Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-22
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Train Welcomed - The initial
passenger train of the California Eaa5-
crn railroad to reach klamath Fal'sson
the Iewly completed road, was well
coined by about 1900 persons at Kla-
lnath Fails, Ore, Thursday.
Engineers Leave-Four differ
eat pe ties of the engineer corps, in
Guiding sixty officers and enlisted men,
left Vancouver barracks, Wash, Thurs
day tor various points along the coast,
where they will make military maps.
Buys Skyscraper = NJ. H.
de Young, owner of the San Francisco
Chronicle, has purchased the eleven
story loft and office building at 236-23S
Fifth avenue. New York. The prop
erty was valued at considerably more
than $1,000, 900. The purchase was made
as a permanent investment.
Old Operator Dies-George B.
Dresser a stock broker, died at
Rochester, n. Y, aged 81 In former
years Mr. Dresser was an expert press
telegrapher, having entered the service
of the old New York Associated Press
in 1882, serving that organization in
New York, and later upstate. He had
a wide acquaintance among veteran
press operators.
Slayer Acquitted-The trial at
Lakeview Ore, of Robert McCuliey,
one of the prominent young sheep men
of Lake county, for killing Cornelius
Finiucane, ended in acquittal. 1t APP
peared from the evidence that Finiu-
cane attacked McCulley on the public
range. and the latter committed the
homicide in self defense. The verdict
is a popular one
Aston Asks Patent-COl. John
Jacob Astor has applied for a patent
for a machine which it is hoped will
make possible the utilization of peat
deposits as fuel for power. The cur
rent number of the Scientific American
contains AN account of the process and
says that Col Astor intends to present
it to the public in the hope that it may
be of wide general use.
Gold Output Big-Nomes gold
output this year win be approximately
S.. 900 900, according to statement
made by Jafel Lindenberg, one of the
pioneers of the Nome district, who is
in Seattle. Mr.. Lindenberg said it is
possible to make fairly accurate fore
cast this early in the season, although
the cleanup of the boxes will not be
taken until about the first of July.
Longwitz Prescribed - That
aged persons could prolong their lives
il they associated constantly with
young people, was the firm belief of
Mrs. Yetta Schulman, who is dead in
New York at the age of 1O5 years. She
is survived by thirteen children and
twenty-five grandchildren. and it was
her nabit to spend the greater part of
tie time playing outdoors with the lit
tie ones.
Report misunderstanding a
conference between Governor Hay and
the legislative investigating committee
at Olympia, WASH, announcement is
made that no report will be made on
the case of Insurance Commissioner
ShiVely, nor any report made by the
committee until it's entire work is COM
pleted. Lacking a report, there can re
70 sLecial session. Governor Hay and
members of the committee ~efusc to
discuss the matter in any way.
Wool Crop Sold-Over Is per
cent of the 1909 wool clip in eastern
Oregon already has been sold and the
remainder will be cleaned up in short
order. according to the leading wool
buyers here. The bulk of the sales east
of the mountains have been at II to
2OIb cents, with some fine clips bring
ing 81 cents. The valley wool market
has become quite active. Dealers are
Offering 2415 cents for fine; % cents for
medium and % cents for choice valley
wool.