Gilpin observer., 1907-08-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the BEN
eft of Our Readers.
Personal.

Personal.
Judge H. B. Short was arrested at
Center, Tex, while holding court, on
a charge of murder, court was adjurn-
ed until he gave bond.
State Superintendent ]. L. McBrien
of Nebraska has issued a proclama-
tion designating August 10 as "house
cleaning day" for the schools of the
state.
E. H. Hartman in an interview at
Omaha predicts a coal famine this
winter.
Mrs. Handeshell who lives near
tracks heard the crash of falling
bridge near Ethel Mo-, and building
a fire on the track saved a fast Santa
Fe train from going to destruction.
William Allen White, of Emporia,
Kan, was a guest, with Attorney Gen.
eral Bonaparte, of President Roose-
welt at Sycamore Hill recently.
Judge Thomas Ryan, of Kansas.
assistant secretary of the interior,
has written letter to friend in
which he states that his health is SO
much improved that he expects to re-
sumo his duties at Washington IN
September.
Territorial Secretary Atkinson. of
Hawaii, has resigned.
F. w. Medlar, of Spencer, Iowa,
has been elected president Of the Ma
tional Photographers association.
The works of Horatio Alger, jr.,
the noted writer of books for boys.
have been barred from the public IL
brary at Worcester, Mass. The reason
given is that they are not truthful
and are too sensational.
Justice C. B. Graves, of the Kan
sas supreme court, was recently over
come by heat at his home in Emporia.
He was reported in a serious condi-
ton.
John Sharp Williams has been for
mally declared the nominee for SEN
ator of the party by the Mississippi
democratic state committee. His Off
cial majority in the primary was GAS
over Gov. Vardaman.
Miss Katherine Eddy, of Chicago.
and Senator Albert J. Beveridge, of
Indiana, were married recently in the
American embassy at Berlin. Only
the relatives and few personal
friends witnessed the ceremony which
was very simple.
Miss Bessie Emerson, of Odessa,
Mo-, was recently accidentally thrown
from a street car in Los Angeles, Cal
and killed.
William Mulkey, the Oldest resident
of Kansas City, recently died of old
age at his home there. He went there
with his mother from North Carolina
in 1928 when four years of age.
Miscellaneous.
The government is said to be in
possession of a special confidential
report regarding the Standard Oil
company, which contains some Sen.
sational matters which will ac. as a
bomb at the coming trial of the gov
erment's suit to dissolve the mono
poly.
Federal Judge Lands, of Chicago
has refused an offer of $4,000 a year
to become chief counsel for the Peo
pies Security company of New York
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has ordered reduction of ten
cents a hundred pounds in rates on
Pacific coast.
The telegraph operators employed
by the Western Union in Chicago
have gone out in sympathy with the
strikers in Los Angeles.
Judge u. M. Valentine, who held
the longest term as justice of the
supreme court of Kansas, is dead al
his home in Topeka, aged n years.
The National Petroleum association
with headquarters at Cleveland, o.
has inaugurated a movement to have
the Interstate Commerce commission
reduce rates on oil on all the rail
roads of the country on an average Of
20 cents a hundred.
A general strike Of the building
trades has been inaugurated In Wash
ington, d. G.
A detachment OF Dutch troops mum
bering As men has been massacred by
rebels on the island of Celebes.
Solomon Frank, business manager
Of the st. Joseph Daily Volksblatt
is dead at his home In that city.
creasing prices to American consum
ers while lowering them to the export
trade.
Fred Magill and his wife. charged
with the murder Of Magill's first wife
at Clinton. ILL.,, have been released or
bonds of $4,000 each.
The United States. Great Britain
France and Germany have definitely
decided on scheme for the establish
fent OF permanent court Of arbitra
tion to be called the international
court of Justice.
Heavy loss OF life is reported from
central Japan because Of floods.
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