Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-06-26


for treatment. Rupp was awakened by
queer sensation, and, upon rising in
his bed, discovered the skunk nihbing
at his toes. In his effort 20 kick the
animal out of bed II bit him on the other
foot.
Capt, Kelly, who is staying on the
steamer A, G. Lindsay at the Anderson
n Middleton dock, in Aberdeen, Wash,
had narrow escape from drowning.
As he was going aboard the vessel, with
his arms full of packages, he slipped On
the gangplank and fell into the water,
striking the sheer boom at the side Of
the boat. He was stunned for the mo-
ment, but as soon as he came 90 himself
he grabbed hold of the boom and chung
to II for nearly an hour before help ar
rived. Two small boys came 70 play
near by, and one of them, only Z years
old. threw line TO the captain by which
he helped himself out of his predicament
One of the most remarkable pranks by
lightning ever Witnessed at Saginaw,
Mich, occurred during a storm which
destroyed n barn of the Roethke green
house, together with fifteen tons Of hay
and straw. Persons living at the corner
of Harrison and Maekinaw streets were
watching the storm from the door. when
a severe bolt Of lightning shot through
the branches of Il tree near by and dis
appeared in the ground. simultaneously
a squirrel topped from the upper
branches and fen to the grass dead. II
was directly in the path of the stroke.
as was shown by slight burn on the
side, but, strangely enough, there was
not mark of any kind on the tree,
its branches, or the ground where the
lightning entered
Bob" Ellsworth, handsome young
cow pnncher who has been riding in
northwestern Nebraska for nearly two
years, has turned out to be woman. and
is now the wife Of Jim" Spearman,
dashing young man with whom she has
worked for the last eight or ten months.
Wearing the apparel of a cowboy, her
hair cropped close to her shapely head,
and her face bronzed by exposure TO sun
and wind, the young lady, whose name
was Minnie Turner, was believed to be
n man by everybody who worked and
associated with her save the young cow
boy who is now her husband TO him
she revealed the secret Of her sex inn
mediately after they became acquainted.
A day or two ago the couple mounted
their bronchos and left Pullman, Neb., TO
be married. They have gone out TO the
Pacific coast on a wedding journey. and
will settle in Montana when they re-
turn.
For more than three months young
Clyde Briggs, living with his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Smith. at
Hot Springs, s. ID, was able to deceive
them as to his interest In their chore
boy who made his appearance in the
most casual manner and asked for
place to do chores for his board. The
young man, about 20 Years old. with
close cut hair ane spare physique, at
tracied little attention from tie old peo-
pie until il was forced upon their no
tice that the degree Of chummuess be-
tween the grandson and tho chorc boy
was too strenuous to be accounted for on
the ground Of boyhood c0mpanionship.
Investigation disclosed the fact thar the
ehore hoy was Miss Dell Iahmson,
daughter OF respectable parents living
some distance from Hot Springs. The
result of the disclosure was a hasty
visit to the courthouse by the grand
father, who procured a license, and, not
waiting for change Of raiment, the
two were married, the bride still arrayed
ia her male ''chore" clothes.