Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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Past Seven Days.
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dehcy of the Washington Halfway anu
Electric company.
Senator Penrose. of Pennsyivania.
Was q recent caller at the white
house. This is his first visit To In"
president since the publication OF the
alleged conspiracy against Mr. Roose-
welt.
Rev. John Fulton. editor Of the
Church Standard. an Episeopaiian
publication. is dead in Philadelphia.
His early work was done In 81
Louis.
Rev. DIR. William ". Lord. OF Tie
Protestant Episcopal church. and ;as
pastor OF jefferson Davis. died re-
Gently in New York aged ss years.
Rev. Leroy A. Belt. s.-president OF
the Ohio Northern uniyersis:. widely
known In Methodist church circles. is
dead at kenton. u.
John Mitchell. president OF the
United Mine Workers. is III at the
home OF friend In Chicago. Ills
Illness is not regarded IN serious nj
present.
Victor II. oimsted. an cmpioyc III
the agricultural department. has gone
to Cuba to supervise the taking OF
census of the island.
James Bartlett Hammond. inventor
Of the typewriter bearing his name.
has lost his mind and is confined TO
Bellevue hospital at New York for
observation.
wolfman c. Fuchs. an expert In the
use Of the X-ray. is dead In Chicago
OF cancer contracted from coming in-
to contact with the X-rny apparatus
Dennis Kcarncy. the Sand Lot
Orator." who led the agitation against
the Chinese In San Francisco In the
early seventies. Is dead ut his home
In Alameda. Cal.
Harry s. New. acting chairman Of
the republican national committee.
was In conference with President
Roosevelt ut the White house re-
Gently.
Mrs. Lawson Sheldon. mother Of
Gov. George l.. Sheldon. Of Nebraska.
Is dead ut her home In Nchawka.
She was 20 years old.
Senator Borah. Of Idaho. called on
the president recently. but declared
that his mission was not To call halt
in federal land fraud Investigations
In his state.
MatthIa 81. Inncs. une OF the most
important coal magnatcs OF Germany,
Is dead.
President Roosevelt will go TO his
summer home June 12 this year
which is much earlier than usual.
Secretary Taft has returned TO
Washington from his trip OF inspec-
tion to Cuba.
Mrs. Esther Mcneil founder OF tho
woman's Christian Temperance union
died Mt her home in Fredonia. N. Y.
at the age Of 9i years.
Prof. Ritter Won Mosetig- -Moorhof.
the famous Austrian surgeon and in
troducer of iodoform. was recently
drowned in the Danube river.
Brig. Gen. John W. Buff has been
placed on the army retired list. He
was In command OF the Department
Of the Dakotas with headquarters In
st. Paul.
Frederick I. Allen, commissioner Of
patents. has rendered his resignation
to President Roosevelt to take effect
June /.
Miscellaneous.
The Jamestown exposition, COM
memorating the Both anniversary of
the first English settlement in Amer
lea, will open at Norfolk, Va. with
President Roosevelt as the guest Of
honor. The exposition will continue
until November 80.
! An agreement has been signed by
the executive committee Of the mine
owners and officers or the miners
union terminating the great lockout
at Goldfield. New, by which between
1000 and 1000 men have been idle
for seven weeks.
Diamond, WASH, four men were
killed, five fatally and IA seriously
injured.
The 100000 Masonic temple at South
McAlester, I. T., was recently dedi-
Gated with elaborate ceremony.
A reunion Of all the descendants of
the signers of the declaration of inde-
pendence is planed for the James
town exposition on July 4 next.
Harry Campbell, convict in the
Missouri penitentiary deliberately cut
off four fingers on his left hand in or
der to escape work.
The Standard Oil company has pur-
chased the interest in the Illinois oil
field Of Edward H. Everett and
August Busch for $75o,ooo.
A treaty of peace has been signed
between Nicaragua and Salvador at
Amapala, Honduras.
The Illinois legislature has passed a
bill forbidding the sale of Intoxicating
linuors within IL miles of military