Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-05-02
Miss Lorena Chatfield, Of this cit

she is member.
Mrs. L. v. Tupper, Wauwatosa ave-
nue., viii move to Milwaukee about
May 4. c. S. Clarke and family will
occupy the house which will be vacated
by Mrs. Tupper.
An Interesting and well attended
Sunday School social was held at the
NJ. E. church last evening After the
recitation and song program, refresh
ments were served.
A song lecture, entitled Scottish
Songs and How to Sing Them, win be
given by Rev. James Robertson at the
Congregational church Tuesday even
ing, May 5, at o'clock.
The opening of Miss Sisson's new
paper shop at 400 Milwaukee street,
Milwaukee, is announced for Monday
afternoon, May 4. Miss Maude Curtis
of this city will assist Miss Sisson in
her venture.
Rev. w. Il. Hopkins and wife, for
nine years Baptist missionaries in In
dia, gave very interesting and in
structive lecture on Friday evening in
the Baptist church, illustrating the
discourse by means of Stereopticon.
Henry Watner returned Thursday
from Wausau, where he attended the
state council meeting of the Royal Ar
canuIn. lie reports having had a very
pleasant time. II. 2. Morse of this city
was elected representative to the grand
council.
The Wauwatosa w. C. T. U. held a
meeting Tuesday, April 2s, in the par
lor of the Baptist church. There was
a good attendance and an interesting
meeting. Methods were discussed and
plans adopted for advancing the tenn
perance work.
Miss Carrie Naurtz, of Waucoma, Ia.
who has been visiting relatives here,
returned to her home on Wednesday.
She was accompanied by her cousins,
Miss Emma, Miss Annie and Mrs Nellie
Murphy, daughters respectively of
Frank and John Barnekow,
Appropriate exercises were held at
the public schools on Arbor Day, May
L. The Nauwatosa Outdoor Art and
improvement Association were repre-
scented committee and the plant
ing of trees, etc, was done under their
direction. Rev, Thain gave an inter-
esting talk on Arbor Day in the high
school room.
The prospect of street railway con-
nection with West Allis via Greenfield
avenue, is the subject of conversation
on all hands at present. That it is
principally favorable is not surprise,
as Wauwatosa people are usually up to
date in trying to secure features that
win promote her interests as a first
class and get-at-able residence place.
Owing to the large amount Of ice har-
vested the past season and the rivalry
of the Milwaukee ice companies, the
price of ice will be considerably less
this year ia Milwaukee than in past
seasons. The coupon books which sold
for Sc previously, and were good for
500 pounds of ice, are being disposed of
now at 81. 35 by the dealers.
We have been asked several times if
Wauwatosa has "a speed ordinance re-
gulating the speed of vehicles in the
city? We think not, but are free to
say that if the safety of pedestrians
and those who drive moderately is to
be considered one should be passed as
soon as possible and the marshal in
structed to see that it is enforced. We
refer particularly to the speed of n
number of large automobiles which
have been rushing through our streets
lately at speed far from moderate or
reasonable.
Mr.. Jacob Werner, sewer contractor,
had narrow escape from serious in
jury Thursday morning. While cross
ing the street railway on the sidewalk
near the mill, he unconsciously stepped
in front of car that was coming down
the hill. He was struck by the car and
thrown to the ground. He was assist
ed to his feet by Mr.. Helgesen and
found to be only slightly bruised.
Jake says in explaining how it hap
pened, 1T was very, very careless on
my part, as have yet to live so years" ="
Mr.. j. o. Myers met with peculiar
experience on Saturday afternoon
while at work on his lot at his home on
East Milwaukee avenue. He had been
in Milwaukee in the forenoon as usual
attending to his business; returning
early on Saturday he set about the
! spring cleaning up job around his resi-