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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-12
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Sidewalk Repair Notice

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Chapter
277 OF the laws of Wisconsin for 1905. by the
officers performing the duties of the Board of
Public Works for the City OF Wauwatosa, Wis
conSin. to all persons owning property abut-
ting upon any street or alley in the City of
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and to all Others to
whom this may concern, to place in good re-
pair all sidewalks along and in front of their
respective lots pieces or parcels of land abut-
ting upon any street or alley in the City of
WauwatoSa Wisconsin, and
Further notice is hereby given that If after
ten days from the date of the publication of
the within notice, the undersigned officers
shall find any OF said sidewalks to be unsafe.
dangerous, deficient or ont of repair, then said
undersigned officers viii cause said sidewalks
TO be repaired and win charge the expense
thereof to the ahutting lot. piece or parcel of
land in front of which said sidewalk or portion
of sidewalk SO repaired shall lie.
Dated at Wauwatosa Wisconsin, this 3rd
day of May. 1911.
e. II. CHANDLER
" w. PRICE
j. H. NOELKEII
j. ID. WARREN
Officers performing duties of the Board of
Public Works, City of Wauwatosa. live
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-12
THE
MILWAUKEE SANITARIUM

THE
MILWAUKEE SANITARIUM
FOR MENTAL, * NERVOUS DISEASES
ESTABLISHED IN 1884.
Located ut Wauwatosa Ga suburb of Nfilwau.
kee) on e.. NJ. St p Ry., 2$ hours from
CmeeEo, Two car lines from Milwaukee, 5
minutes walk from all cars
New PSychopathic Hospital An apnlanceS
grounds. 90ft'i@tS
New West House. Attractive rooms. mi.
Vate bath. '9' III
New gymnasium and Recreation Building.
SecIuded, yet convenient Five houses s'set
M S{o nlu, 70 acres beautiful lawn. and forest.
individual treatment for all.
Address: RICHARD DEWEY. A. MD
TN charged Wauwatosa. Wis
EUGENE CLANCY. NJ d. WIN. 7. KRADwErr. N n
Assistant Physicians
CHICAGO OFFICE: Venetian BLDG
hours, 1880 to Wednesdays (exrent IN Tulv
and Augcst)
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-12

Officers performing duties of the Board
Public Works, City of Wauwatosa. II
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-12

FOR T-Furnished room with
all conveniences. Inquire at 4G Wiscon-
sin Street. Rent reasonable.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
oEr,c,AI PAPER OF THE CITY

Published at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin every
Friday by John II. Benoy
Sent to any address in the United States LOT
$f00 a year.
Entered az the Wauwatosa post oftlceas
second class matter
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-12

WANTED--Girl for general house
work. Enquire at COS Wauwatosa
Avenue
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-12

FOR SALE-Ice box Inquire at
VIM Godfrey, SO East Milwaukee Ave
me.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
SAVED FROM ICE FLoE.
Two Fishermen Have PeriIous' Exper-
lence In Grand Traverse Bay.

TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. March 6.
Peter Hanson and Julius Swanson
were rescued from an. Ice foe In
Grand Traverse bay yesterday after
noon, five minutes before the doe
broke up, and after Lloyd Lafranger,
bookkeeper In a. Traverse City bank,
swan 200 yards In the Icy water to
shore in an effort to bring assistance.
He sank unconscious on the. beach,
but a farmer who saw the foe drift
ing out In the bay took him to his
farmhouse, where he was revived.
Telephone communication with Ira
verse City was cut OF and the farmer
hitched up a horse and rode to the
city. seven miles away. to obtain help.
BY the time a light boat had been
hauled on a wagon seven miles along
the shore the foe had drifted two
miles out In the bay and was rapidly
breaking up. George Madison started
out In the frail craft to rescue them,
lin his struggle with the wind. sea and
the ice the oar locks were broken
and he was forced to paddle out TO the
foe. When he reached the men they
were SO exhausted with exposure
they were unable to render any as
sistance on the trip back. and several
times the overloaded duck boat was
in danger of swapping. They finally
reached shore, where hundreds or
people were watching. and were taken
to a nearby farmhouse.
The men were fishing through the
ice when the foe broke away. "g
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
TO GET A DIVORCE IN
SERvIA IS VERY SIMPLE
n the husband Says to the Wife you
Can 0oirt 10 Said TO BE All
That 10 Necessary.


