The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-26
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girl from his wife, from whom he was separated, Frank Parker of Denver,
 Col, but formerly of Grinnell, la, was shot and killed near Kellogg, la, by George Young, a former business
 partner.
 Mrs. Anna K Bolton, aged 104 years, of Alexandria, Ind, vigorous in mind and body, will go to visit her son, Hiram Bolton of Kokomo. After the Kokomo trip she will go unattend- ed to Ford, Kas., to visit her sister, Mrs. Eliza Wilson, 116 years old
 As the result of bad blood en- gendered by a hotly contested Repub- lican primary John Turner shot and killed a young man by the name. of Arrowood at Canoe, 10 miles from Jackson, in Breathitt county, Ky.
 Thomas Earl Hart, 10-year-old boy, through his father, G. J. Hart, filed S2OOOO damage suit against Thomas Halliburton, a prominent citizen of Little Rock, Ark. It is charged in the complaint that Halliburton whipped the boy with leather strap, drawing OlOOu ITOm several pal 1o Ol .iAO pouJ'
 Paul Bartlett's statue of Lafayette, the gift of American school children to France, which has been finally cast in bronze, will be unveiled July on the Place du Louvre, Paris, without speeches.
 Confident of at least 100 more votes than the required number to nominate him for the presidency, William J. Bryan, at his Fairview farm, is al ready taking an active part in the pre- liminaries for the convention.
 As the result of an explosion, be- leved to have been bomb, on board the Hamburg-American line freight steamship Arcadia, as she lay in her berth in Delaware river, three steve dores are dead and score of other ,workmen are injured.
 Thomas w. Lawson offers to finance the Democratic national campaign to the extent of $1,O00,000, with Johnson of Minnesota as presidential can didate
 The powder plant of the Vigorit Co.,, located near Pinole, Cal, caught fire at ' o'clock Thursday morning. The flames got beyond control, reached the magazines, and terrific explo- sion followed It is believed there has been heavy loss of life.
 Joseph Gerst, aged 79 years, is dead at Danville, Pa., from hydrophobia. MT. Gerst was bitten by dog two months ago and the wound had appar- ently healed, when the disease broke out The death of MT. Gerst follows series of mad dog scares in Danvllle, which have extended over a year.
 Two little children within half mile of each other were struck and killed by Ashland avenue cars in . Chicago. Leon Kopchinsky, ' years old, SPA North Ashland avenue, was killed instantly, and Elsie Deulsch, 3 years, 457 North Ashland avenue, died five minutes after she was taken to St. 1 Marys hospital in an ambulance. E. D. Libbey, a prominent manu- facturer, announced gift of $1O5,0oO to the Toledo Art Museum. This will enable the trustees to erect a new building, $50,0O0 additional being avail able through public subscriptions. A black homing pigeon flew direct ly into the front yard of John Hoff- man, six miles west of Red Bud, III. MT. Hoffman went out to feed it and \ it followed him into the house. A small band was around it's leg, with q the following inscription: "T. Y. q 25,O45" # Burnett Phelps, one of the several men indicted in Marshall county, Ky, ' for night riding was placed on trial $ Tuesday. He is accused of being in < the raid on Birmingham, when John V Scruggs, a negro, was killed and his grandchild was so badly shot it died the next day.
 So critical is the condition of Thos. z Lynott, a wealthy builder, of 346 E sSeventy-third street, Brooklyn, who K was shot in the doorway of his home < by his nephew, John Lynott, who then < sent bullet into his own brain, that z the police have been unable to ob- tain an ante-mortem statement. # Miss Ina G. Richmond, young ; Irish girl, has just been appointed 2 manager of the great Magherafelt gas 8works. She is the first woman to Occupy such position and all Ire Hand is proud of her.
 M An attempt to assassinate Gen. Pic quart, the minister of war and Drey- &zfus supporter, failed by reason of the bad craftsmanship of his assailant. sE Joseph Bengole, 50 years, director of 8several banks, president of the Cres- ,; son Springs Brewery Co.,, and a 2 NIwealthy merchant, shot and killed him. #Belf at Gallitzin, near Johnstown, Pa. He had been in ill health for some Mime.
 | Meat prices in Chicago have gone ,Naoaring. The packers had promised or threatened to begin another cam paign of high prices, and everything SWent through as scheduled. Here 4re some of the advances: Beef, F ent pound; lamb, 1 cent pound;
 ork loins, cents a pound.
 Spreading rails ditched an east Y ound stock train on the Quincy, Oma
 x Kansas City route near Quincy H The engine overturned Engi. er Alonzo Border was killed and ,3lf eman Fred Mester was seriously