Woodruff County news., 1909-03-11
NE EWS IF THE WEEK
LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD
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NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST
Notes From Foreign Lands, Through out the Nation, and Particularly
 The Great Southwest.

Judge Milton D. Purdy of the United States district court at St. Poul gave up his seat on the bench thursday. He held that his appointment received from President Roosevelt ended at midnight This appointment was not confirmed by the senate, owing to op- position from Senator Nelson.
 It is rumored in St. Petersburg that there has been a conflict between Rus sian and Chinese troops near Harbin, but no confirmation is possible. If the reports are true, the trouble prob ably arose out of the situation follow ing the effoffrts of the railroad ad- ministration at Harbin to control the local administration.
 Indictments were returned at Chi cago by the federal grand jury Thurs day against officers of the American Mexico Mining and Development Co.,, $3,000.000 corporation. It is charged that $357,00 was paid out of the sale of capital stock at $1 share as dividends.
 Iowa editors and publishers Thurs day night formed the Iowa associated dailies, an organization to fight inn pending alleged harmful legislation aimed at restricting objectionable ad- vertising. which the publishers say is not questionable.
 Major Perseval has completed new aeroplant which will be tested out shortly near Berlin. It is mono plane driven by a motor and is ar ranged to ascend from and descend to the surface of water.
 Judge Grosscup entered an order at Chicago in the United States circuit court Thursday confirming the order of the chancery court of New Jersey authorizing the reorganization Of the United Box Board and Paper Go.
 A Danish-French committee, under the leadership of Prof. Ehlers and Dr. Verdier, has arrived at St. Thomas, D. w. l.. from Europe, to study leprosy in the Danish West Indies.
 By direction of the president and in dtCOIudllC6 WILL NlAS lNNOiAAiAAN of the general board of the navy, Sec retary Newberry Wednesday gave or ders for the closing of the navy yards al Pensacola and New Orleans.
 When Charles s. Williams, beggar was locked up by the Chicago police Wednesday night he confessed that he had reached such a stage of thirst for whisky that he had pawned his artificial leg for $5.
 The Arkansas house Wednesday adopted a resolution providing that the present session, which ends next week. extended two months until May 12 It is believed that the senate will concur.
 Attorney Robert J. Maloney of New Orleans who in the capacity of mo- tary, is alleged to have defrauded eli ents of sums aggregating nearly $3Oo,- GOO, was reGlesed Wednesday under bond of $S0,000.
 The senate Monday passed a senate bill pensioning at the rate of SIP month dependent volunteer army nurses of the civil war.
 A S5O,OO0 monument in memory of President James A. Garfield IS pro posed in a bill introduced by Repre- sentative Langley of Kentucky The measure provides that the monument shall be erected on or near the Middle Creek battlefield in Floyd county, Ken lucky.
 The Arkansas house passed the Cam state wide prohibition bill, 53 to 27 The vote was announced amidst the widest enthusiasm by the tenn perance people.
 B. l.. Hunnicut, who last Tuesday shot and instantly killed his stepson, IA years of age, near Malvern, ArK- while endeavoring to murder his for mer wife, and who has been a fugitive since. was apprehended by farmers. He admits the crime.
 The official list of umpires of the Western league for the coming sea son as announced Friday by Tip ONeill are: John Mullen, Jack Has kell, ]. NJ. Dugan and George Clarke.
 Vandyke Stoops, son of F1niay Stoops of Pittshurg, Kas.. was fouho dead in his room late Friday. He had shot himself through the forehead. Stoops, who was 2S years old ana student at Louisville (ky) busi- ness college. left a note declaring that he could not live through the shame his parents had cast upon his life.
 William Culley McKelvey, one or western Pennsylvania's pioneer OH men and one of the first men in Amer ica to become interested in the manu- facture of Portland cement, died at his home in Pittsburg Sunday. He was G9 years old.