Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

Henry Rodee, aged %, one of the
wealthiest and most prominent residents
Of Ogdensburg, disappeared from his
home and it is believed he has thrown
himself into the st. Lawrence river. He
IS said to be worth 100000.
Oren Root, Jr., nephew of Elihu Root,
secretary of war. has been made manager
of the Metropolitan street railway sys-
TEN. Mr.. Root was born in Columbia,
No, while his father, Oren Root ST.,
was professor of mathematics in the
University of Missouri.
Six boys, none over II years. said TO
be members of Il gang who for weeks
have been surrounding women on Cen
tral Park West, grabbing their chate-
lame bags or pocketbOoks and Scurrying
away, have been arrested
Frank ]. Ufrich, a prominent Demo
cratic politician and state legislator
from the Sixth district of Brooklyn. was
probably fatally stabbed by William
Gctteys. Il clerk. The men got into an
alteration over an alleged insult offered
by Gettevs to two young women, which
Irish resented.
Francesca Aymar Mathews, the novel
list is going on the stage, according TO the
announcement of Manager William a.
Brady. Miss Mathews also Il going TO
stop writing novels and go TO writing
plays. In deciding to go on the stage she
has no desire to shine as d star, but IN a
year work as an actress she expects to
learn enough OF the technical side Of
stage work 10 tit herself 10 write success
ful plays.
The curiously shaped gore lot down
town. which was famous bit of old New
ork. now known as 70 Barclay street,
VIII be the site of an eight-story business
Structure to be called the Triangle build
ing The lot is triangular in shape, only
! men wide at the northern end and no
more than % feet l inch at the southern
end, but ca the West Broadway front
age IS 10i feet d. inches and the rear
Inc Of the lot treasures 102 feet and Is
inches.
\ weekly society paper publishes a bit
OF gossip concerning August Belmont and
the beautiful Countess Fabricotti. Ac-
cordlng TO this authority Mr.. Belmont
has been most assiduous in his attentions
10 the countess. 1t was noticed that
When the countess was at Palm Beach
me hnancier was there; that when she
was az Aiken. ne was there, and that
since her return TO New York he has
S2ten her devoted attendant. Friends Of
iitipLAt dlG btE iEAALS ~ Sptdh VI
he possibilities Of a marriage Although
IaNorce IS not recognized in Italy. the
!oQnt Fahricotti has married again in
switzerland. and the only obstacle to the
marriage of the countess would be the
obstacles Of sentiment.
Orlando W. Joslin. who was for many
Years prominent in the silk trade in New
ork city, died at Paramaribo, Dutch
Guiana, from empiritis. Mr. Joslin was
born in Batavia. y. Y. seventy years
ago He settled in New York city when
a lad of is and worked for years as a
buyer for silk houses. He afterward
formed the firm of Joslin. Joslin 4 Co,
which later became Joslin. Bache &, Co
lie was one Of the original members Of
the open board of stock brokers and also
II the gold hoard. In 1873, when the
crash in Wall street came. Jay Gould
and Henry w. Smith were silent part
hers in Mr.. JosliB's firm. He retired
from the street many years ago and re-
Gently had been president OF the Marc
VINE Gold Company, whose mines are
in Dutch Guiara