INDIANAPOLIS, March. 6---Not un-
TIL, ordered to do so by Judge Remster
of the circuit court would Louis Koer-
ner. marriage license clerk, issue q
license to Julia Darbich vukootinovich
TO be married TO Abraham Eyoncha.
The woman is Servian, and the
trouble arose over the divorce meth
DDS Of her native country
Her husband there was a man nam
ed Duchfn vukootinovich, and after
two years OF married life he told her
she could go, and that was all the d.
vorce proceeding needed according to
the custom in that country.
She came TO America and, accord.
ing to affidayits furnished. her di-
vorced husband remarked. She had
several afidavits to show that she
was divorced and an opinion from an
attorney that II would be all right for
her to remarry, but Clerk Koerner
was not sure that everything was ex-
actly straight and he wanted the word
Of the court before taking any action.
The license was granted after Koer-
ner had asked all the usual questions
and had sworn the parties in German
Mich Darbich, brother OF the woman.
through Christ Marsh, an interpreter,
made out an affidavit that the woman
was free to marry.
II was explained that she was not
married according to the Roman
Catholic faith, and under such circum-
stances II was perfectly proper for a
husband In Seryia to tell his wife that
she could go, and then both parties
are free to remarTy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
PUT ON TRIAL FOR
HER BABY's DEATH
Mrs. Melber L. Accused Of Decoying
Son To Lonely Swamp and Forcing
Acid Down His Throat, il

ALBANY, N, Y, March s.--Charged
with decoying her baby boy to lone
~ black swamp on the outskirts OF
this city and when he begged piteous-
~ for water 10 quench his thirst, fore
ing carboiic acid down his throat ana
numbering him. Mrs. Edith Melber. a
prepossessing young woman was
placed on trial here today.
The prosecution alleges that she
was tired of her child and wanted him
out OF the way so that she could mar
ry again. A verdict Of murder In the
first degree and The death sentence
will be demanded by District Attorney
Sanford and because OF the feeling
against the woman a strong guard OF
police was in the courtroom to pre-
vent any demonstration by order OF
Supreme Court Justice Wesley How
ard who presided.
\ Mrs Melber's defense will be in
sanity. Since she was arrested she
has suffered a mental and physical
Dugan and George M. Palmer, say she
il now suffering from quick consump-
ton. This was denied by Sheriff
Plat before court opened.
Mrs, Melber looked almost physE
cal wreck when she was brought into
court: All of her relatives, with the
exception or sister have deserted
her while the relatives OF her dead
husband will testify against her.
Whether Mrs. Melber will take the
stand has not been determined by her
counsel She denies absolutely that
she planned the death of her son TO
get rid of him and tells a pathetic
story of her attempts to care for him
following the death OF her husband
from tuberculosis four years ago. She
had left the child with her husbands
relatives, she says, but they finally
tired OF him. Then she took him to
Albany and tried 70 place him in an
asylum but the authorities would not
take him. She says she had no place
10 go and she and the child wandered
the streets until tired and out OF her
head from cold and hunger she nnai-
ly bought the poison and gave IL to
George. She then fled to Rochester
where, she was captured.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
WOMAN AND TWO SONS
JAILED AS FIREBUdS
Her Two Daughters Are. Also Ar
rai9ned on Charge Of Plotting 70
Burn an Apartment House.

