Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-27
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
Marathon Items

Fred sTelSchow of WauSau was in
town on business yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Small transacted
business at the county seat Tuesday
Mrs. Geo. w. Seyler and Mrs. Frank
Lieg were Wausau visitors yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig of Rib Falls
transacted business at the county
seat Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Furger and
daughter Elizabeth were Wausau cal
lers Tuesday.
Stephen Dalski, who now resides on
his farm in the town of Wausau was
here on business and visited with his
relatives and friends Monday.
Miss Nora Fromm of Hamburg, who
is attending school at Wausau, spent
Sunday with her friend Miss Mildred
Barber.
Hauling of logs and farm produce
past week by the continually snow
blockaded roads.
Chas. Leiterman went to Amigo
Tuesday to attend a sale of Holstein
cattle. He was accompanied on his
trip by County agent F. G. Swoboda
of Wausau.
j. T. Koppa of the town of Cassel
went to Wausau on business Tuesday.
While loading logs recently at the
Kurtzwell logging camp, Mr.. Koppa
fractured one of his thumbs rendering
him unable, to work for some time.
Mrs. Theresa Hettig, one of the
oldest pioneer women of Marathon
passed away peacefully at her home
east of ST. Mary's church Sunday af-
ternoon shortly after eleven o'clock,
death being due to general debility
caused by old age.
Mrs. Theresa KRISTEN one of the
most we'll known pioneer women of
Marathon passed away peacefully
Tuesday forenoon at eleven O'Clock at
her home on first and Main street.
death being practically due to her ad-
Eanced years, carcinoma of the liver
being otherwise designated as the
cause of her death.
MOsinee Items
Mosinee Times
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rau did shop
pms III w duoiO w CuuCSudN.
The Misses Valli Jones and Bernice
Kraft were Wausau callers Sunday.
Miss Agnes Robicheau started: Mon
day to teach the Storm school at
Knowlton.
Mrs. N. Christensen and Mrs. Perry
Griswold visited friends at Wausau
Wednesday.
w. A. Won Berg returned Saturday
from Milwaukee, where he attended
the annual meeting of the Wisconsin
Mortgage and Securities Company, in
which he is stakeholder. Mr.. Won
Berg has represented this company in
Marathon county and has been able to
secure $15S,S00 for the farmers of this
community.
Athens Items
(Athens Record
Edward Eggebrecht of Wausau ar
rived in the city last week to visit
with friends and relatives.
Mr.. Gust Doering returned Satur-
day from Wausau where he attended
the County Board meeting.
A farewell party was given Mrs
Mary Strupp by number of her i'm
mediate friends at the ]. P Lonsdori
home Sunday. The Ferdinand Ions
dorf, A. ]. Blecha, and William Ions
dorf families and Herbert /, Lonsdort
made up. the party Cards were play
ed and prizes were awarded William
Lonsdorf and Mrs. J. P. Lonsdorf.
The Wilger home south of Athens
was the scene of a pretty wedding re-
ception Tuesday when Miss Martha
WiIger, daughter of Mrs. John Wilger
was united in marriage to Mr.. George
n. Bendel of Madison, Minnesota. The
ceremony was performed through the
local Catholic Church. They will
move to Madison, MIMI, shortly
where they will make their future
home.
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Rev. Father SmZymy has returned
from weeks visit at Buffalo, N. Y.
County Superintendent, ]. E. Gels
sci of Wausau and Mr.. Anderson,
state inspector of rural schools, were
visitors at the Knowlton school re-
Gently.
An epidemic of severe colds seems
to be prevalent among our people.
One case of pneumonia is reported
At present no cases of diptheria are
known although there has been sew
eral cases in this vicinity during the
past several weeks. One resulting in
the death of Alfred Storm, seventeen
years old son of FRED Sturm, ST..
We are wondering what has become
of the weather profit who got us all
enthused over the anticipation of an
open winter" On the contrary it has
been decidedly closed" the roads
being filled with snow in compact
drifts the greater part of the time
and when the thermometer registered
zero we have considered it a warm
day.
That Knowlton is experiencing a
business boom is evident. w. Kuraski
is building a large implement ware
house and is planning to build
large concrete garage. A Felt has
entered in the grocery business. Sey-
eral desirable lots near the st. Paul
depot has been sold TO Wausau parties
who will conduct retail lumber yard
here. Several tracts of land have
been disposed Of to Illinois men who
will move here in the early spring and
plan to erect substantial farm homes
and buildings-and rumor says-we
are to have a bank
The last issue of THE Wisconsin
Conseryationist'' contains a Clever
article "A Specific Whitehall" by A. II.
Gardiner of Madison. Mr.. Gardiner
was formerly a resident of Knowlton.
Stratf0rd Items
Mrs. Chris Kaser was a caller AZ
Wausau Tuesday.
Carl Felix transacted business AT
Wausau Tuesday.
Bert Schelling was a Wausau hus;-
ness caller Saturday.
Mike Fischer transacted business at
Wausau Wednesday