Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-30
SHORT ITEMS

Wanted-To buy a farm, from 40
to 120 acres, with or without stock.
KY, care of Wausau Pilot j30-w4
C. N. Goerling has appointed G. G.
Knoller of Dancy, deputy for that
section of the county. A good selec-
ton.
Grand Rapids has succeeded in get
ting the next postmasters' convention.
The same will take place June 18th
20 18th.
Manitowoc is to vote on the adop-
ton of the commission form of gov
eminent, on February 20, at special
election.
Judge A. H. Reid will address the
semi-annual meeting of the Benevo-
lent association at Merrill on the 18th
of February.
Nora Benson of Wittenberg, Is years
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ben
son, died on Tuesday afternoon of
spinal meningitis.
Mrs. w. L. Edmonds, who has been
confined to her home for the past
two weeks with an attack of the grip,
is now convalescing.
The Jews who are interested in the
Zion movement, were addressed Fri
day evening at Castle hall, by William
Sauber of Green Bay.
The new 500 depot at Stevens
Point, to replace the one just de-
stroyed by fire, will be a hummer,
and will cost $4,000.
The saloons of Wood county are
closed on Sunday. The road houses
do the most kicking as most of theiI
business is done on Sunday.
Frank H. Brady, editor and pub
Usher, died at his home in Crandon
last Tuesday Mr.. Brady formerly con-
Quoted a paper at Clintonville.
The Chamber of Commerce had men
out canvassing the city the past few
days getting subscriptions for stock
in the Zeitler & Lamson Truck COM
pany.
Remember the 22d annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Wausau Tel
ephone Co., at its offices in the Tele-
phone building next Monday evening,
Feb. 9Th.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tons taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates, SIG Mcclellan St.
Phone 1911. matt
For Sale or Lease-Good cut-over
land in town of Texas, Sec. 16. Very
reasonable. 200 acres in body or
will divide. Apply to ]. H. Wehrley,
Beecher, Ill.
The district meeting of Information
al Rotary will be held at Superior on
the 22d day of February. Quite num-
Der are making preparations to attend
from this city.
A. L. Kreutzer was appointed last
Friday, by Gov Philip, member of
| the Wisconsin Free Library Commits
sion. He succeeds W. H. Hatton of
New London. The term will end on
| "a e T.
The city and the street car company
have done. splendid work during the
past week in removing the surplus
snow from the principal streets and
have we'll served the public in this
! regard
Horses are too slow for doctors
nowadays. Nearly every doctor in
this city owns and drives his own
automobile and they get over the
ground at a rapid gait in cases OF
emergency.
There are two cases of infantile
paralysis at Rosholt, in the north.
| eastern part VI 1OIIdS6 Oue
is the II year old son of Frank Liebe
and the other is the 16 year old son Of
| n. Kaminski.
The next event in. life's history viii
be st. Valentines day, the beginning
of Lent-February 81, and in the his
tory of this country will be George
Washington's birthday anniversary
February %.
A son was born unto Mr.. and Mrs
Merton P. Davis of Oshkosh, on Mon
day, January %, 1917. He has beer
named Merton Douglas Davis. The
mother was formerly Henrietta Sauer
herring of this city.
Mrs. Catherine Staszkiewiscz of thu
town of Knowlton, was granted a di
vorce from her husband, Thoma:
Staskiewiscz, in circuit court Wednes
day, on the grounds of cruel and in
human treatment.