,asi ~ Nf&'@s'sNV~r ~
NEW YORK, March Enlarged
with deliberately plotting to burn an
apartment house In which ten families
lived, a mother. her two sons and two
young daughters were arraigned In
Brooklyn court today. The fact that
Peter Roness, a baker, could not sleep
and detected oil dripping from the
apartments above him prevented n
disastrous fire and possible. loss OF
life according TO the fire' marshal.
The. woman is Mrs. Rose Honmen
and her two sons by, aItormer mar
riage, Adolph and Marcellus Wollsch,
are the alleged principals. Clara Hon
man, 10. and Natalie. H. her two
daughters, are held as witnesses
against their mother and half brothers.
The Hoffmans occupied the third
floor of. the five-story apartment house,
and all were away from home last
night. Roness unable to sleep, was
reading on the floor below when. a
drop OF what he thought was water
fell on his newspaper. He ran TO the
Hoffman fiat and knocked. There WAS
no response and he called, a police
man. They broke down the. door and
found, they say, hve big piles OF oil
soaked paper on the floor with stumps
OF candles burning on them. The can
dies were snuffed out and the fire mar.
shat notified
When the family returned early to-
day all were arrested, Mrs Hoffman
said she had recently insured her fur-
niture. but denied she or her children
had anything to do. With. setting the
fire. In police. court all we're re-
manded for examination later, -.,r. J.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06

haven I v O u!
Well, here. II -tss
This is what it's
all about. Mr.. VIII
liam George Jor-
dan. IL was along
In 1907 some time
when William got
the bunch.
II was a great
little idea; the
thing was organ
lied by Williams
direction, he had
himself appointed
secretary, and now
each and every
year our governor
persons congregate
some place and
talk about good
things To do. Will
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
30 BURN TO DEATH.
Moving Picture Theater Is Destroyed
By Flames.

ST. PETERSBURG. March g.
Ninety persons, mostly children, were
burned and trampled to death in a
fire that destroyed moving picture
theater at Bologne. Forty persons
were injured, many seriously.
The fire occurred yesterday but the
news of the disaster was not received
until today.
The theater was an old building and
caught fire from the picture machine.
Five hundred persons were in the
building and they Immediately made
mad rush for the narrow doors at
the rear.
All might have escaped had order
been preserved but the exits were
soon clogged by the scramble. The
men in attendance beat down the
women and children, their cowardice
being described as barbarous.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
WILL OBEY RATE RULING.
Western Railroads Agree to Cancel
Attempted Increases.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Follow-
ing a conference of railroad presl-
dents at the interstate commerce COM
mission today, 1t was announced that
every railroad in the west had submit
ted to the decision OF the commission
in the great rate cases, and agreed 70
cancel all their attempted increases OF
freight rates.
The Chicago and Northwestern nj
ed new schedules killing every OBJ
jectionable tariff. The Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy made official can
collation. OF some Of its schedules and
announced that the remainder would
be disposed OF tomorrow. The other
roads promised that revised schedules
would be sent TO the commission be-
fore March IS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
sIk|f.H QUIT
TRttTtRBBslHss
Says Hes Going To- Devote Re
mainder of Days To- -Task-Of
Securing Enjoyment. 80

According TO Variety the well
known theatrical journal, Z. d. Stair
OF Detroit, is. about 10 retire from &C
tive connection with the1stair- a. Hay'
lin circuit one of the largest yof the
popular-priced circuits tn the courfry'
Variety states the situntton as FOL
lows. -.-.------- -. - ---- s-.-
III N practically assured-that there
is nov. in process .ofsformation a ne"
popular priced circuit. to, -be conduct
ed, ON. lines. differing entirely from the
old. Stair &. Haylin regime.
"E. ID. Stair has been asked TO Join
the new movement, and though he is
said TO approve of the plans outlined
Mr.. stair prefers to retire from acuVe
participation for no other reason than
that he Intends to devote the REMAIN
der or his days TO the enpiabie TASK
OF securing enjoyment.
His partners, however are DESTROYS
of carrying ON the business. IL Is
understood that John II. Havlin and
George Nicolai are negotiating with
Stair TO secure control OF his interests
in tho circuit with view to. a general
REORGANIZATION. IL this is carried
through to a successful issue several
producing managers OF travelling COM
binations win be associated with Hay-
lin and Nicolai, Stair only retaining
holdings in a number of theater prop
critics.
THE plan which may be put into
effect in time for the booking OF SHOWS
next season. is based on the scheme
i'm vogue with the two burlesque
wheels with the exception that the
tbeaters themselves win not be owned
by the managers OF the attractions
SHOWS will play, forty weeks each
season. lots to be drawn for the open
ing towns. The theaters are TO be
SIS weekly as booking fee,
WITHOUT percentage for booking TO be
charged. -
AT the opening OF each season the
managers OF houses will know just
what attractions they will have and
IL is proposed to send out variety
OF Companies to include Feverything
from musical comedy. extravaganza,
comic opera, down to the
smaller line of-shows carrying only a
few people. --
ITO a business associate Mr.. Stair
said: III were a younger man |
would go into the scheme heart and
soul, but now II Is my purpose to take
IT easy, having just enough interests
to give me something to do whenever
I feel SO inclined. I am over fifty,
have worked hard for many years,
denying myself many Of The good
things OF life and 1T is my intention
TO ease up.
my nome IS IN Detroit. and con.
slider II the finest city In the United
States | haye-s- handsome home
there with seven servants at my com
mand. an automobile, steam yacht
and almost axeprthtng that reason
able. -non.sensationaf man could wish
for. control two Of the daily paper:
there, large printing plant and othe'
enterprises that will give me enough
to occupy me whenever care to ap
ply myself. II ! had all Rockefeller's
wealth don't believe should live on
a different scale
Those swho know Mr.. Stair viii
understand that having come to such
a decision IL would be no easy task to
induce him to change his plans :
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
pIoNEER IONA GROCER DEAD.

