Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-06-02
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

/ The Milwaukee Pickle Company of
this city shipped car load Of pickles
this week.
| The Asylum won from the Grey
boards on Decoration Day. Score, II
to 9.
NJ. Jas. stickney and family leave
for Lake Keesus, Tuesday, TO spend
several weeks.
Thomas Helgesen left Tuesday for
the western part Of Wisconsin to look
for location.
A new watering trough has beer
placed at the corner of Smith Broth
ers hardware store.
Mrs. D. H. Naylor and daughter, of
Milwaukee, visited Mrs. L. r. Grid
ley on Sunday last
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Helgesen and
family left Friday for Eagle to spend
few days with relatives and friends.
Miss NJ. Hoyt viii spend Sunday in
Fond du Lac as the guest of Miss
Rhodes, the art teacher at Grafton
Hall.
Mrs. w. P. Chapman, of Chicago, is
the guest Of Postmaster and Mrs.
Landolt, at their home on Wauwatosa
avenue.
In the baseball game May q, the
Erie, Greenfield combination VS.. Wan
watosa Graybeards, the score was 9
to s in favor of the Graybeards.
H. P. Bradley, VIII Fisher, Fred
Eartung and several other scientists
Of Wauwatosa, are at Beaver Lake
fishing today They promise to pho
tograph all of their interesting expert
ences.
The Wauwatosa fire department
made practice run last Tuesday eve
ming, covering the northeast part of
the city. They already begin to show
some skill in handling hose and open
ing hydrants.
/ J. y. Warren, Oscar Helgesen and
James Lefeber, east their nets as fish
ermen in Pewaukee Lake on Monday;
they expect to have better luck next
| time, so we denominate this as a story
TO be continued.
/ A fishing party which included Wal
ter Harden, A. Breed, E. Prentice and
/ Fl. Hulbut, went to Mukwonago on
| Decoration Day. They report a big
i string Of good time and fair luck in
/ gathering fish.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs.
w. ]. Potter, East Milwaukee avenue.
for a reception from to 6 o'clock this
afternoon for her daughter, Miss Ma
/ bel Bjorquist. The guests will include
/ quite a number of Miss Mabel's
| Downer College friends.
A rig belonging to Mr. F. W
/ Schneck and occupied by two of his
sons while driving in Milwaukee on
I Thursday, was struck by FIRE engine.
| The wagon as badly demolished. The
i horse had : leg broken which made it
( necessary to kill it. The Soung men
/ fortunately escaped with slight
i scratches.
The junior class of the w. H. S. de-
/ lightfusly entertained the seniors at
/ @ garden party Friday evening, at the
home Of Miss Harriet Moan. The yard
| and porch We're beautifully decorated
| with Japanese lanterns and bunting.
the latter being in red and white and
red and black, the colors Of the two
| classes. A program Of ten numbers
was rendered which consisted of music.
short addresses and recitations. Dane
ing was also INDUCED in until a late
hour.
| Mrs. Sarah B. Goodrich, sister of
| Mrs. H. Watner and w. A. Clapp, of
this city, and Mrs. o. Rogers, of Mil
waukee, is missionary at Tung Cho,
China. In letter to Mrs. Rog
dated april II, she says the Boxers
are all about them and drilling every
day, causing much apprehension for
the safety Of herself and family. The
object of the Boxers seems to be the
destruction of all Christians in China.
1t is hoped, however, for the sake of
their many friends and relatives here
that the demonstrations made IN Chi
nese ports during the past week by
the United States and foreign nations
viii have the desired effect of check
ing the rascally Boxer movement and
insure the safety Of this family and
others who are in danger.
A special meeting OF the Woman's
| Club was held at the club rooms
! Thursday afternoon, at which the club
members decided upon a picnic at Ce-
dar Lake to be held Saturday. June
Is. The members viii be permitted to
invite guests to accompany them upon
this excursion, providing the commit
tee OF arrangements receives due mott
/ tication. ms. J. T. Greenwood. Mrs.
Peake and Mrs. Shaw were appointed
TO act on this committee. Consider
able enthusiasm was exhibited on the
subject of the biennial, and each mem
Der announced her intention of attend
ing as many of the meetings as nos
sible. Mrs. Wright, vice-president of
the Fifth district, appointed com
mittee to sell federation badges at the
Plankinton House on Tuesday. the fol-