Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-13
SHORT ITEMS
here are 565 cases of scarlet fever

There are 565 cases of scarlet fever
in Milwaukee.
Brook trout fryS is now being re-
ceived in Wausau and our streams are
being stocked.
Eggs are dropping in more ways
than one. The past week they have
dropped 10ca dozen.
Carl Kruger addressed the Metho-
dist Mems club Sunday noon on THE
South AS Saw 1t"
Mrs. NJ. Naglee, who has been very
i'll for the past two weeks at st. Mary's
hospital, is at present much improved.
If you want the "Brenlin" window
shades, see the Tent & Awning Co.
about them Opposite the old city
hall. adv.
BENZ. Stone, who has been in st.
Mary's hospital for several weeks, for
treatment, was able to return to his
home on Thursday.
DIR. G. Rood of Stevens Point, is
very ill. DIR. Rood is one of the pio-
neer doctors of Stevens Point and is
well known in the valley.
Tomorrow evening Wausau Chapter,
No. 81, R. A NJ, will hold its regular
monthly meeting. Work in the Royal
Arch.
Samuel Shaw of Crandon, the foun-
der of that town and well known
throughout northern Wisconsin, rs
years of age, died at his home on We'd
nesday.
Frank S. Bradford, who was born
in Wausau and spent his younger days
here, is president of the Rotary club
at Appleton.
Mrs. ]. A. Jones, S13 Second street,
who has been confined to her bed for
the past two weeks with serious ILL
ness, is gradually improving.
A man by the name of Adam NAL
manski, living on a farm in Portage
county, drank a glass of kerosene oil
and died from the effects of the same
soon afterwards
The success of the Episcopalian pen.
sion is assured. The work of raising
same will soon be completed, and the
amount now has reached the enormous
sum of $7,OOO,OOO.
The last number of the entertain
ment course will be given at the Pres
byterian church on Thursday evening,
March 18th. 1t will be given by the
Chicago Male Quartette.
On Sunday Rev. o. V. Wheeler, for
merly of Tomah, commenced his pas
torate of the First Baptist church of
Wausau. His family will come to- the
city to reside about April 1st.
/ The Marshfeld Times has changed
property of E. B. Barr, one of the
ablest writer's of the state. 1t has
been sold to Mike and Leo. Berg.
Rev. Richard Evans will go to Grand
Rapids next Wednesday, where he will
deliver the principal address in the
evening at Father and Son banquet
to be given by the NJ. NJ. NJ. class of the
Methodist Sunday school.
There was a cold mist which fell
Saturday afternoon and night and in
the evening there were many who took
; falls on our walks. Sunday morning
one had to have skates on to get any
where on our concrete walks.
The Wisconsin Valley Electric COM
pany has made the city of Stevens
Point an offer to light it's city all
night long and every night in the
year for $64 light. That city is now
paying SIS a year for out of date
lights.
The Stevens Point Journal states
that the Wisconsin Valley Electric Co.
is purchasing material and getting it
on the ground preparatory to build
ing an auxiliary power line from Ste
vens Point to Mosinee to connect with
the line from Mosinee to Rothschild
and Wausau.
The city has had a large influx of
visitors during the past week, most
ly travelling statesmen, in visiting Gus
TONERS, etc, and booking orders for
goods of every description for quick
and seasonable delivery, one of whom
was engaged in taking orders for the
usual coming. of Christmastide novel
ties.
On a charge of assault and battery
on complaint Of Hattie Jacks, Martha
May had a hearing in municipal court
Wednesday. After the Judge had lis
tened to the evidence in the matter,
he dismissed the case and counseled
the defendant to live in harmony with
her neighbors in the future and no
cause for complaint need follow here
after
The feast of Purim, one of the Jew
ish holidays, was observed by mem
bers of the Jewish faith of this city
by special services at Castle hall
Wednesday evening and also on
Thursday morning, it being more as a
folk celebration than a religious event
and is composed of merry time, Civ
ing gifts to charity. presents to friends