IONA, Mich, March 6.--GeorEe +.
Phelps, pioneer grocer and one OF the
Oldest and best-known citizens of this
city, died yesterday. following an III.
ness OF several weeks. lie was the
senior member OF the firm of g. r.
Phelps & Son, and had lived here the
greater part of his IL years. He was
a member OF the board OF trade and
had served as alderman. Although
never a seeker for public Office. he
look a lively interest in public af-
fairs. He was an active worker in
the Presbyterian church and political
ly A Republican.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
GROUND no DEATH.

JACKSON, Mich, March 6.-Robert
s. Acton, No. 624 Deyo-st., Michigan
Central freight conductor, was killed
near Colon yesterday, while attempt
ing to step from a coal to. a fiat ear
He missed his footing and fell uncer
the wheels. The body was brought to
Jackson this afternoon. II was
frightfully mutilated. He left widow
and three children. He was about so
years old and well known in railroad
circles
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
ADMITS THEFT; KILLS SELF.
Cleveland Clerk 10 Found Dead Be
side Safe He Had Robbed.

CLEVELAND, o., March. 6.4-when
DR.. C. NJ. Simpson returned to Cleve'
land yesterday afternoon from a trip
to the Isle of Pines, he found his IA
sistant, John J. Ryan. "a years Cid,
dead In the Office. Beside the body
was DR.. Simpsons empty safe, $4,000
in jewels and $500 In checks missing.
Ryan ended his life by taking
chloroform in pitcher Of wine. With
morphine tablets dissolved In II, and
then inhaling gas. He left note con
Tossing to the robbery. The suicide
is thought to have taken place within
the last two days.
The police recovered part OF the
Jewels from a young woman to- whom
Ryan was said to have been engaged
She said she had no Knowledge of the
theft and Ryan did not tell her where
he secured the jewelry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
ASKS TAX REMTTAN0Es.
|udlkor-c General Fuller Sends Notices
10 Wire Companies.

