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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
8
Directory lists city officials and departments in Wauwatosa with names for mayor aldermen ward reps town officers and department heads. It includes references to Emerson PD Hoyt mayor and various ward officers, clerks, assessors, water works and library directors, plus meeting times and offices.
Daily train departures listed for Milwaukee, Watertown, and beyond with Sunday only and daily except Sunday services. The timetable notes include a December 17th 1901 effective date, agent Brockway listed with station details and signal stop instructions.
Notice states Dr. CLT Chandler, a dentist, is located in the Greenwood Plock. This brief item confirms the practitioner's presence in that area.
The Common Council met at city hall on Tuesday evening June 3 at 7 50 p m with Mayor Hoyt presiding Aldermen Breed Baumbach Junn Haimme Martin and Menninger attended Minutes of prior meeting read and approved The marshals May street lights report was referred to the finance committee The May city treasurer financial statement was presented certified examined and placed on file Read and referred May bills and payrolls to the finance committee Licenses for pool tables granted to C C Jacobus and C F Reichardt after fees were paid The May payrolls and August Lenke street sprinkling bill were approved and paid The judiciary committee reported fixing the marshal salary at 50 60 per month an ordinance was adopted The council transferred funds to meet the salary increase The mayor urged consideration of water rate revisions noting current rates are low compared to other cities A reduction up to 20 percent after July 1 was suggested If no further business the council adjourned.
The Board of Education listed graduates by class including Modern Classical and General Science groups with names such as Mary Priscilla Clapp Florence A Adams and James Courtney Lefeber. A student diplomas committee was formed, schools closed for part of the closing week, and a local company underwent drill and guard mounting at the armory and on the school grounds.
FOR SALE Family Refrigerator Enquire at residence Wanwatosa Avenue J. U. Menus.
At Monday’s town board session officials and nearby property owners discussed improving State street from Miller Brewery Co. to the St. Paul railway tracks. No action was taken as the plan was laid over to consider again Monday evening June 16. The meeting adjourned with no further business.
In southeast Wauwatosa joint school district No 16 seeks to divide and sell its interest in the old brick schoolhouse to Milwaukee. Funds would finance a new central school, with arbitration needed for price. Building insured for 21000, $3000 still owed to the state for aid loan.
A county commission pledged to hold the incorporation vote for North Greenfield and West Allis on Saturday June 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If approved, village officers would be elected two to three weeks later. The notice also lists church events and a post office letters advertisement with several names.
The C M and St P Ry announces reduced fare arrangements to Waukesha Madison Watertown and intermediate stations with returns at 50 cents five day validity. Excursion tickets to Kilbourn City Dells Fri Sat with Monday return. other routes exclude beyond Wisconsin. Interchange extends to Chicago lines and Wisconsin routes with 2000 mile tickets and excess baggage honored within Wisconsin only.
The Wauwatosa Advancement club met Friday at Hotel Irvington. A committee presented by laws and they were ordered printed for members. Adoption of the by laws will be discussed at the next meeting to be held at the city hall at the call of president Chas. Godfrey.
A typed ad promises a $500 fire insurance policy for four dollars for three years. It argues to avoid personal risk and claims prompt attention from Postalto L.R. Gridley as insurance agent.
Advertisement for Dr. Kowenstrot’s Triple Strength Electric Belt promises cures for male and female weaknesses and a wide range of ailments. Warns readers against inexperienced physicians and invites stamps or inquiries via the newspaper office in Milwaukee.
City of Wauwatosa Wisconsin gives notice to owners along West Milwaukee avenue Ludington avenue Western avenue from West Milwaukee to Warren for a proposed water pipe line. Board of Public Works will meet at City Hall on Monday June 9 1902 at 9 o clock to hear objections to assessments per Wisconsin Statutes.
A local ad offers a refund guarantee on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to help a cough or cold, plus a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded. The notice also advertises a house for sale on Sixth avenue with payment terms, a house and lot on Greenfield avenue near Wells street car line, a barn in rear, a corn cure from Schwaiger's Pharmacy, another cheap house for removal on Third avenue, and a limited number of Thoroughbred Silver Wyandotte eggs at $1 per setting.
An old advertisement extols Mexican Cough Syrup as superior and urges mothers to keep a bottle for children. It promises quick relief, touts Worm Syrup for expelling parasites, Gooch’s Mexican Reot Pills for constipation, and Gooch’s Quick Relief as a universal remedy at low prices.
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