Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-11-02
BRIEF NOTES OF
GENERAL. INTEREST

mored to be threatened in London some
TIME ago, has not yet come about. All
recent brides at fashionable weddings
ltave been attended by a falr number of
bridesmaids, and next month Miss Blyth
OF Brawith hall, Thirsk, will have six
teen. A record?
The report that the Picking Gazette has
been suspended means that the second
oldest newspaper in the world has suf-
tered this fate. Started SO long ago as
gll 1t was then monthly. in 1861 it
became a weekly, at the beginning of
last century daily, and latterly-as
latterly" goes in China--it has published
three editions in the twenty-four hours.
There Is, however, another newspaper
published in Picking, the Tsing-pao.
which is about POO years older than the
iekng Gazette.
Paineas G. Wright of New Haven
Conn.,, has had his grave reopened to
place a case of whisky beside the coffin,
which has been in the grave more than
year waiting for Wright's occupancy
lie IS 20 years old Several years ago
Wright caused a granite block to be
placed over the grave with his bust
carved on IL. The cut of the whiskers
dld not please him and he caused the
sculptor { trim the stone enough to con-
form TO his hirsute adornment The in
scription below the name reads: Going.
but know not where"
\ balloon will be a Christmas present
TO Max Fleischmann of Cincinnati from
his wife. Mrs. Fleischmann went TO St
Louis for the balloon race, and was one
OF the few women who gained admit
lance TO the starting field. She gave an
order TO Leo Stevens for a balloon TO
cost S2IOO, and said il was destined 20
go into Mr.. Fleischmann's stocking. He
Is now ON hunting expedition in the
northwest. The Fleischmanns recently
returned from Africa, where they hunt
ed big game. Their honeymoon was spent
IN an Arctic expedition.
The will of Mrs. Mary r. Cross, which
was filed for probate at Nashville, Tenn,
makes the unusual bequest of all her
property to I. o. Morris, ex-mayor Of
Nashville, to be used by him for the
benefit of working men and men out of
employment. Mrs. Cross was over 80
years of age at the time of her death.
Her husband was for years tollgate
keeper. The old woman had amassed a
considerable fortune. Because of the
long years spent at the tolgate. she saw
more tramps and Migrants than most
persons, and she developed deep sym
pathy for their unfayorable condition.
The annual dance of the Skiddoo club
at Collinsyille, n. j., was broken up by
ten boys, who intruded upon the dressing
room of the young women who are meEl-
bers of the club. According to the Gus
tom OF the organization, half of its mem-
bers dress as men for the annual dance.
The boys who broke into the dressing
room seampered away with the wraps Of
the members who came in mems attire
and left them to go home in the mas
querade garb in which they danced. Sew
eral OF the young women were ON the
verge of hysteria. They hurriedly tele-
phoned for carriages, and were taken
today that all of their wraps were finally
returned.
A honeymoon in a barn did not prove
20 the liking of Mrs. Lottie Wood Tux
ford, 2110 Halsted street, Chicago. Judge
Gibbons granted her n divorce after
hearing her story.
Mrs. Tuxford said she was married to
John on July u, 1906 From the church
the couple went to fiat that had been
prepared by the husband. A week or so
later lie announced ii was moving day.
Where did he take you?" asked the
court.
He took me TO barn and told me we
were gong to live there for q while. /
wanted TO go to my mothers home, but
he wouldn't let me leave the barn"
Didn't you have money enough to
live any place elsef' she was asked
I'VE did. unless ii was that my hus-
baud wanted to spend more money for
drink.
~ barn is no place in which to spend
q honeymoon, and man like that
doesn't deserve a wife," said Judge Glib
bons, signing the decree Of divorce.
A burglar who entered two houses in
Evanston the other morning and held up
Il night Waterman returned a savings
bank and a watch 10 Levy A. Eliel 81
Human avenue when informed that the
watch was keepsake and that the bank
was the property of a son whom the
father was persuading TO save his money.
Half-hour before this incident two
masked men held up John Lyons, em-
ployed 10 watch homes on Forest avenue.
You watch the balloons that will pass
here in a few inmates the men told
Lyons. They searched him, but failed 10
find his revolver or anything Of value
and then left him standing on the side
walk gazing skyward.
AT the home of William Morgan. 6J3
Human avenue the burglar took s. and
silYerware valued at $50.
Il was formerly a railroad man." he
told Mr. Morgan, ''and have bean out Of
work and hard NJ Of late; I am much
obliged for the five spot"
Shortly after 3 O'Clock Sergt. Rubn
saw a man answering the description Of
one Of the robbers at Eeeney street and
Human avenue i revolver duel fol
lowed, but the suspect escaped.
University Of Michigan students are to
punish offenders against the peace.
With the sanction Of Mayor Hem
derson If Ann Arbor. the police
courts have surrendereA t.ie;- iussa--
diction By delegatng the punishment
IN cases whore students are defendants
to the student council, a body Of upper
classmen
President Angel has given his official
approval of the plan.
In the future. student yiOiatOrs Of the
law, instead If being hailed before a po-
lice magistrate. will be tried By eoun
ell Of their peers" men Of their own
alma mater, and perhaps of their own
class.
All fines imposed by the student jul
/ dietary viii be turned over 20 the city
treasurer If student refuses Ia abide
/ by the decision Of the council. he will he
| 3, rne,l over to the city authorities for
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