Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-11-09

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BRIEE NOTES OF
GENERAL INTEREST
John French Ga, and Martha johnson.
54, were married at Bloomington Ind
by Squire Dixon and they are Just IS
happy as a pair of youthful sweethearts
to whom married life is a novelty, al
though this is the brides fourth matri
monial venture and the bridegroom's
third.
Daniel Beebe of Kankakee, ILL.,, stu
dent at Earlham college. Richmond,
Ind, was waylaid by fellow students
and hazed. Despite the fight he put up
he was shorn of a large portion of his
hair, which is long and wavy. The
hazers, If found, probably will be ex-
PEELED.
Clifford Blanchard has been arrested,
charged with robbing the mails in the
South Bend, Ind. postofIice, where he
has been clerk. His wife, believing
him guiltless, offered to take his place
in the cell while he secured proof of his
innocence, and, accordingly, was locked
up. Later Blanchard confessed. The
amount of his stealings, ii is thought,
will be about $1,000.
President Roosevelt shook hands with
large number of callers the other day.
One of them beamed upon him and said:
"Mr. President, ! am the mother of six
children"
God bless you, my little woman!" OK
claimed Mr.. Roosevelt grasping her
hand again. Il must congratulate you
but five of them are stepchildren,'
the woman blushingly continued, where
at the presidential smile faded.
John Vaughn of Mercerville, Mo. a ru-
raj letter carrier, was driving along a
road when an auto plunged into his light
rig from behind. Vaughan was tossed
in the air to alight in a load Of tomatoes
in a wagon twenty feet ahead. His rig
was demolished, but the soft tomatoes
saved him from serious injury. The
sqnashing of the tomatoes did not save
Vaughn from the ire of the wagons
owner. The driver of the automobile
sped on with grin.
Striking a match on his trousers to
light his pipe caused the death of Louis
Negley. "a years old Pittsburk work
man. Negley had eaten his dinner and
was preparing to smoke. He wore a
pair Of oil soaked overalls, which had
been heated in front Of furnaces. AS
Negley struck the match the trousers ex-
ploded. The flames were communicated
to a lamp nearby and that also blew
up, covering the man with burning oil.
He died in few hours.
Il have never robbed child before,
but | am not working for the good of my
health, and | need the money just now.
However, | am sorry 10 take the money,
and you may stake your life upon il that
if ever | have S1.27 to spare | shall re-
turn this money.-Hard-up Burglar.
This was the note which Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bonita found OF the dining room
table of their home at Paterson. n. j.,
tie other morning An investigation was
made and it was found that the thief
had taken S202T in all. The bank which
contained S1.27 was the property Of their
3-year-old daughter.
A monarch Of the name Of Yborshi Is
advertising a kingdom for sale in several
continental newspapers, says a Paris dis
patch. He offers his throne, crown, scep
ter dominions and subjects for SALE with
thirty wives thrown in, for 100000. His
realm is that of AysbOnia, a strip Of land
in Africa $50 miles long and, ninety
miles wide. The power of life and death
is the kings prerogative and goes with
the crown, as does the granting Of all
concessions. The royal crown is dia-
dem made of human skulls. The throne
Is made of skulls and thigh bones. SO
far no bidders have appeared.
''Women are the walking delegates Of
organized labor. and men who refuse TO
min a a hnxfpnftad r., anGh "a tpapQfs tbut
when they come home at night they are
forced 10 show union card before
their wives will cook their supper"
This statement was made by Mrs.
Coben-Sanderson in an address delivered
in Bowen hall, Hull house, Chicago, to
large and interested audience Of men
and women. She advised the American
women to follow the example of their
European sisters in urging men 70 join
unions. She told Of the suffragist move
ment IN England and Of the experiences
Of herself and some others who were put
into prison for their part In IT,
at destroys all a girls modesty to play
basket ball before men," declared Presi.
dent A " Storms OF Iowa Agricultural
college in the conference Of the South
western Iowa Teachers association az
Council Bluffs. a girl assumes vulgar
attitudes when she plays the game.
tine Of you mas Hau ttiht ltfs WRutA
solve the problem by having the girls
aear skirts over their boomers, but IL
wouldn't solve anything. The skirt
proposition would be all right in re-
pose but skirt won't stay down IN play
ing basket ball"
The women az the conference voted
twenty to fourteen for girls basket ball,
while the men stood seven 20 seven Oh
the proposition.
There is q weil-to-do farmer living near
Afchison, Kan. who gets on q queer
Jag every time he goes 10 Kansas City.
When be reaches the reeiing stage, he
magines be is superintendent Of the
Missouri Pacific system. He reels about.
giving orders to every one he meets. lie
knows some railroad slang, and il is
funny to hear him bawl out his orders.
He walks up 10 q man and tells bin
that he s. the superintendent, and ihen
begins talking abo1t Train 146.