Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-05-11
SHORT NEWS ITEMS

Mucn Hay - ooulS 0AipPCu AiNAA N'-
county.
The Presbyterians have already
commenced to lay plans for summer
camp.
The river is getting down to normal,
it is only little over three feet above
low water mark.
Some of the finest arbutus ever seen
in this section was selling on our
streets Friday at 20 cents bunch.
DR.. Tomlinson will give a sermon
on THE Message of Universalism to
this Troubled Day at the Universalist
church, Memorial Sunday May 30.
Gravel and cinders are being added
to the tennis court on the Y. M. {. A.
grounds. leyeIing off the courts with
the former and placing the latter on
the outer edges.
Fourth street paving between Scott
and Mcclellan streets is completed
and was opened to the public on
Thursday. II is a fine piece OF paving
and credit to Carl Lott, the builder
Rub Partisan Sage on your head and
dandruff off; cures itching scalp, gTves
a luxuriant head of beautiful halr.
w. w. Albers sells it on money back
plan.
Chairman F. J. Gaetzman, of the
county board, has appointed ex-mayOr
John l.. Sell as a member of the board
of trustees of the Marathon county as
vI1In in place of John Manser, re-
signed.
Salmon eggs shipped from Seattle
are being shipped to the Bayfield,
hatchery and to the inland lakes of
Wisconsin. Salmon grow from ten to
twelve pounds and thrive IN fresh or
salt water.
Owners of automobiles must be care
full how they drive in the city, there
is a policeman watching out. If
driver goes too fast or does not turn
corners as he should, he will be fined,
so look out.
Arbor Day was observed by the Mar
athOn County Training school on Sat
urday. A tree was planted and pro-
gram carried out which was followed
by a picinc and a luncheon, all on the
school grounds.
Scarlet fever is spreading III our
city not to an alarming extent but,
enough to warrant the health officers
and the Marathon Medical society get
ting together on Thursday evening to
discuss the conditions.
Work Oh the big dam below the falls
-S,rI,% oil n1IT
citizens are reminded of it when they
hear very often the sharp whistles pre-
ceding a blast which jars the city,
some jars worse than others.
The residence of DR.. S. NJ. B. Smith
has been successfully moved and is
now on the doctors lots on east hill.
The BUILDING took up the full width of
the street and it was with difficulty
that it was squeezed between the trees
in some places.
The few days of warm weather
since our last issue has made wonder
full progress in the growth of vege-
tatiOn. Trees, lilac bushes, etc, have
commenced to show considerable life.
The County TreasureTs tax list can
be found in this issue or the Pilot. 1t
is interesting reading.
The old Coon Bernhard residence,
corner of Fourth and Forest streets,
is being torn down. and the brick
building on the same lot has been sold
and will be moved to another part of
the city, The Standard Oil company
will put in filling station on that
corner
Three WausaU men. B. Pakstepel,
James NOvak and L. Vytlacil. have
opened up at MOsinee, what will be
known as the MOsinee Monumental
and Building works. with a capital of
$4,000. Their works are located at
Rocky Rirdge where there is an mex
haustable supply of granite.
Last Wednesday morning the house
Of Mrs. Elizabeth WotjtkuwIcz, a few
blocks above the Wausau Box and
Lumber Co.'S plant caught fire from a
chimney and was burned to the
ground. The building was out of
reach of the fire department. Loss
was between two and three thousand
dollars.
Automobiles. or some of them
can't bring themselves down to travel
a decent pace. The swift driving over
the concrete road south is going to
uecessitate putting on policemen. to
time drivers, when they least expect
it and many arrests will be made
Some fines have already been imposed
This seems to be tough luck. Two
kenOSha gentlemen went to Chicago
TO buy what they supposed to be a
bargain in liquor at SS,500 When
they had the casks on a truck and had
paid down their money up stepped
two men in plain clothes and throwing
back their coats showed stars and the
officers (9 drove the truck away
The Kenoshians lost their money and
their drinks.
The Burlock Rubber Clothing com
pany of Milwaukee has commenced
work at the temporary factory in the
Wausau Light Guard Armory on Sc
cond street. and it is expected that
more than fifty persons will be en-
ployed within the next two weeks
The city of Wausau has donated a
two-acre factory site to the company
and an additional tract of ground CON
SIStlng of one and one-half acres has
been added by the company. Con-
StructiOn on the main factory building
which will be 60N200 feet and three
stories high will be completed in a
very short time.