The Globe-republican., 1909-09-23
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Domestic Items.

The postoffice at Montrose, Mo-,
was entered by burglars who blew
open the safe but secured only 81 for
their trouble.
Gov. Hadley will call convention
Of delegates from the various river
counties In Missouri to meet at
Eedalia to consider the question Of
food protection.
When President Taft visited Des
Moines he breakfasted at the house
of Senator Cummins, reviewed 5000
troops at the state capitol grounds
and assisted at the opening of the
greatest military tournament at the
fair grounds ever held in this country.
The party Of congressman who went
to the Hawaiian islands immeditely
following the passage of the tariff bill
have sailed for home.
After many disappointments Law
renee, Kan, has street car line upon
which cars are running.
A 17-year-old girl at Gypsum City,
Kan, committed suicide by Shooting
herself with a revolver and no reason
for the act is known.
The Neosho Falls, Kan, state bank
was entered by robbers and both the
vault and safe were blown open and
$4,000 was taken.
The postoffice at Lost Springs,
Kan, was entered by robbers who
blew open the safe and took the
stamps and cash.
Treadwell Cleveland, jr., an expert
in the bureau of forestry has issued
bulletin in which gloomy view of
our timber resources is set forth. He
says that we are using the forest
growth three and one-haH times as
fast as it grows and that no effort is
being made to replace the growth.
William Pritchard cabin boy on
the Roosevelt who remained with the
stores at Annatook where DR.. Cook
stopped when returning from the
north admits that Cook told him that
he Cook had reached the North
Pole.
Forty-two owners of foreign built
yachts have refused to pay the duty
imposed by the Payne tariff bill claim
ing the law is unconstitutional.
Estimates of the value Of the
Alaska coal lands claimed by the
Cunningham combination vary from
s75,0OO,OOO to $1OOO,OOO,OOO.
The worlds trotting record for year.
lings was broken at Lexington, KY,
by Miss Stokes who made the mile in
2:19A.
Enraged because three Jews, one
woman, invaded the strictly negro
town OF Taft, Ok, and opened stores,
the negroes posted signs on their
stores ordering the occupants to leave
town.
Hog cholera is estimated to cost the
farmers of the country $4O,O00000
annually.
The last section Of the Michigan
Central railway tunnel under the De-
troit river has been sunk into place
and it is expected that the twin tubes
will be opened for traffic on January
], 1909.
The geologist in charge of the
United States survey of Alaska said
that 6,00O,OO0,00O tons of coal was in
sight IN Alaska with the country only
partially explored.
The coal found In Alaska is said to
be superior to any found in North
America except in Pennsylvania.
Mayor William Green has issued a
proclamation calling an election for
November 2, when Topeka citizens
will decide whether or not the COM
mission form of government shall be
adopted.
1.-THE average American laborer is
to-day living better than Queen Eliza
beth did in her time" Secretary Will
son of the agricultural department
said upon his return from a months
vacation on his farm in Iowa ~
An attempt wiH4be made to. get
sufficient signatures to a. petition to
call an ELECTION to . present. to the
voters OF Missouri the question Of
prohibition. As1 y 59sA % 4s# :
The moving picture theaters and
the ministry in Atchison, Kansahaye
become afiliated Rsy.3Rs.- +, Boyle pf
the Presbyterian church delivered a
lecture III connection With the 'Dfo-
gram n o. moving picture gsA6~. 'cs
Thes4aIue off, thescDmmm stock; Of
the United States Steel ste corporation
has risen In the past five years from
s42,OOO,O0O, to s42O00O, 900. ''''S ~ :
The iaEeeteaF men btsGhieagSi fave
accepted atheIJatests ttopqafim;op6ade
by companies and All dangeTo ofo0a
strike has passed
The Missouri poultry SApY for this
year win be held hJ$a. OiSuis from
DeceRbar 8 70 n O anlsssrssr; 10 ari1acd
The llbfary bpaM al PAtshgrg, Kan.
closed lib negolfatibbs After Ri paying
$1,000 sor a site. 1oOxl75 feet. Witch
Win Be used Cor the Dsation Of s4o.-
900 frss public library building.
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