4 LANSING, Mich, March 6.--Audit-
oF0eneral o. B. Fuller is sending
1o(1ces to oil OF the telephone and
<oIegraph companies implicated in the
Dule recently decided In favor OF the
(afe IN the United States circuit court
- Grand Rapids, informing them that
ia y time for them to come across
V10 portion OF the tax money still
1o4 from the assessment levied a
Io4r ago.
from statistics produced by Audit
9eneral Fuller It Is shown that the
MOUNT of money collected under the
D@cific tax system has decreased $13,.
O826 over the amount received a
ut ago. This Is due to the fact that
here was a decrease OF s31, 03190 in
Ne vn1uation OF railroad property.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
Adrian peserter Nabbed.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March 6.--Jacob
Kaplan, wanted in Andian, Mich. for
abandoning his wife and ave months
old baby there Is September, 1910, and
in Missouri for passing bogus checks
and obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. was captured by Special ON
Ger Churchill. who had been seeking
Kaplan since March, 1903. Kaplan
will be turned over TO the 81. Louis
county authorities 10 answer the
charge Of passing bogus checks In No
yember, 1910. '.fSf -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
Y. M. c. A. TO RAISE $4,000.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, March. g.
with a big mass meeting In thoater
Yesterday afternoon and special SER
vices in every Kalamazoo church to-
night, a campaign to secure $4,000
for a new Y. NJ. C. A. building was
started. The campaign will last just
one week. The Y. NJ. G. A. BUILDING
Mas burned two months ago aRer'
three efforts had been made to ser IL
on fire.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
ONE DEAD, SIX FATALLY HURT.
Fire Destroys Three-story Apartment
House In Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. O.. March Zone
man is missing and. is believed TO be
dead, six are fatally injured, and 20
others badly hurt as the result Of a
FIRE. that at an early hour this morn
ing destroyed a three-story apartment
house, occupied by Greek and other
foreign families. Flames spread SO
rapidly that over 80 people were
forced to leap from the windows in
their night clothing, and II was in this
manner that all or the injured were
hurt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
WOMAN CANDIDATE POPULAR.

FOWLERVILLE, Mich, March O.
Miss Maude Benjamin, who wac NOM
mated for school commissioner by the
Dem, cratic county convention last
week to fill a vacancy. Is gaining much
support. Miss Benjamin teaches
school three and one-haIf miles west
of vowlervilie. and walks both ways
every day, 20 as 10 be ut none and
keep house for her father. Her OPP
pcnent IL sol n Monk
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
PLEADS FOR JOHN r, WALSH.
Frank q. Biaeiow Hopes Banker VIII
Be Freed From Penitentiary.

CHICAGO, March 6.--The FIRST act
OF Frank G. Bigelow. former million
ARE Milwaukee banker. after reach
ing Chicago today on his way back
to Milwaukee from the federal prison
at Fort Leavenworth, Kas.. was to
enter a plea for John r. Walsh, the
convicted Chicago banker. He wrote
the following which he handed news
paper men.
Mr.. Walsh is under great mental
strain OF course. Al his age. this be-
comes dangerous in his enfeebled
state. l earnestly hope he may be re-
leased promptly"
Bigelow, in splendid health and
spirits. declined to talk regarding his
plans but II is understood he is going
to try to recoup his fortune in Mil
waukee. He left at once for his home.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
TOLEDO YEGGs SUSPECTED.
Packages Taken From Brighton Post
office Found BY Tralnmsn.

BRIGHTON. Mich, March 6.-Two
or three packages Of postoffice In
voices taken from the postoffice here
when 1t was robbed last week, were
found In a box car at Plymouth, Sat
urday night, by a Pere Marquette
trainman.
The packages we're the same size
and appearance as packages OF $50
hills, and were evidently grabbed as
rich prizes by the burglars before
they were frightened away. The fact
OF their being found at Plymouth
leads officials to think the job was
done by some of the Toledo gang OF
yeggs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
Gives $1,000 Scholarship.

KALAMAZOO. Mich. March e.
Dean o'Brien Of St. Augustines
church, today received notice that a
scholarship carrying n cash value of
$4,000. has been presented to Gibbon
Hall, by Right Rev. Munson Shahan,
OF the Catholic university OF Wash
ington. The scholarship provides for
a four.year course.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
Trolley Co. GETS 81.

INDIANAPOLIS. March 6.--The 10.
cal street car company has received
through the mails. sealed envelope
containing 81 and an unsigned note
reading: Enclosed you will find 81.
which. trust, will cover the amount
that | failed to pay to your conduct.
ors as a passenger on your cars in
the past years. pray that God will
bless and prosper your company and
all your employees In the future"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
pos.e Captures Slayer.

ANDERSON, Ind. March 6.--With.
ont firing a shot, the combined police
forces OF Anderson, Alexandria and
Elwood, early today. captured John
Walker, hoId-up man. who. Satur-
day night, shot and killed a patrol.
man In Alexandria, and probably
fatally wounded. Police Chief John
Ellis. Walker was found In a barn
near Elwood and surrendered without
offering any resistance.