Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-19

1G11 ounces of pure gold, troy weight, of
the value prevailing at the time of sign
ing OF the instrument is to be paid year
~. This is the equivalent of $z5.Tl2. %.
A miniature tin canteen, about the size
OF watch charm or locket and modelled
after the canteens carried by Uncle
Sans soldiers has been adopted as the
emblem OF wOman's organization which
is planning a militant campaign for the
restoration of the real army canteen A
formidable band of Washington women.
who declare they are friends and rela-
tives of the American soldiers. have or
ganized by the election of officers, and
they propose to spread the movement
among their sex from Maine to Califor-
MIA
Declaring that her present husband is
insanely jealous of the ashes of his pred
ecessor, kept in an urn in their home
at Chicago, that he interfered with her
in the management of her business, and
that coincident with his disappearance
the other evening diamonds valued at
5000 were missed from the Hat. Mrs.
Elsie Gramer, Il wealthy south side ma
iron. recently applied for an injunction
restraining Fred w. Gramer from
private detectives have been placed on
the case with a view TO Fastening the re-
turn of the jewels.
Baron Munchausen is pressed pretty
hard by this from Cassville, Wis: THE
S-year-old boy of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Smith met with a painful injury i'll a
most peculiar manner one day last week.
The boy is very fond of a dog which
wi nj Win will
he attached cord which was fastened
to the dogs collar. about his waist. They
We're near a high bank when suddenly
the dog spied a rabbit and made il
bound for it. carrying the lad off his feet
and down the emhankment with the re-
suit that the boy suffered broken nose
besides several bruises"
Secretary Straus of the department of
commerce and labor has issued Il cir
cular to prevent repetition of the emhar-
RAISING incidents attending the arrival in
New York some time ago of Ambassador
Nabuco of Brazil, who declined to an
swer certain questions of a personal
character asked him by the customs Off
GERS. The circular instructs officers that
detailed statistical information required
in the manifestS of vessels bringing
aliens to the United States shall not
hereafter he required in the cases of
diplomatic and consular officers and 9TH
er officials duly accredited by their gov
ernments, with their suites
j. Ogden Armour is at work ON the
creation of model city. With foun-
tains playing and garden spots abound
ing, with beautiful parks and patches of
lawn Frightening the landscape. and
with cleanly cottages and paved, washed
streets. the model city is to rise about
Ann t,lo in,
Minneapolis. The complete details have
yet to he worked out, but it is asserted
that the Armour city at Minneapolis will
be everything that "Packingtown'' at
Chicago is not. The building of the s.
100000 Armour plant probably will
commence i'll March or April
Exhausted after wild night ride over
twenty-five miles of sushy roads, Attor-
neN j. B. Daniel, bearing reprieve for
William Spaugh. urged his staggering
horse up to the Jail at Centerville. Mo,
few minutes after the time set for the
trap to fall. Hoping against hope that
he might still be in time. he beat on the
iron door, and was admitted by the sher-
iif who informed him that telephone
communication with the outside world.
which was cut off for several days, had
been restored shortly after he left the
railroad station, and that the reprieve
had come by wire. thus saving the muir
derer's life.
st. Charles, Mo-, was in darkness a
whole night owing to a deadlock in the
city council which has tied up practically
all city business, including the municipal
lighting plant.
Jules Buehmer. who has been acting
city electrician for Il month, although
receiving the pay Of an assistant. served
notice on the council before it's meeting
that unless the regular salary of 500
IL mouth was voted to him he would
quit. Buchmer has been receiving only
$50 y month.
The result of the deadlock was that
nothing was done, and Buehmer left the
city i'll darkness.
Much annoyance was caused in the
United States Senate the other day bv n
buZzlng sound, which kept the engineers
at the capitol on still hunt all day.
A page finally decided that it was emery
ing from Senator Pettus' desk. A
search showed that a new device which
the Alabama senator has to enable him
to hear the proceedings of the Senate
was the cause of tne disturbance. The
senator's ear equipment resembles the
headgear worn by telephone girls, and
is connected with small storage bat
terry which fastens under the coat. In
Ia wing the apparatus away in his desk
Senator Pettus placed the ear piece and
the battery i'll contact, and the result
was the buzzing sound
For three years Charles Koran. ne
gro has been obliged to ride in the
baggage ahead because his enormous
SIZE would not permit of him going
through passenger coach door. Tipping
the scales at 625 pounds and still in
creasing in weight, is the present status
OF inns remarkable man who now makes
Appleton Wis. his home and is scarce
" able TO walk hninn nhlimnd tn s.,.in.r