Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-25
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.. Potter nave Deen
spending few days in Sheboygan-
Miss Mamie Taylor is spending a
few weeks in Chicago visiting her
aunt.
Miss Bertha Hess is at home after
a six weeks visit with friends in
Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Galsier will return
to Madison, Wis, the first Of next
week.
Mrs. C. H. Shaw and daughter Lulu
have gone to Niagara Falls for a
month.
The Wauwatosa City Band win hold
their first annual picnic tomorrow at
Castalia Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Smith have been
spending the week with friends at
Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Ernst and John Jr. Barnekow and
VIM. Miller will spend few days IN
Chicago next week.
Mr.. G.. Canright and Estelle Pill
grim returned Monday from two
weeks vacation in Japa, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wells, Jr., have
returned from two weeks trip in the
northern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Miller of Michigan
City, Ind, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. J. Marquardt, Western avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lefaber left
the first of the week for two weeks
outing in the vicinity of Berlin, Wis.
Mrs. G. w. Lester, West Main
street, has returned home from several
weeks visit with her people at Yer
non, Wis.
Mr.. Jos. Roehl and family viii oc-
cupy the house on Garfield avenue
lately vacated by Mr.. Arthur Fingado.
DR.. S. S. Leonard was nominated
at the Democratic 7th Assembly Dis
trict Convention held on Tuesday,
August 21st.
w. L. Notbohm, of Milwaukee, has
purchased the Watson place, corner
Wauwatosa and Watson avenue, and
is now occupying same.
A. F., Kellogg left Thursday even
ing by boat for Paw Paw, Mich,
where he viii visit G. w. Barber and
family, former residents of this place.
! The members of Miss H. Rhodes
art class gave their very interesting
annual exhibition yesterday afternoon
at her studio on Wauwatosa avenue.
Many were prevented from attending
by the severe storm.
The st. Martha's Guild will give a
garden party at the home of Mrs. G.
Murphy, Wauwatosa avenue, Wednes-
day afternoon, August goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, d. Cairncross and
family of Amboy, Ill, spent the past
week with DIR. and Mrs. ]. w Cairn-
cross, East Milwaukee avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Wade, who have
been visiting Mrs. Wade's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Warren, have re-
turned to their home at Evergreen
Park, I'll.
Mrs. Erastus Burch and daughter,
Mrs. Edith E. Van Arnsdale, Of VOL
colt, N. Y, have been spending several
weeks with their cousins, Mrs. ]. B.
Judson, First avenue.
Messrs. j. Krafjeck and w. Beecher
will leave today for Chicago, where
they viii spend a few days. They Ike
kodaks with them and expect to secure
many Chicago scenes.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Greenwood gave
a dinner to number of their friends
at their home on Park street Thursday
evening. The guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Godfrey, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Godfrey and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dur
bin.
Mayor Hoyt, with T. j. Grover of
Fond du Lac, left Tuesday evening on
a trip to the north. They are after,
fish and expect to be gone week or
more. Demerit Hoyt, who has been at
home for several days, left yesterday
to join them.
Thomas Helgesen, who has been
spending sereral weeks in the vicinity
of Chippewa Falls, looking for land,
has returned home for months stay.
He has purchased a piece of land in.
Chippewa County and at the end of
his visit here viii return and begin
clearing same and putting it in shape
for farming purposes.
The Saith National Eneampment, G.
A. R., Chicago, August 27-SO, will
have delegation from this place
which win include among its numbers
the following veterans of the Civil
War: d. ]. Hayes, VIM. FAIRIES, w.
H. Landolt, L. B. Gregg, Moses Lyons,
F. Barnekow, A. B. Myers, C. Fingado,
j. Gunderman, Jos. Horle, w. H.
Moore and d. Watson.
The thunder storms of the past
week have been unusually severe. A
number of instances of lightning strik-
ing in this vicinity are reported. The
large chimney at the County Hospital
was struck Friday morning, doing con-
siderable damage to the chimney, roof
of power house and electric apparatus.
Fortunately no one was injured. The
residence of A. H. Swan, Fifth avenue,
was also struck by lightning yesterday
afternoon.