Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-10
SHORT NEWS ITEMS

! A large patch of Strawberries in
blossom was discovered last week near
Lake Superior.
The board of public works will ac-
cept bids for the new municipal barn,
ON general, plumbing. and electricity,
until November 18th
Word was received in this city last
week of the death OF Henry Styles
which occurred at Minneapolis The
deceased was former resident of
Wausau.
Fred Paulus shot 200 pound black
bear Monday in the woods near the
Martin brothers place east of Roths-
child. He brought the animal to the
city yesterday
Mrs. Minnie Mylrea Robbins, for
merly of this city, is now at Los An
gelos, California, from which place,
with her husband, she is enjoying trips
to interesting parts of the state.
The first real snow of the year was
experienced on Tuesday. 1t was only
an inch but the cold weather has
caused it to remain on the ground,
reminding us that winter is just about
here to stay
The Homecoming game at Lawrence
college next Saturday, when Law
renee will play the Ripon college team
will probably be attended by quite a
number of Wausau people, alumni of
both institutions.
The players of the Wausau city foot
ball team are practicing diligently in
anticipation of their game with Anti
go next Sunday afternoon. An inter-
esting game is expected as the local
team defeated Amigo recently in a
close game.
George G. Driesbach and Ernest
IA. Dunn, Jr., were at Milwaukee the
first of the week talking to members
of the state boxing commission about
the bouts the Talbot Montgomery post
of the American Legion expects to put
on in Wausaus hortly.
James Montgomery is planning to at
tend a banquet at Appleton on Nov. Is,
given by the Appleton Y. M. C. A. in
honor of Col. John r. Mott, national
head of the association. Mr.. Mont
gomery goes in response to an invi-
tation extended to the local Y. M. C.. A.
The Knights of Columbus of Merrill
will give a vaudeville show there on
November 21st, at the Badger theater.
Mrs. Henry w. Stone of Merrill,
wife of the late III. w. Stone, after
whom the Merrill of the Spanish Am
erican War Veterans is named, passed
away Monday.
A night school for the teaching of
English to those who wish to improve
in the use of the language, particular
ly persons of foreign birth, is to be
started next Monday evening at the
Franklin school. The class will start
at 1880 and will be under the direc-
ton of Miss Hayes.
Plans for the annual Red Cross
drive starting tomorrow, November IL,
were completed yesterday afternoon at
conference at the Hotel Bells at
which Miss Grace NJ Ground of Chi
cage, district representative, met rep
resentatives from Lincoln, Langlade,
Portage. Clark, Wood and Marathon
counties.
Forty-three petitions for naturaliza-
ton will be acted upon in circuit
court on Saturday, November 10, when
George n. Danielson of st. Paul, spec
ial naturalization examiner, will con-
duct final examinations. Many of the
applicants have already passed pre-
liminary examinations and the work
in consequence will be shortened
A. w. Prehn, at special meeting
of the directors of the Marathon Coun-
ty Agricultural society held at the
court house last Friday. reported that
he had received state aid on the pay
ment of fair premiums amounting to
$4,000. The annual meeting of the So
ciety will be held November IL, at !
which time a complete financial state
ment is to be presented.
James Kimmins, Jr., residing just |
cash of Gleason robbed himself of
81 800 when he killed silver black /
fox that he had trapped. Mr.. Kim I
mons mistook the animal for bear. |
"kimmons was informed that had he /
captured the animal alive, it being a |
female. would have been worth ST.
700," says the Merrill Herald. 'She |