Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-02

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ton was circulated, Chesbrough sign
ing for $1,000. He paid $500 in cash
ana gave an amount of stock in local
bank, which was afterward sold fer
$500. He refused to pay the remainder
of the amount, contending that it was
not a legal contract. The verdict COW
ers the remainder of the subscription
and interest from its date,
Two thousand horned toads. direct
from Texas, are going through Il metal
| lIzing process at a metallic reproduction
company's plant at Waukegan, Ill.,, 10
be made into ornamental stickpins. To
make each pin "A fresh toad is needed.
1t is chloroformed before being put into
the process. The company plans to put
out 10000 of these toad pins. The
toadS were shipped by man who is
gathering them for the company, and
the idea of using them for making hat
pins is one which it is believed will APP
peal To the women who like fads.
\ West Chester Pa young man. who
is interested in electrical study. has
made some curious experiments. He
tried a strong current in killing reaches,
and they suCcumhed at the first shock
when placed in water as a conductor,
Other bugs went just ms easily, but he
met with surprise when he tried ii on
Il common mousse ny. IHteu Ill Hpbi
of water charged with all the power
from an electric light wire, the fly gave
no sign of being even troubled by the
current, and the experimental is en-
deavoring 10 figure out the reason, The
fly took u current which would have
killed a dog, cat or horse. The expert
menter killed five cats in one night by a
contrivauce he placed on his front porch
to get rid of these nuisances.
Workmen Mt the Silver Dale stone
crushing plant, near Pottstowu, Pa,
were Mortified when they unearthed the
skeleton of a human being. 1t was found
Mt depth of ten feet. with n jumbled
mass of stone around il. and there was
not remnant of wood To Indicate that
the body ever lay in a coffin. When
exposed to the air it crumbled, and the
workmen could not tell of what sex ii
was. The skeleton was found in Il
perfectly uprigh: position.
Ringing the doorbell at Wilbur NJ
SWANS home, 80 Bellevue avenue.
Springfield Mass, whore a whist party
was in progress, Il masked man demand
ed money. When it was refused he
fred at Mrs Bertha BENJAMIN. who had
answered the bell, and when Mrs Leila
Tapley and Douglas Swan entered the
hall he fired again, breaking the cbande-
ler. Mrs Tapey undoubtedly saved
Mrs Benjamin's life by hitting the
mans arm as he fired the second time.
Mr.. Swan, who was on the second iioor,
started downstairs, but his wife shouted
to him to go back. lie then threw his
wallet containing $50. down the stairs.
and the stranger snatched it aud made
off.
The discovery of a huge lump of a sub
stance which bears the appearance of
ambergris leads Capt. Walter Larson Of
the $. j. MONT and his crew of three to
believe they have picked up a fortune |
at sea. 1t was found while they were
fishing today off Atlantic City, N. j.. |
The weight Of the lump is $50 pounds |
and if ambcrgris. IN believed to be worth |
from $1,000 to $4,000. Larson says It |
is the product of the sperm whale, and |
that il probably has come down from the |
been summoned TO ascertain the value |
of the find.
The happiest man in st. Louis, be
cause he never worries and always gets |
whatever he wants IL Simon Bildstein.
who recently celebrated his Tooth birth
day. Herr Bidstein has a philosophy |
Of life and conduct calculated 10 shock |
the prOhbitiOnist and the anti-t0baccO'
mist into shivering fits Bildstein denies
himself nothing and unto him nothing is
denied. He drinks. he smokes, he chews. |
He is not drunkard-not now--though |
he used TO get drunk. That was many |
years ago. Long, long ago Herr Bid
STEMS capacity for red liquor became |
so great that all the whisky he cares 10
drink now has no Intoxicating effect.
Bildstein's regular consumption Of whis-
ky, according to his statement and that |
of the family with whom he lives is one |
gallon a week.
Mrs. Abraham IIirsch Of ga Belmont
avenue. Newark, y. j., who said she
had had all she wanted Of waiting up
at night for her husband 10 come home.
told Police Capt. Oscar Nogel the de-
tails Of n raid she had made on poker
game. Unassisted. she said, She entered |
a restaurant in Springfield avenue and
surprised a game which she suspected |
to be poker She left with Capt. No2el
Eve 81 bills and some cards, which she
said she took in the raid.
Il found my husband at q table with |
man by the name Of Gross said Mrs. |
Hirsch. and they. with several others,
were playing poker. IF il wasn't poker
it was something snspiciously like IT,
/ know what poker is. When ! came in |
my husband grabbed his hat and ran.
He was wise. Gross tried ~ cover up |
the money on the table by lying Oh it. |
but hit him with my umbrella and got
s. and the cards" /
Gross denied that there was any gam |
bling IN the place. saying that he and |
IIirsch were playing pinoche He az |
serted that Mrs. HirSch struck him with |
an umbrella.
Don. a big St Bernard dog belonging |
81 William Balm Of Belleville, \. j. is |
suffering from the effects of u fDur-stnry |
jump. Don il known throughout Belle
Vile because Of his daily excursions with
the letter carriers. The other day Don
followed William Balm, Jr. his masters
son, 10 school. lie could not get in and
trotted up the fire escape four stories
just then Carrier O'Brien passed on
his route. The dog saw him and chose
the quickest way to the ground 4
veterinarian said that the dog bad re-