Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-03
SHORT NEWS ITEMS

hospital. That she Will recover from
her illness quickly is the expectation
and hope of friends.
The J. G. Zimmerman store at
Neillsville, was recently robbed of
about $1,000 worth of merchandise.
The burglars have not yet been traced,
it is reported.
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
lions taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates, SIG McClellen st.
Phone 1911. m9-tf.
Mrs. E. M. James and daughter,
Elizabeth, former residents of the city,
who have been visiting with Mrs. Geo.
Rick and other relatives, have re-
turned to their home at Marshall,
Mimi.
Chester Hartlett, who has been at
Camp Manitowish, Boulder Junction,
since the start of the Y. M. C. A.
boys camps there on July 9Th, is act
ing as director at the present time.
Miss Grace Bewich and Mrs. W. H.
Bewich of Madison, were in the city
Sunday. They drove over from Anti
be present at a family reunion at the
home of Arson Young.
An oat field just north of the Wau-
sau Box and Lumber company's mill
burned Thursday morning. A constant
pressure of water was directed at it
for some time before it could be con-
trolled
The premium list for the 1920 fair
for Lincoln county has been issued
and is being distributed. The Lincoln
county fair takes place between Aug.
81 and September 8, about ten days
after the Marathon county fair.
The Building Trades contractors,
meeting at Eagles hall Wednesday ev-
ening, elected the following officers:
William A. Anderes, president; Arthur
A. Marson, vice president; d. c. Dick
inson, secretary; William thinner,
treasurer.
John j. Esch, of La Crosse, has al
ready commenced an active campaign
for nomination and reelection on the
Republican ticket to congress in his
district. His principle task seems to
be to defend the EschCummings rail
road bill
The local Catholic Knights of Wis
consin and their families will hold a
picnic at the shooting park at the fair
grounds Sunday afternoon and even
ing. Games, races and ball games will
be the amusements and basket lunch
will be enjoyed.
Mrs. Theodore w. Youmans, asso-
ciate chairman of the Republican
state central committee, has officially
notified Mrs. D. C. Everest of this city
OF her appointment as associate coun-
ty chairman of the Republican party
in Marathon county.
Among those who were in Marsh
field Thursday to attend Marathon day
at the Marshfield experiment station,
were Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Swoboda, Miss
Mary A. Brady, Miss Adeline Firms
dahl, and Wakelin Mcneil, F. B. Coon
and Franklin E. Gritzmacher Many
automobile loads from different parts
OF the county went over.
Fire Chief Frank F. Zielsdorf. Au-
gust HOertSch and John Dumke of
this city with Fire Chief Andrew Nils
paugh of Merrill, departed last even
ing for Green Bay where they will at
tend the annual convention of the
Wisconsin State Firemen's association.
The convention starts todaySand will
continue until Thursday.
Marathon county farmers, while
paying wages for farm labor that
seem tremendous and also providing
room and board, are unable to obtain
sufficient help, according to several
who have come into The Pilot office.
The shortage will be more acutely felt
next month when harvesting COM
mences, unless conditions change.
The Sell Brothers hardware store
was burglariZed Wednesday night,
when a thief, evidently well acquaint-
ed with the store, took the contents of
the cash register. The loss was not
heavy and no stock was found missing.
All Of which is an evidence that Chief
of Police Malone is right in his en-
phasis on the necessity of night
policeman and the lighting of down.
town alleys.
Complaints over the carnival be-
tween Second and Third streets on
Jefferson and Washington streets,
were not heard until after the carnival
was under way. Evidently the atti-
tude Of all property owners or renters
OF the area are not residents and con-
sequently were not on hand evenings
to enjoy the noise which lasted we'll
into the night, or TO appreciate the
grouping of tents, circuslike, near or
in front of their homes. There are
more proper places for carnivals to
be held where business also will not
be interfered with
The weekly band concert was held |
at the court house square on Thursday
evening. The music was excellent and |
selections of a high calibre were
rendered. Dancing has been discon-
tinued. Despite the convenience of |
parking cars near the band stand. it |
is an awkward situation for automo-
biles to be so closely packed that those |
in the center, or almost any place not |
on the outer edge, cannot get out until |
the concert is over. A driveway
through the center ought to be reserv-
ed
One evening the middle of last
week, before members of the Loyal
Order of Moose had arrived in the
city, the Y. NJ. c. A. turned down eight |
men who asked for rooms. sOn the
dormitory waiting list of the associa-
ton there are now ten men. 1t is es-
tlmated that a permanent addition af-
fording room for twenty to thirty
men. would be filled just as constant
ly as the present accommodations are
only a year ago an investigation of
the matter was made. 1t was proposed
then to add a story TO the "Y' build
ing. This, however, was found i'm
possible due to state regulations. The
perpendicular beams were deemed too
weak also.
Two hundred boys and girls from
all parts of Marathon county gather
ed at Wausau last week for the Second
Annual County Club picnic. Wakelin
Mcneil in aharpa of tho 6av'c