Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-04-06
BRIEF NOTES OF
GENERAL INTEREST


& GENERAL INTEREST )
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Patrick Mullgan, an Omaha pauper.
who was left 100000 by brothers
death IN California, announces that he
Will give the money to establish an old
mans home and will spend the rest of
his days in the poorhouse.
A peculiar coincidence in birthday
dates is manifest in the family of for
mer State Senator l.. w. Thayer of
RipQn. Three of the five children We're
born on April /. and Mr.. Thayer him
self is one of four children whose birth
days fall on the thirtieth day of the
month.
Herbert b. Walker recently was
elected president and general manager
of the Old Dominion Steamship com
pany. Mr.. Walker entered the services
OF the steamship company twenty-four
years ago as an Office boy. w. l..
Woodruff, who has been general freight
agent for the company, was promoted
TO the position of traffic manager
John Burwell, 10years of age. is under
arrest at FIT Worth, Tex, and is being
held to await the action of the grand
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caught by County Judge Terrell in the
act of firing his barn and confessed he
had burned several barns in Ft Worth
during the last few days, Just to see the
! fire engines" There is much sympathy
for the boy, but he will be prosecuted
and, if convicted, will be sent to the
state reformatory.
John Benson and sons, Benson and Eu-
gene Benson, Were convicted at Chip
| pewa Falls, Wis. of carrying away
building belonging to w. Y. Tilton, and
We're assessed S2J as a result. They
claimed the building had been sold to
| them by Bert Johnson, who lived on
Tilton's farm. 1t was shown that the
building was not personal property and
| therefore could not be sold separate from
the land, and the Bensons' taking of the
building practically amounted TO theft.
| Mrs. c. II. Lewis of Richmond. Va,
was taken to the Virginia hospital. the
victim of an accident which carries
moral for other women, She was in her
| yard hanging the weeks washing on a
! line and pinning the clothes up with
ordinary pins. These she carried safely
| in her mouth until she SneeZed suddenly
and swallowed at least Il dozen of them.
| Since then she has suffered intense
agony, and at the hospital it was said
her condition is critical. The X-ray will
be used iii an endeavcr to locate the
| pins.
Two Highland tWis.) boys about II
@ears EACH being tired of the quiet life
| of that peaceful village and possessing
an ambition to conquer the world, left
| home without leave. going to Muscoda.
| Wis, walking twelve miles of the dis
lance. The combined wealth of the two
consisted of one 10 cent piece, half of
which was spent for bologna. The lads
/ Eagle and Bowers by name, beat their
way, but were ditched at Blue River
/ and walked back to Muscoda \ tele-
phone message from their parents caused
their apprehension. One of the boys
parents came after them. = >.
Samuel Greenman has filed suit
against Rev. Max Lieberman. rabbi of
Keneseth Israel temple, at Kansas City,
Mo. In his petition Greenman. who Is
/ 30 years old. says the rabbi assaulted
| him September %, 1903 and asks $4,000
damage The assault he says. TOOK
place while he was attending the celebra-
| ton of Il Jewish holiday in the Syna-
| gogue. Greenman says the rabbi ap-
preached him while he was praying in II
loud voice and struck him. saying he was
praying too loud and seeking 10 disturb
the holiday celebration. Rev. Mr. Lieh-
erman has been rabbi Of keneseth lSrae.
temple for years.
/ Circuit Judge Matt c. Reynolds. IN
discussing John Green's suit mt St. Louis,
Iheld that a wife'S fondneSS for beer was
I-ls@4~-a5Found for divorce, and added that
/ the defendants consumption OF hun
dred bottles of beer Il month. as charged.
was insufficient ground for n decree.
The plaintiff testified that his wife was
in the habit of drinking n case of beer
a day. and. to prove his charges, had
his family grocer testify that during
last October he delivered to the defen-
dant'S home over 400 bottles of beer.
Judge Reynolds, in summing up. said
the evidence showed the plaintiff knew
of defendants thirst before he made her
his wife.
The details Of recent accident which.
while Of shocking nature. was not at
tended with fatal casualty, came from
Chippewa county. Wis. Two sticks of
dynamite put in the oven of the kitchen
range to dry hy j. &. Land, caretaker
Of the Muuoskong Hunting and Fishing
club near IiCkford. exploded with ter
rife force. while Mrs. Land. six feet
distant. was engaged in culinary duties.
The stove was shattered into countless
fragments. yet Mrs. Land. hurled vlO-
lently To the floor escaped with broken
leg ana a hummer Ol severe cuts ABOUT
the body while her little son. also in
The kitchen at the time. sustained only
a painful burn on the head \ sewing
machine opposite the range, was blown
to pieces.
Two baths In one year is the sum
total If Ezra Laugaman's additions ac-
cording Ia his statement made on the
witness stand ut Thin, O., TO rcfute the
testimony Of his wife as To his habits
Of cleanliness.
Lancam8n has brought an action for
divorce. alleging that for years his wife
refused to make his he'd and compelled
him 10 sleep in an clubhouse. finally driv-
ing him from the premises, He later
filed a motion for ahmony, pending liri-
CATION. Ii was nj the hearing un this
lmution that he Indignantly denied the as
sertiou that he does not battle.
Opposing counsel attempted, without
success. TO make the witness HcknoWl-
edge that the baths were upon the two
Occasions he had fallen i'm the river. The
lcourt refused "a grant the motion.