-
heve If the people of Germany could have their say
they would have quarrel with u.s. Whether this is so
or not so long those in control of that government
unlawfully kill American citizens we can do nothing
else but defend our right against the whole German
government
H. This makes the controversy a defense of
American rights against the assaults upon them by
crowned heads. Every American who believes in the
rule OF the people and not the rule of kings and eper
ors must feel that he owes in this crisis the duty to
his own government to back it up every way he can
II. For the present the most of us can only show
Willingness to help wherever we can and be ready
each to take his part us show to the world that
American citizens have but one country and that
one we believe in and intend to sustain and defend
urs truly,
MARATHON COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
By c. B. BIRD, Chairman
E.B THAYER, Secretary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
TO THE PUBLIC

Wednesday, July 4th, is the 10th
anniversary of the Declaration of In
dependence and is without question
the greatest day of the nation.
The Common Council of this city
by an appropriation has made it pos
sible, with the assistance of num-
Der of our citizens, to make this day
the greatest celebration in the city's
history.
To properly OBSERVE and comment
crate this greatest of our national hOl-
idays, would respectfully ask that
all our citizens Join in the festivities
of the occasion.
ii. e. MARQUARDT, Mayor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
POST OFFICE NOTES

There will be no delivery service
at the post office Wednesday, July 4
except mail matter received for special
delivery. Mail received will be dis
tributed to lock boxes, but not to the
carriers, who will not report for duty
on that day. The general delivery and
stamp windows will be open from
8 to o'clock a. M, at which time your
supply of stamps for the day should
be secured and all parcels presented
for mailing.
Outgoing mail will be despatched. as
usual and collection made from such
street letter boxes as indicate holiday
service
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
NOTICE To SEWER CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals win be received nv tho
s oosru on ruoIlc works OF the City OF Wansau.
100 II. OF u 10. pipe ON Emerson - hetwsar
Rader 81. and Weston Ave. eeh
Ut or i IN. pipe on Thomas St
Thomas st. : from
s, All according to plans and specifications On
ME ~ the ONCE OF the Board of Public Worl.s
ahS4 ~ CLOCK a m. july 18th. All proaossis
20 oe accompanied by certified shas.t -. !
10 81 Of bid. NAeOA eouai
The Board of Public Works reServas ~.
right 10 reject any or all bids. s"e
Dated this 3rd DAY OF July. 1917 =, waps.r
Wis. ' - ausaG.
Board OF Public Works.
s. E MARoUARDr.
b. G. GowRS,
c. c. ADAMS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
RED CROSS

A large number of young ladies
spent last evening at the Red Cross
headquarters working. 1t was de-
cided to work two evenings a week
from now on1Monday and Friday
evenings. Mrs. c. B. Bird read com
munication during the evening telling
of the immediate need of lots of bath
robes, pajamas, socks, etc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
A LARGE FISH

One of the finest fish that has been
caught in many a day was brought
to the city last evening by ]. ~ Man
son, Jr. 1t is a ten-pound wall-eyed
pike, which Mr.. Manson caught in
Plum lake. 1t lay in state at the Wau-
sau club this morning and was viewed
by many. This evening it will be
served at the club to the Manson fam
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
SATURDAY NIGHTS STORM

Last Saturday heavy wind, electri-
cal and rain storm visited Wausau
considerable rain fell and the tele-
phone service probably was hit the
hardest. About 40 telephones were put
out OF commission. These have been
put in order as fast as possible, and
are now all practically in working
order
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
Cause of Dependency

Dependency is often caused by in
digestion and constipation, and quickly
disappears when Chamberlain's Tab
lets are taken. These tablets strength
en- the digestion and move the bowels.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03

Just think of a man surviving long
service in the trenches in Belgium and
then being killed by falling off a load
of fertilizer on a farm near Duluth
His name is Paul Spitaels, aged "a
wears
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
AND DRIVERS

During the automobile parade on Wednes-
day evening. July 4th, ] would respectfully
request that you refrain from parking your
cars on Third street between the hours OF G:30
and 900 O'Clock D. m.
HERMAN f. MARoARDT.
MaVOF
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03

The full extent of the nations re-
Spouse to the Liberty loan was as pre-
dicted, some three billion, or one-half
over-subscribed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03

WANTED good cook and maid for
general Homework. Good wages paid.
A young girl, of good family, and a
light knowledge of work, willing u
learn, may apply, also. Mrs. z. B.
Thayer, GIG McIndoe st.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03

The John Kiefer Furniture Com
pany repairs cane and upholstered
furniture. Phone 1909. adv. If.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03

WANTED-Co Eemakers, moulders and
foundry laborers. Good wages as
sured. Write superintendent of the
p B. Yates Machine Company, Beloit,
Wis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
National
German American Bank
AT MAIISAII
AT WAUSAU

IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 20. 1917