Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-08-20

Miss Clara Engelhart is expected
home tue lastof this week from trip
to Cleveland aud Niagara Falls,
John Potter, former Wauwatosa
boy, WHO'S connected with the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph company
at Chicago, is here on a visit with his
parents.
Or. Mag leaves this week Saturday
on his motor cycle for trip to Madi-
son. for visit with his parents lie
announces his office closed during the
two weeks.
Mrs. Hugo Schubel and son Walter,
Chicago, Miss Goldie Hassiuger, Green
Vile, and Miss Viola Poocls, Milwaukee
are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
d. f. Philip, Seventh Avenue
The thunder storm accompanied by
a heavy downpour of rain put the elee-
tric light system out of commission for
about three hours in the evening and
as a result the churches were dark.
j A. h. Tompkins and wife are on
trip on the lake on board the new gov
ernment boat recently completed at
Manitowoc, and which is making
tour of the lake ports where govern
ment work is under way.
New cement walks are being laid at
the Dittmar block on Wisconsin Ave
nue.. Wauwatosa may well be proud
of it's business men who are gradually
making chr down town streets pleas
ing sight. Let the good work go on.
Mr. 7 A. Kolb of Oconomowoc, our
new superintendent of schools, has
moved here with his family, in DR.. Cor
bett'snew residence on Mower Court
DR. Corbett and family is now located
in the residence he purchased on North
Main Street
Alexander II. Rogers, an early settler
of this county and for number of
years n resident of this city, died on
Sunday morning, aged so years, at the
home Of his son George, in Minneapolis
Mr.. Rogers was in the employ Of tire
Milwaukee road Us conductor for near
.iy ! q yeafs. lat2rment was At Mime
polls on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. CLAUS entertained
number of the Calumet Bowling Club,
Tuesday August IT. Those present
were: Messis. and Mines los. Lers, H.
Lers, Wm. Strauss, A, c. Fingado, r.
Miller, C. Kotch, C. Windfelder, r. &.
Weuzel, T.. A. Gross, Master Eugene
Wenzel, Bobbe Miller, Anita Strauss,
EnoIa Lers and Grasia Kotch.
The work of grading for the new
double track on the Milwaukee, road
through this city, west of Main Street
crossing to Homewood, was begun by
Contractor Steve Croft on Monday.
Mr., Croft win use a steam shovel IN
addition to wheel scrapers to move the
earth necessary in widening the road
bed The railroad company expect to
have the new rails down by November
H.
J. c. Simpson Of Boston, a prominent
educator of Massachusetts, accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. Nathaniel
Simpson, brother and mother of Mrs.
II. A. Nolte, Mr. and Mrs Edward
NoItc, a brother Mrs. william Rosen-
garten and Mrs. Carl Schwartz. sister.
all OF St. Louis, and Miss Irma Scheur
of Evanston, H., we're among those
who attended the funeral Of II. 4 Nolte
last Saturday.
Renewed interest is being taken in
the revival Of the organization, formed
two years ago, known as the Wauwa-
tosa Historic society. A meeting of ali
former members and of those interest
ed in such "a society, win shortly be
called, at which steps looking to a new
organization will be taken. Wauwa-
tosa is filled with historic spots. and it
will be the aim of the reorganized so
ciety to preserve these, as well as t.
col ect and keep in the public library
or elsew here, the various articles and
papers Of historic interest. Much en-
thusiasm is felt among the earlier resi-
dents and others with the reference to
this undertaking.
Most merchants realize the value of
attractive, original window displays in
connection with their seasonable trade
The store window is at all times one Of
the most valuable store adjunets and
trade-g getters that the merchant can
make use of. All attractive window
displays always draw the attention Of
the shopper. and II, besides being Mt
tractive, it contains any suggestions.
it is bound to sell the goods If the
merchant or any Of his clerks, who
may have more talent along this line,
will devote a little earnest thought