The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
NOTES OF INTEREST.

NOTES OF INTEREST.
After being traded for cider, Mrs
! Smith, former charge at the Burling
ton DoOrhOuse in Bradford county Pa,
was returned to that institution today.
| Some weeks ago farmer got her to be
his hOusekeeper and to care for his chill
dren in return for giving her home. A
couple Of weeks later he traded her to
another farmer for five gallons of cider.
This second farmer later traded her to Il
third for one gallon of cider, and the
third farmere finally returned her to the
poOrhOuSe.
Rev. M. B. Van Leer, pastor of the
Epworthth M. E. church near Belleville.
Ill. believe in the church militant, or at
least the church industrial" as he puts
it. Pastor Van Leet completed a good
lob of interior decoration in his church
as an Easter surprise for his congrega-
ton. The congregation is small and
handicapped by lack of funds. Rev Mr..
Van Leer wanted his church to have a
new inferior dress for Easter, so he took
off his coat. gathered a few paint buckets
and did the work himself. The Ladies'
Aid society of the church gave a bazaar
to raise funds to pay for the paint the
pastor used.
David Detwiler of Oxford, Mich, has
recently undergone peculiar experience
| that is puzzling local physicians He
originally came from among the Phila-
| delnhio Dutch. but for twenty years has
NOT snoken q word of that language. Re-
Gently he underwent a stroke of paral-
| ysis. after which he began to speak
Dutch and could not speak a word of
English. Gradually his command OF the
English language has returned and at
fine same time the Dutch has fled. To
day. nearly fully recovered from his ex-
per;ence he can speak but few words
| of Dutch.
Legal learning is worth about $100 a
| Mound not much more than opium III
these parlous days, according to the opin-
ion of Superior Judge James Coifey, CIV
en- in a damage suit III San FRANCISCO,
| Cal The attorney for young man who
had won a suit against the United rail-
roads had asked the court to allow him
certain fee. more than the young man
! thought the attorney was worth to him.
| After the arguments, Judge Coifey said:
''Bailiff. take the papers of this wise
man of the law outside and have them
weighed We shall allow him an even
500 a pound for his legal learning"
|
| two pounds and a half.
so be it." said the judge, 'the learned
counsel is entitled to $3.50. Call the next
case"
The decision, it is reported, will be APP
pealed.
One dollar apiece was fixed in police
court as the prices of kisses in the Scran-
ton, Pa, market. The quotation was
given by Magistrate John L. Howe,
when Nathan Perlman, a clerk in a Penn
avenue shoe store, pleaded guilty to a
charge of disorderly conduct preferred
| by Agnes MOsher, a cOmely girl who
works in a candy store in the same block.
The girl declared that Perlman bought
some candy and when asked to settle he
asked her if she wouldn't rather accept
kisses than money. Before she could
reply Perlman circled her waist and
planted two resounding smacks on her
cheeks When she demonstrated with
! him he refused to be squelched and she
| finally notified police headquarters. 4
warrant was issued and it was served on
Perlman. When he paid the 81 fine i'm
posed by the magistrate, Perlman eX-
pressed satisfaction with the bargain.
Billy the Persian cat which APP
peared before Police Judge Conlan in
1
warrant proceeding instituted by Mrs.
H. L. Hastings against the DR.. Morse
| Cat and Dog hospital, has become still
| further involved in a legal controversy.
The defendants had been holding the
animal in lieu of payment for capital
operation which had been performed by
| the physician to save Billy's life. 1t was
stated at the conclusion of court that
suit may be instituted in the supreme
| court against Mrs. Hastings to recover
a fee for an operation on the feline for
append ;citis. In the meantime, however,
Judge Conlan awarded the cat to Mrs.
Hastings. Some weeks ago Mrs. Hast
ingS took the cat to the hospital for treat
ment. The cat was pronounced to be
suffering from an abdominal trouble. pre-
sumably appendicitis, and an operation
was performed. Later the woman re-
fused to pay the fee for the operation
and then the trouble began.
Promptly at 4:30 o'clock every morn
ing Jim Paesner, a New Jersey farmer
arises and begins his days work. He
does not bother about alarm clocks any
more for he places more reliance in his
hound dog Spot, who sleeps outdoors and
who a few minutes before 4:3O begins an
unearthly howl. Paesner knows from ex-
| perience it is useless to try to prolong
| his sleep, for the dogs yelps will not
| cease until his master comes down to
him. Paesner gives a simple explanation
of how the dog became such reliable
alarm. When he used the clock the first
| thing he would do after getting up would
be to see if Spot was all right and throw
| him a piece of meat. Ane dog now looks
| for his breakfast at that hour and for
| six weeks has not varied five minutes in
time.
In addition to various other expenses
incurred by reason OF stray cur going
mad in MOorestOwn, n. j., about six
weeks ago, it cost Chester township 1903
this week for two bills presented by Mrs.
James l.. Young and Walter S. French
for damages caused by the same dog.
Mrs. Young's pill was for $14S for eX-
penses involved at the Pasteur institute,
New York, while undergoing treatment
for a bite received from the animal, and
French's bill was for $155 for the same
cause for his little 3-year-old daughter
Esther. No provision is made by the
New Jersey law for damages done by
dogs to human beings. although sheep
and fowl are provided for. Representa-
tive citizens were present at the meeting
and urged payment of the bills. Offering
to contribute money if necessary to de-
fend any action taken by the committee
The bills were passed without a dissent
ing voice.
Millions of ladybugs are receiving free
transportation OH the various railroads
while travelling from the state insectary
at Sacramento to the melon fields of tic
Imperial valley Three consignmeuts
have passed through Los Angeles en-
route to Eel Centre and other valley