Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31

not have to exist on a diet of milk and
crackers by any means. You can say
that Mr.. Rockefeller has not been so
well III years as ne is now.
William X. Vanderbilt. Jr. has con-
cluded negotiations for the purchase of
the plat, 5QX130. at the northeast corner
Of Fifth avenue and Fifty-secoDd street,
part of the Hotel Langham site, now
owned by the United States Realty ana
Construction Company. Mr.. Vanderbilt
will erect 4 handsome residence on the
plat as soon as he can get possession.
The whole of the Laugham SITE accord
ing to report, was sid to the United
States Realty and Construction Company
for Sl,350000, and it is probable thar
Mr. Vanderbilt pays in the neighb0rhood
of Se5ooOO or 100000 for his portion.
Richard Cookers return TO New Yort
Is scheduled to take place ON April /, ae-
cCrdlng TO some friends of the cx-leader
of Tammany hall. just prior to April /
he Is expected TO leave his estates at
Vantage and take the steamer. The
hrSt authentic news of his Homecoming
was issued by Lawrence Delmour one If
the most faithful of the "old guard"
Mr.. DelmOur received a letter from Mr.
Croker recently saying ne expects TO he
in New York before April l. Friends of
Leader Charles +. Murphy say Croker
will not try for the leadership again.
Again the Duke of Manchester
breathes freely The deputy sheriff who
wanted 10 serve a writ of attachment on
the dukes luggage was called of The
lawyers who came to the dukes assist
ance effected a compromise with the law
yer who represented the head of the
firm that has been pressing bill for
$500 for imitation pearls since Decem-
a
covering the amount of the claim was
hled at the Office of the county clerk and
the attachment lost its effectiveness.
The will of Peter Marie bequeaths his
famous collection of beautiful women to
the Metropolitan Museum of Art with
instructions to his executors to see that
the collection is properly incased and dis
100000.
The Duke OF Ner-castie is a familiar
inquire in New York clubs. He is seen
often at the Calumet. the Metropolitan.
ard the University. He is to be elected
a nonresident member of two clubs in
that city, as he has professed a great
liking for New York.
Mrs. Stuart Robson, wife of the actor,
was walking along West Fifty-sixth
street opposite Carnegie hall. the other
day, when she was struck on the head
and knocked down by Il basket of fruit
that was on its way from ninth-story
window to earth. When she recovered
her senses a livery man was wping blood
and mashed fruit from her face. and
many persons were assembling near her.
Il didn't know | was capable of drawing
such a large audience" She said,
but my appearance must have been
enough to warrant the curiosity. for nv
hat was mashed into an apple and grape
pancake. and my hatpin had cut hole in
my forehead"
The disappearance from the post0fllce
two years ago of registered package
containing railroad coupons and bonds
worth SISS2 was cleared up the other
day, and 1t was announced that most Of
the stolen Yaluables had been recovered
If the post0fiice authorities had not de-
clded recently to tear down the parts
tons in the registry division the securi-
ties might have renamed hidden for years
and possibly never have come to light
The Corn Exchange Bank notified a de-
tective agency that coupons representing
$4,000 interest, due in October, 1900, oIN
railroad bonds had been placed with the
banks Forty second street branch by
Ralph knickman, liquor dealer, for col
lection. The liquor dealer said the colI-
pons had been given to his bartender by
laborer for a nights lodging. The la
bOrer thought they were cigarette cou-
pons. The laborer had found them be-
hind a partition in the postofiice, which
was being torn down. \ search there
revealed other coupons. The package
had been sent from Holland two years
ago