Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-25
SHORT ITEMS

There was o heavy frost in tn,
counties north of Wausau on FRIDAY
night.
Mrs. w. H. Mylrea has been confined
to the house for several days with
a severe attack of bronchitis.
Up to date there have been nearly
300 alien women registered at the city
hall, and over 100 at the Wausau P. o
The new city directory is being de-
livered, also the new telephone direc-
tory of the ~Wausau Telephone COM
pany.
The crop of hay in the county is go
ing to he excellent, and some of the
farmers have commenced to cut their
crop.
Charles Manson went into st. Mary's
hospital yesterday, where he passed
through an operation for removal of
tonsils.
At 1910 o'clock Friday evening No.
of the fire department was called to
the Mclndoe island, to quench a rub
Dish fire.
Those who are in need of farm help
should make their wants known to
A. G. Burg, who is looking after that
work for the Council of Defense.
1t is very dry, so much so that
garden truck is suffering. The lawns
have had to be sprinlxIed the last
few days to keep them from parching.
Ellis G. Rowland of New York.
special representative of the National
Industrial conservation movement de-
liyered an address at the Wausau club
on Wednesday evening, on Industrial
Conservation.
1t is said that our country roads
are in bad shape on account of the
plOwed up conditions in many places.
and the dry weather. Farmers should
get ready to drag them after the next
rain, that they may be put in good
condition.
Ernest Weber arrested in this city,
April 8, on a charge of non-registra-
ton and who had been slumbering in
the city and county jails since that
date, was lately delivered over to
Marshal OConnor upon the order of
federal authority and interned until
the close of the war.
Jacob Gensman, pioneer resident
OF this city, was stricken with par
alysis at about seven o'clock Sunday
morning, at his home on Grand
avenue, his entire right side being
affected. He is confined to his bed,
but is as comfortable as could be
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The State Bar association will hold
its annual meeting from June 26 to
the 20 at Racine. Justice M. B. Ros-
enberry will give an address on the
evening of June &c, on "War, the Test
OF Democracy l.. A. Pradt, G.. B.
Bird, j. j. Okoneski and f.. w. Cen
rich are among those who. will at
tend from Wausau.
Benz. Wiechman, brother of F. G.
Wiechman was taken suddenly ill Sun
day with spinal meningitis. He re-
sides at Washburn, and he and his
family were on an auto trip to Mime
apolis, when he was taken i'll and he
was taken to the hospital at Ashland.
Mr.. Wiechman left for his bedside
Sunday evening, and has reported that
Benz. was unconscious and critically
ill.
Carl A. p. Richter, an employee in
the Underwood Veneer Co.'S factory.
was arrested Tuesday afternoon for
alleged disloyal utterances from time
to time and lodged in the county Jail.
upon instructions from federal officers
and that he be held until further or
ders. Alien enemies are daily being
picked up for their seditious remarks
and acts and are deserving of the
severest penalties.
Yesterday the bed of the falls was
almost dry. There was not enough
water going over to prevent children
playing wherever they wanted to. ex-
cept in few holes, where there was
standing water. 1t looked strange to
see about twenty-five or thirty little
children picking up pebbles where
usually there was madly rushing.
seething water. Some of the dams
above must have been holding the
water which made it drop here sew
eral feet