Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
SHORT NEWS ITEMS

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G. Touburen of this city has opened
branch studio in Stratford.
Everything continues to raise in
price-where is it going to stop?
A son was born unto Mr.. and Mrs.
Seth Damon on Thursday, March 20,
1920
Miss Marion Hermanson and brother
Ray, were confined to their home the
past week with chicken pox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Schwanberg's
son, Frederic, had minor operation
last Wednesday at st. Mary's hospi-
tai.
Judge Samuel w. Greene, c. S. of
Louisville, KY, will lecture in Wausau
on Christian Science, Tuesday evening,
March 30.
All Quick, a well known conductor
in Merrill ON Monday He was 81
years of age.
John Merklein who is at the city
meat market, had the misfortune to
strain his hand the past week and has
been carrying it in sling.
the week end at st. Mary's hospital
where he had his tonsils and adnoids
removed. He is doing well.
The sale of chester white pigs at
Stratford on Tuesday was a success.
many were sold. j. S. Alexander of
this city purchased six head.
Candidates have filed their papers
and the prediction hustle is now on.
To see who the candidates are, read
the columns of the Pilot today.
The County Board will meet in its
spring session on the Goth of April, at
which time a chairman of the board,
will be elected for the coming year.
Next Thursday will be the first of
April,-All Fools day, if you pick up
a pocketbook or kick a hat with a
brick in it, remember the Pilot warned
you.
President Tilden of Lombard college
gave an address at the Universalist
church on Sunday morning, the sub
ject being, Sowing and Reaping,"
winch was appreciated.
The United States Civil Service Com
| mission announces that on Saturday,
April 10, an examination will be held
| for the positions of clerk and city car
| rier in the post office in this city.
The past few days have been quite
| like April weather, alternating rain
and sunshine and on Sunday very
heavy rain fell and the grass has be-
| come quite green as a consequence.
| Albert (anxiously)-"I'm afraid I'll
soon be bald my hair is coming out .
W. W. Aibers, "Why worry? Use Pari-
sian Sage and I'll guarantee it will
stop falling hair or return money"
The only way to beat high rents is
to build your own home. "Be it Ever
| So Humble etc. In an early day our
| fOrefatherS lived in shantieS and they
were just as happy as if they were in
palaces.
Spring vacations in our schools are
coming on. The public schools of oul
city having theirs this week The
| Training school will call off the first
week in April. The various parochia
schools will hold their vacations the
first part of April.
President TiIden of Lombard College
Galesburg, ILL.,, with his wife and son
spent Sunday at the residence of w. ]
Taylor. Rev. Tilden delivered the
morning sermon in the Universalis
church and he spoke at the Rotary
club on Monday noon.
The Marathon Paper Mills situated
at Rothschilds had a close call Wed
nesday and Thursday of last week
The dam was threatened by high wa
ter. Men worked early and late ant
such scare had not been had sine,
the high water of 1912.
j. H. Vogt, who looks after the roads
in this county, is just now busy hirin,
patrolmen. These men will take car,
or section of the county There ar,
~ districts in the county and tina
many or more patrolmen will have t,
be hired for the work.
Forty hours devotional services wer,
held in st. Peters church at Steven
Point, last week, closing Wednesda,
evening. Priests from all over nor
| "AoNOAoAA WSiC plCSSuL LO DIS
slst in the services. Rev. T. Wojak o
this city was in attendance.
Nothing slow about Marshfield. TIL
Central Wisconsin state fair associa
ton of that city last week let the con
tract for a concrete grand stand. |
will seat $500 and will cost SIS. OOO
Our agricultural society's new stan,
is dragging along. 1t may be realize,
and it may not.
Mr.-and Mrs. w. H. Wilson departe,
today for their new home in Madison
Mr.. Wilson, for number of years. ha,
been in charge of the Wausau Ga,
company's business. He goes to Madi
son to accept position with the stat
railroad commission in the accountin,
department. Their many Wausa,
friends deeply regret their departure
The Central Pennsylvania Metho
dist conference at Harrisburg. Pa
last Tuesday adopted resolution sug
costing to the general conference tn
! elimination of the church rule maxim,
members who attend theatres. dane
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