Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-06-12


Wabash, Ind, the windows of the lodge
hall were left open and band of mar
ried women gathered near the building
and planned to see the ceremonies. climb
ing trees near the windows and mount
ing ladders conveniently located
Frightened by discovery the women He'd,
but tue lodge passed a vote to prosecute
them aud the prosecutor has been given
evidence
4 Miss Ida Bridges, who slept four
DAYS last fall and returned to conscious
ness with a vivid description of heaven
and Raleigh Taylor. who sat by her
side during her trance, will be married
The license was issued at East St Louis
MISS Bridges fell into her four days
sleep following long illness. When she
awoke she told of her rambling through
the groves and meadows of heaven. and
repeated conversations she had had with
her grandfather and four brothers. who
are dead.
III the tailors went on strike the Wis
consn would be out of luck for Il flag
commanders. Because he has not vet OBJ
tanned a rear admirars uniform, Acting
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder has not
vet raised his flag on the flagship Wis
consln, and will not formally assume all
/ the dlgnities of that rank until his new
uniform is completed. He now wears a
captains uniform Acting Rear Al
miral Wainwright has already raised his
rear admirals flag on the Georgia in
spite of the fact that his new uniform
has not been completed
n tramp went to the home of Arthur
n. Saunders. in the south part of Kos
ci,isko county, Ind. and in the absence
! of the head of the family sold Mrs
, Saunders what he represented to be a
rare plant, but which subsequently, de-
veloped TO be a rat with its caudal APP
pendage protruding from the earth in a
pot in which it had been placed by the
man, The tail of the rat had been clev-
erly attached TO stick with thread.
Mrs. Saunders. desiring to place the
plant in more presentable recepta-
Gle. was about to transplant ii when
she discovered that she had been swim
died 70 the extent of SO cents.
Matthew Breen. restaurant keeper
of Paris. ILL.,, is the owner Of q dog of
unknown pedigree and breed which dives
| ut his masters command and rarely fails
+, to bring II fish to the surface of the wa
: ter and then to the bank, provided II
5 suitable place for his 'tishing" is picked
out for him. The dogs pcnchant for
fishing was already developed when
: Breen purchased him in the south for
SD. Since then the owner of the canine
, has gone on many fishing excursions with
the animal, and the brute always makes
q better catch than his master. Recent
ly the dog dove into the Wabash river at
the word from Breen, and after remain
4 ing under water for more than one min
. ute brought up a German carp weigh
{ ing twenty-eght Dound>. The dog is
about the size of full grown shepherd
dog and has short brown hair. half
brother of a dog which Breen bought at
the same time he acquired the fishing
dog also dove and sometimes brought fish
ont of the water. He died as n result
Of lung fever contracted 10y staying un-
! der water too long.
w. +. Johnson, Nermiion Grove mn
farmer is attempting to make hive of
honey bees hatch q brood of little chick
ems. and he asserts that by the end of
, this week he will he able 10 announce the
! success of his plan. johnson recently
conceived the idea that the temperature
which will hatch bee eggs is Of sufficient
warmth to convert hens eggs into fluffy
little chickens. With the purpose of
either proving or discrediting his theory
he removed the top Of n bee hive and
placed a layer Of carpet on top of the
honeycomb. On the carpet he placed a
setting of eggs, This was two weeks
ago The other day Johnson made an
examination of the eggs. He declares
that the eggs show signs Of Matching.
and that, apparently, the bees have done
their work as we'll as "Biddy" or an in
cubator could have done. The bee chick
! ems are expected Ia come off, either
/ next Saturday or Sunday. Johnson has
! scores of bee hives. and II his plan proves
successful he intends 10 convert them all
into 3ncubators and 20 into the chicken
business on large scale. Even bets are
being made on the success Of the expert
! ment.
One hundred members Of the German
Baptist Brethren church were expelled
at Dayton, o., because they refused 10
!, dress according to old fashioned styles.
: Some OF the women members who
bought "Merry Widow hats were
strongly condemned and their action
voted wicked and worldly. The matter
will be taken before the general con
! ference of the church in Des Moines,
Ia. The women who were ousted did
NOT take kindly 10 the rules that forbid
Q | stylish clothes. and on Sunday they
q attended church wearing hats trimmed
!. with gorgeous flowers. Their more con
sentative sisters were shocked and TO
: DAY action was the result.
= A proposed noodle soup dinner caused
4 the family Of Joseph Krebs at Canton.
y o.. bushels Of trouble Mrs Krebs, who
was preparing the meal. in going down
. the cellar stairs, slipped and fell with
!; vessel of noodles She dislocated one
], | wrist and sprained the other. Krebs.
: hearing the commOtiOB. ran t0 tie eel
: lar and had a fall by sliding on the
s noodles. 4 daughter followed and re-
I | peated the performance Of her father.
! Father and daughter We're badly bruised.
d One of the most remarkable interna.
T ti0nal ronances Of recent years will cul.
: inmate ia London on June 2G, when Miss
a Elsie III. Manner daughter Of the late
: Bernhard Manner. who was heed Of the
a German-American banking house Of
; Haiigarten e. Co. will be married 10 the
l Marquis Fernando del Fierro Spanish
& nobieman vino il a chamberlain in the
household Of the Pope and who is n di
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