Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-17
OF GENERAL INTEREST

Lrank W. osgood and Mrs. Charles A
Nothlofth they are now on joint honey
tnoVh IN New York after secret we'd
ding They are both # Lynn, Mass.
The latest from Berkshire county.
Conn, is chanticleer owned by Vii
nam III. Shaylor of Lee, which hunts
and catches rats. Ii is the best ''mou-
ser he ever had on his place. he saws.
Not only viii il keep the hennery aud
rue barns free from rodents but il has
sbeeh known TO seek the rat in the dwell
Ing on hearing its noise between the
elapooards. The cock sometimes ears
mice after tearing them to pieces.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt. daughter of the
lFesldent, stood at the throttle of the
Atlanta X West Point train when il
steaned into Atlanta the other day. She
had been its engineer all the way from
~" lnah. nifty miles, and had brought il
INTO the terminal depot here exactly on
time.
m So sorry it's over with" she said
70 Engineer John T. Still, when the train
came to- standstill This has been
'he lolliest hour of my whole life |
guess I'm the only Presidents daughter
VINO ever ran an engine"
Joseph Nickers of st. Nicholas ave-
nue, New York, was all smiles when DIR.
Frederick Levy told him it was an y
pound girl The nurse eXcitedly called
the doctor back There was more good
news, but less of smile when the ply
sleiah returned TO the father. Ii was
another S-pound girl
1hen there was q third call
Its a boy this time" announced the
doctor later. The combined weight is
- pounds, and all, including the fpther
are doing well. Nickers says he was
looking for visitor but he didn't ex-
pect a crowd.
No services could lie held i'm the Re
formed church at Petersville. Pa, the
cabbage patch oil district of this
country, Sunday because the congrega-
ton, having gone into oil prospecting.
struck Il gusher last night on the church
lot, nifty feet from the building. The
How came in SO strong during the right
that large force had to be kept ut
work to care for the oil. The lucky
strike is a Godsend to the struggling
congregation, which is in debt for its
property aud owes its pastor back sal
ary. The well. it is believed, will pay
on all debts and provide a neat sum he
sides for future expenses. II is expected
@ provide not less than 100 barrels a
day.
dynamite party was held in Win
sted Conn. clubhouse the, other night.
bat the guests were not ut ease when
they learned that 4. Hubby, contractor.
carried ten sticks of the explosive, Hub
by, to quote his own words; WAS
brought up with dynamite He has
used tons of the stuff and never had an
accident. He took one of the ten sticks
from the package touched a match to
II and emptied the place in n iiffy He
only laughed and said Dynamite
sN.t u n. "a.
party reassembled. Henry Skilker who
did not dare sit closer than twenty feet
10 the dynamite. was informed that if a
Stick We're dropped heavily on the floor
all would be blown TO atoms. Skker got
nervous and started for the street.
When his back was turned some one
threw a heavy ice pick on the floor at
his feet Skiker jumped, shouted aud
fanted. That broke up the dynamite
purity. Skiker has gray hairs due to the
| fright.
4 reception without lights and hot
one OF the forty guests or the host and
hostess bit pertnrhed by the fact was
one of the features of st. Louis social
affairs last week. There was music. and
there were refreshments, and there were
songs and instrumental music. and lot
Of laughter. talking, and story telling.
and all the North American company
StlS DUl OF II Is one Hi8nl DlIl Tor
cooking gas for Il house in Cook avenue.
Nobody at the reception could 50" a
wink but they can't see any time. so
the absence of illumination was not no
tieed. except by the neiglbors. who
could hear, but could nor peep. The
occasion was the first anniversary Of
the wedding of Charles Reavey and The
married to her present husband Inst
year after she was divorced from an
other blind man. They have nice lit
tie home and both are good musicians
and neither has the slightest feeling of
dependence on seeing" folks. The wife
has comfortable income.
Missouri is in the throes of an eating
contest. Several cities have entered
their favorite sons for gastronomic hon
Ors. but none can compare with the rec
ord of George w. kin of Monroe City.
Mo. While George consumes only eight
70 ten eggs to each meal, he holds the
palm Mt eating fruit and candy. One
evening shortly after a hearty supper
George found that his appetite was not
quite appeased. SO he ate thirty-six bana-
mas. sixty oranges and a pound Of candy.
50 that he would not retire hungry The
feat of John Giffen Of Winsted Conn.
who ate eighteen eggs at one sitting, has
been outdone by Frank Ryan of White
1ttiSs flpss VIM ate iIh ~HNt at bils MiI~
ting. and be had no thought Of making
q record. The next day Frank ate nine
teen for supper. He likes them seram-
bled. Rocky McPikc of New London.
Mo. Is willing to meet any man who
thinks lie can eat eggs.
An amazing revelation Of rich man.
vengeance and personal anim0sitY ex-
tending beyond the grave was revealed
when the viii of the late John East
wood. millionaire manufacturer Of
Belleville. ~ j.. was filed for probate
Mr.. Eastwood. who died in st. Angus
tine, Fla, two weeks ago. provided in bis
viii that Charles Smith, former part
ner and a stakeholder in the Eastwood
| Wire Manufacturing company. shall not
be re employed in the Eastwood factory
or by John IL Eastwood. his nephew
| and adopted son. and likewise principal
heir, in any capacity. John I'll, East
wood il charged with the duty Of seeing
that Mr.. Smith is not employed by the
company, nor in the business, nor by
himself. within FIVE years from the date
| Of his decease. III case this provision -
violated the buildings and lands be-
queathed TO John II. Eastwood shall be-
come the property Of the deceased's sis
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