The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.

600 in cash were recently awarded to Andrew J. Hedger, county sup erintendent of schools of Santa Fe county, Kansas. Two farmers while making repairs to drill we'll 76 feet deep, were buried in the sand. After every man present had refused to go to their assistance, Hedger had himself lowered into the well and, with fire shovel res cued both men. Within a short time after he had been drawn to the surface the entire bottom of the we'll caved in and had he remained he would have been buried under tons of sand and rock.
 A cyclone of terrific force passed a few miles below Hazlehurst, the county seat of Copiah county, Miss, and 33 miles south of Jackson, Frl- day afternoon at 3 80 o'clock. An immense amount of property dam age was done, and at least 12 per sons lost their lives. Dwellings, farm houses, saw mills and cotton gins were destroyed in large num- bers. and livestock suffered to a great degree. On several plantations nearly every head of stock was kill ed, and on some not one was left.
 Whist is game of chance and all persons running whist clubs, whether for churches, charitable or other institutions, where prizes are given, are guilty of gambling, This was the decision of Judge Vent worth in the Supreme Court at Boston, and under it he found gull ty six women who arranged ohari- ty whist party in connection with the aid Society of the Main Street Baptist church, Boston, and fined them $50 apiece.
 Kings Court, the beautiful $50O,- 900 residence which George Gould built seven years ago for his son, Kingdom, was totally destroyed by fire at Lakewood, N. J., Friday. The house has been occupied since it was built by MT. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd Herbert, prominent Lake wood cottagers, and only a small portion of their household goods were saved. The loss is total one, as the house was uninsured
 That the reform laws of Alabama are to be extended still further in Bermingham is evidenced by the an- nouncement from the sherifFs office that in future all cigar and soda water stores will be closed on Sun- day. This action is in addition to stopping Sunday golf and forbid ding all social card parties at clubs, hotels or other places.
 The commissioners of the land office has made ruling that re- ouires a homesteader to actually live on his land fourteen months before proving up. This will be a sad disappointment to land speculators, who have been in the habit of talk ing up land, living on it a few weeks, and then selling it to land companies.
 A little son of Charles Fundoeck, near Gainesville, Minn., while play ing with matches, set fire to some haystacks and $5O,000 worth of pro- perty on three farms was destroyed before the flames were put out. All the farmers for many miles around focked to the scene with blows and assisted in putting out the fire.
 William Heihgmann, an ordinary seaman on the cruiser California was drowned Friday in full view of the whole ships company. The California was lying at anchor al the Vallejo straits, and strong eb} tide was running when Hciligmanr fell overheard.
 Mrs. Anna Copece, charged witt shooting to death Carman Dondello a boarder at her home at Chicago as he lay asleep in bed, was arrested by the police after a three days search.
 The report of James R. Garfield secretary of the interior, which was made public, recommends the crea' tion of a 2,0O0, ,OOO-acre national for