Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-10
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A whooping cough sign has been
placed on the home of William Damp,
1907 Grand avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Wheeler and
family, are now occupying their newly
purchased home on East hill.
GoOIash served every Saturday
evening at the Wisconsin House, VIM.
Lord, proprietor, 73S Washington
st. a12-tf.
Fred Schubring and family have
moved into a suit of rooms in the
second story of the Schubring garage,
fronting Scott street.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Morrisey, 1912
Grand avenue, are the parents of
son, born Thursday. The father is
in the U. S. army at Camp Robinson.
circuit court was opened, with Judge
Reid, presiding. No jury will be sum-
moned, as only court cases will be
heard.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tons taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates, SIG Mcclellan st.
Phone 1871 n24-tf
Glenn Batesole, the High school
athletic coach, expects to have very
good foot ball team this season. The
squad so far this season. includes
fifty-fiye members
The federal labor bureau is doing
business right along, having placed
nearly 100 in positions in August.
This will keep on increasing as the
bureau is better known.
The first real cold spell of Septem-
Der came on the 4th. In the morning it
was mighty near a frost, the mercury
getting down to forty. On the morn
ing of the 5th, there was slight frost.
Marshfield citizens are making a
strenuous effort to have a market
square and rest room. Recently, a
mass meeting was held to boost the
project, which promises to become a
reality.
The boys in the Y M. c. A. have
quarters arranged in the basement
their former quarters having been
given over to the Red Cross workers.
The new quarters were opened last
Saturday.
Rev. B. Chouinard formerly of Mer-
rill, died at MoNtevidio, Mimi, on
Sept 3D. He was chaplain of the 9Th
Inf. He resided in Wausau at one
time and was known to our people
as Burt Sweeney, son of the druggist,
NJ. Sweeney.
Mrs. Henry Schaupp of this city, was
notified of the death of her brother,
Carl C. Wegner at Berkeley, California,
the past week. The deceased was a
former resident of Wausau, leaving
here about twenty years ago for the
west.
Mrs. Catherine Nienaber of Madison,
mother of Mrs. George Silbernagel of
this city, passed away Thursday. Mrs.
Silbernagel was with her at the time
of her death. Mr.. Silbernagel went
to Madison Friday evening to attend
the funeral.
The Langlade county fair was held
at Amigo the past week. The weather
was all that could be asked for and
the attendance fully up to the average.
The exhibits in all departments are
said to have been good, by those who
attended from Wausau.
Two automobiles came near having
a collision the other day at the corner
of 9Th and McIndoe streets. One of
them had to run over the lawn in
front of the residence of W. H. Bissell
in order to get out of the way. An
elm tree was badly barked.
Charles Snow of Merrill. an old and
well know mill wright, was killed at
Rhinelander, While attending to work
in saw mill. A conveyor broke and
struck him injuring him so badly that
he died within few hours. He was
Of years of age and leaves wife and
eight sons and daughters.
Last Wednesday afternoon young
fellow was driving a spirited pony
east on Scott street, attached to light
wagon, and when opposite the Bells
muse, tire lutiiS utOhS. iclItuS tie
wagon come up against the pony, who
resented it by kicking. Bystanders
rushed in stopped the horse and thus
prevented a runaway.
Hunters had better look out or they
may be caught in trap. The state
law says that the hunting season opens
on the 18th. The hunting season, under
the federal law has been changed to
Sept. 18th. This takes precedence over
the state law, hence the season cannot
open until the 10th. There is liable
to De some confusion over this and it
wo&ld be well to get the facts fully.