The Huttig news., 1907-09-21

in New York and says he found the west to be more prosperous than ever before, with no signs of panic.
 Mrs. Mary Lawless Rorschach, wife of United States naval officer, is shot and killed by a burglar in her heme at Norfolk, Va.
 Assignment of pastors Is made by the Iowa Methodist conference at Burlington and the Northwest IT, diana Methodist conference at Green castle.
 New law in Wisconsin provides a heavy fine for secret marriage.
 Former President Gale of the de- bankruptcy proceedings against the company.
 Mme Besant prescribes theosophy as a sure cure for Chicago's civil ills.
 Peace depends on good cartridges for the bug guns; nations expend much care in making them.
 Brooklyn policeman in uniform plunged into sea and saved girl from drowning.
 Congressman Theodore B. Burton Louis reception of the president.
 Theodore Mayer who had sought seven years for lost brother, arrives in New York to continue search.
 Two men and woman killed in col lapse of Cincinnati building.
 Audubon society secured islands for protection of birds.
 Shooting of bad mans relative by editor aroused strange legal question in Iowa.
 Girl hurt in auto driven by Dr. Julian P Thomas had him arrested; wants $25, ,000 for leg lost in accident.
 Girl rescued from yacht at New port told police New York man kept her prisoner three weeks.
 Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor expects to call a meeting within the next two or three weeks of the trustees and committee who are to establish foundation for the promotion of industrial peace un- der President Roosevelt Nobel peace prize award.
 Cavalry horses of England are shod with iron which is produced and made in America.
 Fire Marshal Purtell of Wisconsin says that lightning rods are almost a certain safeguard against loss of prop erty from lightning, and suggests that fire insurance companies offer lower rates to property owners who use them.
 The gross earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway show an increase of s5,12p,5O1 for the last fiscal year, but the gt owth of expenses ssaakaspshe2s. essna than for the preceding year.
 Two-cent fare law of Pennsylvania is declared unconstitutional by the common plea court at Philadelphia.
 Stuyvesant Fish and James T. Hara- han are tame and almost extensively courteous at an Illinois Central di- rectors' meeting in New York, and MT. Harahan furnishes the information de manded by Fish.
 Crown Princess of Germany sends her chef to America to learn how to make fiapjacks and buckwheat cakes.
 Interstate commerce commissioners favor discontinuance of the investiga- tion of great railway systems, believ- ing the roads, warned by the Harri- man exposure, have discontinued abuses.
 Eight adults, three of them Jap enese, seek admission to the Chicago public schools, the board of education reserving its decision on the requests.
 Interstate Pc fares to the east will not be put in effect until Jan. 1.
 A reception and dinner was given Secretary Taft at Aberdeen Wash, by the Young Mems Republican club.
 In accordance with orders issued by Adjt Gen. Boardman of Wisconsin, the militia of the state will hereafter be organized on the same basis as the United States army. Secretary Oscar l.. Straus of the de partment of commerce and labor re | turned to Washington after an eX- tended visit to various cities along the Pacific coast and to Honolulu, where l he went to gather information bear 1 ing on the work of his department.
 The first school in the United States to teach boys according to the Ruskin idea has been opened in this city by Dr. Edward Rumley, son of the late millionaire traction engine manufac turer.
 The surgeon general of the marine hospital service has decided to ado four men to the force of government plague experts at San Francisco, mak ing total of seven.
 Fire destroyed the hotel at Cleve land Springs, N. c. Miss Smith, of Ell boro, N C., and two unidentified ne groes employed by the hotel were burned to Ceath. The loss is abou' s25, 1000, with $10000 insurance
 Sentenced mail carrier, obeying or ders of Judge Landis to report at bride well to begin sentence, is unable to en ter because he has no commitment pa pers.
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