The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT PAoM the NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING the PAST WEEK
A RECORD or IMPORTANT gvENTs
CONDENSED FOR DUeY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS

WESTERN NEWS.
John G. Shortail. founder Of the
American Humane Association. and its
president for many years. died at Chi
cago June 23rd. aged seventy.
The American Mutual Insurance As-
sociation will hold its annual meeting
at Des Moines Aug. 1lth-16th. Repre-
sentatives of 1000 mutual fire. tornado
and hall companies, representing over
81 900 600 900 of insurance at risk will
attend.
The American Automobile Associa-
tion has decided to hold the 1909 Gid
den tour in the West. the start to be
made In Chicago and the finish 10 be
at Denver. with possibility of detour
to take In Colorado Springs and Pixies
Peak
The Minneapolis, Red Lake & Mani
toba Railroad Company has served no.
tice on the Minnesota State Railroad
| and Warehouse Commission that, be-
nning August 1st 1t will charge a
passenger fare Of 3 cents miles. thus
Ignoring the 2-cent fare law.
A bomb was exploded in the rear of
James J. COrbett's saloon. 2S6 State
street, Chicago. Thursday night. max
ing the eighteenth bomb that has been
placed and exploded In little more than
year on property owned or occupied
by gamblers No great damage was
done
The Supreme Court OF Minnesota
has sustained the inebriate hospital
law of 1907. The law provides that
two Eer cent. Of the proceeds of all
liquor licenses issued by the. munich
| paIities shall be paid into the state
| treasury to he held as a fund for the
| establishment and maintenance OF a
hospital for inebriates.
A movement between the North and
South by holding. to celebrate the semi
centennial Of pence, In 1915 great
southern exposition In Cincinnati and
dedicating southern peace monument
In that city. was launched at a special
meeting of the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce. The proposition was given
enthusiastic approval.
The Big Piney Live Stock Associa-
tion in Wyoming has posted re-
ward OF $1,000 for the arrest and con-
yiction of the person who recently
murdered Andrew Coleman. an aged
| ranchman, at his home near Big Pi-
ney. 1t is believed that Coleman was
put out Of the way because he was an
important witness in a cattle stealing
| case.
| General Passenger Agent Samuel q
Hatch announces that the Illinois Cen
trail railway has decided not to allow
the sale Of liquor on any of its diners
or buffet cars south Of the Ohio river.
Texas has had similar law to that
| of Louisiana In force for some time.
says Mr.. Hatch, land Its effect, un-
derstand, has been beneficial to all con-
cerned."
| The state OF Iowa bids fair to become
the battle-ground In a war between the
Bell AMI allied telephone interests. AS
the results of the Bell confPany buying
up independent lines in Dubuque and
at other points recently. Il company
composed OF the many Independent con-
4 Germs In the state with a 500 ,OO0. 900
capital tosfight the Bell concern, has
been organized.
The report comes from klamath
Oregon, that John P. Goff, the guide
who accompanied President Roosevelt
on his hunt in Colorado for big game
| some years ago. will visit Klamath
county next September for investigat-
ing the big game district of that re-
| gion with view to advising Presi-
dent Roosevelt as to the best sea-
son to hunt bear and mountain lion.
The health farm of the Young Mems
Christian Association at Denver is as.
sured OF substantial financial assist
tance. to come from some of the
wealthiest men of the East including
John D. Rockefeller, John H. Converse,
George Eastman and Herman w.
Sibley. This is the report made by
F. l.. Starrett, general secretary Of
the Denver Y. NJ. c. A., who has recent.
ly returned from a trip to the East
in the interest of the farm