Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-01

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heard recently that the cartoon had
| been drawn and for three days he afguesi
with the editor, who declared he intend
| ed to publish IT, MIR. Fish called finally
IN his attorney and discussed getting
| ont an injunction. This was not consid-
cred feasible and Mr.. Fish invoked the
| aid Of Chief Of Police Richards. The
| alter succeeded In convincing the editor
| that he had better omit the CARTOON
The annual overhauling of the assay
| office in Wall street by treasury officials
| resulted IN ne discovery of about Sl0,-
| GEO in gold dust.
! As the result OF nm opinion handed
/ down in the United States district court
| by Judge Adams, ID. Leroy Dresser. for
| mer head of the bankrupt house of Ores
ser Co, must within i've days furnish
| security in the sum OF 10000 as a guar
| aaty that he will not depart from the ju-
| risdiction of the United States district
court pending the bankruptcy proceedings
| against him.
| Charles Weinman was arrested on a
| warrant charging him with grand lar
| ceny. Weinman was Il member of the
J hrm known IL the American Finance
! aud Mortgage company that recently
| closed its offices III Wall street The
president Of The company Alfred X.
Goslin. is in Europe.
| Several New York correspondents of
various newspapers throughout the Unit.
| ed States will make a bid for fame as
! playwrIghtS in the coming season Ma
| ron J. Pike % the New Orleans Times
| D'm"crat has one-act piece now tour
| ln% the New England states, and Corne-
has Gardner of the Chicago American
made ms hrSt bow rs a playwright To an
audience az l'rocior's recently Mr..
GartHerS piece is one-act farce en-
titled Tit FOR Tat" aud it is a play of
excellent quality, This precedes !. more
AMBITIOUS effort of three acts which will
be seen later in the season.
The counterfeit count has grown IN the
proportions Of an issue in New York
Nlthin the past two months no less than
Il half dozen of these fellows have bohhed
up III New York and either married re-
spectacle girls with good incomes or sud
denly disappeared, leaving big hotel
hill unsettled. There is some talk now
of compelling all foreigners with titles
To register and give their pedigrees. so
that their commences may be asccr-
| tanned before they are permitted To con-
| tract obligations.
An elephant hunt in Abys>inia on a
grand scale is reported To have been
planned by several prominent brokers in
Wall street One of the leading spirits
is personally acquainted with King Men
elk for whom many valuable presents
Will be taken along. Some Of the hrok-
crS humorous friends intimate thai the
hunt will not be for elephants but to seek
traces of the lost King Solomon gold
mines
There are certain sections of New York
city which have Il den>cr population 10
| the square foot than any other city IN
| tie world. not excepting even Pekin. In
some of the east side tenements there
are over 500 persons in one house. Un-
| der the circumstances the moro parks
| and the more breathing spots the city
has the better for the health OF the en-
| tire population. This view i AIKEN by
| the present administration and the IN
crease Of the area in parks mas been one
of its greatest triumphS. The total park
area III New York today is 6.Si7.60
acres: 241@ acres have been recently
| added. and $5.:SSa.5l4 has been expended
| in the year for park improvements and
new parks. The development of play
grounds. kindergartens and the extension
| Of recreation areas are the present great
features of the park departments work.
Cars at dollar an hour is the slogan
| adopted by the Merchants association in
| New York city. 1t appears that many
| strangers who 20 10 New OK 10 buy
! goods complain to the merchants about
| 0ver-charging. and the association be
licyes that this abuse keeps many Il good
| customer ont of the city. Hence the cru
sade. The opinion given by Corporation
| Counsel IiveS regarding OvcrcnargeS on
! pleasure drives IS of timely Importance.
! He finds that there is no statute or or
dinance which gives the right tn a public
| hackman to refuse Ia carry an orderly
! person by time charge M the rate of 81
| per hour. The indications are that the
! pirate Cabmans occupation will soon be
gone. He Will find il necessary 10 eStah-
! !ish an honest status for himself or throw
! down the reins
Some time ago Andrew Carnegie gave
a valuable site in West Thirty
street for the Engineers club, and when
! the contracts We're completed ii was re-
| yealed that he had also secured another
| lot to add to the site. for which he paid
S1O5.00U The lot is - by ~ feet in
| dimensions and there is Il f0ur-story
| house on it. The price paid is at the
rate of $4,000 per front foot-a record
price.
Surgical Operation on Cobra.
y remarkable feat Of snake surgery