Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-10-04

y dispatch from Mammoth Hot
Springs, Wyo, says that 5. Os@ood Pel
OF New York sustained severe injuries to
his left arm in q fight with grizzly bear,
which he finally killed.
Almost in a day young Brandon Ty-
non has sprung into metropolitan fame.
The play, Robert Emmett" of which
he Is the author and actor Of the title
role is one of the distinct hits of the
early season.
1t is reported that a membership Of
the New DIRK stock exchange has been
sold for $50, GOO. This is the largest price
on record and represents an advance Of
$1,000 over the last previous sale, which
was $4,000.
Big petitions have been submitted to
the various street car companies asking
for half fare for school children. 1t is
planned to move children from congested
districts each day into districts where
there is room to spare in the schools.
The Chinese consulate in New York
has white mistress. She is Mrs. Tseng,
wife of the newly appointed consul at
this port. Mrs. Tseng is a fair-haired
young English woman and she met the
Oriental diplomat in London, where he
was recently attached to the Chinese
legation.
Reform is more expensive in New
York than Tammany. The first budget
under the new administration has beer
submitted to the board Of aldermen. 1t
contains provisional estimates for the
year 1908, and the total sum asked for
by thirteen departments exceeds by 3d.
4IS,S1 the appropriations for the cur
rent year.
The crowded condition of Chinatown
Is responsible for many deaths from con
sumption there. Under bad sanitary
conditions, doctors say, this disease is
more contagious than any other though
ITS approach is more inSidious. \ move
ment IS now afoOt to have erected a
Chinese hospital which will be devoted
exclusively TO the care Of these unfortu-
mates.
Nathan Strauss, who has been selling
coal to the poor in the winter season, ut
less than cOSt, since 1893, is face to face
with Il difficult problem il the scarcity
of coal continues. He hopes to keep the
enterprise ia operation. In times past
he has sold coal at the rate Of thirty
pounds for . cents, which did no. include
the cost of handling and hauling, which
Mr.. Strauss himself contributed.
Laura Biggar, who says she is the
widow of Henry Nj. Bennett, the Pitts
burg millionaire, has encountered Il re-
buff in an attempt to collect rents from
New York tenants of the estate. They
claim that while the property is in litiga-
ton Miss BiggarS ownership is under
cloud and they do not wish to be obliged
to pay rent twice Il contingency which
might arise in the event Of legal decisions
going against her.
Mrs. Oliver II. II. Belmont has present
ed her daughter. the Duchess of Marlbor-
Ough with an automobile. While ia this
country, and especially while at Newport,
the Duchess of Marlborough had mt her
disposal an electric victoria. and she was
much taken with the conveyance. After
her departure Mrs. Belmont decided to
make her daughter gift OF as iiue an
electric carriage rs she could find. Ii
viii be sent ut once 10 the Duchess of
Marlborough mt Blcnheim castle.
The pumpkin pie has made it's annual
Gal appearance in New York. Accord
ing to the several pie-baking establish
ments in this city pumpkin pie eating
far from being on the decline, is steadily
increasing. TO supply the enormous de-
mandS for the pies the bakers have ID
sufficient number of pumpkins. and many
0f them have established pumpkin farm,
OF their own. The prCc paid for whult
pumpkins on the farm is about a cent
pound.
The horseshoe" boxes AT the Metro.
politan Opera House are 10 cost $4,000
this season. which is an advance of $1,000
ever the price demanded in former years
Versions are willing 10 pay almost any
price for them, hut. unfortunately for
those who aspire to SIT among the stock,
holders, the question OF price does not
alone decide whether or no the applicants
are To have tn" box they desire. \ com
mttee IS IN charge OF the boxes which
cannot he rented 10 any person not salts
factory to this tribunal
The tiny tools of a pretty manicurist
were the implements used by Cupid il
carving out love match between the
fair manipulation and a young New York
millionaire, Lucille Purdy. whose shoT
is IN Iwenty-third street. is the bride
and handsome Harry Campbell. Wal
street man, is the groom. Friends OF
both parties received kilograms the Other
day notifying them of the marriage
Hereafter the former Miss Purdy will de
vote her skill exclusively to beautifyng
the hands of her husband.
When Lillian Russell had finished sior.
ing The Long Greon" in the first mar,
of the show ut Weber aud Fields the
other night and the chorus which assists
her We're hurrying from the stage Iren,
Bishop. one OF the girls fell flat on hri
face. She was attacked with vertigo and
collapsed in full view of the audience
Several of the male chorus SINGERS rushed
out from the wings To aid her ANA carried
her of the stage. The curtain did NOT
drop aud the show soon went on. Miss
Bishop was unconscious fer half an hour
Her nose was cut 10y the fall.
Manhattan island is nearly 20 per cent
bigger than 1t was ten years ago. In,
practicable commercial area has beer
Increased this much by the rearing Of
skyscrapers aud the building of the sub
way. The elevated roads started the
enlarging process about twenty year,
ago, aud the increase of superficial area
has by no means reached its limit today
Ten years hence. at the present rate ot
progression, it will probably I've Increases
hy 80 per cent. over iks extent 100 Yea -