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

with rheumatism. and lately he has been
unable to use either his feet or hands 10
any great extent. He is also nearly
bind, ana his movements about the house
are assisted by Miss Alice Brender. his
adopted daughter. or his trained nurse.
The decline in his health began after the
death of his son. LOrimer. the actor
dramatist, in 1901. In August, 1902, his
wife, Elizabeth Drew Stoddard, the poet
ess, died. After Mrs. Stoddard's death
Air. Stoddard said; "I.olimer is gone,
and now Mrs. Stoddard is gone; ] only
an, left, and it Will not be long before
go. too. There is little plot of ground az
Sag Harbor, where Lorimer rests. and
there is room enough left in it for his
mother and me-" Mr.. Stoddard is in his
seventy-eighth year.
The popularity of the rickey died be-
fore its inYentor," said New York barr
tender "tAUr Il few seasons it was a
great seller. Some saloons used from 800
To 400 lines a day in the hot weather,
anu We aen men stand here and put
ten to fifteen rickeyS aboard Now. 4
little ilmeluce is good for the stomacli.
bns lot OF it, day after day, is injlri-.
Gus, and in time the hickey tiends began
to complain. Their doctors told them 10
let up on the limejuice.
Lines went up to : cents apiece by
tie hundred at one time. \ lot OF dealers
III them cornercd the market in cold StOT-
age and we had To she'll out 50 hum
dred. Now | can buy barrel for -
cents.
The rickey worked wonders for the
ginmakerS. too. One brand of gin which
was popularity called for in rickeys made
i've times rs much money in one season.
aS 1t had ever made before 1t put out Il
lot of agents and prepared for perpct
ual trade on that basis But / don't mix
one ric&ey now to fifty of a couple OF
summers age
4 twenty-one story flatiros. building
VIII be constructed on the Center street
triangle at the junction of Duane, new
Elm and Park streets. 1t is planned to
be Il duplicate of the big structure at
Broadway and Twenty third street. The
apex of the triangle rests at Duane
street. facing the Brooklyn bridge and
the site of the municipal building pro-
posed pos by Mayor Low. The frontages are
100 feet on Center street. % on New Elm
street. with Il rear line of 80 feet.
Because Miss Helen Miller Gould is de-
fermined that nothing on her estate
which may be made useful to the public
shall remain idle, workmen are making
ready several buildings on the grounds
NHAeii AiftNN nv 1t plEoCul any SiltC1It
use, 50 that they may be the homes OF
Miss Gould'S philanthropic projects. Inn
provements on Il stone building which IS
TO he used for cooking school for the
girls of IryingtOn and Tarrytown are al
most completed. Few who saw the beau
tiful little cooking school building would
imagine that it is the remodeed dog keu-
mel i'll which Frank Gould kept his prize
dogs. Besides the cooking school, Miss
Gould has donated another building to a
sewing school, Here, too. the girls OF
lrvington and Tarrytown will be the stu-
dents. The school has already been
started and will also be held on Saturday
afternoons.
John u. Rockefeller is now the reput-
ed owner of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company and investigations of the COM
paRy's plants now proceeding are being
made for Mr.. Rockefeller. At the time
of the contest for control of Colorado
Fuel and Iron a year ago there was n
serious break in the relations between
John w. Gates, George !. Gould and the
Harriman-Hawley contingent. all OF
whom were working to secure control.
1t is now said that Mr.. Rockefeller. act
ing with George Gould, has taken over
most of the holdings of the Hartman
Hawley interests.
Each year Elbridge r. Gerry, fa-
ther of the society for the protecticA
of children, goes to Europe. This means
an annual visit to the law department.
of the custom house. Mr.. Gerry wears
Il sealskin cap, summer and winter. 70
bring it back into the country when once
taken out, without the payment of duty
requires a special permit. Mr.. Gerry
never forgets to provide himself with
this document.
Anthony Fiala, leader of the second
polar expedition sent out by William
Zeigler in search of the north pole, sailed
on the Kron Prinz Wilhelm for Trond-
helm, Norway where his ship, the Amer
lea, is awaiting the arrival of the scieE-
uhc staff of the expedition which will 90
with Eiala. Tie remainder of the party
has received orders to report here on May
2T to William 7. Peters, the representa-
tive of the National Geographical sa-
ciety, who will go with Fiala as second in
command.
For throwing money by the handful.
John W. Walsh of Chicago was locked
up in the Tenderlon police station. Pa
tr0lman Tart. who made the arrest, COM
planned that Walsh was guilty Of dsor-
DERBY conduct in collecting crowd Of
ncwSboys and bootblacks. who were
Scrambling for the showers Of coin at
Thirty-second street and Broadway.
Walsh protested vigorously against his
arrest. declaring that he had a right to
throw his money away if lie wanted TO.
lie refused to move on" and was taken
to the station house.