Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16

groom, arrived in the city on an 8
o'clock train. In order TO be married
and take the $40 train back to Illinois
Mr.. Laughlin was procured by telephone
and the ceremony performed in the de-
pot ticket Office.
Madison Horn, citizen of Watrous,
\. NJ. is believed to be the only man
living who took part in the Seminole In
dian war in Florida. Uncle Matt" as
he is known, was born in Boone county,
Mo-, in 1919. He is a fighter by heredity.
ms grandfather having served in the
Revolution under Washington, while
his father fought with Harrison in the
war of 1917 Besides fighting the Semi
noles MIR. Horn was with Price in the
Mexican war.
Rev. Elmer Lakin. pastor of the
Methodist church in Netherwood, vii
lage in Duchess county, New York,
some distance from railroad line, was
taken i'll suddenly last Sunday morning
BY church time he was so far recovered
that Mrs. Lakin was able to leave his
side. She went to church and conducted
service herself, preaching such a salts
factory sermon that she was assured it
would be unnecessary for her to arrange
for substitute during her husbands
illness.
Booker L. Washington of Tuskegce
and Gen. Booth, head of the Salvation
Army, will pay their fare or walk this
year, so far as the Chicago Great West
ern railway is concerned. In the same
mail President A. b. Stickney of Min
neapolis received the expired 1906 an
nuals of these men. With each came
thanks and Il polite request for renewal.
President Stickney dictated polite let
tiers to them, stating that under the
new rate law it would be impossible to
comply with their requests.
A few days ago a magazine staff cor
respondent called on Senator Morgan,
aged SO, and asked the AIabaman if he
would not write an article on the subject
of THE Viewpoint of Old Age "A
very good topic" said the senator, "a
very good topic, indeed. But young
man. you'll have to wait until | reach
that age where | can occupy the view
point you suggest. Ny colleague will
reach it before | will. See him in about
ten wears and then, if he won't write
the article you want, may do it,
President \. B. Stickney Of the Chi
cagO Great Western railway has mnde
the sensational statement ut st. Paul
that reduction of freight rates to the
extent of one mill per ton would wipe
out all the dividends earned by the
gfeaIest ana most prosperous railroads
III the country. He declared that 1.-THE
competitive railway rates are now so low
and the margin Of profits in the COM
petltIve railway business is so small
that no general reduction of rates can
be made by law without doing Injustice
Or. Anita Newcomb Melee the only
woman who enjoys the distinction of be-
ing member of the United States
War Veterans and who held the COM
miSslOned rank of lieutenant in charge
OF the army nurses in the war with
Spain, has received from the Japanese
government handsome medal in recog-
milton OF the services of herself and her
corps of American nurses in the late war
between Japan and Russia. The token is
OF unique design and inscribed in Japan
csc characters. DIR. McGee recently
visited Appleton, Wis.
Thomas Davidson of Mankato is pres
ident of the Minnesota Funeral Direc-
tors association. which held its seven
teenth annual convention a few days
ago. During the proceedings he sug-
motto Live and let live" He fOrestalled
obvious criticism by saying that mutual
ity of interests and good fellowship have
made the byword the best possible ex-
preston of the conditions existing in
the organization. The idea found favor
and now Minnesota undertakers have a
motto which perhaps is more original
than appropriate.
The rolling of an iron ball. weighing
100 pounds. down an aisle in the as
Sembly room of Racine college during
study hours, may result in the suSpen-
sion of several students, who sought
to brighten faculty and students, and in
this they succeeded, as many thought
there was an earthquake, or that the
building was about to collapse. The huge
ball was struggled into the room during
study hour and, being placed in the
aisle. was kicked along, striking desks,
causing ink bottles to drop TO the floor,
etc. DIR. Robinson, warden of the col
lege. is endeavoring to find out who
perpetrated the joke.
Miss Mamie Kentbon died at the home
of her niece. Mrs. Joseph Hintz, last week
in the town of Sherman. near Eau
Claire, Wis, with whom she had made
her home the last thirty years. TWEEN
ty years age she became blind, but about
two weeks be fore her death she again
recovered her sight and once more be-
held the surroundings amid which she
lived for the last thirty years. She
could easily distinguish the distant hills
and the pictures which were hung in her
room. The cause of her returning eye
sight is a mystery which has been ex-
citing much interest. Doctors are unable
to explain it and many people regard it
as Il special act of providence.
An inventory of the jewelry left by
the late Shah Of Persia shows that he
had $4,000, 900 worth. In the collection
are many loose precious stOnes-sap-