The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-01
NEWS BRIEFS FROM ALL
CORNERS OF THE WORLD


New York-whcn her father anu
mother were called back hurriedly
from Bermuda BY the illness of an old
or daughter at Wilkes Barre, Pa, lit
tie Gertrude Somers started home alone
in charge of the ships officers with her
big ST. Bernard dog. Wolf, as a com
panion She arrived alone and heart
broken for wolf fell overheard while
engaged i'm tossing BRACKETS on his
nose and was miles astern before his
little mistress could dry her eyes and
notify the officers
Chicago. Ill.-When all the debts OF
the estate Of John r. Walsh have been
paid there will. not be enough property
left To justify the heirs IN contesting
the viii of the banker who left all his
estate 10 his wife. This statement was
made by Marquis Eaton. attorney for
the Walsh estate.
Chicago. m.-How 10 spend 100000
I'm charity is a problem that Is too
much for Charles A. Purcell He is a
malt dealer and executor Of the VIII
of his sister law, Mrs Mary h.
Purcell, who dfed in Los Angeles in
1871. leaving 100000 10 relatives and
S25OOOO TO charity. He declares he is
absolutely at sea as TO what he should
do with the money. does not know
where to begin and wishes he could
get rid Of part of il by giving it away
at Christmas. but could only distribute
$4,000. He is thinking Of building a
home for abandoned infants.
New York-Flnding that his apple
trees at Pocantico Hills were not pro-
ducing a normal crop of apples, John
D. Rockefeller called in a tree expert
who at once found the trouble to be
the san Jose scale. The oil king is
fond Of apples and n homemade apple
pie is his delight. His surplus crop
is sent to New York hospitals
Winsted Conn.-The younger Of two
winsted brothers, and : years old.
was reciting the Lords prayer just be-
fore retiring and on being interrupted
by his older brother. said: Il was say
ing my prayers when you butted in"
If YOU had hustled you'd have been
all through" replied the other
You don't want TO hustle when
you're saying your prayers" rejoined
the little fellow.
Chicago, lll.-Fay Alvin, aged 10
years. maid employed by Mrs. George
Mitchell. La Sale avenue, is under ar
rest because II is supposed she knows
something of the identity Of the three
men who entered Mrs. Mitchelrs
apartments, bound her 10 her bed,
gagged and robbed her after torturin3
her with knives in order to force her
to tell the hiding place of the $5,125
they secured.
Baltimore, Md.-Cardinal Gibbons
appeared as a witness in n court for
the first time when he testified i'm the
proceedings TO break the will of Jo-
seph Friendenwald of Towson whose
son is attempting to secure the $4.-
100000 left. The Cardinal testified
that the testator was rational during
his illness.
Hartford. COMA woman's wit
saved a poor little puppy from death
I'm the icy river here after hundreds
had lined the bank for hours offering
useless suggestions. The puppy after
falling into the icy water once, refused
to leave the foe where it was maroon
ed. The woman ordered men to strap
two planks together and then sent her
own dog across the temporary bridge
to get a stick which she threw TO the
.ce. The lonely, yelping little ter
rier understood and came cautiously
To the shore
New York; thought we ran over
o bottle" said Simeon b. Eisendrath, a
wealthy architect. held as an access
sorry and II thought we ran over a
stick" said Frederick Heyle, chauf-
feur, held for homicide IN connection
with the death Of little Patrick Fay
who was killed by an auto which did
not even slacken speed after the acct
dent. Heyle is said to have been the