Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Nest I-1ortant Happenings ce the
Past Seven Days.
cEssssstias Items Gssherea from All
Oasts ef the World Condensed
late SMALL Space for the
Dsas1t 81 OaP Readers.
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Col. r. w. Blue. prominent for
many years In Kansas politics died
Of heart disease ut his home In Bar.
tiesviiie. !. T.
w. +. Martin. Jr.. sss convicted at
Muskogee. l. T.. OF stealing Creelt
Indian roll and sentenced to serve
one year In the federal Prison and pay
fine Of $4,000.
Charles l.. Stevens. grand master Of
the Michigan grand lodge OF Masons.
dropped dead recently In Detroit.
Byron Webster. former editor Of the
Marshalltown. Ia. Statesman. and the
original Cleveland for president man.
Is dead In that city.
u Henry J. Allen, OF Ottawa. has pur-
chased the Wichita. Kan. Daily Bea-
con. The consideration was 100000.
Harry Allen. who was prominent In
the movement to make Kansas free
state. died recently at the Soldiers
home In Leavenworth. Kan. In the
early days he was n member Of the
legislature.
Rev. Bird. an old preacher OF Pond
Creek. Ok. recently dropped dead
while delivering sermon near Enid.
George Burnham. Jr.. former general
counsel for the Mutual Life Insurance
company. has been put to work In tho
printing shop In Sing Sing prison.
Otis Eddy. io2 years old believed TO
be the Oldest Mason In the country. II
dead nj Rockford. Ill.
Ex.Con.rcssman Charles @. Bur
ton. OF Nevada. No.. will succeed
Charles W. Roberts as collector Of In.
tcrnal revenue for the Western Mis-
souri, district on April J.
The president has appointed J. d.
Ross. ms postmaster for Springfield.
Mo.
MAI. Austin Cushman. organizer
and first department commander OF
the q. A. II. In Massachusetts. and
private secretary Of President MIL
lard Fillmore. died recently while at.
tending n social function In Boston.
He was so years Of age.
Grover Cleveland has been elected
chairman OF the Association Of liio
Inspectors. an organization of heads
Of life Insurance companies. The peo-
sition pays $4,000 year.
George II. Meyers. of New Orleans.
died suddenly ut Yaakton. s. ID. In
his pocket was found Standard OIL
stock valued ut 100000.
Henry Magrudcr. son Of the Confcdcr-
nic general. John Bankhcad Masrudcr.
died recently In Rome.
Edward r Nipple n brother OF thc
late Frank A. Nipple. whose suicide
mi. l.t. sal
last summer. killed himself recently
In that city.
csssvessioss1.
The president has approved the bill
authorizing I'M investigation Of tho
social, Industrial. moral. educational
and physical condition of women and
children workers In the United States.
Senator Curtis, OF Kansas. has been
made chairman q; the committee on
Indian dcprcdaiicns.
Charles Curtis has been sworn In as
United States senator from Kansas.
In spite OF protests the house has
voted to continue the free distribution
of seeds us In the past.
The scarlet fever and diphthcria cpl
denies which have been raging In
Chicago have broken out with renewed
violence. All records were broken re-
Gently when i07 new cases were re-
ported In one day.
The senate has agreed TO vote on
the resolution declaring Senator
Smoot not entitled to his seat on Feb.
ruary 20.
Representative John Sharp WI.
liams has introduced n bill In the
house for an investigation OF the so.
called paper trust by the department
n Of commerce and labor.
=. The house committee on Interstate
and foreign commerce has decided TO
favorably report resolution Tor tho
investigation of the cotton exchanges
OF the country.
A bill has been favorably reported
in the house providing that ten cents
worth OF postage stamps of any de-
nomination may be used instead OF q
special delivery stamp when the words
Especial Delivery" are written on the
envelope.
Atseeliaassss.
The recent meeting of the Kansas
State Bar association at Topeka was
addressed by Attorney General Hadley
of Missouri. on the subject OF
Larceny"
Eighty.four inmates of the military
prison at Fort Leavenwurth, Kan,
were released in one day. being the
largest number ever freed ar one time.
The grand jury at New York has
returned an indictment against the
so-called theatrical trust charging con-
spiracy and restraint of trade.