Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-05-23


dent of the Chemical National bank to
succeed the late George G. Williams.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Commercial Gable Building company it
was decided to erect an addition to the
ccmpany's present structure twenty-three
stories in height and covering lots 90 and
81 Exchange place and - and n New
street, which were purchased a year ago
Ransom III. Thomas will be the new
president of the New York stock eN,
change. He was elected without opposi-
ton Mr.. Thomas was chairman of the
committee that built the new exchange.
He will succeed Rudolph Keppler. who
after two terms, declined Il renoalina
ton.
The biggest contract ever undertaken
by the aqueduct commissioners to pre-
vent the pollution of New York city's
water shed is now under way, and con
sists of removing more than 10000
bodies from three cemeteries and cutting
timber and clearing grounds on the Gro
ton division of the Croton reservoir. The
entire work must be completed by De-
tober l, 1904.
The German Emperor has presented
the New York Yacht club full rugged
model of his schooner yacht the Meteor,
designed by MeSSrs. Cary, Smith and
Barley of this city and built at Shooter
island by the Townsend & Downey
Shipbuilding company. The model is in a
handsome glass case, and has been placed
in a conspicuous position in the model
room of the club.
1t became known recently that Patrick
Moore of Railway, \. j., hagman of
the Pennsylvania railroad found a check
for sd, 600 which huttered out of a win
dow of the Long Branch express as it
passed through here. The check was
drawn on the Merchants National bank
of Chicago in favor of Mrs. Isabella
Stewart but the name of the maker was
undecipherable. The check was turned
oven the lost property department of
the railroad.
A man who describes himself as George
Reynolds, an Englishman, was arrested
as result of a robbery of silyerware and
jewelry valued at $4,000 and some pri-
waite papers from August Belmont. All
the stolen property was recovered.
Reynolds came to this country a week
ago and got employment as second man
at Mr.. BelmOnts country home ut Hemp
stead, L. |. Reynolds was arrested in
a pawn shop and the property was found
in bag in i nearby saloon.
A woman who has long been engaged
in a work which is a pet charity with
millionaires in New York declares that
rich women have the least appreciation
of money values of any people she has
ever known. They don't seem to know
what money will do, or how much is
necessary for given end" she said
Sometimes, when a case of need is ex-
planned TO them, they will hand out $25
when 50 would be ample. Sometimes it
is just the other way; they will give 50
when $50 is absolutely necessary. One
reason for this is that they handle very
little actual cash and they buy without
asking the price. They can buy anything
they like and can run up any bills they
wish; but you would be astonished If
you knew how often the wives of finan-
cial magnates really handle 10 cash at
all; Naturally they cant learn money
values under such a system"
Carl Gruno, the bird man and warbler
who was known as an able ornithologiSt
is dead. He had been employed recently
at an aviary at Morris Plains and was
on his way there when he stumbled and
fell against the bank, dislocating his
spine at the neck. He was about 10
years old. He spoke half n dozen lam
guages, and he could initiate the warble