Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-28

Mrs. George Silverthorn, who has
been very ill, is improving.
The railroad bridge just below the
guard lock is undergoing repairs.
The Wausau Jazz band furnished
music at the graduation exercises at
Elderon, last Saturday evening.
The Pilots night hawk, which has
spent it's summers here for the past
ten years or more, arrived by air route,
on Sunday, May 26th.
Capt. Stewart B. Naglee drilled
Company c the other evening. He is
one of the best drill masters of Min
nesota, so it is said.
Mrs. Thomas Delaney of this city,
who was operated on at ST. Marys
hospital recently, is getting along very
nicely and now well on the road to
recovery.
A certain number of students have
been privileged to enter the intensive
military training at Fort Sheridan.
Among the number selected was Ben
Kuebler of this city.
A central heating plant may be one
of the additions to Wausau before fall.
Most every city has such luxury and
Wausau should not be behind the times
in securing this comfort.
The matter of oiling the macadam
streets of our city is being considered
1t is by far the best way to preserve
these streets and will cost no more
in the end than sprinkiing.
Miss Eva Malone has resigned her
position as stenographer at the Cham
Der of Commerce. She will go to
Detroit, Thursday to accept a sim
liar position with the John B. Scott
& Co., architects.
The Marathon Training School for
Teachers finish the years school work
the first part of next month. There are
forty eight in the Senior class. The
majority finish in June. A few will
finish either in summer school or
the first quarter of next year.
On a charge of visiting the home
of his wife with whom he is not a
ledger, Henry Kull was taken before
Judge Marchetti yesterday and was
adjudged guilty of disturbing the
peace. He was assessed a fine and
costs of $3.50 for his wilful act.
A disloyal citizen in Edgar yester-
day made some seditious reference to
the present war activities. He had no
sooner finished his vile remarks, when
VIM. Rifieman landed a stunning blow
in his face and sent him to the floor
Served him right, was the general
cOnsenses of opinion.
C. r. Meyer & Co., of Oshkosh has
secured the contract to build the unit
of the new central school plant, hav-
ing been the lowest bidder, $685. $40.
The plumbing contract went to Max
Tisch and the painting to Denfield &
WeisbrOd. Contracts were let by the
Board of Education and work will
commence at once.
Two out-of-town pick pockets were
picked up by Police Chief Malone and
Detective Schwister this morning, af-
ter they had relieved a few citizens
out of about $40. They were at once
ordered to disgorge the money they
had obtained and were ordered to
leave the city or be prosecuted. They
Immediately withdrew aboard the first
train out for other pickings.
On Sunday afternoon as B. F. Will
son was on his way home in his Ford
car, driving along at a slow speed
and was passing the Presbyterian
church, from a crowd of children one,
Edward Brandt, rushed in front of the
car and was knocked down but es-
capped uninjured. The accident was
unavoidable by Mr.. Wilson and it was
close call for the little boy.
A large number of students have
enrolled for the summer school to be
held at the High school for the next
six weeks Miss Marilla Zellhoefer,
c.. S. Snyder and T. f. Reynolds are
the instructors. The studies taken up
at the summer session are geometry,
physics, algebra, physiology, German,
history, English and American litera-
ture. There are no afternoon ses-
sions. Marks earned during the sum-
mer school will be added to the regu-
lar High school course