Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-29
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Sylvester Ludington leaves this week
for the Shattuck Military school,
Miss Carroll Nickerson has returned
to Oberlin college to continue the study
of music.
Mrs. o. F. Lee is home after spend
ing some time in California and other
points of interest in the west.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Baptist church will give a social in
the church parlors this Friday even
ing.
Mrs. w. A. Nickerson left on Tues
day to resume her work at the school
at Hollidaysburgh, Pa, her daughter
Helen accompanying her.
Mrs. Mary Pease, Washburn, spoke
on Home Aid" at the meeting of the
w. c. t. u, held with Mrs S. J.
Brouwer on Wednesday afternoon.
The first lesson of Mr.. C. B. Sever
ance's dancing class will be given in
Guild hall, this city, Wednesday after
noon, Oct. 4, instead of Tuesday, Oct 3.
The DOrcas Daughters of the Baptist
church will give birthday party in
the church parlors Friday, October 6,
1916, from to 10 o'clock p M. Ev-
erybody welcome.
Mrs. w. A. Lawson has been re-
elected president of the state w. c. T.
U. for the tenth time. She has served
this organization in various official
capacities for 20 years.
Have you procured a map of Mil
waukee county yet? We have a stock
I IL 10, 49,
map yet printed. Call at the Wauwa-
tosa News office and see them.
Mrs j. H. Gushing, Wauwatosa Ave,
who has been critically i'll for the past
10 days, is slightly improved at this
writing. Her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Rogers, and Mrs. Storie, are both at
home.
Mrs. Harrington gave one of her in
teresting readings at the Hotel Irving
ton on Thursday afternoon under the
auspices of the Wauwatosa Woman's
club. The proceeds go toward the
building fund.
Mrs. Luther Warren passed her
eightieth milestone on Tuesday and
the relatives gathered in a surprise
for her on Monday evening at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. w. r.
Nethercub.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Digman have re-
turned from Cincinnati and a trip to
Mammoth Cave, KY. Mr.. Digman at
tended the convention of the American
Institute of Banking as delegate from
Milwaukee, representing the Wiscon-
sin National bank.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E.
church, will be held Friday, Oct. i,
at $3.50 p. M, in the home of Mrs.
Annie Wells, 1853 Greenfield avenue,
Mrs. Carleton and Mrs. Pavy assisting.
All members are urged to be present,
as the annual election of officers will
take place, and other business of inn
portance will be transacted.
Mrs. Linden H. Morehouse, "A years
old, died Tuesday night at her home
in Wauwatosa. She was an old settler
of Milwaukee county, coming here
with her husband in 1864. Her hus-
band died year ago. She is survived
by son, Frederic c. Morehouse, and
two daughters, Elizabeth and Jane of
this city. The funeral will be held this
Friday afternoon at 80 from Trinity
chnrch. Interment will be at Forest
Home, Rev. Howard Perkins officiat-
ing.
In a sealed verdict returned by a
jury in municipal court, Saturday
morning last, Fred Mehl and Walter
Barnekow were found not guilty of a
charge of assault with intent to rob
and impersonating an officer. The men
were alleged to have held up an auto
mobile in which William Unertl and
young woman were riding on Highland
road, in the town of Wauwatosa, on
the night of Aug. IL. Joseph Lubarsky,
driver of the car, testified that he gave
one of the men a dollar to secure his
! release.
In the 1917 budget for the public
| institutions of Milwaukee county,
which has been submitted to the. coun-
| ty board by the board of commission
ers in charge of the Wauwatosa asy-
lums and institutions, approximately
| $350,000 in addition to the regular
maintenance appropriation, is asked
for the purpose of making improve
ments considered necessary to provide
proper quarters and treatment for in
mates. The board of commissioners,
physicians, teachers and superintend-
ents in charge of the institutions, and
outside experts, have examined the
plans prepared and are agreed that the
improvements asked are badly needed
and will eventually effect large saw
ing to the taxpayers.
A pretty wedding was solemniZed at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Hart
of Brookfleld, when their daughter,
Grace Lillian, was united in marriage
to Mr.. Dell c. Clafiin. The home was