Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-14

Miss Nash.
Mr.. and Mrs. J, c, Hamilton and lit
tie daughter, spent few days with
Mr.. Hanilton's sister, Mrs. c. L. Jud-
son.
Services at Trinity Episcopal church
Sunday, August l6 7;so a. m, com
munion service. 1880 a. m. morning
prayer, litanv and sermon, 7:3o p. m,
evening prayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lefeber and
daughter Gladys, who have been absent
for about two months, at Spokane and
other points of interest in the west.
are expected home Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. Cobabe, Greenfield Ave-
nue.. left Saturday for two weeks
trip through the east. The Doctor
viii attend the National Optical con
vention at Philadelphia while there.
UhietTruauey Officer Bert Hall will
ask the police department. Of Milwau-
lSee to cooperate with his department
and report all eases of truancy at once
Mr.. Hall has several good places open
at present for boys
The Good Templavs lodge will hold
an open meeting next Monday evening
All are7eordially invited to be in at
tendance The Wauwatosa Light
Guard viii give drill, and games aud
light refreshments will be served
The town board of review was in
session Tuesday afternoon and exam
ined several witnesses in the readiust-
mems of the assessment roll. Several
changes were made on the testimony
Another meeting will be held August
TO-
The Drought which was the longest
in years was broken by the showers of
Tuesday afternoon and evening. There
was IL and .o2 inches of water fell.
This was the first real rainstorm since
July IS The rain is timely as il will
save crops in the dry region.
A short time since, the prohibition
candidate for president had narrow
escape from drowning, we know he is
Il lover I water, and IN his younger
days liked 10 bathe in Phantom lake
near Mulswonago, and yet he can
tswim like Il rock aud dive like fea-
ther" Poor Eugene.
On Tuesday evening, Augustus at
p m, Rev. Neifer, President of the
Wisconsin District, will give an illus
trated lecture on his tour in the lips,
at the Bv. Pauls church, Sixth Avenue.
The Young Peoples society viii also
give "A short entertainment, after which
ice cream will be served. A small ad-
mission will be charged
The first street car to cross the bridge
from West Main Street to North Main
Street, made the trip last Monday eve
ming but was pulled by four horses
and taken to the summer home of Fred
d. Underwood on North Avenue and
will be turned into playhouse for his
ehilderen. The ear was brought To
Wauwatosa from Indiana.
Last Tuesday evening about IL
o'clock number of w Main Street
residents was awakened by burglar
alarm and one Young gentlemen load
ed himself down with two big guns
and went across the street in search
of big game, but low and behold it
was false alarm, the lady Of the
house had forgot to turn out the
lights
Mayor Charles B. Perry, candidate
for Congress, is very busy man nova
days Mr.. Perry is making one of the
prettiest and most honest campaigns
ever made in the Fourth Congressional
District If you know him, you know
a straight forward man, II you do not
know him you should get acquainted.
lie is just as you see him, and upright
in an his transactions. "IIurrah for
Perry"
in the morning at the Baptist church
Rev Sanborn's subject viii be, Divine
Providence in Human Suffering.
Evening subject, "A Great Bargain"
The evening service win be a union Of
the Congregational, Methodist and
Baptist churches. The u. Y J.. U.|
topic win be, lessons from the Sea ''
Psa. lO7:23-32. Ernest Lefcber win be
the leader The time Of meeting is
200 ?, NJ.
The annual tournament of the Mil
waukee-Waukesha County Volunteer
Firemen's association held Sunday in
West Alis drew an immense crowd
and proved most successful meeting.
Flags and bunting appeared on all the
buildings. bhe street cars aud auto
mobiles brought in many visitors.
Mayor Walsh delivered an address Of
welcome and John L. Douavau made q