Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

the works. bat were net by y0IIeys CT
stones and beat a hasry retreat. For
three hours the fort held out Then
truce was arranged and the comma Dder
Of tie garrison agreed to varley as
escape was impossible. \ conference
was held under the big white flag on
big Hat stone in the middle of tie river
In all seriousness, the lunatics. after
long wrangie agreed to surrender. having
beLn granted some small faYors. No
losses We're reported beyond a few
bruised heads.
D. J. Sully was examined at a meeting
of his creditors concerning the house.
furnishings and jewelry he bought in
New York. He explained the house was
bought for Mrs. Sully, and that by
mistake the deed was made out to him.
He had neglected to have the deed cor
rected. The first payment, amounting TO
100000, was paid by check of d. J.
Sully & Co. Sully said the house had
been given unreservedly to his wife as a
Christmas present. Concerning jeweiry
and fittings. SulIy said most of these
had been purchased by his wife. The
items included marble pedestal, $3.50;
three brOnzes. S2250, $500 and $500 re-
spectively; fish platter. $500; dozen pep
per and salt boxes, $500; center pieces,
$500; four vases, $1,000. All these, he
declared, he saw for the first time at the
house Sully said he personally had
bought n $4,000 emerald and diamond
brooch. which appears on the jewelers.
bill. and had given it to Mrs. Sully. The
purchases at one place showed total Ut
about $4,000. Sully refused to turn
over any Of this property to his creditors
voluntarily.
Franklin Eyerhart Of the firm which
bore his name at 16 and IS Exchange
place is still missing There are many
who would like TO interview him, inelud-
ing the inspectors of the postoffice de-
partment. The office of the United
States Cereal company of 81 William
street has been closed for some days also.
The business of the two firms had been
largely to pool small investments for
operations in the grain market and i'll
mining stocks. So far as can be learned
thousands of persons invested small
sums, ranging from $50 to 800, so that
their accumulated investments will the
Eyerhart company amounted to not less
than $4,000 and with the United
States Cereal company to something
more than 100000 Investors are large
~ from the west. particularly from Kan
sas and Ohio. There are also many in
Pennsylvania New Jersey and the New
England states. Dividends Of from / to
> per cent. paid weekly. proved such
good things to purchasers that they let in
their relatives and friends. In the little
town of Madison, O., with a population
Of 1000, the investments in the cereal
company were $4,000, and $4,000 in
the Everhart company. Shamokin, Pa,
invested 5000, 900 in the same concerns.
1t was a little man, with a peculiar
side step ana gray suit of clothes, in
GLIDING a bright blue waistcoat, who hur-
RED onto the stage of New York roof
garden the other night when the time
came for "Datas the Human Encyclo-
pedia.' to appear He announced he was
powers of memory, any historical ques-
tons. Datas put his hands in his peck
cts smiled, and said: "N0w. ask me-
All sorts of questions involving dates
from queries as to when chloroform was
first used to that of the day when the
first American Derby was run, were
hurled at him by the audience. Except
one or two instances. he answered them
Instantly and correctly. and many of his
ready answers astonished the audience
OF course, he made misses, too. For in
stance:
when was Commodore Perry born 2"
someone asked
Never heard of him. replied Datas,
and the audience roared. But he did
know the date of the battle of Lake Erie.
Where was Moses when the light
went out?" queried another.
I'm the gashouse making a complaint"
and Datas bowed himself off. Taken all
in all. he was a success.