The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-10-23

eIhl thousand acres OF land In Dawes
county, Neb., by means Of fictitious
entries
Fire at Davenport, Ia, destroyed
the elevator OF the Rothschlld Grain
company and other property causing
a loss estimated at Sl50,000.
A substitute mail carrier at Lincoln,
Neb., has been arrested charged with
stealing letters addressed to William
j. Bryan's newspaper and containing
cash for the Democratic campaign
fund He confessed.
The German balloon Busley, the last
OF the contestants in the international
race al Berlin came down in the
North sea. The aeronauts were res
cued by passing vessel
The Missouri supreme court has de.
MED the application OF the Socialist
party for writ Of prohibition TO pre-
vent the secretary Of state placing the
ticket Of the Socialist Labor party on
the Official ballot.
For the second time In two days the
Taft special train has been derailed
In Ohio, the last time at Cadiz juno
| tion. No one was injured IN either
| accident
The semi.centennial celebration Of
the Lincoln.Douglas debate at Alton,
Ill. was held recently.
The Bakery and Confectionery
Workers International union has de.
cided to meet in Kansas City in 1911.
A wireless telegraph station has
been established at Willemstad Island
Of Curacao
Contracts have been signed by which
a large steel rolling mill is to be built
| in Cofreyyille, Kan. Work is TO begin
Immediately after election. The plant
| will employ $50 men.
Chicago won the deciding game OF
the worlds baseball championship
series by score OF TO y. The total
receipts OF the five games aggregated
| $S4,976, Of which the Chicago players
get S27 ,669. Detroit Sls,446, the owners
$l9,Gsl apiece and the national com
mission gets $9.447.
Two children named James Of Stan.
| ford, H.. died from ptomaine poison
ing after eating mouldy apple pie.
Muskogee, Ok, has voted bonds for
$3.50 900 for water and sewer extension.
A memorial tablet to mark the
| place where the debate between Abra
ham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas
took place so years ago has been un.
yelled at Alton. III.
In u fire In the Kansas City South
ern freight yards at pittsburg. Kan,
| lU7 freight cars were consumed.
causing u loss Of 5000.
Six persons were killed and q 9th
ers injured by an explosion Of dyna.
mite In the Ingleslde limestone quarry
near Fort Collins. Col
Henry Behner charged with the
murder OF Tobias Sawyer near lnde.
pendence, Kan, has been convicted
OF first degree murder. He tainted
when the verdict was announced.
Treasurer Ridder OF the Democratic
national committee has made public
the receipts and expenditures OF the
committee up to October y. SuDscrip-
tions OF 500 or more were received
from 343 persons. The total amount
received was $24S,567.
The Christian Scientists are to be.
gin the publication OF a daily paper.
Near Ava, Mo-, Charles A. Paddle
ford was found dead by his wife with
bullet hole through the body. The
presumption Is that he was accidental.
ly shot while hunting.
Members OF the Socialist party have
fled an application in the Missouri
supreme court for writ OF prohibi-
tion against the secretary OF state to
prevent him placing the Socialist Labor
ticket on the official ballot.
The Spanish balloon Castillo, one
L nK L. IL NJ Ia, inn In m.