Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06

VIII nave returned from Florida and
the south.
| Emil Benkendorf's horse ran away
Wednesday afternoon of this week and
the rig was quite badly broken up. No
one was Injured.
Mr.. Otto Barnekow and family have
moved TO highland Avenue, in the town
of Wauwatosa. Mr.. Barnekow has
accepted position at West Allis.
The telegraph instruments will all
be taken out at this station and the
telephone system installed. The in
struments viii also be taken out at
Elm Grove.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Congregational Church will meet
with Mrs. A. r. Kellogg, Friday after
noon Marea l3 at $50. The hostess
are Mrs. L. A. More and Mrs. Rood.
Miss Dodge, who lives near the Blue
Mound Road was held up and robbed
of sum of money on Grand Avenue in
the town of Wauwatosa Tuesday after
noon. The robber is still at large.
The funeral of Mrs. ]. A. Schwaiger
was held from the residence on Church
Street last Sunday fternoon at .
o'clock and was largely attended.
Rev. II, r. Thiele of st. Johns Luther
n N nhnrcl, of,an;otad
Last Wednesday was the beginning
of Lent. special services will be held
in the Catholic, Episcopal and Luth-
eran churches in Milwaukee aud the
surrounding suburbs. Easter Sunday
will fall on April 10.
John W. Schaum, who has been con-
nected with the Milwaukee Journal
for number of years as secretary and
treasurer, has resigned. His successor
has not been named as yet by the
Journal Co
Mr.. Bert Hall, North Avenue, was
appointed chief probation officer
by the Milwaukee school board last
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Hall was OPP
posed by "a number of the members but
won out and we wish to congratulate
him. There is no doubt but what Mr..
Hall is the right man and in the right
place having handled large number
of news boys for a number of years
while working for the Milwaukee
Journal.
Mrs. g w Ringrose and daughter
Florence, left for Chicago, Saturday,
to atterss the funeral of her brother
Jeramiah Hubbard who died last Sum
day The deceased was born in Muk-
won, and is qniete we'll known in Mil
waukee. He was 65 years of age and
had worked for the American Express
Co. for 80 years. Interment took place
at Rose Hill cemetery, Chicago, last
Tuesday.
The attraction at the Alhambra the
ater for next week, commencing with
the matinee Sunday, will be the big
, minstrel organization headed by
George Primrose. Even the excellent
en- tertaiument provided by this com
pany at the Alhambra last season is
said TO be improved upon in the 1908
edition of the Primrose minstrels and
new life has been infused into the or
napi1atir.,, br oddft;one tn tba oowxe rf
comedians, dancers and vocalists.
A. l.. Story, treasurer Of the Town
of Wauwatosa, reports that on a total
tax of 500, SOC he returned TO the county
treasurer, as uDcollected, only the sum
of 50, ,S66. The small amount of tax
returned speaks well for the Wauwa-
tosa taxpayers ard the diligence of
Treasurer Story in looking up the list
Mr.. Story has been Treasurer of the
Town for the past three terms, and
large number of the electors and tax
payers approve of his business methods
and are desirious that he again become
candidate for another term, which
he has consented to do. During his
term in Office he has reduced the
amount OF yearly returned taxes from
about $4,000 to his present showing,
and also has the record of an absolute
ly correct return to the county treasur-
err. The voters of Wauwatosa will do
well to retain MIR. Story in Office and
should see to it that they attend the