Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
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Old Homestead on North Avenue.
Miss Ruth Spaulding, North Free
dom, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. b.
j. Phillips.
Mrs Chas Gillet and daughter, Ruth,
gave dinner Saturday last for Miss
Sayle of Milwaukee.
Mrs. c. j Mum entertained the
Birthday Club at luncheon on Thurs
day of this week.
Mr.. Lawrence Wheeler has completed
his years work ut U. w. and returned
home Monday evening last.
Miss Florence Moore of Durham, n
c., is home to sbend three weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Forge, State
Street, are rejoicing over the arrival
of a baby girl borp last Friday morn
ing.
Mrs. c. w. Loomis and Mrs. w. b.
Bliss entertained last Tuesday evening
at Victrola Concert at the home Of
Mrs. Loomis.
Dr. Chas A. Payne left Wednesday
on his summer chautauqua trip He
lectures in North aud South Dakota
during June.
Mrs. 4. G. Grassie Fifth Avenue, left
last Friday for visit at Boston, Mass.
She was accompanied by her sister-in-
law, Airs. Dudley.
Mrs. Morris Sjoblou and little
daughter, OF Champaign, Ill, are the
guests Of her mother, Mrs. BnclSnalA,
Nauwatosa Ave. "
Mrs Wm. Grant. Wauwatosa Avenue
is at Milwaukee hospital, where she
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis. Az this writing she is getting
along nicely,
Pae l'edeeai LIARS, Commission ~
Phoenix, Ariz., handed a decision in a
contest case of a large ranch hear
phoenix, IN favor OF ex-aldsrunan
Arnola CLAUS.
Mr. Theodore NJ. Hammond has gone
to Boston to represent the University
OF " lsconsin at the inaugural OF
President Bunpus of Tufts College,
Saturday June II.
The lIolstein Breeders association
are holding their annual picnic at
0conomowoc today. Mr.. anu Mrs. o..
}. Swan, and MIR and Mrs. Nat Swan
are among those in attendance.
The fire department. was called out
early Sunday morning TO a fire in the
room occupied by Gust Lang, barber,
Smith -Lefeber building. An over
heated electric wire set fire to few
rags aud was put out with chemical.
A close shave for the barbers, ell?
The girls in the graduating class of
the Domestic Science department Of
the Agricultural School, gave
luncheon on Tuesday TO the members
OF The boar. and their wives. The
lnembeas of the faculty were enter
tanned at breakfast various days iast
week.
A very interesting Longfellow
program has been arranged by the
pupils of the Seventh and Eighth
Grades of the Wauvatosa Public
Schools and Will DO given this Saturday
evening at the High School Miss
Ruth smith, soprano, Miss Leona
Gage, mezzo soprano, and Miss Grace
Phillips, contralto, will assist.
Mrs. A. Gibbs died on Saturday after
noon at the home of her niece, Mrs. {.
&. Porter. Fifth Avenue The funeral
was held on Wednesday at 2:3O p NJ
from the Porter home. Internent AT
Forest Home cemetery. The following
friends and relatives from out of town
were present at tlIe service; Mrs
Porter's father Mr.. Arthur Dunn. also
her sister Mrs. Eastlake of Portland,
Ore, Mr.. and Mrs G. MURRAY of Mad
ison, Wis, Mr.. Fred Murray of Clear
water, Aiinn., W. II. Porter of Jeffer-
son, Wis.
Madison. Wis. June Wauwatosa
had fire loss Of ss,5I6.os during 1914.
The sworn reports of the insurance
companies 10 Commissioner OF In
surance Herman L. Ekern giving these
figures also show that these companies
collected Sic, ,Go6.25 in premiums from
the policy-holders of this city. This
means s4724o- paid in premiums for
each s1o0 returned for losses. During
1911 to 1914, inclusive. the total
premiums paid in this city amounted
to $50, l94.7 and the total returned for
losses was ss,f56I5, which makes
premium payment of s725.so for each
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