Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-09

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Chippewa Falls Chippewa Falls
movie theaters are going to have
church competition. according to an
nouncement by The Rey. L. A. Bren-
ner of the Methodist church here. He
created a mild sensation when he an
nounced that the church was going
into the movie business, and explained
how it was going to do it. Arrange
ments had been made, he said, to put
q big removable screen back and over
the pulpit and in front of the pipe or
gan. The plan is to not only show re-
ligious films, moral uplift films and
educational films, but such of the reg
ular film company's pictures as were
considered o. X. by the proper cen
sors. Films would be shown that were
appealing both to the old and young.
La Crosse Rudolf Tolvstad of Long
Coulee, pursued a timber wolf along a
highway fianked by deep banks OF
snow, in his auto until the animal
jumped, exhausted, into drift,
Jumping out of his machine Tolvstad
found a club and killed the animal
with a blow over the head. 1t is be-
lieved the wolf had been pursued by
dogs during the day and was nearly
tired out when the auto took up the
chase.
daughter OF tho late United States
Senator Isaac Stephenson, has been
appointed and has accepted a place
on the nationa. committee of 100
women to have charge of the cam
paign of the Republican party during
the next presidential campaign. Years
of life at the national capital with her
father during his service as represen-
tative and senator qualities Mrs. Hold
gins for the important work.
La Crosse - Saloon property leases
were automatically vacated when the
constitutional amendment went into
effect on Jan. 16, and saloon men can
not be held to them, according to au
opinion handed down by Circuit Judge
e C. Higbee. Where the leases pro-
vided the buildings were to be used
for the sale of beer, the dry amend
ment became, in effect, an eviction,
held the court.
Rhinelander - Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Blomsk of the town of Sugar Camp,
who are accused of the murder of their
6-year-old son, Alban, were given a
preliminary hearing at st. Mary's hos
pital, where Mrs. Blomski has been
confined for a week following the birth
OF child Both pleaded not guilty,
They were bound over to circuit court,
which convenes here next month un-
der Judge E. H. Reid of Wausau.
Antigo-After a tree measuring 10
inches at the butt had pinioned Ern-
est Zeilsdorf to the ground apparently
dead, workers carried the body to the
lumber camp in a blanket. The sor-
rowing lumberjacks were within
few steps of the shack when Zeilsdorf
leaped from the blanket shouting
What's the matter The mans face is
badly out OF shape, but no bones were
broken, save those Of the nose.
-Madison's last official wet
connection with the oasis Of the past
was severed when the M. Q. M. Elk
press Co., the principal duty of which
was transporting beer to and from
Middleton, filed notice of dissolution
with the secretary of state. The capt.
alization was 81 900.
Edward Noel year and
half old son of John Noel, climbed
onto the dresser at his home here
and drank the contents Of a bottle
of vapo cresolene. All efforts to save
the child's life failed, the medicine
containing much acid resulting in in
ternal burns.
Loana The Ovritz hospital here
was destroyed by FIRE The hospital
was filled with patients, and all were
removed safely. The loss is estimated
at $4,000. A defective heating
plant, il is believed, caused the fire.
Madison-Dane county is preparing
for its seasons better highway work.
A deal was closed between the county
~
ing company for the purchase by the
county of a gravel pit for $4,000.
Rhinelander-Wh working in the
woods near Gleason. Gilbert Johnson,
80. was struck by. falling tree, re-
ceiving injuries which caused his
death several hours later Johnson
leaves, a wife and six children.
Pardeeville- Rev. and Mrs. D.
G. Jones, this city, celebrated their
twenty-ffth wedding anniversary.
The unique part of the celebration was
that the couple wore their original
wedding suits of years ago.
Fond du Lae-Teachers in the Fond
du Lac public school are wearing
broad smiles, following the receipt of
their January pay checks. which in
Guided bonuses for the last half year,
ranging from S25 to $500.
Neenah Emil Zimdars, &c, had a
narrow escape from drowning when
he fell through the ice on the lower
lake while fishing. He was rescued by
a companion after a hard tussle
Florence II Farmers of Florence
county predict an early spring owing
20 the fact that number of crows