The Monte Vista journal., 1908-09-19
NE WIS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDEMNED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

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-
urely destroyed by fire on the eth
inst. The town had population Of
about 1000, nearly all of whom are
left homeless.
Fire at Rawhide, Nevada, Friday
night destroyed a large part of the
town, rendering 5000 people home
less and inflicting property loss Of
over $750.00G.
J. l.. Liebnarlt. 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
The Denver. Laramie & Northwest
ern Railway Company has established
permanent can y five miles southeast
OF Johnstown, Colorado, where 1t has
large eQuIpme =. and has begun grad.
ing.
TIE annual report of Brig. Gen. Earl
d. Thomas. commanding the Depart
ment OF the Colorado. just made pub
lie. shows strength OF the United
States army In that district of 1G3 COM
missioned officers and 1858 men.
The resignation is unofficially an
nounced OF the Ri. 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.
Eleven engineers, headed by b. A.
ke:chum, arrived at Florence, Colo
RADIO. Monday and will take a week to
investigate the proposed line of cleo.
trio railway through Florence to Canon
City. About seven miles OF grading
remain to be completed on Turkey
creek.
There Is q movement on foot among
some OF the insurance men in Oregon
to have the deposit law repealed ut
the next session Of the Legislature.
The fire insurance companies are re.
Quired to deposit $4,000 In that state.
. provision which IL said to keep out
many companies.
Hi Henry. the veteran minstrel. lies
at his home at Horseshoe Bend,
twenty-five miles from Boise, Idaho. In
critical condition from apoplexy. He
was stricken q week ago Sunday, but
has been steadily growing worse and
practically all hope OF his recovery has
been abandoned.
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 lndi-
ana. Two other trips are being
planned. one through the eastern
states and another through q number
Ut the southern states.
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-.
ton to attend the irrigation congress
At Albuquerque. presenting him with
the invitation Of the congress. en-.
graved on plate OF gold.
The concatcnnted order of Hoo.Hoo
closed It's convention at Chicago FRI
day with the selection OF Hot Springs,
Arkansas. for next years CONVEX tion.
and the election Of officers ~ follows:
Shark Of the Universc-Piatte Il.
Walker. Minneapolis: Dojun. Charles
.Pattcn. Seattle: Ouroon. z. +. Nclhaus,
San Franclsco.
Another feature besides the talking
machine with records OF the speeches
OF candidates hnh been added To the
novelties Of the presidential campaign
by tho Democratic national committee
which announced that moving pictures
OF William J. Bryan In Chicago on In.
Dor Day would be thrown upon can.
vases At political meetings all over
the country.
Instruments that take q telegraph
message from . typewriter and send
II over wire to another city, where Il
10 received In printing on another au.
tomato typewriter ut a rate Of speed
OF 100 words q minute are now being
operated In the Offices OF the West
crn Union Telegraph Company In Den.
YER. This remarkable invention II the
work Of Assistant General Manager
J. G. Barclay Of the Telegraph com.
pany. md II called tho Barclay Print.
Ing Telegraph.
GENERAL NGWo.
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