Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-05
SHORT NEWS ITEMS

w. II. Bissell has purchased the r.
M. Smith home at 900 Franklin street
and La Sale street, it is reported
DR.. c. D. Partridge, city health Of
ticer, returned the latter part of the
week from Madison where he attend
ed a health conference.
The Rev. Father E. P. O'Toole who
had been confined to his home with
a severe attack of bronchitis, for the
past few days, is improving.
The lights on Fourth street have
been placed and the large globe which
tops each is lighted. The smaller
globes have not yet been added.
Mrs. w. P. Mcdonnell was operated
on at st. Mary's hospital last Tues
day. She is improving and it will not
be long before she can return home
The Schuyler Bissell home at the
corner of Fulton and Fifth streets is
rapidly going upwards. The frame
work has practically been completed
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tons taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates, SIG Mcclellan st.
Phone 1911. m9-tf.
Mrs. Alfred Cook, of Unity, mother
of l.. II. Cook and Miss Mabel Cook of
this city, who was operated on at the
Wausau hospital recently, has re-
turned to her home.
The public library will be closed
all of this week to give an opportuni-
ty TO glue down the new floor cover
ing in the building Books which are
out at present need not be returned
until next Monday, according to Miss
Cora Lansing, librarian.
Boy Scout patrol leaders have been
very active this fall is taking the mem
bers of the patrols into the country
for overnight trips. They sport of pre-
pairing meals and playing games, be-
sides learning all that scoutcraft i'm
plies, have been relished even by
scOutmaSterS. Football is the diver
sion the boys are eager for now.
The monthly meeting of the Wau-
sau Chamber of Commerce will be
held at Eagles hall on Monday, Octo-
Der 18th, at six o'clock. 1t is antici-
pSNCU lAAiS l1I. EhIuISNS VI TIE NlON6E-
land Magazine will be the speaker of
the evening. The organization is
holding an evening meeting in order
to give every member an opportunity
to be present.
The Balanced Valve company will
employ high class mechanics, it is I'M
derstood. The Vocational school
which has established a first class
machine shop, teaching along this line,
will be able to supply large number
of experts at the end of every school
year. With concern such as this in
the city. they will have no trouble
finding work. The wages paid skilled
mechanics are always high.
The body of Hjalmar G. Johnson
who died at Winchester, England
Oct. l, 1918, of pneumonia, was re
ceived Sept. 7, at the national GENE
terry at Arlington Heights, Virginia
and given a military burial there. Mr.
Johnson left with a contingent of 400
men for Camp Grant, ILL.,. on July %
1918, and went overseas with the
3l1th Supply Train, Ambulance COM
pany No. S41, Black Hawk division.
Heavy frostS were experienced
throughout the county last Thursday
evening when the thermometer fell to
twenty degrees above zero. The night
was the coolest on record to date, and
smoke poured from every chimney
early Friday morning. Heat was on
in practically every building down
town also. the discomfort of early
cold weather having been experienced
the day previous.
F. P, Stone has purchased the cot.
tage on Plum lake owned by the late
Miss Ada Bird and a friend of Madi.
son. The home is beautifully located
commanding a view of the most extern.
sive sweep of the lake. The home i.
below the property owned by the Wau
sau colony and adjoins 1t. Some year;
ago a portion of this was swept b,
fire but the growth of trees and un
derbrush has been rapid. At that tim
only the home Mr.. Stone has pur
chased was saved and the beautiful
growth OF young pines preserved.
With advanced gifts committees il
thirty-fve counties starting work il
the Salvation Army drive for 1927 ,20C
A. T. Van Scoy. president of the Stat
Advisory board, has just announce
that banners will be given 10 the tire
counties who first reach their quotas
Vernon county has a slight advantag
owing TO the fact that its advisor
board has decided to put on its cam
paign before the week of October lit
; 10 18th. Pierce. bayfield,, Iron. Dool
Jackson, Lincoln, Price, WashburI
Sawyer, Kenosha, Oneida. Ashland
Rock. Oconto and Rusk have thei
work well started and have goo
chance to win one of the banners, az
cording TO Mr. Van Scoy.