Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

The Marathon County Council of
Defense will have a meeting at the
court house this evening. 1t is the
regular meeting night of the council
Bruce Mcfarland is the latest re-
cruit for Co. G and he will take the
place of Walter Pagenkopf, drowned
at Brokaw Sunday, which still makes
nine men recruited by Lieut. Drake of
late.
Walter Rapraeger, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Rapraeger, was attacked
by vicious dog the past week The
canine bit the young lad three times
on his right leg, but luckily the
wounds are not very deep.
Last Saturday evening at a meet
ing of the school board of district
No. 1 of the town of Knowlton, it
was decided to build a new school
building. The work ON the same will
not be commenced until next spring.
Mrs. j. A. Jones, who has been
dangerously i'll during the past week,
is considered much better. Yester-
day and today show a marked i'm
prOvement in her condition. Her son,
Fay Jones, who was called here Fri
day, will return to his home in Auro-
ra, ILL.,, Wednesday,.
Olaf Biller of this city, will have
charge of the new building, which the
-Four Wheel Drive company of Gin
tonVille will put W in that town, hav-
ing been given the contract for the.
same. The building will be one story
and built because of the increased
business, a large order from the U. S.
government lately coming in.
The city has resurfaced Grand ave-
nue. between Strollers' lane and the
Northwestern Railroad company's via
duct, is now resurfacing Sixth street,
between Wausau avenue and DeKalb
street, and later will commence re-
pairing all macadam streets in the
city by filling up depressions and re-
storing their dilapidated condition in
many instances. N
The American Cooperative asso-
citation with headquarters in this city,
reports last June as the big month for
business. It's clearance reached the
one-half million mark during that
month. The association has many
branches and more are to be added
to the list this year. Two new branch
es have recently been organized, one
at Junction City and the other at
Richland Center.
Carl Lott, the successful street
builder, who is now engaged in do
ing the concrete paving on the Town
Line road from Grand avenue to the
Milwaukee railroad line, is progress
ing with his work in good shape and
hopes to complete the same by Sep
TENDER l. The curbing on the same
line of rad is being constructed by
the Leader Sidewalk company and will
be finished in few more days.
We gle IN from the public prints
that B. A. Molter, son of Mr.. and Mrs
N. P. Molter of this city, a member
of the Lafayette escradrille, which is
composed of American aviators and
which was recently transferred to
Gen. Pershing's command, had been
injured but not dangerously on the
Belgian front, by being pitched out
of his machine on landing after
a flight over the German lines. Fur
Their particulars are awaited by his
parents and friends.
The Wisconsin Valley Electric COM
pany has begun work or a new steam
plant which will be built as an addi-
ton to the present plant located on
Plumer's island. The cost is esti-
mated at $4,000, and its purpose is
for use as an emergency plant; to be
used in floods, low water and acct
dental breakdowns of machinery and
its -installment will insure good SER
vice under all conditions and at all
times. 1t is expected that the plant
will be installed and ready for use
by the first of December.