The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-09-26
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOlNGS


1872 '~~N1f - - 49, 80
France.
Some Of the Pennsylvania coal
mines have closed because OF lack
OF water.
Pickpockets following Buffalo Bills
show secured fully $1,000 at Belling-
harm, Wash.
One OF Burns detectives has been
held guilty Of approaching a juror
in one OF the Rcuf cases.
A preacher at Taylorstown, Pa.
was forced to resign by women be
cause he denounced the powder puff
Gagcn and Woodboso. two Wiscon-
sin towns, have been wiped out by
forest fires, leaving 1000 people home
less
Paris business is practically pros
trated because OF the fire which de
stroyed the central telephone build
ing
Many villages in Michigan are
threatened by forest fires and the
people are ready to flee, leaving every
thing.
Indiana anti-salocn workers met in
the legislative halls while tho legis-
lature was in session and prayed for
local option law.
A forest fire threatens to burn the
house al Ballston, N. y, where Grant
died
Forest fires in Pennsylvania have
already burned over 10000 acres, and
are still burning.
A New York lawyer has just been
arrested for defrauding a woman
many years ago.
w. B. McAllister, OF Omaha, has
been appointed land agent for the
Southern Pacific.
-Four out OF party OF seven lost
their lives when a launch was wrecked
on the Long Island sound.
The students of the Missouri school
for the blind have taken to roller
skating, and make quite a success
of il.
Long dry spells have dried up many
rivers in the East, and forest fires
cover the whole Atlantic coast with
smoke.
The transatlantic liner Mauritania
lost a propeller blade in storm, and
for hours lay helpless There was
panic among the passengers
Zia Bey, head OF the Turkish secret
police under the old regime. has had
to flee the capital for his life. and says
he IS coming TO Oregon TO live.
The battleship fleet has sailed from
Albany. Australia, for Manila.
Won Buelow declares Germany is in
favor OF peace and arbitration.
A retired steel magnate OF New
Jersey was shot and killed by his con
fidential clerk.
Oville Wright was badly hurt and
his companion killed while making a
trip in his aeroplane.
A Swedish explorer has just reached
Simla. India. after nearly year spent
in the interior Of Tibet.
Colonel Stewart has been ordered
back TO his lonely post at Fort Grant,
without taking the riding test.
Mexican and Japanese sailors
fought desperately on wrecked ship
TO escape from drowning, but all were
finally saved
Letters have been made public
which seem to prove that Senator
J. B. Foraker is in the pay of the
Standard Oil company.
II is said alarming cholera reports
have been sent out from certain cities
in China in order TO get contributions
from superstltious Chinese.
J. ]. Hill says the day OF cheap
wheat is over. that the food problem
is a serious one. and that the govern
ment should be building schools OF
agriculture as well as warships
Taft will make three big campaign
tours.
Chicago's population is placed at
i.924oeo by the recent school census
A Minnesota woman walked $50
miles TO visit the grave OF her hus
band near Chicago.
French troops routed strong tribe
OF Congo natives who trade in con
traband arms and slaves.
A negro was lynched for shooting
white man in Louisiana. though the
latter was not seriously hurt
A Baptist moderator in Kentucky
died OF heart failure when his son
was arrested for selling liquor.
The French press is irritated by
the German criticism OF the Franco
Spanish note regarding Morocco.
Chicago health officials found fish
that had been stored 10 months in the
warehouse Of the Booth company that
failed recently.
-Four crooked bankers arraigned in
Judge DUNES court in San Fran
cisco broke down and wept, and plead
for a reduction Of bail.
A commission appointed 10 inves-
tigzte New 1orl's high buildings has
decided that they cannot be limited
as 10 height. but restrictions provid-
ing for light and air can be enforced
Seattle banks will sell the bonds OF
the Alaska Yukon-P Pacific exposition.
A Southern woman led a mob Of
lynchers against the assailant Of her
daughter.
A Canadian Pacific strikebreaker at
Winnipeg nearly caused riot by
shooting one Of the strikers.
A practical joker al Windsor, No,
touched off car Of powder, killing
seven persons and injuring 30.
The president Of the Chicago school