Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-20
SHORT ITEMS

Next Saturday is registration day or
those who have become OF age since
| June 9Th.
| Jos. Cheyrier is convalescing from
an operation for appendicitis in ST.
Mary's hospital.
Goolash Served every Saturday
evening at the Wisconsin House, VIM.
| Lord, proprietor, 1913 Washington
st. al2-tI.
Miss Brady holds demonstrations to-
day in the town of Harrison; Thursday
at Rib Falls and in Hamburg and on
Friday at Dancy.
Talks are being given at each even
| ing's entertainment at theatres and
movies, explaining the Marathon War
Fund plan. This will continue during
| the campaign.
Among the tragedies of Northern
| Wisconsin the past week was that of
| Joseph fish killing himself and wife
| by shooting. The shooting occurred
on farm near Rhinelander.
1t is estimated that about 5000
| registrants and enlistments for the
! army and navy have been furnished
| the U. S. government from this county
since the present gigantic war.
The street cars, after a suspension
of traffic for the past nine months be-
| tween the east and west sides, have
again resumed operations much to the
satisfaction of the general public.
Henry Belize is the proud possessor
of an American hand grenade, which
| is used in the trenches in France by
our soldier boys, who is exhibiting
| it at his Office in the court house.
Bernhard Laabs is making an ag-
| gressive campaign for candidate for
sheriff on the republican ticket. He
4 was defeated at the general election
| two years ago by small margin.
| Ellen, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Kavanaugh died at Minneapo-
| lis on Thursday of tonsilitis. Miss
Mary E. Kavanaugh attended the fun
eral, which was held in that city on
| Saturday.
Narrow sleighs cannot be sold after
Jan. 1st next After that date sleighs
will have to be six feet wide, the same
as wagons and automobiles. This will
do much to make better roads in
winter.
| Vegetables, fruit and flower thieves
are busily plying their propensities
these days. They had better beware,
or the police will get them and they
will be deservedly prosecuted for their
thevish instincts.
One of the attractions at the Mara
| thon County fair will be booth de-
voted to the welfare of babies. This
will be under the direction of the
| Women's committee of the Marathon
County Council of Defense.
The First English Lutheran church
| services are now being held in the
| Swedish Lutheran church, corner of
Scott and Seventh streets. These will
be held on the first, third and fifth
Sundays of the month at 1890 o'clock.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
| tions taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates, SIC Mcclellan st.
Phone 1871 MATT
| The imposing and substantial maui
solemn erected in Pine Grove ceme-
terry, commemorative of the late John
D. Ross and erected by Mrs. Ross,
was dedicated a week ago to-
day by Rev. d. ]. Williams, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church of
| this city.
John Cole, an alleged woods cruiser
from Spencer, was brought into mu-
nicipal court Thursday on charge
of vagrancy, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to a term of thirty days
in the county cooler, there to be given
work by the Sheriff during his spare
hours for his keeping.
The Marathon County Council of
| Defense met in regular session on
| Tuesday evening at the court house.
More than the reading of circulars and
/ letters from the State Council of De-
Tense and lengthy discussion on the
| food and fuel situation, and the regu-
lar routine business, very little was
| done.
Mrs. c. Weinberg, mother of Oscar
| A. Weinberg, had the misfortune, last
Tuesday evening in falling and break
ing her left leg just above the ankle
| The accident occurred at her home,
402 La Sale street. She was taken to
st. Mary's hospital. She is we'll adj
vanced in age and it will require some
time to recover.
The Marathon War Fund is getting
much publicity in the city and county
by posters, circulars and the newspa-
pers. This with the speakers will
bring the matter home to the people
in way that will be effective This
is matter in which all should be
greatly interested and who should as
sist in spreading the information.
The 1888 year book for the
Ladies' Literary club, which has been
compiled during the summer is now
being printed and copies will soon be
distributed among the members. The
| first meeting of the new club year
will be held on the first Monday in
September, when the Home and Edu-
cation department will hold it's month
| ly session.
| Last Wednesday, when the 10th Inf.
band and Co. c, 10th Inf. were march
| ing back from the G. M. & st. Paul
depot, they took new line of march
and instead of going back on Scott
to Third, they went north on some of
the resident streets to the great de-
light of those living along the line.
They were greeted by applause as they
passed along.
| Sergeant H. ]. Boyle, a soldier of
the great world war, who lost a leg
in the battle of the Somme, spoke at the
1 nnnrn % h I.
| theatre on Thursday evening. He
| told of incidents of the war in very
entertaining way. He has spoken at
Mosinee and many places in the
county, assisting in the Marathon War
Fund movement.
Director General of Railroads Nc
Adoo has forbid the use of liquor on
trains and at railroad stations, by