Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-04-17
NEWS SUMMARY

stand: LaFollette, Is; Taft, ].
William H. Milton of Florida was
last week sworn in as the successor
of the late Senator William j. Bryan
One hundred and fifty recruits at
the barracks at Columbus, o., were
sent to Cuba last week by the war
department.
The San Francisco clearing house
has passed resolutions expressing its
disapproval of the Aldrich bill, de-
claring 1t to be unsound in principle
and dangerous in practice.
Governor Fletcher D. Proctor of
Vermont has announced that he will
not be a candidate for United States
senator at the election to be held by
the legislature next fall.
Cinnamon of New York City who
wish to preserve the traditions of
their native land are planning to
build 100000 club house as the
home of the Confucius association.
A protest against the elimination of
the name of Jesus Christ from the
exercises in the public schools of New
York was adopted unanimously by
the New York Methodist conference.
w. ]. Springborn, president of the
public service board of Cleveland,
Ohio, was last week made the victim
of gang of sharpers and lost $4,000
betting on a fake wrestling match.
Mrs John M. Pattison, widow of
the late Governor Pattison of Ohio,
is very i'll in hospital in the City
of Mexico, resulting from exhaustion
from caring for the governor during
his last illness.
President Roosevelts known desire
that the building of four oattleships
shall be authorized by congress dur
ing it's present session may result in
the sending in of a special message
urging that action.
The Notifications appropriation bill
was passed by the senate, with APP
propriations of $12,116,187 As
passed by the house, the bill carried
an aggregate of $S,210,611, the senate
adding $3,905,576.
The National Bank of the Republic,
one of the largest and best known
its doors last week, and its business
and assets will liquidated by the
National Shawmut bank.
While several hundred guests were
asleep in Smith & McNeil's hotel, II
New York, firemen successfully
fought stubborn fire in the base
ment, which caused damage amount
ing to $1,000 before it was subdued
Anna Gould has authorized the
statement that she has no intention
of marrying at present, and that she
is not now engaged to any one. The
statement was made public by Tylel
Morse, a close friend Of the Goulc
family.
Bill Andrews, a negro, was sen
fenced to pay fine OF $500 and serve
six months for violating the new
state liquor law at Guthrie, Okla
homa last week. This is the frs
conviction in this state under tn
"Billups bill"
Mrs. Alice Webb, divorced wife 0
Rrodie L. Duke, the millionaire 60
baceo manufacturer, was arrested II
L
charging her with having defraude'
Chicago hotel company by mean
OF fraudulent checks.
Counsel for the Great Northern
railroad pleaded guilty in the feaera
court at Minneapolis to the charge 0
rebating brought against the CON
many. and Judge Morris imposed
fine of $4,000. The case was brough
in November 1906
Upon the forty,frst anniversary Q
her marriage, Aunt Becky Young, tn
first woman to offer herself as
nurse when the civil war broke out
and famous as a leader OF nurses
died on April G, aged 76 years, at he
home in Des Moines, Iowa.
The body of Emmanuel SWedeI
borg, the famous mystic and Wrlte1
has been taken from the vault
front of the communion table in tn
Swedish church in Princess square
London. where 1t was deposited
1772, and taken to Sweden for f1nf
burial.
The first flag bearing forty-six staf
will become the property Of the okli
homa Historical society. A house bi
making that disposition of this pa
tienlar "Old Glory was presented
the senate upon motion OF Senate
Gore of Oklahoma.
The largest infant for its age eve
PASSED by the immigration author
ties was registered at Ellis islam
last week. The child, girl eieve
months old, is as large as the ave
age youngster of four years, an
weighs as much as some children
eight and ten years
Leo G. Thurman of West Poin
KY, was hanged at Norfolk, Va
Friday, for the murder on February
1906. of Walter P. Dolsen, of Micf
gan. his room mate, whose body |
hacked in trunk and then fed, b
ing captured eighteen months lat
al Vancouver, B. G.