Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
A Record of Recent Events as
Reported to This
Paper.
NEWS In A NUTSHELL.
The IncominEs and outgoinEs of Your
Friends and Neighb~rs Chronicled by
the News staff of Reporters and Cor
respondents.


Friends and Neighb~rs Chronicled by
the News staff of Reporters and Cor
respondents.
The barber shops in this city will close
on Sunday al II a. m, after May /.
The Reading Circle will meet with
Mrs Kirke Putnam Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clausen spent few
days this week with friends in Milwau-
kee.
Miss Marian Smith of Milwaukee vis-
tied at the home of c. L. Curtis on Mon
day.
Miss Edna L. Goldt~orp is spending
the Easter vacation with friends at She
boygan.
Roy Lilihridge is laid up at his home
on Blue Mound road with inilanmatory
rheumatism.
II. A. Nolte has purchased the proper
ty where he now resides on East Mil
waukee avenue.
Mr.. George Commerford of Manches-
ter, Ia, visited at the home of G. L.
Curtis this week
The y. ~ Cnch club VII meet on
Wednesday evening next with Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. c. Clausen.
MIR. and Mrs A. r. Cundall left early
part Of week for & business trip through
northern Wisconsin,
Mr.. II. B. Hunter, formerly Of this
city late of Cleveland, O., has removed
to Artesia, New Mexico.
Robert Lewis, who has been confined
to the house the last ten days with the
grippe, is able to be out,
Mr. Beck and family of Milwaukee
have taken a flat in the Fred Braun
building, Garfield avenue.
Miss Lois Owen is spending her Eas-
ter vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Owen, Third avenue.
Judge E. S. Turner of Port Washing
ton is spending a few days at his daugh-
tcr's, Mrs. Walter Ii. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood and family of
Fond du Lac are guests Of Mr.. Wood $
mother, Mrs. A. j. Wood, North Main
street.
Mrs. 4. Grunetta. Twenty-eighth
street. Milwaukee, viii entertain for
Mss Hazel Hartman on Saturday
Afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. e.
church will meet Tuesday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs, Paul Fryer Eighth
avenue. at 2:30
An Easter social was held in the Con
gregat,onal church parlors on Friday
afternoon. \ sale of beautifully deco
rated Easter eggs was held.
Mr.. George Schumann returned to his
home in Burlington, Wis, this week
after three weeks visit with his rela-
tives, Frank Mayer and family, Luding-
ton avenue.
Mrs. John De Vos has been entertain
ing her sister, Mrs. A. q. Bernis of To-
nah, and her nephew, f. Heidler of
Fond du Lac. They returned to their
home on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick NJ. Smith
have located at Portland, Ore Mrs
Smith formcriy Miss Louise Landolu,
writes most enthusiastically of the city
and the wonderful scenery Of the west.
\ formal dancing party will be given
by the "Asota wuaw" club on Saturday
evening, April 81, at Guild hall for Miss
Hazel Hartman and Frederic c. Pur-
cell. whose marriage takes place April
2G
There is some talk among our ladies
of forming class in gymnastics, using
tho high school gymnasium for the place
Of meeting. \ teacher from Miss Burn
hams gymnasium, Milwaukee. has been
suggested 1t is hoped a general inter
est may be awakened, and the work be
gun as early as possible.
! On Sunday last, being Palm Sunday, a
class Of thirty-seven children, sixteen
|boys and twenty-one girls, was confirmed
at the forenoon service at st. Johns Lu-
jtheran church In the afternoon a class
Of six children, three boys and three
/ girls. was confirmed at the same church
in the English language, making a total
of forty-three admitted to holy com
Imunion. They participated in the Lords
supper for the first time on Good Friday.
The funeral of Chester A Blodgett,
whose death occurred at his home four
miles east of Waukesha on Sunday
night, took place from the family resi-
deucp on Wednesday, Mr. Rlodgett was
IS years Of age, He was one Of the
very early settlers Of Wauwatosa and
was engaged while here in the milling
business. He resided here for quite n
number of years. afterwards removing
to a farm in Brookfeld Interment was