Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
A Record of Recent Events as
Reported to This
Paper.
NEWS In A NUTSHELL.
rhe IncominGs and Outgoings of Your
Friends and Neighbors ChronioIed hy
the News staff of Reporters and Cor
respondents.

Wire Poultry Fencing, all widths, at
Smith-Russell Co.. Dittmar building.
A Rummage Sale viii be given by
the ladies of Trinity church about the
middle of this month.
The Improvement of Sixth avenue is
progressing rapidly, and if weather
holds good win be finished in short
time.
The T. c. 7. Club met at the home of
Mrs. j. A. b. Thompkins on Monday.
Lucy b. Stearns, of Milwaukee, was
the principal speaker of the occasion.
The Prospect Hill and the Blue
Mound mines will cross bats on the
ball grounds at the southwest corner
of the County Farm tomorrow after
noon at o'clock
President j. Edward Kirbye, of the
Atlanta Theological Seminary, spoke
upon the work conditions and needs of
Congregationalism in the South, at the
| Congregational church last Sunday.
A large number of members of the
Masonic fraternity of Milwaukee visit
ed Wauwatosa Lodge No. 267, last Sat
urday evening at which time the mas
ter mason's degree was conferred on a
resident of this city.
| The concert given by Downer Glee
club at the Congregational Church Sat
urday evening. was attended by a good
sized and appreciative audience 1t
was a grand success, was the verdict.
| The ladies of the church entertained
the club at a spread after the concert
The Thimble party given by the St.
Martha's Guild, on Tuesday last, at the
Guild Hall. was a success, "a goodly
number attending. Mrs Morton's vo-
cal, and Miss Iiemsing's instrumental
music, contributed much to the pleas
ure Of the afternoon. The st. Martha's
Guild will hereafter hold meetings. at
the Guild Hail every Tuesday after
noon.
! The demonstrations and lectures on
gas range cooking and baking given by
Miss Mary Lamson Clarke, president of
the Milwaukee, Cooking School, under
the auspices of the Wauwatosa Gas Co..
on Tuesday and Friday afternoons of
this week, We're attended by large
number of ladies who took advantage
of this opportunity to inform them
selves in regard to the art of cooking
with gas. 1t is understood these lee
/ lures will be continued, of which the
Gas Company will give notice next
week.
E. r. Godfrey, Sr, celebrated his six
tieth birthday by entertaining mum
Der of his friends at his home on North
Main street, Wednesday evening. Mr..
Godfrey is one of the Oldest com mission
men in the business in Milwaukee,
having been engaged in that line of
trade in the city for the past forty
years. A number of men who have
had business relations with him for
many years called upon him at his
home and presented him with a gold
headed cane. The presentation speech
was made by Patrick j. Savage.
The sum of $500, 600 has been voted
by the board of directors of the c., NJ.
& st. p. X. Il. Co., at meeting in New
York, for extensive improvements and
/ extensions at the West Milwaukee
shops of that company, This sum viii
be expended by the company during
the next two years in general enlarge
ment of the plant and other Geeded
improvements at West Milwaukee, the
work upon which will be begun during
/ the present year. These shops are
now the principal ones of the company,
and they will be made by far the most
important. During busy seasons as
high as 25O0 men have been employed
there, and after the improvements just
decided upon have been made they will
give employment to 5000 to $500 work
men.
Don't worry because your washer
woman failed to come You don't have
to do your washing. We are ready
with our great facilities to do satisfac-
tory work for you, and the price is
surprisingly low, particularly lots of
% pieces or more We call for and
deliver your washing. Kindly call or
telephone your wants
WACwATosA LAUNDRY Co.