Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-10
NOTES OF INTEREST.

NIL Eo OE LIN IEhEST.
James Garthwaite, who lives in Wa
teryille, Conn.,, adopted heroic measures
the other night to prevent his wife from
lndulging IN her regular work and shop
ping, lie burned all her clothes aud
threatened to burn her and her three
Children because, he said. he was so dis
eouraged he was desperate.
W here are you goingf" demanded
1arthwaite of his wife, according to the
testimony in court.
Shopping" said AIRS. Garthwaite. Il
need a lot of things"
Nhatt' queried Garthwaite
Some new stockings and collar and
q feather for this old hat I've worn
three years
"Yon talk like Mrs, Rockefeller" cried
the husband. You stay home"
tsarthwaite took his wife in his arms
aud removed her 3-year-old hat. which
he stuffed into the FIRE, Also he re-
moved her cloak, with such other por-
tons of her clothing as he could quickly
remove. aud sent them after the hat.
Rushing 70 her room he gathered up all
her remaining garments, for which he
found resting place in the furnace.
Since We've got to 20 to the poor
house anyway | think Wen look nicer
going in our nighties.' he said
W. NHtit ANA itaC8St. Ill Atldl YOU
please responded the disheveled Mrs.
Garthwaite, hrandishing the family
purse. I'm going a-shopping," and size
ran over To Mrs. William Meehau's
across the street, to borrow some clothes
followed by Garthwaite.
He met his wife emerging from Mrs.
Meehan's, arrayed in that womans best
Sunday things. He knocked her down.
Mrs. Meehan tciephoned for the police.
and the irate husband spent the night in
a cell
In the morning he told Judge Burpee
that his wifeS eNtravagan was running
him. The judge, however, fined him 81
and costs.
Edward Shea of Montclair, y. j.. who
has been in Il trance for a month. now
sings in his sleep. While apparently un-
the young man breaks into
song and continues for nearly half
hcnr. Then he stops and is apparently
as sound asleep as ever. Before falling
into his somnolent state Shea was never
Regarded as vocalist of much ability.
but his lateSt manifestation demonstrates
that he has a voice of much sweetness.
His ease puzzles the physicians. The
Young man is fed by artificial means,
and despite the fact that he does not
receive much nourishment, his physical
appearance is very good.
\ crucifX in the hands OF priest
proved the undoing of two burglars al
Lawrence. Mass. The thieves broke into
the parish residence and awakened Ea-
Their Wotan. He got out of bed and the
first thing his hands touched was large
crucihX ut the head of the bed. With
that in his hands he tiptoed into the din
ingroom, where the burglars were al
work As he entered the room one Of
the men drew revolver and demanded
his money. With one blow on the head
with the silver crucitix Father Wotan
felled the man and knocked the other
down before he could get out of the room
Then he called the police.
Nmeteel women, ont of work and
turned hohos, boarded train at Omaha
to beat their way TO Denver. When they
were discovered here they deied the
trainmen to put them off
They had concealed themselves in box
cars, but while the train was standing
N the local station got into an alterca-
ton III true tramp style, the noise at
tracing the attention of a brakeman
He summoned the other trainmen, and
with their aid pulled the screaming,
struggling tramps ia skirts from the car.
Ernesto Jacobetti. an italian miner.
is at work in the iron mines at Hart
vile, Wyo., after having lost about one
half of his brains through hole in his
head made by a bullet from his cousin S
revolver. He has suffered no perceptible
loss Of mind or memory. 1t is the most
remarkable case known to western sur
geons. Jacobetti was shot squarely be-
tween the eyes with 32-caibpr revol-
yer. The bullet went straight through
the head The brains oozed from each
opening. The shooting occurred three
weeks ago.
Another use for the automobile has
been found. Ii is one that will prove
attractive to all homesteaders. I. H.
Jacob, an automobile agent of Wausau.
Wis, has devised an automobile plow,"
which he is using to clear his sidewalks.
He built a pillow himself ballasting II
with an old stove and II quantity of
stone. and tows it behind his machine
1t has proven complete success.
just before midnight in II watch-night
service at the Swedish Methodist church,
at Kewaunee, ILL.,, while Rev. n. W.
Bard, was eXhortibg Il large congrega-
ton to make resolves for a better life,
man in an Indian costume, bedecked
with feathers, carrying spear and glist-
ening with war paint, entered the rear
door and rushed down the main aisle,
giving war whoops One woman tainted
and many were unuerved. A reward
has been offered for information as to
the mans identity.
An exciting bear chase, in which
nearly 500 residents of Altoona, Pa,
participated, was feature of the New
Years celebration there. At o'clock
in the afternoon bruin me1ndered into
Altoona from the mountains and started
on a tour Of inspection.
At first it was thought he was tame
animal. but when the mistake was dis
covered there was n rush for firearms,
The animal was run into an alley, pur-
sued by a small army Of amateur MIN
rods. who blazed away endangering the
lives Of the spectators and driving the
timid to cover. The bear turned on its
pursuers jumped the fence, and Fetraced
its steps towards the mountains. II
finally was rounded up in an orchard
and shot to death.
Oscar Himmel. boy. was shot IN the
foot during the hunt.
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