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

The Federated Charities will hold its
regular meeting at the court house
tomorrow evening at 7:3O o'clock.
William E. Albrecht, Jr., sold his
residence property at 900 Washington
street the past week to F. V. Han
ouseck.
Miss Mary Hughes, formerly of Mer-
rill, and well known to many in Wau-
sau, will have charge of the Rib View
sanatorium as matron.
The daily weather forecast this
morning states fair tonight and
Wednesday for Wausau and vicinity;
somewhat warmer Wednesday.
No. 2 of the fire department was
called out to the Wausau Ice & Fuel
Co.'s yards, on North First avenue, at
six o'clock p. m, Sunday, to put out
a dangerous brush fire.
Friday and Saturday were really
cold days, the wind direct from the
north on Saturday. In spots there
was light frost, this was a killing
frost in certain low spots in the
county. The temperature warmed
Sunday and by afternoon it was sultry
| and threatened rain but none came.
About 1000 o'clock last night No. 2
or the fire department was called to
the new Liberty Gardens" fire in
some of the burning stumps began
to spread through the grounds and
threatened some Of the nearby build
ings- The fire lads worked about three
hours in preventing its further ex-
tension.
S. B. Tobey organized a Red Cross
branch at Granite Heights last Tues
day afternoon. The following were
named officers:
President-Mrs. F. F. Jester.
Vice President-Mrs. J. Hinton.
Secretary-Mrs. A. Afford.
Treasurer-Mrs. r. Carlson.
Member of Executive Committee
Mrs. j. T. Kennedy.
While at work on the new annex
under course of construction to the
post office building Thursday morning,
Joseph Hildensperger met with a
severe accident by falling from a scat
fold to the ground distance of about
ten feet, striking upon his face and
head. He picked himself ND and
walked home and today he is reported
rapidly improving and will soon be
ready for work again.
Mrs. Nels Hedstrom living at 21O
North Fourth avenue, is seriously i'll,
and relatives have been called here
from away. Her son, Helding, of
Kenosha, has arrived here, and Rev.
and Mrs. Otto A. johnson of Iron
Mountain, Mich, are expected this
evening, the latter being Mrs. He'd
stroms daughter. Mrs. A. M. Petersen
OF this city is also a daughter.
committee is to be appointed by
President ]. S. Alexander of the Mar
athon County Fair association and
recommended by the board of direc-
tors Of that organization, to arrange
a booster auto trip for the coming
fair and races, to be held in this city
during the latter days of August. 1t
is the proper thing to do and has the
general approval of all concerned in
CHS laudable purpose. The proper
thing to do now is to appoint the
boosters at once and then boost the
boosters from now on.
The University of Wisconsin in ans
wer to request made by the Ameri-
can Red Cross, is giving a special
course in Red Cross Civilian Relief.
The course will include lectures by
workers who are acquainted with this
kind of work, and will be of special
interest to teachers and social and
home workers. A short course in
civilian relief was recently held in
this city, and the course at Madison
VIII be much along the same line.
Those not attending the summer
session at the university may take
the course without any cost, and those
enrolled in the summer school will
receive one hour of credit, and two
hours credit if the field work is done.