The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-05-14
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Estella Albin.
Returns to the Indian bureau at
Washington show that 456 bids for
furnishing Indian supplies we're re-
received from Chicago and "a from
St. Louis. No awards have been made.
The sensation In Wisconsin Repub-
lican politics was the election Of
twelve anti-La Toilette delegates TO
the state convention by Ashland coun-
~, which had been counted In the La
Toilette column. To date La Toilette
has 436 delegates TO 447 for the antis.
Testimony going to show the sue
cess OF Harrison ]. Barrett as attor-
ney In getting the contracts OF invest
ment companies accepted by the as
sistant attorney general In the post
Office department when Mr.. Tyler held
the position was given by witnesses in
the postal trial In Washington.
r. Hinshaw OF Spiceland, Ind, who
is working his way through an art
school at Paris, has had picture ac-
cepted and hung in the salon.
The commencement day address at
the University of Michigan will be de-
iiyered by Prof. Calvin Thomas, for
merly professor of German. and now
OF Columbia.
Fishermen found a bottle In the
Patapsco river at Ferry Bar. on the
outskirts or Baltimore, which con-
tanned a note reading: Inform my
wife have committed suicide. s. s.
Gloyd. Gaithersburg, Md"
Because two nephews OF Elias Kelly
threw apple cores into Frank Harri-
sons yard at Terre Haute, Ind. a
fight ensued in which Elias Kelly,
aged CO. was probably fatally shot.
his son, Robert Kelly. aged 30, seri-
ously wounded. and three other men
badly wounded.
West Virginia Democrats are plan
ming To spring Henry s. Wilson OF
Parkersburg as a candidate for vice
president at the st. Louis conven-
ton. Mr.. Wilson is Hearst dele
gate.
Secretary OF War Taft has notified
the Topeka Commercial club that he
will arrive In that city May 80 TO
attend the Kansas semi-centennial
celebration.
The A. c. Norquist furniture factory
ut Jamestown, N. Y, was burned and
A. u. Nord, n member OF the firm, Is
believed to have persisted In the
flames. The loss is estimated at $685.
600; insurance. $4,000
In the trial at Dover. Del. OF Mrs.
Mary A. Powell for the murder OF Es-
telle Albin one witness testified that
she had heard the murdered woman
threaten to kill Mrs Powell
A cablegram from Paris announces
the death in that city OF Prof. Max
we'll Sommerville. the distinguished
glyptologist OF the University of Penn.
sylvania. Death was due to heart
disease. Prof. Sommerville was born
in Philadelphia in 1929 and had been
in charge Of the glyptic department OF
the University OF Pennsylvania since
1894.
DR.. Giles 8. Mitchell, prominent
physician. died suddenly at his home
In Cincinnati from heart disease. He
was widely known among physicians
all over the world through his NOM
bership In medical societies.
Funeral services for Judge william
M. Springer, whose remains arrived
Wednesday from Washington, ID. c.,
where they Lave been kept In a re.
ceiving vault for several months, were
held Thursday at the First M. T..
church at Springfield. The active pail
bearers were Stewart Brown. Stephen
T. Littler, Horace Virgins. Stuart
Broadwell. John G. Cook. Edward
Keys. Logan Hay and Herbert Rag.
land.
David Studebaker. banker. lawyer
and jurist is dead at his home in De.
catur. Ind. He was born In Mercer
county Ohio. Aug. IL, 1927. At the
time Of his death he was identified
with many financial concerns and was
a director OF the Bankers National
bank OF Chicago. First National bank
OF Marion and the Fort Wayne Trust
company. lie was one OF the first al.
rectors OF the Richmond & Fort
Wayne railroad, row the G.. II. a. l.,
holding this place until he died. He
was president OF the Adams County
bank from its beginning.
A British sloop OF war and a
French cruiser nave arrived q. st.
Georges hay for the purpose OF pa
trolling the French shore during the
\ batting season. pending the ratiica.
tion al the Newfoundland treaty.
Capt. Samuel Lewis died at his
home in Springfield. III. He was born
In the country and was captain OF
Company u. One Hundred and Four.
teenth Volunteer Infantry, in the civil
war.
An inquest showed that William
Schubert OF Kentucky. who was found
dead In the basement OF the chemical
works at East st. Louis. where he was
employed. had been elcctrocbted. The
only wire that could have caused his
death was suspended seven feet above
the floor.
The entire Pittsburg FIRE depart.