Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-11-27


inches IN circumference and l foot in
diameter has been awarded first prize
M the three days exhibition of the
Northern Westehester County Horticul-
al-Agricultural society, which has just
| closed at Mount kiseo, n. Y. The
prize winner was exhibited by William
DeckelS Of Madison, \. j.
Chauncey Il. Messenger. owner of a
four-story block in Winsted. Conn, who
ousted two families from an upper floor
TO make room for bees, has received
1000 pounds of honey from his little ten
ants this season, or 500, as he gets 20
cents q pound for the honey. He re-
ceived less than that each year from the
two families, and now he gets no com
plant from tenants on the third floor
about noises overhead.
Fearing that cats and dogs in the
houses of diphtheretic patients aid in
spreading the disease. which is now epi-
demic in Wilkes-Barre Pa, the health
authorities ordered that they should be
Killed. Physicians visiting a victim found
the child playing with pet dog ON the
bed. Tie dog, it was learned, often Wis
TIED the neighbors' houses.
With a pail of boiling water as a
weapon. Miss Kenny. one of the night
nurses IN the Western Maryland hos
pltal, cumberland, Md, routed bur
glar. The would-be robber was seeking
an entrance into the hospital, and Miss
Kenny, being attracted by the noise he
made, grabbed a pan of hot water from
a small stove and dashed il upon the
man from an upper window. With a
scream the man dropped from the win
dow he was trying to force open and ran
away. This is the second attempt ut
burglarizing the hospital
III. NJ. Hulburt. an Erie railroad mail
clerk, had a peculiar experience. While
coming east on his run and while at
pcint IN New York state, he threw out
the iron arm of the mail catcher on his
car, but instead of getting the mail he
picked up male from the rural dis
trlcts. a farmer was loading a ear of
potatoes and was in direct line with
the arm and when the train swept along
at the rate of forty miles an hour, the
ccuntryman was picked up. Hulburt
was so astonished when he saw the man
III the grip of the apparatus that he let
60 with the result that the farmer was
dropped to the ground He was picked
up later, not badly injured.
Dressed in the complete wardrobe of
bride, James Merrywether. paint sales
man, committed suicide by hanging him
Fourth avenue. In his closet were found
numerous outfits Of feminine clothes and
letter written just before the suicide
revealed the fact that the young man.
who was an Englishman of strikingly
handsome appearance, had a mania for
dressing as woman. Unknown to any
OF his acquaintance, Merrywether al
ways retired to his room in the evening
ana donned womans raiment. In the
letter Merrywether explains his suicide
by fear that he might be discovered and
misunderstood.
Florita Ramon, 6-year-old Indian girl
of Eel Centre, Cal. is minus an ear MS a
result OF her attempt to play with a vi
clous pinto pony at the Indian reserva.
ton along the Colorado river The child.
while playing in the yard at the Indian
school, attempted to caress the pony aud
was attacked by it. Her left ear was
bitten off close to her head
''I'll stay here ten years if they are
willing % keep me that long. defantly
exclaimed Mrs. Frances Somers OF
Oceanville. y. j.. whom Judge Higbee
has termed the most obstinate woman
in Atlantic county" For defying the
Judge IN open court ten days ago when
he demanded an explanation of her fail
ure 10 obey an order for the sale Of her
husbands estate. Mrs. Somers was or
dered committed to the county prison un-
til she was ready to comply with the
order. Thoroughly satisfied with her
quarters in the jail the little woman
yehemently declares that she will never
surrender, 1t is costing me nothing 10
live, and | have a comfortable home,
she exclaimed. Many friends visit her
in the Jail and the confinement has in no.
wise affected her health.
Flora NJ. Bilkiss, a graduate Of Bald
win seminary. Spokane, until a short
time ago vaudeville performer and
now head of Christ mission, accom-
plshed in a brief exhortation on the
street corners what probably could not
be done by the city police. She round
up John II. Gamble. alias J. J.. Mans
field notorious highwayman, converted
him to Christianity and persuaded him
to confess his crimes 20 the authorities,
He walked alone TO the police station,
where he told Of more than forty robber
les At the police station he said:
II understand what it will mean TO me
to confess, but | am going 10 take my
punishment that may be given me for
my crimes. At the same time | want
to say word to the young men. Let
liquor alone. y is the fOrerunner Of
evil. The first drink may be the begin
ming Of career Of the blacklist crimes.
Il committed all my crimes when
drunk, and always worked single-hand-
ed. my first robbery being at Helena,
Mont. three years ago, and / guess I've
robbed men Of thousands Of dollars in
my time / am not boastful Of this;
am sorry now, and | am willing to
atone for my wrong-doings.''
Gamble gave several SO gold pieces
to stragglers in the river district after
talking with Miss Bilkiss, also scatter
ing $3.50 of his iIl-gotten gains into the
street while on the way 10 the police
station.
To secure a wife by means Of ques-
ton blank is the unique plan now being
put into execution by -. J. CrOnan,
good looking and well-t0-do young man,
% years old, Of North Wilmington,
Mass That he may not waste any time,
nor be won by a merely pretty face. Gro
nan asks that any young woman who is
willing to become Mrs Cronan first am
swer the questions on his printed blank
then. 70 those who pass muster will
come the opportunity for an interview
Here IS Cronan's matrimonial question
blank Can you work? Are you good
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