Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-03
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
4 Record of Recent Events as
Reported To This
Paper.
NEWS In A NUTSHELL,
The Inc"minGs and Outsoings of Your
Friends and NeiEhbsrs Chronicied by
the News staff of Reporters and Cor.
respondents.


daughter at Butler, Wis.
Krke Putnam spent u couple of days
IN Chicago tins week on business.
Mrs. C. e. Curtis and sons spent the
week with relatives at Madison.
Gibson Glasier and family expect to
move to their new home at Madison in
April.
The Reading circle viii meet Tuesday
afternoon, March q, with Airs Leverett
" hetier.
Mrs. /. Y. Griiley Of Birmingham,
Ala, visited her iatner, q. II. Rogers,
acre on sunday.
Lent will lie observed at st. Johns
Lutheran church BY SPECIAL services Oh
" edneaday evening.
w II. Cundall has returned from
three weeks business trip 10 New York
and through the east,
Wm. Menuingcr is i'll with grippe and
has been confined to his home lor sey-
sEal days of The week.
Mrs. L. Frye Of Granville has been
the guest OF her niece, Mrs. G. Peer,
+ tIttn avenue, this week,
Mrs. Charles Il. Davis gave a small
afternoon party on Wednesday at her
nome on North Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs s. -. Hoyt entertained
a few friends at cards Friday evening
at their home On WauWat0sa avenue.
The Ladies Aid society of the NJ l..
church WIll meet mt the hore OF Mrs. H.
3r0ckWay, tuesday afternoon, March t.
Miss Mary Wales Of WaukeSha spent
part Of the Week at the home of her
nephew, Il. a. Garvens, ~. Main street
Miss Gala Canright entertained the
II. n. NJ. club at her home on Center
street, Saturday afternoon at Martha
Washington tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manning and daughter
Who have becA visiting at the ". h..
,lanright home, have returned to tht5r
home at Cadillac. Mich.
The Missionary society of the Congre-
-ational church will meet with Mrs.
"a yron Gilblrt, West Main street, Oh
Friday afternoon. March 9.
John G. Beck has been called to take
,harge ol the English instruction at St
1ohn Lutheran school; he will shortly
move his family here from Milwaukee.
St Ichn's Lutheran congregation is
enlarging its parsonage and putting IN
modern inprogeOl nts; Aessrs Drama.
i8izich and Dittnar are tie committee in
charge Of the work.
Mrs !. D. Warren, West Main street.
entertained a number Of her ncighbors
at luncheon on Tuesday. Mines Sea-
mans, Edgerton, Q. +. Chubb. Scoiieid
and Miss Jones We're among the guests.
OF tie total tax of SG6, 720.47, $21,-
0o1.73 is county tax, SI6S4.16 is state
tax, SiSJ29G is county school tax. SIC,
S-3.9l is school district tax, S1430.0t Is
delinquent road tax, S2927.I0 is sprin-
king tax, etc.
The Wauwatosa Woman's club held
its regular meeting on Thursday after
neon. There was large attendance
uld a ine programme including papers
0n The French in Other Lands and
4 Tour in Modern France" D."
Married Thursday, February -, Miss
Helen Ackermann Of Hales Corners to
Healy Wahltarth Of Center City (AIoiS
postolficel at ST. Johns Lutheran
church, Rev Thiele oticia ting. The
young couple will reside at Sioux City.
Iowa.
DR.. Schmitz's buggy was wrecked and
made kindling of Thursday evening II
$50 when his horse, which had been tied
on State street broke away and was
running towards Morton's livery. II
Main street crossing. The horse forru-
nately was Only slightly injured
A. L. Story, treasurer Of the town OF
v a
roll Of $G6, 120,4T he has collected the
sum Of $50, ,591.13. leaving to be re
turned 10 the counly treasurer rs uacoi-
ected only the sum Of $3129.34, OF
which &29S3.G1 is tax on real estate ana
Sf45.73 is personal property tax.
The small amount of tax returned
speaks well for the town Of W.1w" eosa
taxpayers. and the very small amount
Of personal property tax left uncol octed
4 10 1oc hpnFt
diligent in looking up the list. Mr.. Story
has been treasurer for the past two years
and large number of the electors of the
town OF Wauwatosa are deSrOus that
he again be candidate for the oee2a.
The Woman's Missionary society Of
the NJ. E. church viii hold their next
meeting at the church Thursday even
ing. March 10 The missionary societies
If the CONGREGATIONAL and Baptist
churches have been invited to join on
this occasion. Supper will be served at
g. o'cluCk. % he followed by an interest
ing programme. Mrs. Walter Lacy Of
Foo Choo, China, is to he present and
speak on Missionary Work.
Mines F. r. Godfrey and Harry Nor
ton were hostt sseS mt 4 most delightful
social function on Thursday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs, Gcdfrc3, y. Main
street The reception from until .
brought together over 2fD hundred ladies'
from Milwaukee ana Wauwatosa. The
hostt sses. were assisted by Mines. Isabel
Hart Oswald Rogers, L. r. Godfrey,
Jr. ". A. Godfrey. Charles Godfrey
and the Misses F'arnham and ElweA
If Milwaukee. De Bona 5 orchestra rem
dered choice music during th- afternoon
The floral decorations werc unusually
artistic and effective. Palms, ferns and
choice flowers everywhere. Pink was
cl 8sel for one parlor carnations being
usa 4. vi3lets and white blossoms in the
other parlo-. The dining room was bright
with the exquisite Liberty roses red pre-
vailed throughout the room The library
in yellow jonquiIs beng in evidence
Punch was served in this room by the
Misses Marion Godfrey and Marian
Rogers.
An explosion q escaping gas at the
post Office called out tie FIRE depart
ment last evening The damage was