Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-05

tle noSIfll or MISS Mary Ferguson,
Washtenaw avenue, Ann Arbor Mich
burger sandwich when something struck
her as being awfully funny and she
laughed. piece of onion got headed
the wrong way and lodged in her nostril
The smarting became unbearable Then
she called a physician, who finally got
the bit of raw" out.
Fred Howard of Albion. Mich, who
has a large collection of relics, has Just
secured what he considers a prize in
the form of an old-fashioned trunk 1870
years old. 1t is a small leather COW
cred affair, ornamented with brass lacks,
and the inside of the trunk is lined with
style sheets of ladies' hats of the years
14S9-9O. On the inside of the cover the
following brief history was written by
Mrs. Sarah NJ. futile, a pioneer, who
died a few years ago: This trunk be-
longed to my grandmother. Mary
Quentant, who was married to DIR. Ste
phen White in 1899 1t was given to
her by her mother and must be over
80 years Old" This trunk is relic of
those days when travel was a more lei
surely process than it is now and when
travellers and their trunks were closer
companions on their Journeys.
Three years ago Anthony Martin of
South Bethlehem, Pa, fell into a fur
mace at the Bethlehem steel works. and
his scalp was practically burned off A
surgeon took Martin in hand and with
surgical Instruments removed the outer
table of the skull that remained in order
to reach live substance. So successful
was the operation that Martin has grown
new scalp and was discharged cured
Romano Balaski, leader in the Pol
lsh quarter of Darlington. \. j.. has
taken a pledge never again TO interfere
with the rendition of an American ma
hOnal air. Balaski's neighbor, Tony
Asker, joyful over prospective American
citizenship, poured forth his soul on a
mouth organ, in the only American tune
he knew, Yankee Doodle and he
played it hour after hour and day after
day. Balaski grew tired of his neigh
boris enthusiasm, particularly as his adj
vancement toward naturalization has not
been so rapid, and after sundry quarrels
he attacked Asker on The street Asker
had the Yankee Doodle" mouth organ
and with it he smote his assailant a
terrific blow over the ear. Half the
Polish colony got into the riot before the
affray was quieted by the police. After
a physician had taken several stitches in
Balaski's scalp at the place where Asker
played Yankee Doodle" upon it, he had
Asker arrested. Magistrate Smith let
Asker off with a So fine, but imposed a
SO penalty upon Balaski and warned
him against future interference with ma
tional airs.
A motor iceboat, the invention of Phil
ip f. Taft of Stebbins place. Mass. has
been attracting much attention on Wa
tershopS pond. The machine has already
attained speed of thirty miles an hour,
and Mr.. Taft expects to increase this to
forty miles before the winter is over
Another year he will build new boat
which he expects 10 easily travel at a
mile a minute clip. The boat he is now
experimenting with is about 10 feet long
and AZ feet wide at the bow. tapering
TO nearly point at the stern. The
highest point is the gasoline tank, which
is pcrched on a frame about three feet
above the ice. The entire boat weighs
10 pounds The power is furnished by
taken from motorcycle. The purchase
on the ice is obtained by n wheel filled
with iron spikes attached to a hinged
lever which rises and falls as the boat
glideS ever the hummockS on the ice.
There are two steel runners i'll front
and Il concave crucible steel runner ut
the stern. which is used for steering
4 HIS SlctIiuE IulihSI Is tptldttu ny ii
lever similar to a tiller on a sailboat.
Mr.. Taft conceived the idea of motor
i.ebOat by riding his motor over the ice.
Jonas Myers, a veteran of the Civil
war in Rochester, Ind, has taken out ali
insurance policy on his own coffin. About
a year ago Mr.. Myers had coffin for
himself made to order and the act served
for considerable comment by his friends.
l. Il.
said he could protect himself from fire
while on earth. but the after world
would have to take care of itself.
Ernest Morris. an aged resident of
WilliamSport, Ind. is in a serious cOndi-
ton as result of the explosion of a
boiling pot of coffee. Morris lives by
himself and was preparing a meal. The
lid on the vessel containing the coffee
was pushed down too tightly and the
explosion resulted. The scaldng fluid
was thrown over his hands and face and
the flesh fearfully burned. Following the
accident the aged man wandered out
into the night being finally picked up
by friends and given medical atten-
ton.
While an exhorter at a revival meeting
in a church at Smyrna, Del. was pic
turing the torrents of the damned, a
fantastic face appeared at a window,
causing a panic among the worshipers.
and they fed from the building in
alarm. 1t developed that a practical
joker carved a head out of pumpkin.
placed a lighted candle in it aud held
the figure up at the window.
If the bill introduced in the Indiana
Legislature by Representative Fearing
of Marion county becomes Il law it will
not be legal for "a rooster TO cross the
road The little brown hen" as well
as her mate. will have to remain at
home or keep in the public highway.
Gearing introduced bin ut the request
of number of farmers living in Marion
county to make it unlawful for chickens.
ducks, geese turkeys and other fowls
owned on one farm 10 trespass on adj
joining farms, and to provide a penalty.
During the burning Of ". II. Hur-
ley's corn mill and elevator at Clinton.
Mo. heavily loaded VI. X. & I. freight
train. on a down grade was STONED
opposite the fire by line of hose across
the track. Engineer Bentgen protested
and appealed 10 the firemen to uncounle
the hose finally SbOurinp.