Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-08-11

pect to remove to Milwaukee soon.
He viii open meat market at the
corner of Thirsieth and Galena streets.
The dyke Is well filled by bathers
now days. The small boys hare erect
ed spring board, aud they may be
seen at most any time diving and
jumping therefrom.
The annual picnic of the Old Settlers
Club will be held next Wednesday at
the Soldiers Home. Music by the
Home band. short speeches by mem
bers and somt games win make mp the
program.
Mrs. John Wilde, Third avenue, was
quite seriously burned about the face
and arms b the explosion of an oil
stove on Tuesday last The accident is
said to be due to emitting to properly
close the oil tanlx.
Mr.. j. I. Han yechten and daughter
Lizzie, Miss Bertha Swan and Miss
Ruth SporleNer, are party of Wauwa-
tosa Good 1elnplars attending the l. 0.
G. t. Trailing School at Columbia
Lake, near Maupaca.
The netnlsrs of the Congregational
Woman's Missionary Circle were en-
tertained Ny Mrs. E. A. Swan yester-
day afternson Miss Washburn of
Wilmington, n c., was present and
gave a very interesting talk on her
work among the negroes at that place.
The funeral services of w. II. Wild
late of Msa'inette, Wis, who died at
the Sanitagium Wednesday morning
were held the rooms of Undertakers
Judson q Col, ON State street, Thurs
day Afternoon, Rev. II. Gates conduct
ing the services. The body will be
shipped to bis former home.
The drsa annual picnic given by the
WauwatoSa City Brass Band viii be
hold at Schweickhart's woods Castaha
Park, Sunday, August 2Gth. The pro-
ceeds derived from the picnic will go
towards 5uying new instruments,
music, etc. All citizens interested
should attend and give the boys a few
dimes to sselp them along in their en-
terprise. They expect to have band
Of fourteen instruments before many
weeks.
As WILDE noticed by the report of
the Council proceedings of Tuesday
evening fhe report and suggestions of
Fire CssalRf u ssese'n met the approval of
the eoua pa en- appropriation was
mid - the purpose Of supplying
"a a,,s;s ISM extinguisAers, a cut off
ana spray nozzle, tools aud 6tlier 50
pliances much needed by the fire de.
partment to make their work most
effective if necessarily called upon.
When these additions are made we feel
that we may say that this city is on
top, as far as fire fighting service is
concerned, both as to men and to APP
paratus and tools to fight fire with
The extreme and continued heat of
the past 10 days is beginning to have
its effect upon many Of our citizens
and although we have no report of any
one in this vicinity being overcome by
the great heat, many are complaining
of its depressing result. With the
thermometer indicating % degrees in
| the middle of the day and 50 degrees at
night for week or more, it would not
be surprising to hear that the doctors
were busy particularly with children's
cases. The unusual heat is also get.
ting in its deadly work on the dumb
animals. Quite n number of horses
are laid up from the heat, it being al.
most impossible to do heavy team
work 5. Croft reports several e the
teams on his job broken up. e.
Maeder, tenant on the A. IIartuug
farm. Lisbon avenue, lost $500 horse.
He dropped dead while at work on a
binder One of team belonging to
| Capt. Pabst died on the road two miles
west of here, used up by the intense
/ heat