Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01

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y young restaurant was brought into
Boston, Mass. a few days ago in the form
of cabbage that is a giant in its class.
And there is some class 10 il, as il fills
the top of good sized table and wouId
make meal for twenty families The
monster Is fully three feet in height and
weighs IN the vicinity of thirty pounds
II was raised in the garden of Albert
TodeScc of Roslindale The seed that
this cabbage came from has heretofore
never been guilty of any such conduct
and has been satisfied To bring forth ordi-
nary editions of the vegetable that is
commonly embraced with the name of
corned beef When the head grew liz
size Mr. Todesce was about Ia cut il off
when he noticed that although it was
larger than any of the others it was not
nearly full grown and allowed il to re-
main on its stalk and awaited its full
growth lie expected the head would he
a large one. but never anticipated that il
would become what ii really did After
waiting several weeks and seeing that
the head was still charging hc cut
away the surrounding plants To allow it
To have enough room for its growth. Iii
nally he thought it had had time enough
and clipped it. Several farmers were
consulted and all declared that the freak
was fully as important discovery as
the new north pole. and advised Mr. To
desce to have il photographed aud meats
ured by competent persons
Tom Brown, an English coal miner re-
siding in Panama. Il coal camp tour mil2s
south Of Rich lin, Mo, is the lucky
holder of a five guinea English gold
piece, dated 1891 i had becu handed
down in the Brown family from one gen
Grafton 10 another until now. Ii is val.
ued at $3.50. AZ least that is the offer
made by Boston coiu dealer ONLY
Two coins of this denomination and date
are known to exist one having recently
heeu purchased hY the English gavtfse-
ment aud now in the Kings collection ia
London, and the other, owned by Mr..
Brown, vino has il located in the vaults
Of a bank III Rich ilill.
Kicked by a mule so hard thai he
scared in the air, Francis Schaetfrr died
ut the louisville. Pa" hospital lie ricd
To brush flies off the animals back at "a
mine aud the mule misunderstood.
Frederick g. Mead of Ossiuing, y y.
who has not worn hat in seventeen
years. has returned from a tramp
through Europe on the ST Louis of the
American line. He said that his wan
behring's continued 70 he amusing because
of the wonder IN the eyes of persons
abroad, and the daily questions Of: Did
YOU lose your hatE' and want To buy
u hat| When Mr.. Mead first attracted
the attention of frequenters OF the piers
he explained that he had forgotten his
hat one day when leaving his home and
thereupon came to the conclusion that he
really did not need a hat, and had not
worn one since.
Despite the fact that he is stone blind
Edward Cannon, an aged Redwood, Pm,
man, boarded the train today, went to
IloydSyille and alone on the mountain
there picked and stemmed nineteen
quarts elderberrics. without the aid of u
single person
Henry 4. Spencer. chief of the Chel-
sea, Mass fire department, has just re-
ceved a letter from his son. Lieut. Theu-
dorc *. Spencer, L, = A., which was
dropped overheard from 'lited States
transport on May -. Lieut.. Spencer
embarked on he transport Sheridan from
san Francisco with the Seventh United
States infantry May ,. MAY II, when
the steamer was 1900 miles from San
francisco, in the middle of the Pacific
ocean, Lieut.. Spencer. with many Off
GERS and members of the crew, placed
mail in a barrel and dropped the barrel
into the ocean. II being chance as to
whether the barrel would be picked up
by passing steamer bound to San
Francisco or whether il might drift
away to Australia or some other place
The barrel had apparently been in the
water for several weeks MS the letter
which Spencer addressed to his father
and which arrived in Chelsea hore the
rostmark Of .'uly to,
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Albert Turgeon. wife heater. was SEN
fenced to fifteen days in the workhouSe
IN Minneapolis, MINI. When Judge
Ieury passed sentence the man asked
the court 10 grant one request.
What is it, asked the Judge
Kindly send my wife up for fifteen
days for companiouship, the man re-
piled.
I'VE will see how it works on YOU
first, said the court and then We may
consider your request.
II had troubled dreams last night. aud
thought | was struck dead" ms the lad
said to his mother. seemed premonitory
of the tragic death that Russeii, son uf
Thomas O'Neill. met in the old Washing
ton hill reservoir in Pottstown. Pa. The
dream worried the boy so much that he
would not eat and he tried IA forget il
by playing baseball with some compan-
ions. Then he sat down along the edge
of the reservoir with his feet dangling in
over the water, and rs a big fish swan
beneath them he leaned forward to get a
better look at it, but lost his balance and
soon sank ia nine feet of water Other
boys diyed after him. but when they
| brought the body to the surface life had
fed
Mrs Louis Coordes If Terrc Hante.
Ind, IS in a serious condition as the re-
suit Of swallowing a paper Of needles sis
years ago, Mrs. COOrdcs. who ST that
time WAS Il trained nurse was holding
the small package between her lips when
another nurse came up behind her aud
tIcKied her. The snocK made her swat
low tie needles Within a few months
two of the needles worked out Of her
body aud after that she had no further
/ trouble, : few months ago she began
to have severe hemOrrhages. which grew
worse until ten days ago. when needles
began 30 work out Of various parts Of her
body. The other day the seventeenth
was taken out. The woman is in an cA-
hausted condition.
Miss Ida NJ Mabey If lJ7 Elizabeth
avenue. Newark. ~ j.. is not sure