Gilpin observer., 1908-10-01
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

Heavy rains have extinguished the
forest fires in northern Michigan and
Wisconsin.
The Washington State Supreme
Court has upheld the state law prohib-
iting the sale of cigarettes and cigar
ette papers.
Upon learning OF his sons candidacy
for presidency of the sophomore class
OF the University of Nebraska, William
j. Bryan expressed his displeasure, and
William J. Bryan, Jr., Immediately an
nounced his withdrawal from the race.
1t has been discovered that Finland
ers and Poles in Shoshone county, Ida
no. have been mistaking marriage IL
censes for marriage certificates and
dispensing with the marriage cere-
mony altogether.
Nearly an acre Of wooden buildings
on the north side Of the Boston G
Maine tracks in Chelsea, Massachu-.
sets, which escaped the conflagration
OF April 18th. were swept away Mon
day by another disastrous fire, entail
ing loss of about 100000.
The census bureaus report shows a
total Of .4.575,43S running bales con-
sumed in the United States during the
year ending August 31st last, COM
pared with 4.9S4.936 for 1907. The to-
tai number of cotton consuming spin
dies was 25,S11, ,6S1 for 1906.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railroad at Chicago announces the in
auguration October Sd OF local service
tn Rat
coast extension. The distance by the
new line from Chicago to Butte is CIV
en- as 1923 miles, and from st. Paul
as Lib miles.
President Winchell of the Rock ISL
and railway. In an interview at Seattle,
declared that he was in favor of an
Interstate commerce commission hav-
ing jurisdiction over all the roads in
the United States and he was in favor
of abolishing the state commission. for
no two states have the same regula-
tions.
Forest fires Sunday completely de-
stroyed the village of Homestead, eight
miles north OF Thompsonville, Mich.
containing the charcoal kilns and the
lumber yards of Alex. zimmerman &
Company. The loss will exceed $780,
900 and twenty families are homeless.
The women and children were taken TO
Copemish.
Mrs. Rebecca Edom- Wilson. seventy
five years old, for twenty-five years
the housekeeper and companion of Col.
Henry Shaw, founder of Shaw's bo-
tanical garden. St Louis, committed
suicide at Pittsfield, H., Saturday
night by hanging herself to the lattice
work in the read yard of her home. 1t
is supposed that she was despondent
because of illness. Her estate is esti-
mated at $150.000.
The skeleton of a man who had COM
mitted suicide was found few days
since at Genesee, near Salina, Kas.
Near by was laudanum bottle pur-
chased July 25th. The man left let
ter to ''The Citizens of Denver" saying
the Catholic church officials were after
him and containing farewell to his
family. 1t is believed he feared arrest
for connection with the killing of Fa-
ther Leo at Denver on Easter Sunday
of this year.
Horse thieves have carried on their
depredatIons in all parts OF Oklahoma
recently to an extent not equaled since
the frontier days. according to a state
ment issued by r. b. Ramsey, sheriff
of Muskogee county. Sheriff Ramsey
says that within the last two weeks
he has received reports Of 20S horses
stolen In different parts Of the state.
There appears to be number OF or
Ganized gangs OF thieves, tempted by
the present high price of horses.