Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-08-24

NN - AsNtANAS II AAuSSStiLldl pldCS on
East Milwaukee Avenue, was sold
Tuesday to d Milwaukee party. The
price paid is isreported to be 81 500.
A test was made Wednesday of the
septic tank .reeently constructed as a
part Of the werage system. Engineer
Shields was present. The test was en-
tirely satisfactory.
The write np of the city will come
out in next week paper. Parties
having cuts of themselves or buildings,
please leave Them at this Office, so we
can use them ID this work.
Citizens ii the territory known as
North Greene sd are again discussing
the question d incorporation and it is
rumored thata move in that direction
win be madesn the near future.
Wauwatosa now glories in the pos
session of dramatic writer, editor
proprietor, iaterviewer and ancient
player. So Fer the shows are not be-
lieved to have been great success.
The rains 81 the past week were wei
coined as nevtr before in this vicinity
The lawns. gardens and fields, which
were shriyelel and dried up again look
green and p.omising. The prices of
vegetables afv fast going downward.
A game Of Base bali was play at the
Asylum Saturday between Greenfield
and Asylum teams. Score 10 to Is in
favor of the Asylum There win be a
game at the same place Labor Day be-
tween the Nanwatosa club and Asylum
team. Came called at 2:3o.
The Board ST Education held several
meetings during the present weel, to
consider the question of teachers for
the coming year. f. NJ, Merica of
Garrett, Ind, was elected as principal,
Miss Jessie srhain as teacher of Latin
and Greek and Miss Janet NJ. Smith of
English.
A team Of horses belonging to the
Kratz Brick eompany were drowned in
the stone qusrry at the Kildare siding
near the Ha0ley Road on Thursday
The driver was loading car with
brick whom ! passing train frightened
the team which ran away and jumped
into the hole flled with IS or 20 feet of
water. The dead horses and wagon
were taken 1t soon afterwards.
State Street between the bridge and
the depot pr sented very active az
pearanee I'll. thursday aud Friday.
when both the sewer and gas trenches
were opened and mains being laid As
the street is the principal thoroughfare
a large number of men are employed
that the obstruction may be removed
as soon as possible. 1t is expected
that work on the sewer on the West
Side will begin next week
Thirty-two houses had been piped
for gas by the Wauwatosa Gas Com
pany under its offer Of free piping up
to Wednesday evening of tins week.
and contracts for thirty-f more resi-
dences and places of business were in
the company's hands. yhe work of
laying gas mains is rapidly progressing
and the streets where the pipe has
been laid are enjoying temporary
rest from the digger's upheavals,
Mrs. G. A. Kurtz entertained inform
ally on Wednesday afternoon. Those
present were: Mesdames s. II, Sea
mans, James Waldie, Wilcox, Eldridge,
K. Ginella, Chnbb, NJ. less j. d. War
ren, H. Rogers, l.. Tisdale, Fisk, JAS.
Morton, Sr,, James Lefeber, Ed. Rog-
ers, Wills humphrey, Geo. Adams, Ed.
Godfrey, Jr., Wm. Cundall, Ed. Coult-
hard, James Lowrie. =. IT.. Bowes, Alf
Boyer, Chas. stickney, Henry Hunter,
Will Leister, Arthur Gregg and Miss
Jones.