Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-29
AUTOS CRASH ON
NARROW CULVERT
ACCIDENT INJURIES THOSE
ON WAY TO BANKERS
CONVENTION

While on their way to the bankers
at Spencer last Thursday ev-
ening, a party of young people from
this city met with serious accident
when their car, driven by Walter
Belize, met an auto owned and driven
by Joseph Marks, Route 3, Edgar. The
two cars attempted to pass on a mar
row culvert on Highway 16, eleven
miles east of Colby, and crashed, the
Wausau car going into the ditch and
the other suffering the loss of a wheel
and other damage.
Members Of Party
Miss Arlyle Anderson, daughter Of
Robert Anderson, SOC Fourth avenue
S., suffered the most serious injuries,
fractured collar bone and two brok-
en- ribs. The other members of the
'Wausau party, Walter Belize, driver,
,R. A. Johannes, Lawrence Mohlnitz,
Miss Linda Zieben and Miss Elsie
Klug, employees of the Citizens State
bank, Anton Grade, cashier of the Hat
ley State bank, and Miss Myrtle Lar
son, each suffered cuts and bruises as
result of the overturning of the car.
The occupants Of the Edgar car re-
CelNeu HlluOT injuries
Following the wrecked car were
Henry j. Ruder and W. A. Koch with
their families in another auto and
when they arrived on the scene of the
smashup, they took the injured to
Edgar for treatment. No doctor being
obtainable at Edgar, Mr.. Ruder tele-
phoned to Marathon for medical as
,sistance and after the arrival Of the
doctor and the rendering Of first aid
the sufferers were brought home. Miss
Anderson is reported as making fav-
orable progress toward recovery at
this time. She is in the Wausau hos
pital. Mr.. Johannes, Mr. Mohlnitz,
Miss Ziebell and Miss Klug were able
to attend the Spencer meeting, as
their injuries were not serious.
Urge Care
The point most stressed by nearly
every speaker at the bankers meeting
at Spencer was the necessity of being
careful about investments, the audi
tors being especially advised against
making unsafe and unwise outlays of
money. c. G. Kruger and HI. G. Ber
ger, in their talks, particularly urged
the sound advice of consulting bank
ers or business men before investing
money in any security, particularly
that offered by outside parties.
A large group of bankers, bank em-
ployes and their families and friends
gathered in the amusement park pa
vilion where the Spencer State bank
was host to the Marathon County
Bankers association. Dinner was
served by the ladies of the Spencer
Women's Relief Corps and after a
most enjoyable meal, Oscar S. Boock
of the Spencer State Bank took the
floor as chairman of the evening and
introduced the speakers.
Community singing was the first
event on the program and d. A. Cald-
well, secretary of the Wausau Cham
ber of Commerce led the audience,
after which he briefly explained the
work the organization is trying to do
in the county.
School Talks
Fl. C. Berger explained the inten-
tion of the bankers of this district in
regard to the educational talks to be
given in the schools of /le county as
planned at the last conference held
in Wausau. The plan follows that of
the American Bankers association
and arranges for one talk each month
of the school year in each school in
the county. The various banks are
each expected to provide some one Of
their staff to assist in these talks
which will explain to school children
the fundamentals of dealing with
banks.
The talk as bearing on Marathon
county was optomistic. W. j. Rogan,
visiting Spencer officially for the nrst
time told of the dairy industry in the
county and the splendid strides it has
been making. G. G. Kruger and III.
G. Berger spoke of banking and
money conditions in Wausau and in
the county. They both urged that
loans be asked for only actual neces-
stiles and to aid production. Wausau
banks have borrowed large amount
of money to assist in maintaining
finance in the city as nearly normal
as possible and the amount of money
available now for loans is low. We
must slow up our present way Of liv-
ing, spend more wisely and save more.
Hospital Bonds
Mr. Berger called attention to the
bonds being offered by st. Mary's hos
pltdl 10 pay lot lue new duulJloH w
the present structure. lie stated that
in his opinion the investment is de-
sirable one and that was his hope
that the banks of the county would
assist in the sale of the bonds.
X. S. Powell, president of the First
National bank of Appleton, was the
principal speaker on the program. He
reviewed conditions in fiancial, agri-
cultural and manufacturing circles
and the conclusion he drew from this
survey was that there is neither time
nor place for extrme views OF the sit
uation. He said that there are signs
OF Improvement but the return to nor
NAL will be long drawn out and there
are no grounds for pessimsm or ex-
treme optimism.
Franklin Gritzmacher told of the
work of the Marathon County Farm
Journal and Of the cost of publication.
Some routine bushes was transacted
and the rest of the evening was de-
voted 10 dancing The Fairmount or