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

Dancy Items
Crops through this section are look
ing fine.
Miss Martha King is home from
Stevens Point for a few DAYS. and
with her sister, Mrs. E. E. Topham,
spent Saturday at Mosinee, with an
other sister, Mrs. Louis Dupre.
There will be big benefit ball for
the Red Cross in E. Tophams' hall,
Tuesday evening, July End. There
will be first class music and a first
class time assured to all who at
tend. Come and help worthy cause
along.
Within the past few days John Kof-
ford, who owned a farm near this
village sold same to a polish resi-
dent of Chicago, for $6.OOO.00 and
Gus. Dobroth, who also owned farm
near here sold to polish residents of
Necedah for 100000. The purchas-
ers will move on same at once.
Good prices were gotten in both in
stances. Several other deals are pend
ing and there is quite a little inquiry
from city people for farms.
Quite number German ladies have
registered here the past few DAYS.
In some instances quite a number in
one family must register. They all
take it good naturally, and realize
it is only their duty to do as the
country they enjoy comfort and more
freedom than they ever knew in the
Fatherland, asks them to do. IT was
only a matter of the people not un-
derstandlng the necessity of CONFLICT
ing their naturalization that so MANY
now must register in this locality.
Within the past few days Richard
Lietz and George Kies of Eau Pleine.
Henry Dohrath of Dancy and Ed.
Thompson of Bergen, enlisted in the
navy, and are now at Great Lakes
Training station. Zigmun Prochinski
went in special service cal, and is
now at Madison, studying gas engine
work. This section of country has
surely answered our country's call.
until scarcely boy or young man
is left Richard Lietz entering the
service makes the 9th star for his
mother, Mrs. Antonio Lietz, of Eau
Pleine, service flag. Three sons and
three step sons being now in the
service,
Mrs. Thompson, one of our best
ladies, met with quite serious ac-
| cldent a few mornings ago, when
bringing cream to the creamery at
this place, her horse took fright at a
| passing train and jumped, swinging
the buggy against fence post. Mrs.
thompson was thrown several feet
hitting on her back, and the can full
| OF milk struck her on the head. She
was taken into the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. E. Williams, where she was
unconscious for some time. DR..
jackson OF Mosinee, was called, and
she was taken to her home that after
| noon, and is now in poor condition,
her trouble being mostly in her back
| She is widow lady and her son and
main support had gone in the ser
vice a few days previous and he was
her whole lament.
Marathon Items
Marathon Times
e. S. Cone will give one of his big
picture shows at the Village Hall on
next Monday, June "a.
Edwin Schneiders, who is attend
ing the state university at Madison,
came home during the past week for a
few days visit with his parents.
John Knoeck passed away peace
fully at his home on Third and Pine
street, Tuesday night shortly after
eleven o'clock. He was II years of
| age.
Among those who visited or trans
acted business at the county seat dur
ing the past week were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. Knoeck, Paul Rack, Mrs. Con.
Lang, Mrs. Alb. Gruneisen, Chas.
Trauba, Mrs. Jos. Spatz and Mrs. R.
| Busse.
Leo Haesle, who is a member of one
of Uncle Sans military bands, en-
1oyed a few days Through with his
folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Haesle.
He left for Florida, where he is sta
toned at present, Wednesday.
Mr., and Mrs. B. Christman of LOYAL
their son, Joseph, and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Emmerson, while on their way to
Wausau, Wednesday, stopped in town
for a brief visit with Rev. w. Daniels
and F. Leuschen, being old friends
from Hewitt, where they were former
| ly located
Spencer Items
Spencer Record
o. M. Book went to Wausau Thurs
day on business.
Miss Constance WEIGH of Spencer,
| was graduated from the normal at
Oshkosh, last week.
Miss Effie Williams, who has been
teaching school at Cable, Wis, re-
turned home Saturday.
A large number of farmers from
this vicinity attended the Equity con-
Vention at Unity Tuesday.
Sunday morning freight No. %
brought the British tank Britannia
through Spencer from the north.
A. E. Lambert went to Rockford. Ill.
last Friday and spent few DAYS with
his brother Elmer, who is stationed
at Camp Grant
Word was received from Florence
Alexander of Wausau, that the May
shipment of the Spencer Red Cross
branch was very satisfactory.
At the meeting of the several 4th
OF July committees called by their
chairman, DR.. F. A. Soles, it was de-