Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-20


nowadays in these parts
The railway company had large
force of men working on the crossing
in the center of the city on Tuesday
last, repairing and fixing the same up
The crossing has been planked and
put in good shape for which Wauwa
tosa people win be thankful
The regular monthly meeting of the
w. c. T. U. win be held at the home
of Mrs. Samuel MacNeill. 243 East
Milwaukee Avenue, next Wednesday
at GAS p. NJ Ladies are requested
to bring thimbles, scissors, needles.
etc, so as to do work for French re
lief.
Mr.. Fred. d. Underwood says that
when the trains leave Wauwatosa they
seem to run fast, but when he is on
the road coming back home on North
Avenue they run very slow. He is
certainly happy when on Fewacres
Farm, and we are always glad to vel
come him home.
"Over Due Book Week will be OBJ
served at the Public Library from
Sept. % to 20. All over due books
may be returned during this time
and no fines will be charged regard
less of number of days overdue.
From the 18th on fine of one cent
day will be enforced.
The following telegram was sent TIC
the U. S. Fuel Administration at
Washington: "Why we Dive passen-
ger cars Sundays if Kerosene fuel is
used?" to which the following reply
was received: Kerosene shortage as
acute as gasoline and all users are
asked to observe request"
A grandson of Mr.. Fred d. Under
wood has cut thirty acres of oats and
about forty acres of corn and plowed
the land also in very short time.
The young man is only 16 years of age.
A horse was not used, all was done
with a tractor. This goes to show that
if necessary more of our men can be
called to the colors and the farm work
could be done provided tractor was
used
When you have any items of news
we would appreciate it if you would
telephone them to this office. We are
always anxious to receive news items
and there are some that we do not
get. There are new people coming to
our city frequently and how are we
to know who they are unless some
one tells us of them. If you have
people visiting you just telephone
Wauwatosa $50 or Wauwatosa 497-L
and they will be mentioned.
Mrs. John Eschenburg, nee Cathe-
rine Young, died at the family home
on Fifth Avenue. Wednesday, August
2S, at the age of Sc years. The funeral
was held Friday, August 80, with in.
terment in the Wauwatosa Cemetery.
The deceased was born and raised in
the city of Wauwatosa and was wen
and favorably known. She leaves to
mourn her loss besides her husband
one son and one daughter. The fam
lily have the sympathy of Lara cir
Gle of friends.
Wauwatosa is making preparations
to be properly represented in the Lib
erty Loan parade to be held in Mil
waukee, Saturday, Sept. %. Mrs H.
S. Fuller has been placed at the head
of the local committee and will have
charge of the finances. Notices will
or have been sent out to our people
asking for contributions to cover the
incidental expenses. Any of our peo-
pie who have dollar to spare can
send it to Mrs. Fuller. who will see
that they get due credit
Two persons We're injured seriously
and a third received slight bruises
when an automobile in which they
were riding overturned after Skidding
on the wet pavement on the Water
town plank road near the coun aims
house in Wauwatosa, Thursday after
noon. The injured: Mrs. Henry E.
Schils, % years old, 4S5 Forty eight
street, had her skull, arms and left
shoulder fractured; Albert Pfeilffef,
80 years old, 1406 Third street, suffer-
ed compound fracture of his skull;
Rudolph Kuehn, 25 years old, $50
Greenbush street was bruised about
the body. They were taken to the
county hospital.
There was large audience at the
Methodist Church last Sunday morn
ing to greet the new pastor, Rev
James Churm. DID, who preached an
eloquent and impressive sermon on
the subject of THE Shining Light"
He preached in the evening on "A
Cali to Perseverance. Music was
furnished by chorus under the lead
ership of George Nixon, Next Sun
day Dr. Churm will preach at morn