Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-23
is the best place for him and never
leaves his masters yard.

\ record for fine writing with pen
has just been established by 4. ]. Far
rell, draughtsman of 142 Henry street.
Brooklyn, y. y, who in local contest
wrote l3,ltO words, using 223 lines. on
the back of an ordinary postal carl
Over hundred other contestants tried
their skill in the same contest, and sec
ond honors fell TO James +, Lally. a
hardware clerk of Greenwich, with about
third as many words Mr.. Farrell had
previously entered into similar contests,
missing first prize each time by IA small
margin. Learning of another contest ad-
vertiSed in the Greenwich News. he
challenged the two previous winners, and
sent them each duplicate pen and some
OF the ink he was himself using in order
that the contest might he perfectly fair
one. Then he set TO work Transmitting
over and over again the advertising
phrase prescribed. The phrases of six
teen words was written nearly SIS times.
The work took over two weeks. in which
forty hours were used, five lines per hour
being the fastest time made He broke
all previous recoruS for the number of
times the phrase could he written on a
postal card and also for the largest num-
Der of words, Every word on the card
is written legibly.
Ella, come here" shouted John
Sharp OF Winsted, Conn, to his wife
from the bathroom. He did not dis.
cover until he sat down in the tub of
hot water that the receptacle had re-
ceVed a fresh coat of enamel When
his wife arrived he was stuck To the
bottom of the tub. and after working
four hours he got the enamel off his
body Mrs Sharp had forgotten to tell
her husband that the tub had been re-
enameled.
\ remarkable prayer. resulting in the
election from the death chamber of the
unidentified preacher who made the in
vocation, was offered beside the coffin of
little William Hunter, who was killed
on the railroad near Hagerstown Md.
The minister, unknown to the family.
called at the house and asked permits
sion To offer prayer for the dead Being
handed a Bible he knelt 10y the coffin
and thanked the Lord for taking the
child. saying it was best, MS the child
would probably have grown up to be
drunkard Mrs. Hunter called to her
husband, who put the preacher out of
the house, The incident was reported
to the police.
His fondness for raisns almost cost
the life of Milton Il. Davidheiser, a
prominent contractor of Pottstown, Pa.
In critical condition from bowel OBJ
structi0n, he was taken TO the hospital
and the surgeons who performed an
operation were surprised to find that
raisin seeds We're the cause of the trou-
Bile. Over a pint that had lodged in the
intestnes were removed and now Mr..
DavidheiSer is in a fair way to recovery.
1t pays to advertise. Ask Israel An
drews, an octogenarian Of Southington.
Conn. 1t was discovered that few DAYS
ago the Old man married a young woih-
an Mt Westfeld. Mass, after a courtship
by mail, having first used certain papers
carrying matrimonial" ads. TO become
acquainted with the woman who now is
his wife. When the couple returned home
neighborS gathered in front of the house
and serenaded them, to which the bride
groom replied with bullets that went
above the heads of the crowd.
Offering in pawn a ring which she tear
fully explained was my wedding ring"
pretty young woman dressed in black
Went up one street and down another in
Seattle with such success that she dis
posed of n dozen or more "phony" pieces
Of jewelry TO alphabetically inclined
persons M 81 each. Mrs. Lizzie Lewis
of Wenatchee was the name the wom-
an gave when approaching her victims
with a story of family misfortune, which,
IN some cases, was so potent that small
loans were advanced without the
lender taking the proifered ring. The
rings which were taken are of brass,
and worth 81 Il gross. Mrs. Lewis
has disappeared.
Justice Herman -. Hunt of North va
kma, Wash, fined n man SO and costs
Tor smoking a cigarette. The costs
amounted TO 81. and the convicted man
handed the Judge S13. remarking, Keep
the change and bolted from the room,
leaving the tip in the judges hand. The
Yakima valley is hostile territory for the
cigarette smoker from one end to the
other. In this Sheriff Lancaster and his
assistants have been active, aud several
arrests have been made. In Benton
county one arrest has been made In
Franklin county Prosecutor Hnmon says
the cigarette must not be used. Kittitas
county officers also will enforce the law
strictly.
The past few days have witnessed the
exodus of every colored family from the
village Of BurTville, FIVE miles south of
Winsted, Conn. 4 ghost did it. The
place had many c0lOred residents, and
the whites were unable to get rid Of
them until George w. Eaton, owning
property in the village. hit on the scheme
Oh pidylnE RhOhI. In UOWlng FobeA OF
white he appeared two nights and fright
ened every negro in the place out Of il.
One can't get negro in gunshot of
Burrville today for love or money. John
II. Burr. the heaviest property owner
in the village is planning banquet for
Eaton
Mrs. NJ Richman's fame as cake
baker is well known in the country round
Franklinville, y. j.. but no one knew
it better than her little Henry. During
a heavy storm the lad crawlcd to the
pantry and seized delicious cake. Just
then lightning struck the house and after
passing through several second story
rooms came down in the pantry and ran
down Henrys arm into the cakebox. He
fell unconscious to the floor and was re
viyed only after an hours hard work.
He still retained his grasp of the cake.
Through a peculiar accident Mrs Wal
lace Kittel of Glendola, y. j.. has lost
the sight Of her right eye. Returning
home from visit to a niece in Melville,
she found her skirt very dusty and start
ed 10 shake L. suddenly there was a
piercing pain in her eye, and reaching MP
quickly she pulled ont pin that was