Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23

The attorneys general of the Missis.
sippi valley states met in st. Louis
to formulate plans for a national con.
ference OF attorneys general.
New York detectives have arrested
the ringleaders OF the Armenian
Hunchakist secret society and OBJ
tanned confession from them regard
Ing the murder OF a priest and a
wealthy rug merchant. 1t is believed
the murderouS organization has
been broken up.
While playing hide.and-seek with
her father. the three-year-old daugh.
ter of c. A. Rock. residing near Cuba,
ILL.,. lost both her feet by coming into
contact with the sickle blades OF O
mower.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Hudson.
an aged couple living near Mobiles.
vile. Ind, were recently murdered
and robbed OF $4,000. the price Of a
farm which they had Just sold.
The Federated Trades Council Of
Milwaukee. Wis. has passed resolu.
tion opposing the fine imposed re-
Gently on the Standard OIL company
by Judge Landis. They declare gov.
ernment ownership the only remedy.
A convention OF the attorney gen.
erals Of all the states In the United
States has been called to meet In st.
Louis September 80 and October !.
to provide for concerted action in
prosecutions against corporations for
violation OF state laws.
President Small OF the Commercial
Telesraphers union has ordered a
general strike OF all members OF the
organization
During heavy storm at st Joseph.
Mo. many business houses were Hood
cd and tho Moran packing plant.
which wns struck by lightning. was
entirely destroyed
A negro burglar recently shot AM.
severely wounded Stella Austin and
G C Hoyt. OF Wichita. Kan. After
rifiinH the houses tho burglar cs
capped.
Largo operators In the Joplin lead
and zinc district are preparing to In
stall steam shovcls In their mines. II
ths plan proves successful. some 5000
laborers who have been earning from
iive to seven dollars . day will b
out OF employment
Secret service agent OF the govern
mcnt arc said TO be on the payrolls
Of all tho big railroad corporations
and trust companies In the countr,
watching for attractions Of the anti
trust law.
Tho Kansas charter board has
granted n charter to tho Great West
crn Rubber -pmpany OF Oiathc. The
capital stock OF tho company Il $500.
600.
The Farmers State bank Of Nc~
| Foldcn. Minn.. was recently entered
by burglars and robbed OF $4,000.
Members OF tho Chicago rrcss
club made an emphatic protest whcr
William d. Haywood. secretary. treas
urcr Of tho Western Federation ol
Miners. who was recently acquitted
OF a charge Of murder. paid q visit
to tho club rooms.
Tho Karsas board Of railroad CEN
missioncrs has issued nm order that
arrival and departure of all train,
must bc bulictincd at each station.
The Internal revenue receipts fol
the fiscal car ended June 10 were
1 s.ss. .c6s .o::. nm increase Of S:o.sGi.
.S..
Gov. Folk has committed to life i'm
prisonmcnt tho sentence OF Lord
Harrington. convicted OF tho murder
Of James Mccain at 81. Louis.
Heavy loss Of lifc is reported from
central Japan because OF floods.
According to the figures Of the
county assessors. Kansas has gained
/ $500 in population during the pas,
year.
Five persons were killed and II
others injured by tho collapse ID Chi
caso Of two.story fromc house occu
pied as boarding house.
Papers In proposed suit to dis
solve the harvester trust arc being
prepared In the department OF jus
ticc Mt Washington. The suit will
probably be filed IN Chicago.
A 36.inch water main burst in q
Chicago street recently throwing q
column OF water GO feet high. The
Easements for several blocks were
flooded and much damage to property
resulted.
One man was killed and several in.
jured by the derailmcnt OF the Bur.
lington Kansas City.St. Joseph train
near Weston. Mo-. recently.
Seventeen summer hotels. co cot.
tages and score Of buildings occu.
pied as stores were destroyed by fire
recently at Old Orchard. Me. Two
lives were lost and Eve persons were
injured.
J. Warren Hastings. since 1864 a
trusted Official Of the United States
subtrcasury in Boston. has been ar.
rested for the embexxlement Of $4,000
OF government funds.
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