The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-18
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

Floods at Guthrie. Oklahoma, COM
pletely demoralized the train service.
At one time not one of the six roads
entering Guthrie were in operation.
William White. a farmer was killed.
several farmhouses were destroyed
and property damage resulted from a
tornado which passed near Watonga
Monday night.
Senator Robert NJ. Toilette has an
nounced that Henry F. Cochems or
Milwaukee will place him In nomina-
ton for the presidential candidacy at
the Republican national convention.
William j. Bryan, it is reported from
Lincoln. will not go to Louisiana in
response to an invitation sent from
New Orleans. Bryan has planned to
rest at Fairview and probably Will not
leave the state for more than month.
Frank A. Day. private secretary TO
Governor Johnson of Minnesota. says
Governor Johnson will not seek the
nomination for governor again, nor Will
he consent TO run. This is his convic-
tion as to the governors feelings in
the matter and he makes II public on
his own authority.
Robert H. Green of Waynetown, Ia
diana, vice president of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank of that place, a
trustee of the Methodist church and a
large property owner, has been SEN
fenced to from one to fourteen years
in the penitentiary for horse stealing,
TO which charge he pleaded guilty.
About 1000 people were driven from
their homes Tuesday In North Topeka
by the flood in the Kaw river. The
major portion found shelter In Topeka
proper, where the auditorium. school
buildings and private homes were OPP
ened to them. No loss of life has been
reported but there has been much
property loss.
There are 100000 railroad ties
along the encampment. Brush. Doug
las and French creeks being driven by
the spring freshets down to the North
Platte river and then to Tie Siding. on
the Union Pacific in Wyoming. from
which point they will be distributed to
the various Hartman roads. These
ties are valued at about 40 cents each.
A new feature of the trip to the ma
tional Democratic convention at Den
yer has been decided upon by the
Tammany executive committee. IL
has been arranged that the trains en-
route to Denver will stop over two
hours at Kansas City and Omaha,
July 5th. to allow the Tammanyites to
90 to church.
Colonel Henry Watterson OF Louis
vile was In Lincoln on the 10th inst.
the guest OF w. J. Bryan mt Fairview.
In an Interview he said: Il have ac-
cepted Bryan as the inevitable candi-
date of the Democratic party and he
will be nominated on the first ballot.
think Bryan is stronger than ever
before and has a much better chance
to win"
The electrolytic smelter of the Bos-
ton q Montana. one of the Ama,gam-
ated Copper companies. Will be closed
down for two months. during which
time the Boston & Montana mines in
Butte will remain closed unless ar
rangements can be made to handle the
ore of the company at Anaconda. Five
thousand men are affected by the
shutdown.
A detachment of soldiers surprised
band OF fifteen night riders who
were in the act OF destroying tobacco
beds ON the farm OF Ephriam Martin
near Hiett Ohio. Wednesday. A
pitched battle ensued. the riders fin
ally fleeing upon their horses. A sur
vey of the field did not show any
blood spots. Indicating that any person
was injured. 1t is expected number
OF arrests will be made as a result OF
evidence secured by the soldiers.