Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
SHORT ITEMS

The carnival on Grand avenue is
drawing the crowds.
The weather report says warmer,
with showers tonight.
Up to noon today 50 alien women
lave registered in this city at the
police station.
Lieut.. Geo. w. Bird has been trans
ferred from Camp Jackson, S. c., to
Camp Merritt, N. Y.
The regular meeting of the Mara
thon County Council of Defense, will
be held this evening at the court
house.
John N. Manson, Jr., Adlai Peth
and Walter ]. Giese are among the
selects leaving here on May %, to be
promoted to Corporals.
The work of the central school
building is progressing rapidly, the
work of pouring the concrete for the
foundation was commenced yesterday.
Lieut.. L, A. Pradt, Jr., who is at
home from Camp Custer, on a fur
Tough, passed through a successful
nasal operation at ST. Mary's hospital
yesterday.
j. r. Green, who was injured in a
fall recently, was able to leave the
Wausau hospital Saturday, and is now
at his home, 612 Second street, where
he is getting along nicely.
II. C. Berger and Mrs. C. H. Ingra-
ham were out to a patriotic meeting
last evening, held at Mcmillan, the oc-
casiOn of dedicating the cover the
Top" flag of the Third Liberty Loan.
The Wisconsin State Clerk and
Carriers association will hold their
annual convention in Wausau, July 4
and 5. A large attendance is expected,
and an interesting program is being
arranged.
Rev. and Mrs. Richard Evans re-
ceiVed dispatch yesterday, that their
son, Donald, had passed the physical
examination at Annapolis, and was
to be sworn into service today. He
will be a midshipman in the U. S.
navy
The ninth annual convention of the
International Association of Rotary
Clubs will be held in Kansas City,
June oath to the 28th, inclusive
George w. Phillips of this city, will
attend and perhaps, there will be sew
eral other ROtaTians from Wausau
present.
On Flag day, every building and
home in the city displayed the Amer
lean flag, besides there was a flag
raising at the park on the west side
by the r. r. employees. The ad-
dress of the occasion was made by
i. II. Stone.
Ben Kuebler of this city is now
taking a four weeks military train
ing course at the r. o. r. c., at Fort
Sheridan. Mr.. Kuebler was one out
OF l26 University of Wisconsin stud
ents selected to take this training,
which will close on the 3rd of July.
Hattie Borchardt of the town of
Vein has commenced an action in
circuit court for absolute divorce
from her husband, Gustav BOrchardt,
on alleged grounds of cruel and in
human treatment. The plaintiff also
asks for a judgment for a division of
their property.
A second service flag was dedicated
at st. Stephens church last Sunday
morning, which had been donated by
friend of the congregation. Some
time ago the first service flag was
dedicated, but as it's field of white
had been filled with stars it was
necessary to get another one
The state convention of the B. P. o.
Elks was held in Fond du Lac, the
latter part of the week, Gov. Philip
was present on Friday and made an
address and led the auto parade.
Chauncey Yockey of Milwaukee, was
elected president. 1t was voted to
hold the next state convention in Mil
Waukee. II. e. Schiller, John Curtis,
Len Johnson, N. H. Gender, L. Sar-
geant and Harry Helm were in attend
ance.
memorial requiem high mass was
said at st. James Catholic church
yesterday morning by Rev. FIR. E. P.
O"Toole, in memory of James A. Burns
of this city, who was killed in the
trenches in France on May %, at
which members of Co. c., 10th Inf,
members of the Marathon County
Council of Defense, the Loyalty Legion
and a large number of sympathizing
relatives and friends were present
Father O'TOOle preached a splendid
sermon suitable to the occasion.
Mrs. Theodore Struck, 1914 Harri-
son boulevard, died early yesterday
morning, after an illness of three
years. The deceased was a native of
Germany, born January Is, 1868. She
came to America in 1891, and has
been resident of Wausau for TWEEN
ty-siX years. She was married in
Germany to Mr.. Struck in 1888, and
is survived by her widOwer and three
children, Albert Elsie and William
Struck, also three brothers and two
sisters. Her funeral will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at
st. Stephens church, Rev. William
Spiegel officiating. Interment will be
made in Pine Grove cemetery. Mrs.
Struck was member of the Ladies'
Aid society of st. Stephens church.
HOgarty News
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tangner of