Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-19
SHORT ITEMS


comes, is down with the influenza.
st Louis parties are arranging to
build $4,000 hotel in the lake dis
trict in Oneida county.
AS the ban has been lifted on the
epidemic, the "Y" opened up all of it's
activities again yesterday.
Fay Andrews, one of our rural mail
carriers, was confined to his home by
the Influenza the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E.. Blackmer. who
have both been i'll with the influenza.
have recovered and are about again.
The Rotary club which was to re-
sumo its semi-monthly luncheons
yesterday postponed the date to Nov.
25th.
Mrs. John Bache-wiig, who has been
i'll with the influenza, is again back
assuming the duties of visiting nurse
in our city.
Wheat flour can be purchased here
after without substitutes, which is
the ruling sent out by the state food
administration.
The meeting of the Marathon County
Farm Bureau, which was to have been
held Friday, was postponed on account
of the influenza.
The home of Frank Manecke, GIG
Jefferson street, had a visit from No.
OF. the fire department at 1920 o'clock
Wednesday night
The Frank Winniger Theatrical
company is playing at Marshfield this
! week. The company expects to be
here the holiday week.
Two teaspoonsful of sugar can be
had for each meal instead of one as
heretofore is the order of State Food
Administrator Magnus Swenson.
The willow trees at the home of Mrs
Walter S. Armstrong, which were con-
| demned by the city for irjuring the
water mains, have been cut down.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tons taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates, SIG Mcclellan st.
Fnone Io1l Matt
E. D. Widn1er has opened his Bust
ness College again with the usual at
tendance OF pupils, after a close of
several weeks on account of the pre-
| va1ling disease.
| The regular meetings of the Knights
OF Pythias have been resumed. The
| flrst meeting, since all meetings were
closed on account of the epidemic, was
held last evening.
The bowling season was opened last
I evening. The Commercial League
and the Wausau Bowling Association
nave arranged for a series of games
the coming season.
Our people are no longer required to
purchase substitutes with their flour,
ana candy makers can purchase all
the sweetened condensed milk for the
manufacture of candy.
A. E. Sole, traffic manager of the
Central Wisconsin bureau. who has
been victim of the influenza. is again
IN MS Office in the Chamber of Com
merce attending to his general routine
of business.
The Rainbow division and the New
Ehgland division are believed will be
lhe hrst troops to come back from
france and it is expected will return
Dy Christmas. They were the first
troops sent to France.
The Masonic bodies have resumed
their meetings. Forest Lodge No. 130
r. and A. NJ. will meet on Wednesday
evening, and the Knights Templer will
hold its next conclave on "Wednesday
evening December 9th.
A. Campbell of st. Paul. is now the
manager of the dry goods store of
& Smart Co., 51S-522 Third
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell are to
make Their permanent home in Wan
sau as soon IS they can secure a suit
able residence.
suit in circuit court has been COM
by Jessie Boyd of the town |
Of Cleveland for divorce from her
husband, Freeman Boyd. on grounds |
Of non-support of herself and minor |
children. She asks for the care and |
custody of the children and division
Of the property.
A divorce has been granted in cir
,uit court to Esther Brehmer from her
husband, Oscar Brehmer, on charge
If cruel and inhuman treatment. The
'ourt approved the agreed report of
he parties in the case to a division
# the property.
Last Wednesday there was a petit
ion passed around to the county board
Members for signatures to a paper
which asked President Wilson to par
on F. X. Schilling, who was SEN
enced to Fort Leayenworth, for viola
ion of espionage by the court at
sau Claire few months ago. AS the
Movement did not meet with the ap-
roval excepted it was withdrawn.