The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-10-14
NOTES OF INTEREST.

NOTES OF INTEREST.
The pet cat of Goldie Allmendinger OF
Ann ArbOr, Mich. saved the lives OF the
five members of the family, and IN dong
so sacrificed its own life. Fire started III
the building used by the Allmcndlnger
family as Il residence and bakery, and
while the family slept the first floor and
cellar became filed with smoke. Scent.
ing danger, the cat ran to the door OK
Golde'S bedroom and scratched unul MI
Allmendingcr was awakened. lie mas
tily arose, reused his wife and three
children, and cast about for means OF
escape. The smoke poured up the stair
way, cutting off escape by that route,
but finally exit was made through sec
ond story window, Mrs. Allmendinger
| catching the two younger children rs
they were tossed TO her. Goldic ieH on
the railing of the porch and was injured,
but will recover After the fire was eX-
tinguishcd the charred body of the cat
was found at the spot where it had gone
to awaken the family.
"Who knows hut the day is not far off
when the rich young society man VIII
abandon his automobile for flying ear
and leave the streets to you and me-
said President Jacob Gould SChurman
/ bl NtIIltll university III NlN'uNNlhE ll'
recent airShip triumphs on his return To
this city from three months tour i'll
| Europe DIR. SChurman saw number
| of the foreign avatOrs make flights aud
remarked that this past summer has
been most remarkable. He thinks that
living ContriyauCcs viii open a wonderful
future. He also said that this summer,
| while attending the celebration of the
lOOth anniversary of the University Of
/ IcipsiC he was present ut "kommers''
| at which were 1000 people, among
/ them many students who drank beer.
1 The King Of SaNouy had aroused great
enthusiasm 10y stating that he did not
/ think students drank too much beer and
remarked that he did not believe Ger
man youth would wax strong on straw
! berry lemonade. DIR. Scnurman did not
| express his personal sentiments on this
/ point
While opening oysters at his oyster
/ shop in plautcld, y. j.. Carrot Van
| Name found a pearl the size of hazel
nut Local jewelers. placed value of
5000 on il and Mr.. Van Name refused
$500 Last season he frequently found
pearls in oysters and one he sold for
500
\ stone Goddess of Justice. twelve
feet high. her eyes hoodwinked aud hold.
ing alutt her scales, that for twenty-five
years has surnuunted the dome of the
Douglas county courthouse in Omaha
Nrh.. has been bought by George II
titles, n farmer, aud is going out of the
law business, for new courthouse Is
beng erected 10 take the place of the
old one, which has become too small and
badly out of style. She is going out into
the corntields and engage in the humble
occupation of posing as Scarccrow to
firm "a rlg ha
Of the farmer who has purchased her
for so. In the cornliclds the goddess
will hold rags instead of scales in its
hands These it will wave in the brcczes
thus frightening away crows and other
birds that periodically raid the fields
The will of Miss Anna Smith. just
probatcd in York, Pa, has astOnished
even the economical PENNSYLVANIA folk.
She was n servant for sixty of her sew
cnty years. and never made more than
50 per month, but she leaves Il house
worth $500 and $500 in cash. Miss
Smith had many offers of marriage in
her younger days, but always ayowcd
hatred of mankind. Her savings 20 to
her sister.
Bound hand and foot loaded into
waiting auto and conveyed through the
principal business streets of Spokane,
Wash, was the fate OF Arthur A. Horn
berg and his bride, Miss lima A. Strong,
following their marriage at the home of
Mrs. Florence A. Smith. 80 Second
avenue. one of the members of the
party, which consisted of George II. Ma
erudcr, Enrl Jones, Walter Thompson,
Bert Reynolds, Harry Mills, Lou Barn.
bart and Miss Florence Smith, with a
tig megaphone announced that Mr.
iIornbcrg had just been married.
Judge Richard Il. Russell Of the Geor.
gia court of appeals in Atlanta, Ga, be
came n father for the thirteenth time
The baby is boy with n proud record
behind him, for he is the thirteenth child
Of n thirteenth child on his mothers side
and the seventh son of a seventh son on
the side OF his father. What name this
youngest Of the RuSscllS will bear Las
not been decided. This is a decision the
court has not yet handed down, for it is
no easy matter To- name a thirteenth
child. let alone thirteenth child Of a
thirteenth child and seventh son Of a
seventh son. Judge Russell was 4 can.
didatc for governor against Iiokc Smith
when the latter was nominated several
wears ago, and he urged the people %
support him saying he needed the Office
because of his numerous progeny.
A large kite, which he was flying
from the roofs of row Of houses on
Hoffman street, between Sixth and Sew
enth streets, in Philadelphia. Pa, acted
as n parachute when David isabelow-
sky, years old. of So Hoffman street,
accidentally stepped over the edge, aud
saved him from serious injury. The
boy landed on his feet which were bad
~ bruised, but he was not otherwise
hurt, according to the physicians at
| Mount Sinai hospital. Policeman Dup.
per of the Thirty seventh district saw
| the child run of the roof aud rushed to
the place where he struck the GROUND
| and sent him to the hospital.
A great revival meeting in progress
| at the Baptist church in Boston, Ga
i uas bral ~, ~ No tho v,yar, ,..li,.,.