Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-15
BRIEF NOTES OF
GENERAL INTEREST

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Benjamin Wheeler of Princeton. Ia,
died from a cancer ON his face. 1t is
! claimed that the cancer was caused by a
| burn from lighted cigar several years
ago
G.. b. Reed. shot at, but missed. Cir
cuit Judge Sheppard of Poplar Bluff,
Mo- The bullet struck the bench behind
the fleeing judge, who had just awarded
! Mrs. Reed a divorce and custody of five
children.
A SO bank note, nearly - years of
age issued by the Bank of Wisconsin, is
in the possession of Albert S. Merritt of
Green Bay. 1t is one of the first ever is
sued in the state. The Bank OF Wis
consin opened it's doors in this city on
January II, 1885 1t was established
by John Jacob Aston.
Six Chicago hunters shipped several
hundred quail out of Enid, Ok, in
coffin. They obtained a physicians Ger
! tiicate. but a game warden's dog scent
ed the game. The coffin was broken
open at the state line and the quail con
| fscated. 1t is said that the ruse has
been successfully worked on previous oc-
casions by hunters from the east.
"A true story of an east side wharf
rat who runs away from work to attend
school was sprung by Il New Yorker at
! the truancy conference in Chicago. The
man from New York was james =.
! Haney. superintendent of manual train
ing i'll the DnbliC schools, who was
attempting to show to what extent CON
Structive work by pupils is a preventive
Of truancy
Three notebooks formerly belonging to
Shelley, the poet, containing autograph
manuscript, a considerable portion of
Which has not been published were sold
at Sotheby's, London, for $4,000. The
purchase is said to have been made for
an American. The manuscript formed
part of the library of the late DIR. Rich
ard Garnett. keeper of printed books of
the British museum.
The police of East Liverpool are look
ing for a stranger who stole a street car
ran it four miles, collected fare from
! Conductor Deitz was at a pump getting
a drink, when the thief stepped aboard
and gave the starting signal The fell
low managed the business so well that
the motorman. curtained ON account of
rain, suspected nothing.
1t was so warm in a North Western
road sleeper that O. Foss of Mime
apOliS put on an OvercOat over his night
gowL and stepped to the platform at
Eau Claire, Wis. to get cooled off. The
train pulled out with his trousers and
gazing at the city He stayed III the
baggage room until another train
brought back his clothing.
An investigation of the gas situation
| by the Woman's club of Omaha. Neb.
| has 1aUalOnpH fhaf cipaa tho ny
duced the rates a year ago in response
to popular clam0r the monthly bills have
| been uniformly higher and the quality of
the gas poorer. Mayor Dahlman re-
quested the council to go to work on an
ordinance that would secure 81 gas of
good quality for private customers.
Count Hans Won Hochberg, 81 years
old member of one of the proudest
and richest noble families of Germany
at Canon City, Colo, has filed his dec.
laration of his intention TO become a
citizen of the United States. He emf
grated to this country after marrying
a clerk in a Berlin glove store against
the wishes of his family. He is now en-
gagged in mining.
Because she took part in the comedy,
capt Racket given at the Warning
ton opera house, THANKSGIVING night
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been asked TO resign from the choir of
the Methodist Episcopal church of that
suburb. Mrs. FarSal is member of the
Oak Park Dramatic club, and the church
folk thought it unseemly that she should
appear on the stage, particularly in the
portrayal of an intoxicated woman. as
she did.
When Charles Chaplin called at the
probate court at Mt. Gilead, O.. for
license to marry Alma Hart he found
three of his old sweethearts awaiting
him. They were there to protest and re-
minded him that he had asked them to
marry him and they had consented. He
replied that he preferred Alma. The
| clerk was ready to issue the license but
Chaplin was so annoyed by the pres
ence of the other girls that he left with
out getting it.
Search to ascertain the cause of
leakage in the beer cellar OF restaurant
! in Birmingham, Eng, revealed the fact
| that rats had gnawed the beer duct with
the apparent deliberate intention of
carousing. \ number of rodents were
| found wallowing in the shallow flood
of beer in various stages of inebriety
Some were helplessly drunk, others were
| zigZagging about in a befuddled manner,
while others were alert but unable to
control their legs. None were able to
| escape.
Anton Prehyl a farmer living near
Omaha, Neb. killed u duck. and when
he came to dress it he was surprised to
find its craw filled with nuggests of
pure gold There were more than
dozen of the nuggets. Prebyl's home is
near a creek where his ducks have gone
for food 1t is believed that the nuggets
were picked up by the fowl in or on
| fhp hunks of the stream and thar tbprp
may be rich placer thereabouts. \
diigent search for gold is being made
on prebyl's little farm.
Dock Aubury. who was convicted of
! vagrancy and who was ordered sold into
| servitude for nine months, according to
the law of Kentucky. was disposed of
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