Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-05-25
SHORT NEWS ITEMS

The auto headlight law is not to be
enforced until July 1st.
The chief of police is enforcing the
law which prohibits the playing Of
ball on our streets.
Infantile paralysis has again shown
ported in Milwaukee.
Children's Day will be observed at
the First Presbyterian church and the
chapels, Sunday, June %.
There is a movement on foot. to hold
the annual masonic picnic soon. Prob
ably the first part Of June.
Beginning May 80, the evening ser
vices at the First Presbyterian church
will commence at 7:45, P. NJ.
A heavy electrical storm visited
Wausau and vicinity Saturday even
ing, during which much rain fell.
The Universalist apron and food
sale on Saturday was largely patron
lied and over $4,000 was taken in.
The Rev. E. H. Berterman confirmed
large class of boys and girls at Trim
ity Lutheran church, Sunday morn
ing.
Since the heavy rain Saturday night
the lawns are looking exceptionally
good as we'll as the trees and shrub
berry.
H. I. Crawford and Max Zastrow re-
ceived> pike fry on Thursday which
they planted up north near Erappe
river.
A new bank is to be started at
Gleason, Wis, Lincoln county. John
King, formerly County Clerk, is one
of the incOrpOratOrs.
Walter F'lieth, who was operated on
about the first of May, is able to be
at his post again, the Great Northern
Life Insurance company's offices.
Next Friday the regular winter term
of the Wausau Business College will
close, the summer term commencing
May 81. Many new students have en-
rolled.
One of the latest worries is the
shortage of milk bottles. Can't get
them. Dealers say they will have to
resort tot he old way if shortage does
not let up.
The Charles Gill Lumber Co., has
been incorporated with a capital of
5000 shares, non par value. The in
corporatOrs are Charles Gill, Fl. F.
Early and G. NJ. Helling.
New highway maps of Wisconsin
for tourists have been issued by the
State Highway Commission, and are
said to be especially fine. They can
be had for the cost PRICES cents.
From a letter received in Wausau
from Havana. Cuba, it was stated that
one firm sold 10000 bags of sugar re-
ceiving therefor $1,320,OOO. The firm
still has 10000 bags Some sweetness
A man by the name of Edward Ides
attempted to drain the gasolene out
of his automobile tank while smoking
a cigarette. The result was an ex-
plosiOn. 1t does not pay to smoke Gig
arettes. Ides may recover.
DR.. Tomlinson will deliver a SER
mon on 1.-THE Message of Universalism
to This Troubled Day" at the Univer-
salist church, Memorial Sunday, May
30. He will also speak before the
members of the Sunday School.
The Senior class of the Wausau
High school will hold its commence
ment exercises at the school audi
forum at eight o'clock Thursday
evening, May q. DR.. Charles Clayton
Morrison of the University Of Chica-
go will deliver the annual address.
w. W. Albers, president of the school
board, will present the diplomas.
Wausau High school was given
second place in the interschool con-
test when Robert Helling, a first year
student, won honors at the Lawrence
Interscholastic competition of extern
pore speakers, held at Peabody hall
Appleton, on Tuesday evening. Mr..
Helling receives a one hundred dol
lar scholarship to Lawrence college
and a silver medal Roger Wilter-
ding who represented the local High
school in OratOry did not make the
finals. Shawano was given first place
in extempOre speaking and New Lon
don took first place in oratory. West
Allis won the highest percentage on
both oratory and eXtempore.