Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-03-04
NOTES OF INTEREST.

Richard Doran, the centenarian in
NorristoWn, Pa, who had never used a
telephone. was called to the receiver by
\. Cameron Corson. the other night, aud
was surprised distinctly 10 hear over
the wire the question:
NJ. Doran, how many children have
you =
To this he laconically replied:
Il had seven sons. and each Of them
had four sisters. Now, how many chill
dren did | haveE'
In the superior court At bridgeport
Conn, Judge George w Wheeler refused
twice to accept 4 verdict which fixed the
value Of II l4-year-old boys life at $500.
The case was that of the boys father,
Charles MCCann of Greenwich. against
Peter Mcclure, chauffeur for Julian W.
CurtiSs of New York. While the Nc
Cam toy was riding on the hack of Il
wagon he saw Mcclure driving nm auto
mobile, and, thinking the automobile
,faS about to hit the wagon. he jumped
to the ground, Mcclure, to avoid hitting
another wagon which was approaching
him, turned rs the boy jumped \ lamp
ON the automobile hit the boy and his
neck was broken. The jurors returned Il
verdict for the plaintiff and fixed the
damages at $500. Judge Wheeler told
them that the verdict was not sufficient,
and ordered them TO retire and reConsid
er the matter Half an hour later the
jury returned and brought in the same
verdict The judge set ii aside.
G. c. rugh of Nelson county. VA, has
returned to the Augusta county clerks
Office marriage license issued to him
and Miss Fanny Grass, April -. 1904.
saying he does not need it at present. He
fails To state what happened to Cupid
in these six years
For some time George Neshitt of Wood
lawn, Md, has been missing plugs of to-
bacco that he kept lying about the
house. This remained mystery until
"a few days ago. when, beneath the llitch-
on table, he discovered big Maltese
tomcat that came 10 his home for shell
ter recently, chewing away ON a 5-cent
plug with an occasional groWL Nesbitt
caught the animal, which held the plug
as if a mouse, and TO see what effect the
tobacco would have on the animal he
confined it in a box and allowed it to
finish IFS odd meal, The cat refused to
partake of II saucer Of milk placed with
i'm the box, but continued to dcyour
the tobacco to the last flake, after which
a. went to sleep, never even becoming
i'll. Nesbitt has tried the eat several
times since with the new found dainty.
which it never refuses, spurnlug all
other food SO long as it can ear to-
bacco.
Negotiations have just been completed
through which the Ia Rue Holmes
Nature Lovers league in Summit, n. j..
comes in possession of a permanent
refuge for the gulls and other birds Of
the New Jersey coast. Shortly after its
organization, several years ago, the
league became interested in the project
of obtaining possession of an island,
with an area Of about $50 acres, near
Stone Harbor, Cape May county. the
nesting place Of gulls and other birds
The island has now become = possession
of the organization and will hereafter
hc known ms the La Rue Holmes Nature
Lovers league bird refuge In times
past this nesting place was the scene
of mcrciess slaughter among the gulls
thousands being sacrificed to meet the de
u,and for their pnmage. Through the
work Of the National Audubon society
Il remnant Of the birds was saved.
competent warden was placed in charge,
and now from 1000 to 1900 gus breed
iu the accustomed place over the marsh
land. The Nature Lovers league now
takes mp the matter Of maintaining the
warden service.
John Shiahud. an Indian, who asserted
he was more than 100 years OLD, ana who
was almost lynchod by white pioneers
sixty three years ago. is dead ut Port
Madison, Wash. The body of white
man was found in 1S47 at the foot of
Lake Union, in what IN now Seattle.
Settlers ascribed his death TO murder by
Indians. Shiahud aud another Indian
wcre about to be lynchcd when the sher-
if and posse rescued them. The Indians
proved their innocence. Shiahud became
a prominent figure in the village Of Seat
tie, whose growth made fortune for
him through land sales.
Yes, your honor. / udmit that / have
not kissed my husband for ten years, but
il Is longer than that since he kissed
me- said Mrs. Lena Hayw0rth in apply
ing for Il divorce from Cyrus Hayworth,
at Scdalia, Mo. Mr.. and Mrs. Il1yworth
are the parents of nine children. They
lived on "a farm near HOustOnia until Il
few months ago. when they disagreed.
The wife wanted the farm III addition to
the decree but Hayworth objected and
opposed her in court. Mrs. Iayworth
told the court that her husband never
went in town until he was out of whis-
Ky, compelling her to attend TO all
business except such purchases. Mrs.
Hayworth was granted decree of di-
y"rCc.