The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-18
ODD BITS OF NEWS.

Bardstown, Ky.-Mildred Gilmore
Hall came into the world ready for the
dinner table. She had fully developed
teeth in her lower gum
New York, N. Y.-According to Rob-
ert r. Rieser, who returned from a
tour of inspection in Germany re-
Gently, four dummy kaisers ride along
the line in different sections of the
country daily. The dummies ride in
cars like that of the emperor and are
selected from soldiers who look most
like the kaiser. In this way the life
of the kaiser is better protected.
Paris, France.-Alcide Verd, 70,
years old, is the Oldest soldier in the
French army He saw service at Sc
dan, and is now with the 47th ter
ritorial regiment in the first line of
trenches.
Meadville, Miss-For the first time
in it's history, rs years, this town has
a church The town was the head
quarters for many years of the fam
with the killing of the feudists.
Roxton, Tex At a birthday party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Watson
in honor of their son, Rufus, a fruit
cake graced the table which was cook
ed twenty years ago by Mrs. G. H.
Shilling, of Paris, the young mans
aunt. She gave it to his father and
told him not to cut it until the boy
was twenty-one years of age. The
flavor was said to be fine.
Geneva, O. = Menu: Breakfast,
spingwater; luncheon, springwater;
dinner, more springwater. That was
the diet which DR.. H. G. Huffman,
oculist, lived on for AZ days The
doctors fast is said to have saved his
life.
Columbus, O-An apple pie which
won a prize of bushel of apples at
the o. S. U. apple show, was baked
by 5-year-old cooking marvel,
Easter Rae Johnson. She was pitted
in the contest with seventy-fve house
wives and one man. The prize was
a special one awarded for the excel
lent cooking.
Neville, Pa-Mary Murphy, tear
ing mattress apart to throw away,
been lost and $4,000 in securities
hidden in the cotton. The will has
been admitted to probate. 1t leaves
the entire estate to the finder of the
securities and will.
Elkins w Va-Wild hogs rushed
down the mountains and into the
home of Sanford Phillips III the foot
hills where they attacked Phillips
two year old son. The child, fright
ened, rushed to a corner where mir
ror hung When the hogs saw their
reflection in the mirror, they became
panic stricken and rushed back to the
hills, leaving the child uninjured.
HiIlsdale, Mich.-At a social in the
Adams school house in Cambria town
ship, the women stuck their toes
through holes in the sheet, and men
bought them for the evening. The
sale netted the school $780,
Berwick, t1ng.-Lightening struck
the wedding ring on the finger of
Mrs. Mason of Castlegate, taking
piece out of the ring but leaving the
finger uniniured.
Danville, Ill-A mad dog rushed in
to the home of Louis Smith, over
turned some furniture and knocked
the telephone from the table. The
receiver fell from the hook, and when
the operator heard the dogs bowling
she called the police who came and
killed the beast.
Indiana, Pa.-Someone put a hen
in the back of J. H. Stewards buggy
and closed the flap Twenty-Five days
later Stewart opened the flap and
found the hen reduced to a skeleton
but still living. 1t will recover.