Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-16
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The home guard has stopped its
drilling on Sunday.
Kurth Jehn, sos South Fourth ava
nue., has scarlet fever.
Ruth McEwen, 1906 Third street :
Guaranteed with scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Col. Pier will GET
into their new home on East hin
by the first of November.
Franklin Pardee, formerly of This
city, is with Reg. C, 25th Vol. Engin-
eering corps at Camp Devens. Ayre
Mass.
A number of Wausau ladies went
over to Spencer today to assist in
the organizing of Red Cross work
at that place.
Seim Bros clothing emporium of
fashion, opposite the court house. is
just now having run on hats, caps.
gloves, mittens and suitable shirts for
winter wear. adv
Emil Torgerson, who is located at
Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.,, was an
pointed regimental sargeant-maiOr on
the 18th of October, which is the
highest on-commissioned Office in the
army, and is next to second Heuten-
frin IL.
late him.
The Wausau Sulphate Fibre com
pany of Mosinee, at its regular
monthly meeting today in this city.
elected Fl. NJ. Thompson Of Mil
waukee, a director in place of Neal
Brown, deceased; and also elected G.
d. Jones as secretary. Other business
transacted was of routine nature.
The Ladies Auxiliary, No. %, Frat
ernal Order of Eagles, are quite en-
thusiastic over the Liberty bond sale,
having purchased one at its regular
meeting yesterday afternoon at the
Eagles hall; the ladies unanimously
voting to subscribe for the bond
to assist this government in its pres
ent war period.
Rev. Finch A. Clarke, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at North La
Crosse, preached the sermon at the
ewing service of the First Presbyter-
ian church here Sunday. His sub
ject was, "The Way of the Courage
GUS At the morning service DR..
d. j. Williams took as his subject,
why Liberty Loan 1t was a patri-
otto service, closing with saluting the
new flag recently given to the church
by the Ladies' Aid society, followed
by the singing of the "Star Spangled
Banner" Brayton E. Smith talked
on the Liberty Loan" during the
Sunday school hour Sunday at the
Presbyterian church, after which an
announcement was made that the Sun
day school had decided to purchase a
fifty dollar bond.
Have you yet enjoyed the pleasure
of seeing those splendid, new and
up to date overcoats at Seim Bros
opposite the court house? If not, do
so at once and make your selec-
ton. adv
A dangerous fire broke out at S:45
o'clock last evening in the furniture
factory of R. w. Luedtke, located at
627 Scott street, during the absence
of the owner at near by hotel Fire
squads from stations No. 1 and 8
were called and responded at once,
thereby combining the fire to the build
ing which seems to have originated
from sparks from the chimney light
ing in the second story of the factory
and communicating to the attic and
roof. Considerable furniture, repair
work and stock were badly damaged
by the blaze, smoke and water, but
by active work of the fire ladies The
plant and contents were saved from
total destruction. The loss. however,
foots up to about $500 which is COW
cred by an insurance of $500. Mr.
Luedtke and hands are now at work
clearing away the debris for imme-
date restoration.