The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-07-09
NEWS BREvITIES

McComb City. Miss-The contrac-
tor employed by the city to sink an
artesian well has gone 1909 feet with
out striking 'gusher." The con-
tractor only agreed to go 1900 feet and
has stopped work. The plan now is
to put the casing back at 1900 feet
and try to pump out enough water to
supply the tom.
Memphis. -Despondent because In
iuries he received in the st. Louis
cyclone prevented him from working
steadily, Michael c. McGrory of st.
Louis shot himself through the breast
Friday afternoon at the home of his
brother, H. J. McGrory, steamboat
man. He will die.
Bloomington Ill.-Chas. Lancaster
of Decatur, general superintendent OF
substations for the Illinois Traction
Company was electrocuted while over
hauling a transformer in the substa-
ton at Miner.
Samara, Russia-Four robbers at
tackled two cashiers of the Satinsk
iron works abroad the train running
from Ufa and Siatousk and took from
them a bag containing $4,000.
Rich Hill, Mo.-Thousands of acres
of farm land in the valley of the
Marais des Cygnes river are inundated
as a result of the heavy rains of the
past few days and all crops are a
total ruin The bridge of the Missouri
Pacific Ry. across the stream is In
danger of being carried away.
New York.-Senator Thos. G.. Platt
must pay $2,630.93 for jewels bought
by his wife Lillian Janeway Plat.
This was decided by Supreme Court
Justice Ford. On suit by Edgar
Joseph, to whom was assigned the
claim of lawyers who had paid the
cash for Mrs. Plat, a jury awarded
the full amount.
Bristol. Tenn-Four were killed and
several injured as a result Of pre-
mature explosion at Indian Ridge tun-
mel on the Carolina. Clinchfield and
Ohio railroad near the North Carolina
Tennessee line Friday.
Ell Paso. Texas.-At least two per
sons were killed and thousands of dol
lars of loss caused by a cloudburst
here. In the heart Of the downtown
district buildings were undermined,
while railroads and interurban tracks
were washed out for long stretches.
Dallas. Texas.-Miss Edna Ford. Is,
and Owen Jewett. six. lost their lives
In fire which destroyed the home OF
Abner Ford, a prominent resident of
Bells, early Friday.
San Francisco-With gas tube
firmly clinched in his teeth. Hugh
Rothschild prominent confectioner
of this city was found dead early Fri
day in his office. 1t is said financial
matters drove him TO suicide.
New York-Annie Riley, 8 years old,
is being held by the police of Williams
burg, \. Y, suspected of having COM
mitted more than 40 robberies. The
woman whom the child accuses of be
ing her teacher, a Mrs. Campbell, is
also held.
Londonderry Leithe, rampant
suffragette. and Edith New were sen
fenced to two months at hard labor for
breaking windows in Premier AS
Guith's house. When the sentence
was imposed Mrs. Leithe cried out:
1T was stones this time. but 1t will
be bombs the next"
Boise, Idaho-The Idaho board OF
pardons committed the sentence OF
Harry Orchard, who was under sen
tence to hang next Friday for the muir
der of former Gov. Frank Steunenberg
to Imprisonment for life.
Newark. n. Frank Palmer, resi-
dent of Woodside. attempted to Kill
his wife Lena. Dayton NJ. Grover in
terfered and took the bullet intended
for the woman's heart in his left arm
Mrs. Palmer then ran downstairs from
the third-story room where the shoot
ing occurred. Palmer went upstairs
and blew out his brains. Jealousy
over Grover is declared to have been
the motive for the attempted murder