Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-02
SHORT NEWS ITEMS


The first real sign of spring, were
boys playing marbles in front Of the
post Office lawn.
w. E. Dodge was confined to his
home the past week with the influenza.
He is now improving.
Miss Mary Stark who was operated
upon for goitre at st. Mary's hospital.
is getting along nicely.
j. R. Brushert has recovered from
the Influenza and is out again much
to the delight of his friends.
The Ministers Association will hold
a meeting at Cyrus Yawkey hall,
March 1, at 1920 o'clock a. m.
| Miss Mary E. Kavanaugh has moved
her dressmaking parlors from 206-2OS
Scott street to her residence 902 Third
street.
Sunday was go to Church Sunday"
| The day was cold but unusually clear
and bright and many of our citizens
turned out
Soldier bonus checks are now be-
! ing sent out at Madison. 1t is thought
by the last of March all checks will
be sent out.
Roy Williams, better known as Cal
| leo" who had been i'll at the Wausau
hospital with pneumonia, is able to
be about again.
Harold Skinner who was recently
operated upon for removal of tonsils
at ST. Mary's hospital, has recovered
SO as to be at home again.
1 Appleton rejected the city manager
plan of city government by vote of
| 1881 to retain the present aldermanic
system and 1923 for change.
Some of the Grand Rapids people
want the name of their city changed
to "Pickford" after Mary Pickford.
What do you know about that?
This is the time to prepare for the
| spring floods. We may have no trouble
and we may have loads Of it, so it is
better to take time by the forelock.
new paint and oil store has been
started on the West side by Paeske and
Luedtke. They are progressive bust
ness men and should do good bust
ness.
1t looks good to see evidences OF
l the opening of the old Scholfield home
AS soon as the interior decorations are
completed there will be light and life
| there.
The Burlock Rubber clothing COM
pany has commenced work on its
building. The building on which the
company is now at work will be built
of steel and will be 60x120.
After February IS, the city treasurer
will collect per cent on all taxes not
paid by that date and all taxes moi
paid by the 18th of March will be re-
turned to the county treasurer as de.
linquent.
For Sale-A complete vulcanizing and
re-treading outfit; used one month
good reason for selling. If you want
to get into a good paying business with
small capital, write "H'' care of Pilot
Wausau, Wis. "a W.;
The Girls Glee Club of Carroll Col
lege will tour the state during the
spring recess. There are twenty-five
young ladies in the club. Wausau will
no doubt be included in the cities
which are to be visited.
Frank Kodalph of Marshfeld, q
steeple jack, while making an exhibi
ton climb in Streator, H., fell A
feet and was injured so badly that he
died short time after the accident
He was tweny-eight years old.
The Chamber of Commerce states
that only about dozen of it's 400
members, have replied to its request
as to whether they wanted the "day
light saving plan" taken up this year
The "old way" seems to prevail.
c. S. Cone now has his sign at the
opera house complete. 1t is a hand.
some design with large changeable
white letters. Surrounding them are
rows of red and white electric lights
These are arranged to flash alternately
about every second. The effect is very
striking and effective.
Judge Ried of Wausau, who has
been called to preside in number OF
important cases in the state, will pre-
side at the trial of Mccormick w. C
w. Fish Lumber Company, which will
be tried in the circuit court here next
month. The date has not been def
nitely set but will probably be March
Is. The case is regarding logging
contract-Antigo Journal.
The funeral of Mrs. Christina Wenn-
berg took place from the WEINBERG
home on Thursday at two o'clock D. m
and 2:30 o'clock from the Swedish
Lutheran church, the Rev. C. E. Mcneil
of Merrill, officiating The following
acted as pail bearers: Louis Oslund
Carl Swanson, Gustave Olson. Anton
Johnson, Gustave Anderson, and Ed
ward Johnson. Interment was in
Pine Grove cemetery
Five car loads of sugar came in the
past week of which the Kickbusch
Grocery company received three and
the Wilson Mercantile company two
This we hope will end the sugar short
age. Wausau citizens have tried near
ly every kind of sugar, from the real
goods to mealy stuff known as corn
sugar. Now that we are in a way to
have plenty and the maple sugar COM
ing on the person with a sweet tooth
ought to be happy.
The Marathon Rifle club elected of
Ulcers on Wednesday as follows:
President-F. r. Becker.
| Vice-Pres.-H. E. Smith.
| Secretary-W. A. Eyers