Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-11-20
NOTES OF INTEREST.


Failing 10 recognize his own wife il
the attractive yelled woman he was tiirt
inS with, the police say. landed George
Herbst a prisoner i'm the central police
court at Philadelphia. Pa, There his
rate spouse preferred two charges
against him, and obliging Magistrate
Scott held him in S40o bail for court on
each charge. Mrs. Emily Herbst. in ties.
tifying against her husband, said; II
disguised myself, and, going to the vicin.
lty trequented by my husband, was ac-
eosted by him. When | raised my veil
he left me To so home by myself" In
addition to the charge of non-support,
Mrs. Herbst charged her actor husband
with hratally beating her.
Taking tEcks in the stomach is an OPP
Grafton that has of late relieved a NUM-
Der of patients 1T The GNnecean hospital
IN Philadelphia, Pa. and IL is admitted
there that at least ten cases of gastropo-
SIS. or diStension of the stomach. have
been cured thereby. The operations Were
performed by DIR, Henry D. Beyea. chief
surgeon at the hospital 1t is said that
IN a number of cases of supposed appen-
dicitis the real ailmeut has been found
to be that the stomach by oyereating,
has been strained almost To the bursting
point, and has been somewhat displaced.
This was cured by 'tueking" the stom-
aeh and shortening the ligaments to
which the organ is attached.
The first meeting Of the Horse Swap
pers' association was held in Americus
Ga.. 100 horses being snapped in as
many minutes, More than dozen coun-
ties were represented.
\ steamship returning from the Alaska
trade brought seven full grown live griz-
zlles captured on Kodiak Island this
summer, The bears were Gagged in an
immense wooden inclosure built astern
of the vessel. They are to he taken to
New York, the purchase of a firm sup
plying wild animals to circl-ses and zoos.
Some large sharks have been caught on
the Pacific coast, but one secured in San
Pedro bay, southern California. is de-
clared to be the largest creature of its
kind ever captured in the world When
hrst drawn out of the water and killed
this veritable sea monster weighed H.
600 pounds. 1t measured from tip 20
tip just 30 feet, and the circumference
of the body just forward of the huge
dorsal fin was Is feet. Across the fear
full mouth-horizontally -when opened, it
was two and half feet. while from the
tip of the snout to the point of the lower
jaw it was five and a half feet. This
monster shark became entangied in the
net of two Italian fishermen, which re-
suited in its capture finally.
Illustrating to what lengths the great
American citizen will go when his stub
born side is aroused and there is a
chance to win through litigation, is a
case in the De Witt county Ohio
courts, just appealed from the county
court James III. Gaherty, an employee of
the Illinois Central purchased a
pair of shoes for S3 from a
local firm. Alleging defect Ga.
herty refused payment and was sued
lie lost his case in the justice court
costs being assessed against him of
and lost there, his costs there being
S1l9O. Still confident of victory, he has
appealed to the circuit court, and may
go TO the supreme court
His expense through loss of time in
attending the various trials, his attorney
fees those of his opponent court costs
and other expenses in the case, have az
gregated S175.15 to date. Neither side
shows any disposition to quit
a large live tarantuM was captured 81
the outskirts OF Little Rock, Ark. ane
presented to William Bake. a barber
at the Hotel Marion. Ralke's present
was in a wide mouthed bottle having 4
perforated tin cover. The barber I'M,
made the discovery that the spider might
be used as roach exterminator. hut il
is probable that housewives will prefer
the reaches to the cure.
His tarantulasEis got hungry and
q roach of the long whisker major gem.
eral variety with big wings was placed
III the bottle. The tarantula made a
meal Of the roach and then looked long
ingiy through the glass for another one
Iarantulas can be seen frequently
now, even in the city limits. This is due
to the fact that the weather has got 50
cool that the big spiders hunt the dusty
roadways to warm themselves.
Little Willie Winters. a pupil In one
OF the grade schools of Seattle. dropped
Ii marble on the floor and the reprimand
he received and the outcome of his pun
ishment will be placed on exhibition nj
the coming teachers convention here.
The teacher sent Willie to the superin.
tendent TO be searched: she found 167
articles in his pockets. Here is the list:
One ROSTERS spur, | knife, II small
nails, 6 matches, 5 cigarette papers. 3
safety pins / amber pigestam, ~ mar
bles Gall peewees), j pes;5ies, pencils,
l notebook, iron washers, / penny, 7
buttons, 3 poker chips, II metal tops
from beer bottles, / piece c0ored glass.
corkscrew, - filberts and 3 English
walnuts, ] whistle. / piece red cord.
and several score Of BIB shot for use in
an airgun.
Walter Stark ambition to provide a
friend with a tobacco box made ont Of
d human skull has landed him in jail 1T
Detroit, and he will now have 10 stand
trial on a charge Of attempting to rob
grave in the old Goodel family burial
plot at the Bonzauo and River roads.
Ecorse Armed with long handled spade,
Stark took a suburban car from his
boarding hot.se iu Detroit and reached
Ecorse when almost everyone had re-
tired for the night IL was brilliant
moonlight and Stark went quickly TO the
little cemetery and began to throw dirt
ont Of the grave Of Jonas Goodel, o
pioneer resident, who died three decades
ago. The work was progressing satisfac-
torily 10 Stark. when John Il. Monte.
grandson Of Jonas Goodell, discovered
that his ancestors grave was being desc
Grated. The grave r0bber fed. but WIS
soon captured. Il have friend who has
a den and | wanted TO get a skull 80 TINT
he could have tobacco box made ont Of
it," said Stark at the village jail Satllr-
day. II thought it was an abandoned
graveyard ("