Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-24
SHORT ITEMS

We did have some real balmy spring
days last week and vegetation made
rapid progress.
The formal opening of the new fed
eral building at Merrill, took place on
Saturday and Sundey.
The John Kiefer Furniture Com
pany repairs cane and upholstered
furniture. Phone 1909. adv.
We understand that the government
is about to furnish an appropriate flag
for its building in this city. Hurrah
for Uncle Sam!
On Sunday, May 6, there will be a
special offering taken up for the Asso-
ciated Charities of Wausau at the First
Presbyterian church.
Mr. Hayner, expert piano tuner and
repairer from Chicago, is now in the
city. Patronage respectfully solicited.
Leave orders at Mueller's jewelry
store. adVlw
Sunday started off with every evil
dence of being a beautiful spring day.
But clouds covered the sky during the
noon hour and rain fell all the after
noon; besides it was cold.
DR.. John Faville, who has been
preacher in the Congregational church
at Appleton for the past twenty-five
years, has resigned to accept the Of
flee of mayor of that city.
If your hair is getting thin and you
are troubled with dandruff or itching
scalp, get so cents worth of Partisan
Sage of w. w. Albers. This prevents
badness and keeps the scalp clean.
Are there vacant lots in our city?
If there are such lots plant garden.
Ii you cannot do this yourself, urge
your neigbbor to do it. Let every bit
of ground produce its quota of food.
Miss Constance Harger of Wausau,
has been signed by the school board as
kindergarten teacher in the Washing
ton school next year, succeeding Miss
Marie Johnson of Wausau, who will
teach in Wausau next year.-Marsh-
field News.
Fred and Edward Neunendank, who
are charged with the murder of
William Ebert of the town of Ringle
and whose preliminary examination
was to have been held in municipal
court Wednesday, had their case post
poned until Friday of this week. The
formers bail bond remains as before,
Sc, 1000, and the latter's was reduced to
$4,000.
In a letter from Conrad Steltz, of
Idaho, to the Pilot, he says: 1--WE have
had very unusual winter here. Have
had snow since the Sth of November
and it is not entirely gone yet, (Aprit
14,) so we have been unable to do any
spring work. l am afraid the crops
will be rather short this year. Re-
CARDS to all friends" Mr.. Steltz was
formerly of Wausau.
Wisconsin physicians and surgeons
who enlist in the Medical Reserve
corps will have their private practice
protected during their absence by
brother physicians unable to go to the
front The entire membership of the
Wisconsin State Medical society has
been called on to "do it's bit" of I'M
selfish service for the country, by or
ganizing what might be called Home
Guard of Volunteers, as well as by
pushing to rapid completion full en-
rollment in the Medical Reserve corps.
The Sunday evening services and
Christian Endeavor meetings are be-
ing combined at the Baptist church.
At last Sunday evenings meeting the
Observance of the Sabbath was the
subject of discussion. The topic was
taken up in various ways as to the
proper way of keeping the Sabbath.
Among the speakers were c. G. Krue-
ger, who talked on the Business Mans
Observance of the Sabbath" Special
music was rendered and the meeting
was very interesting one.
The next important event in Wau-
sau will be Memorial day, a day sa-
cred and revered by the survivors of
the Civil war growing less and less in
each returning year, in which they
pay due homage to their departed COM
rades, in strewing flowers upon their
silent resting places. The program
of exercises will soon begin for the
days proper and respectful observance
and in which all loyal citizens assist
in generating and in taking part. The
day will be observed on Wednesday,
May 80, this year.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tons taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates, SIG Mcclellan st.
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