The Glenwood post., 1906-09-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of TIE
Past Seven Days.
InterestinK Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for tho
beneHt of Our Rcnders.
PeraOnnl.

David NJ. James, a citizen of Anita.
Ia, who is 80 years of age, has
brought suit for divorce from his
wife Marie, who is yet in her teens.
George A. Fuller, nominated by the
New York Independence League for
state treasurer has declined to run.
Lieut.. Gen. II. C. Corbin has been
retired. having reached the age limit
of 6t years Gen. Corbin entered the
army as a second lieutenant In 1862.
After devoting a life time to the
study of leprosy, Eugene H. Plum
Rcher, American consul at Maracaibo,
Venezuela, has made an exhaustive re-
port to the state department in which
he states his conviction that the dis
ease is not contagious. and where
proper food is supplied to the patient,
is durable.
Alva Adams, of Pueblo, has been re-
nominated for governor of Colorado
by the state democratic convention.
Mrs Sarah Boatman, a wealthy
widow of Chicago, has been reported
missing by her family and foul play
is feared.
Judge J. H. Maxey, Of Shawnee, has
the distinction of being the first nom
inee to the constitutional convention
for Oklahoma
w. A. S. Bird, OF Kansas, has been
elected president of the grand coun-
Gil of the Improved order of Redmen.
Senator Dick won his fight for the
chairmanship of the Ohio republican
state committee, in the hottest con-
vention held in Ohio in recent years.
Col Culver C. Sniffen has been ap-
pointed paymaster-general Of the
army to succeed Gen. Dodge, retired.
William ]. Bryan will speak at
Kansas City, Mo. September 90.
William j. Bryan received tremcn-
dous ovation at St Louis recently
where he addressed 1900 persons in
the Coliseum.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blair Lee, widow of
Rear Admiral S. P. Lee died at Silver
Spring, Md, recently. She was sis
ter to Montgomery and Gen Francis
p Blair.
NJ E. Buff, a well-lnown grain deal
er with interests in Omaha and Kan
sas City, is dead at his home in Ne
braska City, Neb.
David r. Francis and I. D. Dozier,
who are in Europe to present Worlds
fair medals to foreign monarcbs, We're
received in audience recently by King
Frederick, of Denmark.
Mrs. Mary A Bigly, mother of Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick, now in the Ohio
penitentiary on a charge of bank
wrecling. died recently at her home
In Woodstock. Ont.
Gen. Frederick Funston has been
ordered to Washington without de
lay. The order is supposed to be in
connection with the situation in Gu
ba
John G. Barrett, American minis.
ter to Colombia, has sent a dispatch
to the state department announcing
his arrival at GrayaQuil after Al days
and 1,GOO miles travel on mule back
over almost inaccessible mountains.
Gen. Trepoff, commandant of the
imperial palace at St Petersburg,
against whom many threats have
been made by revolutionists, died in
his villa at Peterhof of heart disease.
Secretary of War Taft and Assis-
tant Secretary Of State Bacon have
gone to Cuba by order of President
Roosevelt to make an investigation
of conditions there with a view to in
tervention by the United States if
It is decided that the Cuban peoule
are not able to preserve peace and
maintain a stable government