Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-16
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Rib river is to be rebuilt.
A son was born unto Attorney and
Mrs. A. w. Prehn on Saturday, July
18th.
The Lincoln hotel at Merrill has
closed, E. l.. Britten having sur
rendered his lease.
Bastile day, or France's Fourth of
July, was celebrated il many cities or
our country last Sunday.
The blue berry crop, in some parts
of northern Wisconsin is said to be
failure on account of the frost.
Those who deal in eggs must secure
a federal license, if they sell to any
person, other than the consumer.
A son was born unto Lieut.. and
Mrs. C. R. Livingston at the home Of
the formers mother, at Merrill on
Wednesday.
Mrs. R. Z. parcher and P. V. O..
Van vechten. have given their homes
very attractive coats of paint during
the past week.
Benz. Wiechman, who was very ill,
in hospital at Ashland, is reported
better and has been removed to his
home at Washburn.
Mrs. Lydia Woodward has been
granted divorce from her husband,
William Woodward, in circuit court
during the past week.
The food situation is better at the
present time than since the war be-
gan and the officials say there is no
danger of sugar famine.
The Wausau Fire Dept. and the
Brokaw Horseshoe clubs are sched-
uled for contest game on the Y. M.
G. A. grounds in Wausau soon.
Mrs. VIM. Gamble, who had been in
St. Mary's hospital for the past two
weeks, returned to her home on Thurs
day, and is very much improved.
Frank Kollock and family, who have
been living at Charlottesville, Va,
have moved to Moore, Pa, where Mr..
Kollock is engaged il government
work.
The Wisconsin river above the dam
is getting to be quite boating resort.
Many motor and row boats are to be
seen there especially on Sundays and
holidays.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tons taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates, SIG Mcclellan st.
Phone 1871 Matt
Letters from those in the south say
that the weather, has just been swelt-
ering hot and in the north even the
past week, we have had cold nights
and mornings.
Lieut.. George Bird is now in France,
having arrived there last week. A
cablegram was received by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Bird on
Thursday morning.
For assaulting and calling Mrs.
Claudia Gaulke vile names, Mrs. Emma
Gleason was found guilty in municipal
court Saturday afternoon and was
fined $1.00 and costs.
Thos. Malone, Chief of Police, and
Thos. H. Ryan, postmaster, gave out
the registration cards to alien women,
recently registered. The cards were
called for at the city hall.
The hairs best friends is Partisan
Sage. Get bottle from w. w. Albers
and see how quickly it will cure dan
druff and itching scalp and stop the
hair from falling out.
The post Office addition is up and
enclosed, and the past few days the
concrete walks from Scott street run
ming back of the building, have been
in the process of building.
T. o. Kellogg, who has gone to Madi-
son to reside, necessitated his resign
ing as captain of the Marathon County
Motor Squadron, and H. E. Damon has
been appointed to succeed him.
The weather has been quite chilly
so far this season, very good grow
ing weather, but hardly warm enough
to speed the growth, and there has
also been a lack of moisture.
Mrs. Lizzie Rowland was found gull
ty in municipal court Thursday fore
noon of charge of having assaulted
Lora Skinner. The former person was
assessed fine and costs of $6.93.
The old maple tree on the corner
Of Fourth and Scott streets, was cut
down on Thursday evening. The once
handsome shade tree had grown to be
good deal of an old stub-and some
what of an eye-sore.
The men of Mosinee are considering
forming home company. There are
several there, who have had military
training and everything indicates that
splendid company could be raised
there on short notice.
The blue berry crop near Tomah,
is very large. Hundreds of automo-
biles are taking in pickers daily.
Some of them pick as high as 100
quarts, and still we are paying from
q to 80 cents a quart.
In the last issue of the Pilot, it was
stated that Lieut. Norton Kelly spent
the Fourth of July in New York CITY"
This was an error, as the Lieutenant
is still in France, where he was sent
with troops last spring.
A. A. Book was appointed one of
the three jury commissioners of the
county last Wednesday by Judge A.
H. Reid, in place of w. B. Scholfield,
resigned. The latter has been a COM
missioner for twenty-four years.
Pleading guilty to a charge of as
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