The Ordway new era., 1906-08-03


Moines. la.
Two new flour mills have lust
been completed at Kansas City with
capacity of $500 barrels per day
which gives the mills OF that city a
total capacity OF 1i,OOO barrels of
flour per day.
The French embassy Mt Washington
has been instructed to express the
deep regrets of the French govern
ment at the killing of Lieut.. Clarence
| England. on board the cruiser Chat
tanooga, by the crew of French
cruiser while at target practice.
John c. Hntely. receiver for the
Zion City Industries has issued an ap-
peal to the moneyed believers In the
Dowie doctrines to contribute for the
relief of the destitute OF the commun-
ity. stating that many are underfed
and insunlciently clothed.
The crusler Washington, built at
the yards OF the New York ShipbuIid-
ing company In Camden. N. j., has
been formally turned over to the gov-
ernment.
| ~ h'' ~ AibFs NoAhPi'hN-
ly destroyed four brick buildings and
four stocks OF merchandise. The
loss aggregates $4,000. covered by
insurance.
Traffic over the Mount Gents rail.
road, interrupted by the recent cloud
burst has been entirely re-established
The Hill trunk company's plant at
Nashville. Tenn, has been gutted by
| fire.
Mrs. Corey has been granted di-
vorce from her husband the president
of the United States Steel companyi
in the courts at Reno. New, on the
grounds of desertion. The question
OF alimony was not brought up. as 1t
was stated at the trial that a salts
factory financial settlement had been
arrived Mt between the parties.
Lieut.. Clarence England. navigating
officer of the United States cruiser
Chattanooga. was killed on the bridge
OF his vessel while just outside the
harbor at Chefoo. China. by bullet
fired from French cruiser engaged
In target practice.
Suits have been filed by the govern
ment In the federal court at Salt Lake
City. Utah. to recover 10000 acres OF
valuable coal land alleged to have
been acquired from the United States
| by gross frauds.
Insurance Commissioner Wolf. of
San Francisco. Is preparing n report
| showing In detail the losses of each
insurance company and the report IS
expected to show an aggregate insrr-
ance loss of more than S250.000.0O0.
The Kansas state board OF health
has issued an order to the county
health officers to see that every school
house in their jurisdictions is pro-
perly fumigated before the school term
begins.
While a party of young ministers at
tending the State Baptist association
at Pertle Springs, Mo-. were bathing
In the lake, Rev. S. L. Rogers. pastor
| of the De Kalb and Nelson, Mo-,
churches. attempted to swim across
the lake and was drowned.
SUIT has been filed In the federal
court at Muskogee, |. T., to restrain
Tams Bixby. commissioner of the five
civilized tribes. from re-opening the
roll for the addition OF the names OF
infants born since the regular en-
rollment.
warrant has been issued for
Charles II. Everly. formerly teller
of the St Louis Union Trust company,
who disappeared recently leaving
shortage in his accounts of $4,000.
He had been considered an exemplary
citizen and was prominent in church
circles.
Nayor Tom L. Johnson. of Cleve-
land. O., recently took drastic action
against the Cleveland Electric Rail-
way company. While tearing up the
company's tracks he was served with
an Injunction by the court which he
ignored until the work was finished.
He was cited for contempt.
Political discomfort in Persia Is
again assuming an acute phase.
DR.. Mary Michael Flack, Kansas
physician. has sued the Wells-Fargo
Express company for $4,000 for the
loss of 1000 pages of manuscript
said to contain the story of her life
A severe wind and electric storm
recently swept over st. Louis destroy
ing several frame houses. one man.
n negro. was killed. A loaded ex-
cursion steamer was blown across
the river at Alton. ILL.,, but the pas
sengers were rescued.
plans are under way for merging
the brick plants in Findlay, O., Kan
sas city. Kan, Chanute, Kan, West
Superior, Wis, GAINESVILLE, u, hocnes-
ter. N. Y, Kansas City, MO-. fnh-
adelphia, washington, Cleveland, Min
neapolis and Omaha. into one company
to be known as the Hydraulic Pressed
u,.,cr company of st. Louis. The new