Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-14
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The John Kiefer Furniture Com
pany repairs cane and upholstered
furniture. Phone 1909. adv. tt.
The work of resurfacing Stewart
avenue to the city limits is now pro-
crossing and good piece OF work is
being done.
The addition to the Pilot block is
progressing rapidly and will be ready
for occupancy by the j. c. Penny
company by Sept. 1st.
Are you looking for sanitary bath
ing beach for a safe and enjoyable
frolic in the water? If so, stop at
the Eau Claire Villa. adv4ta7
There are 10000 soldiers at Camp
Douglas and when the balance of the
regiments reach there the number will
be swelled to 16,OOO-quite village.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tons taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates, SIG Mcclellan st.
Phone 1871 n24tf
The new centrifugal pump to be
used to supply water mains in case of
fire emergencies and to be placed near
the Wausau Box & Lumber Co.'s plant,
has arrived and is to be Immediately
installed.
The person who appropriated
watch in the basement of the court
house few days ago is known, and
unless he returns 1t to the sheriff's
office at once he is liable to a charge
of larceny.
The death rate between the auto
mobilists and railroads of the state
are about even-23 for the former and
26 for the latter. The deaths last
year due to railroad accidents were
thirty-seven.
A delegation from Milwaukee and
Racine to the present Wisconsin Re-
tail Grocers' and General Merchants
associations convention arrived in the
city yesterday morning and made a
splendid appearance.
Deep, sandy roads In various parts
Of the state are being given a car
pet of wire grass, hay or straw. This
makes it possible to travel oyer such
roads with ease and the treatment
lasts for about. three years.
The Central Labor Union is making
preparations to celebrate Labor day
with parade and picnic. Games,
dancing, speaking etc, are being ar
ranged for the occasion and an en-
ioyable time is anticipated.
Hot weather is hard on people
troubled with their stomach and bow
els. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
is just what you need; regulates the
bowels, tones and cleanses the stom-
ach. Take it and be cool and happy.
W. w. Albers. adv.
E. B. Harris, a socialistic speaker
from somewhere in America has been
delivering bombastic street speeches
in this peaceful city Thursday Fri
day and Saturday evenings of last
week. Some of his remarks were on
the I. w. w. order.
Red raspberries are plentiful here
abOuts this season and many of our
people are going out every day. None
are sold on the streets as of yore, but
they are being canned by the pickers.
Some go in the neighborhood of Rib
hill and others go north.
Rev. Fred Wedge, of Rhinelander,
after filling the pulpit for several
years, has decided to go into rail-
road work. Before going into the
ministry he was prize fighter of no
mean ability. Such a varied expert
ence should be worth something to
him.
Fred Baranoweski and Victor Plata
were the victime- of illegal net fish
ing in the town of Reid Thursday,
Conservation Wardens Foster and
Thorn making the arrests. Friday
forenoon both fishermen were brought
before r. N. Larner, justice of the
peace, and pleaded guilty to their il
legal act. The court assessed each
fines and costs amounting to S54.72,
which they paid.
Last Tuesday the State Council of
Defense met and considered food
prices. Lower prices must be had and if
it is up to the council to work out the
problem. Under the new state law
the council has authority to confis-
cate foodstuffs if prices are too high.
No such drastic action, however. is
expected. The committee in charge is
disposed to grant reasonable profits
for the middlemen and the merchant,
but that unnecessary costs should be
eliminated
There is an uprising of the Apache
Indians in Arizona. The trouble COM
menced by the Indians and Mexicans
in the asbestos mines going on strike
which resulted in many of the red
men joining in an uprising. They
drove number of men to dugout in
the mountains, and surrounded them.