Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-12-30
SHORT NEWS ITEMS

John Gregory has been appointed
patrOlman. Mr.. Gregory was formerly
member of the force.
The Rev. FIR T. Wojak, who under
went an operation at ST. Mary's hos
pital for appendicitis is very much
improved
The Rev. f. w. Eastwood, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church, is now &C.
cupying the parsonage of the church,
on Grant street
Fire department No. 1 was called to
the Business and Professional Wo-
mems club Monday evening to extin-
guish a chimney fire.
Brokaw paid bonus surtax of So
837.44, the second highest surtax
among the 14S Wisconsin villages with
a population less than 500.
Several pleaded guilty to charges of
intoxication in municipal court last
week. The story's the same; the fines
are the same, $500 and costs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burt, and
daughter, Miss Wilma Burt, and son,
Jack Burt, enjoyed their first Christ
mas together in twelve years.
The old English Chop House on
Washington street suffered a slight
loss on Saturday. The fire was put
out before the department arrived
Blanks for filing income tax re-
turns have been received at the office
of the assessor of incomes and by
January LIST they will be directed and
mailed.
The best thing to make your hair
soft, thick and glossy-Parisian Sage.
w. w. Albers sells the genuine that
does not change the natural color of
the hair. Adv.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Berens
Of Stevens Point, at st. Mary's hos
pltal in this city, Tuesday, Dec %, a
son. Mrs. Berens was formerly Miss
Hattie Merklein of this City.
The fireside meeting at the Y. M. C.
A, last Sunday, was attended by twen-
ty young men. Special music was
rendered and discussion on the orr
gin of Christmas was enjoyed.
At the Universalist church last Sum
day three laymen, Hon. A. l.. KreutZer,
conducted the services. Mr. Kreutzer
gave the address of the morning.
The production of sugar beets in
Wisconsin is estimated at 236,OO tons
in 1920 as compared to 15S,000 in 1919
The number of acres sOwed was &c.
700 as compared to 10000 in 1919.
The Central Wisconsin Poultry as
ISOLATION holds a meeting this evening
in the office of County Agent Swoboda.
The annual poultry show of the or
ganizatiOn is to be held January 5th
to 9Th in KrOening's hall.
The University of Wisconsin has an
enrolment this year of 1904 students,
OF which ia are from twenty-five for
eign countries. China leads with thir-
ty-siX students, Norway has eighteen,
and the Philippine Islands seventeen.
Bailey Ramsdell, formerly of this
city, now an attorney of Eau Claire,
was recently elected commander of
the Eau Claire American Legion post.
Wausau friends will be pleased to
know Of the honor that has been con-
ferred upon him.
Most of the young men and Young
women who are attending the Uni
versity of Wisconsin will return to
Madison to resume their college work
on Sunday and Monday next, as the
institution will be in full swing again
by Tuesday, January 4th.
A peculiar epidemic of hiccoughs
has affected many persons in Wausau
during the past week. Some say
"MOonShine" but others, who have the
afflictiOn vOuch for the fact that it
can't be that. The proverbial analy-
sis may be that it is some form of
influenza revived
Louis Larson and son Forest and
daughter, Miss Lillian, of Wausau,
were guests of Mr.. Larson's brother
A. S. Larson and family on Saturday
and Sunday. The first two returned
to Wausau Monday and Miss Lillian
who is teaching at Ladysmith, will re-
main few days longer.-Shawano
Advocate.
Lawrence Bernhardt, organist at
the First Universalist church, has re-
signed his position. 1t is understood
that Joseph Ekman. who was the or
ganist of the church last year and
who is we'll known in musical circles
i'll the city, will return to Wausau
from Los Angeles, Calf, where he
has been located since last summer.
Scholastic heroes, the dean of men
and dean of women, at the University
of Wisconsin, are apparently scared
TO death of what truth may do to the
institution. They claim newspaper
men at the University have faxed"
many stories. Few newspapers carry
FAXED" stories and most reporters
know this to be true
Among the officers elected to lead
the University of Wisconsin post of
the American Legion, is a Wausau
man, Edison NJ. BOerke, a senior in
commerce, who was chosen adjutant
Mr.. BOerke'S service overseas, and it
was a long period, we all know
through it he has has almost lost the
use of one arm. The post commander