Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-15
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

Miss Lille Won Baumbach is i'll at
her home with typhoid fever.
Miss Lulu Shaw left Tuesday to
visit her sister, Mrs. N. A. Sheperd,
of Niagara Falls. N Y.
Miss Katherine Farnham was out
riding on Tuesday for the first time
after her long illness.
Miss Addie Blodgett, of Duluth.
Mimi. is visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. E. L. Blodgett. and other rela-
tives in this vicinity.
L. Hartwick. of Hanover, Wis, re-
lieved Tom Regain at the local depot
a few days this week. Tom has been
holding down place in Milwaukee.
The new city road machine, operated
by D. t. Pilgrim, Jr.. and his men,
under the supervision of the street
commissioner, is doing fine work on
the city streets.
A stray COW belonging to a party
living near the Lutheran seminary on
Pabst avenue was struck by the pio-
neer limited train last Saturday morn
ing one-half mile east of this station
and instantly killed.
The officers performing duties of
board of public works in the city of
Wauwatosa were in session at the city
hall Tuesday evening considering
plans for the building to be erected
in which to house the city fire appara-
tus.
frs Oswold Rogers, of 23rd street,
milwaukee, entertained last Saturday
in honor of Mrs John Doig and Miss
Jennie Doig, of Willmette, Ill. Those
present from Wauwatosa were Mrs.
J. T. Greenwood, Misses Helen God
frey and Charlotte Rogers, Messrs.
Glen Rogers, Chas. Godfrey, e. M.
Lewis and DR.. II. G. Morton.
H. A. Kropp, wife and son, while
driving on Kavanaugh place, had a.
narrow escape from serious injury. A
bolt in the forward axle of the buggy
broke, causing the box to pitch for
ward and scare the horses, which
started to run, throwing the occupants
of the rig to the ground. Mr.. Propp,
having a good hold of the lines, sue
eeeded in stopping the horse after be-
ing dragged several rods. Fortunately
all escaped with slight scratches and
bruises.
The Wauwatosa Literary and Ath-
letic society gave a grand dance at
Jewelers. Hall on Thursday evening,
which was attended by about thirty
five couples of young people, who en-
joyed themselves in genuine fashion
until about the time when the electric
lights began to grow dim. The music
was furnished by the asylum band and
with entire satisfaction to all who
were present. Refreshments were
served in the small hall, altogether
the entire affair was a decidedly en-
joyable festivity.
The post office in the new quarters,
while perhaps not so convenient in
having an entrance and exit upon two
streets as was the old one, is an inn
provement over the old one in not hay
ing so many steep steps to climb at
the main entrance. Postmaster Ina
dolt and mis- assistants have appar-
emily become fully accustomed to the
new office. and the mistake of at
tempting TO visit the old office by
Wauwatosans coming from the train
which Eas quite generally INDUCED
on Wednesday is now over The
change gives general satisfaction.
Roy Wheeler and Win Sanderson
are rapidly recovering from their re-
cent injuries.
Caroline and Margaret Mower Of
Chicago, H., are the guests of Miss
Hattie Rice.
The Friedens Gemeinde Lutheran
church will give picnic in Diamonds
grove tomorrow.
Mrs. F. c. Dickson, of Hillside, s.
D., is here on visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Gridley.
A new boy at the new barber shop,
born at three o'clock Thursday after
noon, to Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Reimer.
Gus reports all doing well.
G. Steinhagen, civil engineer, was
at work on Wednesday locating and
stalking out the lot on Wisconsin
street on which is to be built the new
building in which to store the city
FIRE apparatus.
Fred Banks band of "GreySeards"
will go UP to the asylum today and
do battle with the Comenches of that
place. Fred has signed an unknown
battery, so he expects victory.
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Mrs. Kirkhy and children Of Fourth