Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-19
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March 1st.
C. H. Peth was confined to his
home the past week by illness
A daughter was born unto Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Pettric on Tuesday, Feb.
18th
A little girl came to the home OF
Dave Christianson Wednesday night
and was gladly welcomed
Rabbi Jerome Marks of Cincinnati,
has been given a call by the Mt.
Sanai congregation. He will not be
in active service for several months.
Farmers interested in electric light
ing can see a demonstration Of the
Delco-Lght at ia Washington street,
which will be in progress all OF this
week.
The warm weather of last week i'm
proved the coal conditions very much.
Perhaps the snow blockade Of Thurs
day and Friday may tie things up
again.
A crew of men had barely cleared
our streets of superfiuous snow, after
weeks of work-and now the cease
less grind will have to be commenced
over again.
10000 pounds of carp were sold in
Milwaukee, last Tuesday at cents
pound This is the largest con-
signment of fish ever placed on the
market in that city at one time.
The city authorities have begun the
work of thawing out some of the frost
bound street catch basins, prepare
tory to conducting the street rivulets
into their regular channels. They are
having quite a job on their hands.
John P. Breigh, who recently raised
check from $500 to $4,000 in this
city and got away with money, was
later arrested and convicted in Mil
waukee for forgery and sentenced to
five years term at the federal pris-
on at Fort Levenworth, Kan.
The funeral of Mrs. ]. M. Eunson,
who passed away on Saturday night,
Feb. 9Th, were held on Wednesday
afternoon from the home, Rev. D. j.
Williams officiating. The pail bear
ers' were: F. E. Morgan, F. S. Swim
bank, Joseph Colombo, B. E. Smith,
H. E. Marquardt and A. M. Olson.
Plan the war garden for the win
ter's needs. Canned vegetables use
! less sugar than most other canned
goods Plan also for those vegetables
+ which do not need to be canned, such
as carrots, rutaba gas, late cabbage,
, onions, and if space allows, squash and
potatoes.
> Stewart Naglee of st. Paul. formerly
= of Wausau, has been commissioned
a Captain in the Minnesota Guard
and will serve on the staff of Adju-
, | tant w. F. Rhinnow. Captain Naglee
| will be assigned to drill the National
p Guard companies as special physical
instructor.
Mrs. Kate Hall says 81 have kept
! house Is years, am the mother of
5 four children, and 1 would not keep
I house without HOLSTERS Rocky
! | Mountain Tea" Wise Woman, why
Drives away sickness, brings health
t and happiness to the whole family.
@ w. w. Albers.
Samples of the first toothpicks,
q | manufactured by the Wausau Manu-
n | featuring company, are now on eX-
; hibition in one of the show windows
: OF the Wiechmann Pharmacy. There
V are about three bushels Of the little
wooden picks there and are indication
d of another added industrial plant to
n the city of Wausau.
It The Office of H. A. Belize, clerk OF
the circuit court is still being oc-
- cupied by people of the county, in
declaring their intention of becoming
citizens of the United States, by Sc
| fret in
nouncing their allegiance to the kaiser
or any other high potentates.
Owners of autos, motorcycles anG
trucks, will have some increase tC
pay this year: Autos $1,000 each, in.
stead of $500 as heretofore; motor
cycles, 81 motor delivery wagons
SIS and $25 if carrying capacity is
over 2,100 pounds; truck or bus ope,
rating wholly inside of city, $1,000
A letter is being sent ont to oul
retail merchants by Miss Hester Jones
asking their assistance in food con
servation and to this end have {
demonstration week. This will assis
greatly in bringing before the public
the different foods which can be uset
as substitutes and how they can bt
used.
War gardening helps not only the
gardener and his family, but also the
less fortunate neighbor who cannot
have a garden. The average price Of
vegetables last year was % per CEN
more than in 1916, but other fooC
stuffs showed a much larger increase
The fact that many consumers were
supplying their own needs is one Of
the important reasons for this differ.
ence.
James McCrossen of Pasadena. Cal.
4 for nearly a half a century, one OF
J Wausau's prominent and influential
4 citizens, celebrated his ninetieth birth
day on February 18th. Mr. and Mrs
n McCrossen have resided in Pasadena
for the past ten years to avoid the
rigors of our winters They are en-.
Joying excellent health in their west.
ern home, which thought is a source
\ OF pleasure to their many Wausau
friends.
The stockholders of the State Ranl
of Mosinee held their annual meetins
J on Thursday. 1t was the occasion
of the formal opening of their new
bank building. A supper was served
, the stockholders in the dining room
4 in the new building. A. Won Bere
4 gave brief history of the bank, anC
7 w. A. Won Berg, cashier, talked of the
z progress and H. A Moehlenpah OF
& Clinton, made an address. Mr.. anC
& Mrs. Louis Dessert of this city were
4 in attendance
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I A LINC0LN'S DAY THOUGHT