Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-09-03

Hti%HhdFnoou tf0ul{ton - that he SNat
himself in little room that day IN 1861
after his sweetheart died, and looked no
more upon men. An overSeer ~ Hay
den'S estate named Borders was TIE only
human being whom the anchorite saw
and Eurders has declared that the words
which he exchanged with the recluSe in
Il score of years can be enumerated upon
mis- fingers. Borders took care of Hay
dens property until Il mistake in ac-
counting made by IA bank clerk eNaSperat-
ed the hermit, and nenccfOrth, penuriouS-
ness having gripped him. he hid an eS-
tate which viii amount To nearly SltN,-
600 in chinkS aud pillow slips and east
off clothing
Charles a. 10 lgenbuch and Mrs Mary
t. Hagenbuch frem near Tatamy. Pa.
Were married at the latter place the 9th
er day The bridegroom is the husband
of Mrs, Annie i.ongenhach, who commit
ted suicide three weeks ago. Mrs. Lon
genhach was separated from her huS-
band, and had brought an action 10 pro-
cure divorce from him, naming Mrs,
Hageubuch as correspondent. Longer
bach and Mrs. Hagpnbuch We're the
chief mournerS ut the funeral, aud less
than three weeks widowpr married the
woman he has been living with aS his
hou>ekePper,
Wearing a tail white beaver hat and
suit of white duck clothes, DIR. James
Nicholas Van. the we'll known negro of
Mount Hope, \. Y, who claims to he
lQ2 wears old, appeared IN the streets OF
Middletown. \. y. Van says he has
been the husband of fourteen wives, all
of whom We're white women. He is now
looking for a fifteenth wife to care for
his home during the remaining years Of
his life. He is confident that he has
many more years in store,
Two of the cutest young American
horned owls in Pennsylvania are now >
months old. Their mother was shot by
5 =, w. Hammers Of Gettysburg. Pa,
three months ago. She weighed ; pounds
aud measured ~ inches from tip IL tip
OF wings. Mr.. Hammers has these birds
at his place. four miles west of GettyS-
burg, and 1000 persons have called to
see them, They will shake hands and
are weather forecasterS. Before several
recent rains they held up their wings
and east their eyes upward for Il half
hour.
Although Concordia kan is Il very
dry city it was full of snakes the other
day \ Missouri Pacific switch engine
accidentally bumped into wagon be
longing to Il street fair company, In the
N"N'h Il BoA III SiiahtS WAS broken open
by the collision, The reptiles took alarm
aud fled in All directions There were
hlg ones, little ones and medium sized
ones. Five big ones weve rattlers A
draynan accidentally stepped on a black
snake and il curled about his leg His
wells of terror were heard by the people
at jamestown Dick Warner, the depot
agent, slipped up on one man and pricEed
him with a penknife. The man thought
snake had him and climbed to the top Of
a boNcar
Married, divorced and remarked in less
than eighteen months is the record Of G.
", Thomas and wife, who live near
N,nnekah, eight miles south of Chieka.
Sha. On. Thomas was granted license
10 marry Miss Myrtle Doss March -.
lblS, and WIS divorced the following
May They were remarked here the
other day.
William Roah had lively encounter
with a big baeksnake nj Greenwood
lake near bloomfield. y ]. He steppcd
upon what he thought stick. but il
was the tail Of snake. and the reptile.
angry AT being disturbed. wound itself
around the calf Of his right leg Roab
had Il club and struck the snake on It's
head Even then il did not relax it's
grip, and the boys companions assisted
him in killing il. The snake measured
nearly feet in length and was rs big
around as a mans wrist The boys car
rltd its body To Camp Echo, where they
removed its skin. and inside of the snake
was found china egg, 1t is believed
the snake stole the egg from Il hcnhuuse.