Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
THE LATEST IMPORTANT Dis.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

Boston W. Smith, the evangelist,
died at Minneapolis on the 10th inst.
from apoplexy. Mr.. Smith was COM
monty known as Uncle Boston"
Chisholm. Minnesota, was almost en-
tirely destroyed by fire on the 7th
inst The town had population of
about 1000, nearly all of whom are
left homeless.
Fire at Rawhide. Nevada, Friday
night destroyed large part Of the
town, rendering 5000 people home
less and infiicting a property loss Of
over $750,00O.
In a contest lasting twenty-one
rounds, Joe Cans, the colored pugi-
list, was defeated by Battling Nelson
at the Colma Arena, San Francisco.
on the night of the 9th inst.
The resignation Is unofficially an
nounced' of the Rt. Rev. John Lancas-
ter Spalding, bishop of the diocese of
Peoria, because of continued ill-health
The bishop is now in his sixty-ninth
year and still suffers from the paraly
sis which brought him near to death.
There is movement on foot among
some of the insurance men in Oregon
to have the deposit law repealed at
the next session of the Legislature.
The fire insurance companies are re-
quired to deposit $4,000 in that state
a provision which is said to keep out
many companies.
Candidate Taft's first speech.making
trip will be through the West. taking
In at least the states of Missouri, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Indi-
ana. Two other trips are being
planned. one through the eastern
states and another through a number
OF the southern states.
The concatenated order of Hoo-Hoo
closed its convention at Chicago Fri
day with the selection OF Hot Springs,
Arkansas. for next years convention,
and the election Of officers as follows:
Shark of the Universe-Platte b.
Walker Minneapolis: Bojun, Charles
Patten, Seattle; Gurdon, z. F. Nelhaus,
San Francisco.
Another feature besides the talking
machine with records of the speeches
of candidates has been added to the
novelties OF the presidential campaign
by the Democratic national committee
which announced that moving pictures
of William J. Bryan in Chicago on La
Dor Day would be thrown upon can
vases at political meetings all over
the country.
Recognizing the Importance of the
worlds congress on the investigation
of tuberculosis to be held in Washing
ton, ID. c.. the trustees of the Union
Printers home at Colorado Springs
have voted an appropriation of $500 TO
establish a bureau at the congress
and disseminate literature and infor-
nation on the Pixies Peak region
with particular application to the
cure OF tuberculosis.
The Denver & Rio Grande railway is
formulating plans in anticipation of an
increase in traffic with the approach
ing completion OF the Western Pacific
road. The company has published n
new folder and timetable which in
cludes map OF the entire Goulo sys-
TEN in the West and for the first time
shows the new line OF the Western
Pacific. Track laying is proceeding
with energy In two places to close up
the gap in Nevada and eastern Cali.
fornia.
Instruments that take a telegraph
message from typewriter and send
1t over wire to another city, where 1t
is received In printing on another au-
tomato typewriter at rate of speed
of 120 words a minute are now being
operated in the offices OF the West
ern Union Telegraph Company in Den
yer. This remarkable invention is the
work of Assistant General Manager
pany, and Is called the Barclay Print
ing Telegraph.
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