Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09


to his home ON West Main street dur
ing the week.
The ground hog must have seen his
shadow. Another chance to shoot up
the price of coal.
Mr. E. L. Walker has purchased the
home of the late d. NJ. Neeland, Cen
ter and Second avenue, this city.
We call attention of our readers to
the official publication in another col
umn to public dances and dance halls.
Mr.. Chas. c. Jacobus and son are
home after several weeks spent in Cal
ifornia. They report most enjoyable
trip.
DR. Edwin Hirsch of Chicago. spent
the latter part of the past week with
his mother and sisters on Greenfield
avenue.
Already people from Milwaukee are
looking around Wauwatosa for houses
to rent Houses are few and far be-
tween in this city.
A silver offering Kensington for Feb
ruary %, is being planned by the H.
j. X. T. and r, section of the Wauwa
tosa Woman's club.
Milwaukee health officers are still
advising the people to boil the water
Wauwatosa does not have to boil their
water. as it is pure.
Wauwatosa is now without a res
taurant. The one at the corner of
Wauwatosa avenue and North Main
street has been closed.
The G. U. G. Germania will give a
mask ball at their hall, Saturday even
ing. Feb. II. All are cordially invited.
A good time is promised.
The Twentieth Century Topic club
will meet next Monday, February u.
at the home of Mrs. Charles McCul-
Tough, 157 Warren avenue
Mr. e. J. Kearney has been recently
appointed member of the State
Board of Industrial Education, sue
ceeding Mr. A. II. Linde mann.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Loomis enter
tanned the immediate family at dinner
last Sunday on the occasion of their
daughter Julia's fourth birthday
A Mardi Gras card party VIII be
given at the Hotel Irvington, Tuesday
evening, Feb. 20, for the benefit of ST
Demands church. All are invited
On February first Miss Helen Hirsch
began work AS visiting nurse under the
Milwaukee Health Department. Her
many friends will wish her well in this
new line of work
There are few of our subscribers
who are in arrears We would very
much like TO have you call and leave
little change. We are getting thin
ner and need more nourishment and
foodstuffs are high
The Tuskegee Quintette of the Tus
kegee Institute will give concert at
the First congregational Church on
Thursday evening, February 18th. Ad
mission will be free but an offering for
the Institute will be taken
There will be IA special meeting of
Wauwatosa Lodge No 267 f. e A M.
next Monday evening. Work III the
NJ. NJ. degree. Also next Thursday
evening work in the E. A. degree. All
visiting members are welcome.
family reunion was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs 0. L. Gridley,
North avenue, Tuesday last. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs F. C. Dick
son, Dakota, Mr.. L. V. Gridley, Chica-
go and Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Gridley and
family of this city A good time is re-
ported.
A meeting of the Wauwatosa Parent
Teachers association was held Tues
day evening Feb. 6. Mrs. Mary D.
Bradford, Supt. of Kenosha schools
gave a very interesting and instructive
talk on The Open Air School" the
care of subnormal or backward chill
dren and the work of the school nurse.
Mr. Augustus S. Hanks, a pioneer
resident of Milwaukee County. died on
Wednesday. January 81. at he age of
SO years Granville, had been his
home since 1897. He is survived by
his widow and five children Byron E..
Fayette B., Fiske ", and Mrs. Walter
f. Kirchhoff. The funeral was held on
last Saturday afternoon from the home
of his son Byron T.. with services in
the chapel at the Wauwatosa Gene
terry. Mr.. Hanks was well known by
the older residents of Wauwatosa and
many friends sympathize with the fam
lily in their bereavement.