Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24
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STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

Frank NJ. Nye, brother Of the late
Bill Nye, the humorist, has been nomi-
mated for Congress on the Republican
ticket in Minnesota.
Chisholm, Minnesota, was almost en-
tirely destroyed by fire on the 7th
inst. The town had a population of
about 1000, nearly all of whom are
left homeless.
night destroyed a large part of the
town, rendering 5000 people home
less and inflicting property loss OF
over $75O,OO0.
j. l.. Liebhardt, a central figure in
the German revolution of 1S49, and
associate of Carl Schurz, died Monday
morning at his home in Denver, aged
eighty-one years
Congressman Jay Ford Laning of
Norwalk, O., has been acquitted of the
charge of embezzling the stock of the
Norwalk Savings Bank Company and
OF other financial misdemeanors.
Present indications are that fully
1900 delegates will attend the nine
teenth annual Transmississippi Com
mercial Congress, which will meet in
San Francisco from October 9Th to
10th.
A blow to scientific road improve
ment in Minnesota has been admins
tered by the State Supreme Court.
which has declared unconstitutional
the law passed in 1907, providing for
county superintendents of highways.
Because of strike of quarrymen,
which started recently, all manufac-
turing departments of the Atlantic
Portland Cement Company, at Hannibal,
Mo-, ceased operations Saturday night
The shutdown is caused by lack of
material and affects $500 men.
Hi Henry, the veteran minstrel. lies
at his home at Horseshoe Bend
twenty-five miles from Boise Idaho, in
a critical condition from apoplexy. He
was stricken a week ago Sunday, but
has been steadily growing worse and
practically all hope of his recovery has
been abandoned.
Gov. Curry of New Mexico left Tues
day night for Oyster Bay to discuss
with President Roosevelt southwestern
affairs and to extend to him an invita-
tion TO attend the irrigation congress
at albuquerque. presenting him with
the invitation of the congress, en-
graved on a plate of gold.
Dtopile TtDOTtS
ton that Orville Wright would not con-
slider outside assistance in building a
new airship. the Aeronatique club of
Chicago has announced it's intention
to raise a fund by popular subscrip-
tion to be known as the Thomas F.
Selfridge fund. The members hope to
induce Orville Wright to reconsider his
opposition.
Secretary w. F. r. Mills of the Den
YER Chamber of Commerce received a
telegram Tuesday stating that the COM
ing of A. f. Potter, chief of the grazing
| department of the federal forestry bu-
reau, to Denver, Sept. Goth. to hold a
| public hearing on complaints against
certain rangers and regulations of the
| forestry department, was a certainty.
Mr.. Potter Will represent Clifford Pin
chot, head of the bureau, who is una
BILE to come.
Arrangements for a Marathon race,
the first to be held on the Pacific coast.
have been made by the Century Ath-
letic Club at Oakland, California. The
course of twenty-five miles will extend
from Fruitdale to Haywards over
shaded roads and canons. The race will
be open to all registered amateurs and
all applicants will have to undergo a
iiSIu IhcuICdi IIle race
will probably he run THANKSGIVING day.
In an interview at Salt Lake.
Thomas A. Edison. the inventor. said :
within five years airships will be
carrying passengers across the ocean
in eighteen hours. 200 miles an hour.
Aerial flight will be commercialized in
that time. The North pole can and
will be reached in forty eight hour
| trip. The perfected heliocoptor will
be able to encircle the globe in a
| week"
Resulting in complete success as far
as it's flight Is concerned. huge
| tetrahedral kite loaded with instru-
ments for recording weather condi-
tions was flown from the summit OF
Pixies Peak on the 7th inst. by Prof.
William Blair, government expert
mental expert. The kite attained a
height OF 1000 feet above the peak.
or more than 10000 feet above sea
level. Observations were taken and
will be reported later