The Ordway new era., 1906-12-14

2s2,9SO bushels. Sumner was the
-.-ner county. ralsip; 1890. .ces .,,h.
els.
forty men are reported blown to
atoms In an explosion in n min, at
Houghton. Mich.
One OF the worst floods In the his
tory Of Eastern Arizona occurred In
the region about Clifton recently. A
large number of people were reported
drowned and many buildings were
wrecked.
The battleshlp Kansas. one OF the
most formidable OF the new war yes-
sells. has gone to the New England
coast for her trial trip.
After adopting resolutions request.
Ing the legislatures of the various
states 10 demand OF congress that n
constitutional convention be called for
the purpose OF submitting an amens.
ment for the election OF United States
senator's by popular vote. the Inter
state senatorial conference completed
n permanent organization at Des
Molnes, Ia.
A suggested solution of the entire
japanese problem. which has reached
an acute stage. is treaty between
the two countries excluding the In.
boring element OF each from the other.
The incoming freight house of the
Burlington system at Chicago was
burned recently causing loss OF
$500. 900.
Al the annual meeting OF the Amer,
lean Association OF State Fair and Ex
positions at Chicago. F. l.. Eaton. oi
Sioux City, Iowa. was chosen presI
dent and Thomas Warnell. of Liberty
Mo. vice president.
Garland Moore. mail carrier. who
recently murdered Miss Clara West al
Bois dare. Missouri. because she re-
fused to marry him. has surrendered
to the authorities and is in jail al
Springfield.
A boiler explosion In the Harney
shoe factory at Lynn. Mass. started
fire which destroyed three Other
factories. the railroad station and l:
dwelling houses. Eleven persons
were Injured.
Secretary Coburn. OF the Kansas
state board of agriculture. has secured
reduced rates for those wishing to at
tend the annual meeting of the board
In Topeka January 9-l2.
The federal grand jury at Salt Lake
Utah, which has been investigating
the coal land frauds, has returned in
dlctments against the Hartman and
Gould corporations in Titan.
Four students and three firemer
were killed and severai students sell
ously injured by the burning of the
Chi Psi fraternity house at Cornell
university recently.
The national drainage convention
recently In session at Oklahoma City
adopted a constitution and framed
| memorial to congress. st. Paul
Mimi. was chosen as the next place
of meeting.
Miss Zona Heckert, the night oper
ator at Desoto. Kan, while alone al
the station was beaten by robbeI
with n wagon spoke and left uncon
scious and with an arm broken In two
places. Tho bandit secured three dol
lars from the depot money drawer.
Two Texas cowboys tried to lynct
rerro on n Santa Fe train near Tc'
peka recently. The negro was wear
ing a x. of p. badge and the Texans
objected to "nigger putting on sucf
airs" The victim was only saved BY
jumping from the train.
Attorney General Coleman of Kan
sas has filed briefs in the custer SUITS
which seek to deprive the Western
Union Telegraph company ana th'
pullman company of the privilege o
doing business in the state because
tbey have failed to pay the charter
fees required by the state law. .
The report that new treaty wifi
1op.n was under discussion Is author
,tntiyely denied at Washington.
A heavy earthquake shock was fei'
in parts of southern California re
Gently. No material damage wa'
done.
The date Of opening bids for the
construction of the Panama cana
has been changed from December l.
to January IL.
A Roosevelt Third Term National
,eop,e has been formed at Chicago
r,rhs are to be organized In every
city and county of the country.
A Missouri Pacific passenger tram
struck Frisco stock tram a. tne
crossing of the two roads at ri,tsours
Kan, killing the fireman ON me pas,
senger train and seriously in'urlns
the engineer.
The Larabee Flour Mills company ..
stafford, KAN, has secured wrls II y
a