The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-04-22
NOTES OF INTEREST.

The new primary election law is ex-
pccted to discourage women registering
to vote for school officers throughout the
state of Oklahoma. The blank they
must sign to get Il registration slip re-
lulrCs women to give their politics. color
Of their eyes aud hair, and their age.
-. $. Levy of oklahoma City, secretary
IF the Oklahoma election board says but
few will register,
The oldest story of the killing Of
calf in the annals of Chester county
comes from Farmer William Reid, III
East Bradford township, Pennsylvania.
While his COW lay in her stall at night
Il calf tied in the same stall clambered
over her The COW rose, lifted the calf
on her back. and when morning came
there it was, dead, hanged on its moth
cr'S back.
During the performance of Three Of
Us AT the Washington HudJ Opera
house, a scene that was not Oh the pro-
gramme was enacted. DurinG the third
act of the play red paper that had been
across q stage CRATE caught
fire from the explosion If au electric
bulb. One of Jhe actors seized ocean
on the flames. going on with his lines
as though nothing had happened The
prompt action of the actor probably
saved the opera house from destruction,
for near by was n large stack of paper
and other inHammable material. Many
in the audience thought the incident a
part of the play.
\ cat of Los Angeles. Cal. broke the
record the other day, but saved fifteen
lives i'll rs many eggs. Her owner ex-
poets to recall her today. or course,
II all happened over in the First ward.
The hen who thought she was the moth
cr of those eggs complained of the wet
ness and when the rain soaked up
through the nest she promptly abandoned
her barrel and made Il terrific fuss. The
amateur poultryman quickly put the eggs
in dry nest and then tried to coax
Biddy back. But she was almost rs shy
rs recall candidate and baked rs only
a setting hen can. 1t was only the tahby
eat that saved the day-aud the eggs.
She crnwled into the nest of her own
free will, climbed up on the eggs ana
now refuses To permit the hen to enter
now wondering if she will mother
the chicks.
In n spirited but friendly argument
with Il. II. Link. owner or the Arhella
ranch of Lone mountain, near Fort
Bayard, y. NJ, Mrs Mary Hawkins.
81 years old. maintained that the old
fashioned side saddle was the best mode
of riding arguing against the riding
astride, TO back up her arguments and
also her statements, she insisted that an
old side saddle which had not been used
for years be brought forth and a spirit
ed horse sadded. Despite her advanced
years, Mrs. lla wilkins, uuaided jumped
into the saddle and rode reckIcSsly about
the ranch with the horse on Il mad gal.
Top the greater part of the time, Arroyas
were jumped and barriers cleared, while
the elderly woman maintained her seat
with ease.
Alexander Thomas stole copper wire
in sight of city brokers Ostenslby To get
into jail at Scranton, Pa, for the win
ter. When arraigncd before Judge Me
Clure he refused To- have counsel as
signed him and insisted on pleading
guilty. The verdict of guilty was taken,
and. as the prisoner was Eleetuly con
templatng II three tor four months so
journ in Jail, Judge Mcclure blasted his
hopes with two cruel words: sentence
suspended" When the prisoner turned
to protest against the harsh ukaSe of the
court he was cut short with a snappy
Get outH lie reluctantly left
In the probate court of Springfield. O,
"A man who on January obtained a
license under the name of
Charles s. Scharkey, asked to have it
on the records to Charles Schoc-
key, which he said was his right name.
lie gave as reason for the mistake
that he was excited and agitated mt the
time of getting his license and did not
know what he was doing. The police
have been asked to look up his record,