The Taney County republican., 1908-10-01
{; {: {: 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.
Miscellaneous.

company mas applied 10 the federal
P'''o court In ST. Louis for an injunction
"n On restraining the Arkansas commission
souri, from inforcing the two-cent fare law,
mini' A special session of the Indiana
ingtO general assembly has convened at In,
Amer danapos under the call of Gov
labor Hanley.
mid The prevailing drought is held re-
,o, sponsible for diphtheria epidemic at
-, Grecnsburg, Pa. The disease is at
- tributed to the fact that the sewers
!" have not been washed by rains
choSe The Shelter an historic residence
by Sc near ST. Louis, dating from 1916, was
son recently destroyed by fire. Thomas
ney { II. Benton was a frequent guest at
velot the place during the early days
This Fire in Swift & Co.'S packing plant
bv y in South St, Joseph, Mo, caused a loss
o.,i, of $4,000 Forty men were overcome
~ by the heat and smoke while fighting
~ ~ the fire which threatened tine destruc
Ever tion of the entire plant.
Votc Mollie Frank, 12-yparOld Chicago
Il gre girl, climbed an electric light pole and
touched a live wire, receiving 23O0
Ar volts of electricity. She will recover
fore The first flight Of the Baldwin diri
rorc giblc balloon at St Joseph was made
ro,, with 4 stiff breeze blowing but was
entirely successful
The Atlantic batleship fleet under
cam command of Rear Admiral Sperry has
his left Albany, Australia, for Manila
work A board of signal officers investi.
wO gated the recent accident at Fort
both Myer to the Wright aeroplane in
indie which Lieut.. Selfridge was killed and
date decided that il was unavoidable.
Nv, by the carecssness of a nurse at
San Diego, Cal, three patients in a
~, hospital were killed by drinking water
, in which atropine had been placed. A
number Of others were made deathly
hnit ILL
atlo' The passengers and crew OF the
enen British ship Aeon, which left San
incuI Francisco for Apia, Samoa islands, in
case. July are safe on Christmas island.
and The vessel was wrecked there, but all
mil, the ships company are safe.
Lw Maine is now suffering from disas.
ho trous forest fires, Fourteen different
towns are threatened.
., During a two.man fight of the
~ Wright acroplane at Fort Mycr a pro.
"'no' peler blade broke causing the ma
TO u chino to turn over while 75 feet above
trav the ground Orvlle Wright and Lieut..
port SeIfridgc were hurled to the ground
J. G. aud buried under the debris of the
date airship. The army officer died from
his injuries ard Mr.. Wright suffered
" a fracture Of his thigh and several
,no ribs.
,a, in a saloon fight near Columbus,
-, Kan. Charles Williams struck John
no Zeraski with piece OF sCantling from
MN which a nail projected The nail pene.
oug trated Zerasid's BRAIN causing almost
Is instant death
of The United States weather bureau
his is experimenting in kite flying from
the summit of Pixies peak in Colorado.
A The Iowa standpattcrs have selected
,tv Congressman John T. Lacey TO oppose
bo Gov. Cummins in the primaries for
the denomination for United States
" senator.
goo The total immigration during Au-
-hal gust was 27,7S3. During August, 1907,
N the immigration numbered 9S,S25.
ino Des MoinCs, Ia, has put an order
into effect abolishing segregated Vice
and claims TO he the only city Of its
ro, size that mas 10 tenderlon district.
N, An inspection Of the Rooth fish
,tn warehouse in Chicago disclosed the
fact that some of the stock had been
-" there for lG months.
'a' Frazer. la, has a mad dog scare.
pr Many children have been bitten and
so dogs have been killed by order OF
I the state veterinary department.
ha A four-year-old son of j. c. Burdctt
cry of Fordland. Mo. was killed recently
nal by being struck with a baseball while
an watching game az that place.
N Fort Wadsworih, Staten island. one
Of the Notifications guarding the At.
V lantic approach 10 New York City is
nc TO be greatly strengthened in the
he near future and put on a par with
,, Fort Monroe, Va, and the Presidio at
San Francisco
-Four persons we're killed and 26
others injured in wreck on the
10 Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad
ch near Clarksd2le. Miss
, William l.. Reed, an insurance man
of Portsmouth. O., was killed by fall
from the ninth floor of the Haylln
n hotel in Cincinnati.
m In the federal court at Springfield.
q H., Judge Humphrey decided that
whisky and other liquors must have
7 age and natural color or be labeled
limitation"
The state election in Arkansas re-
suited in the usual Democratic ma
jority.
NightTiders have made their appear
ance in some Of the cotton growing
sections Of Arkansas and are intimi-
dating the planters.
Five boys were recently bitten by