Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-05-29
OF GENERAL INTEREST

| sNe7 1he uiotHef stepped INTO another
coach and left the train ut the next
station, A note found on the child gave
rs name as Edmund Winters and the
pail player decided to adopt the bow.
Before the end of the journey every
member of the club fell In love with the
abandoned baby and entered into a COM
pact 70 care for the little chap. elect
i hlih the mascot of the club aud provide
good hon g -. him. At the games In
Dailas and Fort Worth the mascot was
eNhlpited at the grounds during the
games and was Showered with money
from the audience, and at Houston col
iections were taken up aud the baby
now has fund of over $1,000 TO its
credit aud it is growing.
William Spallone has reached Warer.
bury. Conn, having completed the ionr.
heN from New Orleans at the expense
81 cent. Spallone started for Water
Dury on the front end of a blind" Jag
gage ear scorning freight trains as too
SLOW aud completing his 1900 mile trip in
THIS fashion. When he felt hungry he
dropped off lon~ enough to forage few
square meals. 1t was easy until |
struck Albany" he said There | had
g part with tle penny to cross toll
bridge"
Miss May Wedge, daughter of we'll
to-do farmer of Applegate, Sanilac coun-
~ Mich. answered an affinity ad, got
In correspondence with one Fred Madi-
son, exchanged photographs, accepted his
proposal OF marriage, and came here 10
meet him at the Grand Trunk depot nc.
corning To his instructions. He told her
20 look for Il man in gray clothes When
she arrived she found half a dozen men
~ gray clothes, and she said she was
afraid of making mistake. so didn't try
to pick out her Fred Being out of
money, she told her tale to the police and
was sent home. Fred has not been dis.
covered.
Miss Randall Pritchard, a beautiful
lS-year-old girl of Newburyport. Mass,
recently left here to make n $500 mile
Journey alone into the Canadian wilder
ness. where she will meet and wed Mo
ses Brown, Jr., son of ex-Mayor Brown
OF that city. Their romance dates back
only few months, having had its incep.
non on the sand dunes of Plum island
last summer. Brown made a hurried
trip in Christmas week to Newburyport.
when he popped the question and won.
In making this trip to Newnuryport in
the winter months Brown had to drive
and walk 100 miles over rough country
roads and paths and then charter a spe-
elal steamer to carry him through the
Great Lakes and Il chain of rivers 10
the nearest railroad station. Brown for
the past two years has been leading a
party of miners in Ontario north of the
Great Lakes, which has been successful
in its searches for copper veins.
Pennsylvania capitalists have planned
to build Coney island on the Palisades
opposite Grants tomb. Ground has
been broken on a thirty-six acre strip
for the erection of an elaborate amuse-
sslsa ri IDnt ~,
has been the mecca for excursionists for
many years and is one of the most pic
tHresque spots along the Hudson. From
the top of the big Hill view can be
had for many miles. A trolley line
winds up its sides near the proposed
park and connects with Hackensaek,
Englewood and other Jersey towns
Some time ago il was cleared for q resi-
dence park and is now the home of
actors. writer's and brokers.
When William Krisick and Miss Alex
andria Kirszika applied for a license to
Herbert II. Smith, town clerk of South
Norwalk Conn, they received a mar
rage license and Justice Of the Peace
John Cnrnow married them. The bride
has now instituted proceedings for di-
y0rce and threatens to sue the officials
tor all that was wanted was a dog Ii
eense. Krisick's dog was named Louise,
and in his broken English all lie could
say was that he wanted a license for
Louise" which accounted for the mis-
take. The bride is a cousin to the br de-
groom.
X. B. Reitemour of Lock Haven, Pa,
is proud Of tabby cat that has emerged
from an imprisonment of twenty-one
days, during which time it had neither
food nor water, and the family is max
ing every effort 10 nurse the animal
back to strength, as il Is a good mOuser.
On April II the cat was sleeping on
the floor of the barn when n load Of hay
was thrown into the NOW. covering the
feline unknown to the farmer who de-
liyered the hay. At intervals men work
ing about the barn heard strange noises
not unlike the meOwing of cat. Rete-
mour decided to investigate, so with
fork he began turning over the hay until
he finally uncovered the cat, weak aud
almost furnished, but still alive. He
was about to pick il up when it jumped
and. with true animal instinct, quickly
found water. Pussy seems to be gain
ing.
Adorned with thick, bushy beard
that almost conceais his features and
extends almost To the waist line, H. NJ
J. Nlkoloif, a professor of Nidlu, Bull
garia. who started in 1903 70 tour the
earth afoot walked into st. Louis. He
intends to continue his pilgrimage for
seven more years Nikoioif started with
Two companions, but they were slain in
Turkey.
The fish In Buck creek, o.. went on one
Of their periodical sprees the other day,
and their antics attracted "A big crowd.
The alarm of THE FISH are drunk" was
sounded and hundreds soon gathered.
Men and boys waded into the water and
captured the largest ones with their
hands and by striking them with clubs.
Nearly 1000 fishes were caught or died.
The banks Of Buck creek, through Sny-
der park were lined with dead ones II
is charged that something was turned
into the creek by the Home brewery Of
o nature which upset the fishes s0briety.
Pittsburg has developed a club poker
story. The Americus club, a political or
ganization w.lIch has made and unmade
Presidents has had its kitty" stolen
from the poker room. In one Of the big
gcst games ever kEIwn in the club. last