Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
G. F..
WOODWARD
THE
Piano Tuner
Phone 1647

Third street was in very good con-
dition at the last thaw.
Furniture repaired and uphold
stored. Kiefer Furniture Co. Tele-
phone. 1909. adv If.
The Marathon County Council of
Defense meets tonight in regular SEES
sion at the court house.
1t looked very much last night, as
if March, was coming in like lion.
The wind blew perfect gale from
the north and it was cold.
The hydrants which were frozen up
at the last cold spell, have been
thawed out the past week. We must
have water-when needed, especially
from the hydrants.
Word reached Wausau that a baby
girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Riker of Madison, on Feb. %, 1918.
Mrs. Riker was formerly Miss Mabel
I.aMOntagne of this city.
Mrs. r. e. Parcher passed through
a minor operation at st. Mary's hos
pital on Friday. She will remain at
the hospital for a couple of weeks
for rest and recuperation.
An amended salary ordinance was
passed by the common council at the
adjourned meeting held Feb, 18th,
after the veto of the mayor on the
former ordinance was sustained.
The San Carlo Grand Opera COM
pany was at the opera house Sun
day evening. Those in attendance
say it was one of the very best enter
tainments ever given in the city.
S. C. Rosenberg of Fulton, Mich,
father of Justice M. B. Rosenberg,
passed through a serious operation in
Madison last Wednesday. He is also
a brother of DR.. A. B. Rosenberg,
of this city.
The salaries of all of the members
of the fire and police departments
were advanced $500 per month and
slight advances were made to the
salaries of some of the other city
officers. A schedule of the salaries as
established appears in another col
umn of this issue.
The campaign in city and county
politics opens in March and several
public spirited citizens are being
SlOOHltu anu dlC OllCllu6 JhCll oCl
vices, willing to make sacrifices for
the various offices in order to serve
the dear people The Pilot is "onto"
the names of several aspirants, which
it will announce in due time. Until
then mum" is the word.
Miss Teckla Guenther of this city,
who accepted a position at Washing
ton, d. c., some time ago, writes the
following to a Wausau friend: Il like
Washington just fine and my position
as we'll. Glad | can do some thing
to serve my country. Uncle Sam is
a fine man to work for. There are
many places of interest here. The
weather is nice now and the snow all
gone"
The sad news of the death of L. G.
Melang. Jr., of Everett, Wash. reached
the deceased's relatives and friends in
Wausau, Saturday. Mr.. Melang died
suddenly. He was employed as
carpenter in the U. S. ship yards.
Burial will be made at Everett. Mr..
Melang was born in the town of
Stettin. November %, 1882, and lived
in Marathon county for many years.
He leaves his parents and three broth
ers, A. G. Melang of the town of Stet-
tin and julius and William Melang of
Everett Wash.
Last Thursday the Stevens Point
normal basket ball team went to Rip
on to play the college team in that
city. Enroute there was a railroad
wreck and the Stevens Point fellows
consequently got in at a late hour.
The game was played between eleven
and twelve o'clock and resulted in a
score of % to IL in favor of Stevens
Point. In the wreck mentioned above.
three persons were killed On Fri
day evening the Stevens Point and
Superior normals played. the score
being so to 10 in the formers favor.
The game was played at Stevens
Point On Saturday night the Stevens
Point fellows met the Lawrence col
lege fellow in a game. .-...--
Seek"
"Oh, not at ALL" SeabeCk stub
his zoe on the stable doorSin in
confusion at the praise. I'm be ri
along, soon as l can slip saddle {
He disappeared, and Billy Lot
turned and Hoped slowly down
lsne.
You must have some lightn
method of Saddling, Mr.. Seabeck,"
SMILED over her shoulder at him W
~ came up.
I'VE learn TO do things quick w
we've handled cattle few years,
admitted. He had difident man
OF receiving compliments wi
pleased Billy Louise and gave her I
fdenCe needed brace.
MIR. Seabeck, I've always heard I
you're an awfully square man."
said Daddy seemed to think
you could be depended on in any
OF pinch. l hope it's true.
banking lot on your sQuareness
day"
why. l don't know about my b,
any better than my neighbors, ne S
with a twinkle of humor in his e
which were bright, unvarying b