Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-11
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM ALL over
The ENTIRE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Nationa1,
Historical Political and Personal
Events.

Rain fell over practically all parts
of Iowa last night. 1t was badly need
ed by corn, pastures and potatoes.
William II. Merrifeld, prominent
pioneer of Buena Vista, Col, committed
suicide recently by hanging himself to
a bedpost with leather strap.
Chicago and its environs were swept
by a rain and electrical storm Saturday
afternoon which was accompanied by
three fatalities, the victims being struck
by lightning.
Frank German, 40 years old, a
switchman in the employ of the Colum-
bia & Puget Sound railroad, was crush
ed to death beneath a freight train at
Seattle, recently.
j. j. Shubert confirms the report that
the Shuberts have decided to enter Spo-
kane at once and build a frst-class
theater. Plans for building to cost
approximately $150,000 are completed.
The Ohio male chorus, an organiza-
ton composed of so singers from all
parts of Ohio, won the $500 prize in
the opening competition of the Alaska
Yukon-P Pacific exposition musical fes
tival
William harrington, chauffeur fol
Earl Rogers, one Of the attorneys fol-
Patrick Calhoun, was killed in Golden
Gate park Saturday when his automo
bile, with three passengers, crashed IN
to another machine.
Acting Governor Gmelich of Missouri
has honored the requisition of Gov
ernor Stubs of Kansas, for the return
Of Mrs. Barclay and John w. Gentr,
to stand trial on the charge of kidnap
ing Marian Bleakley.
Dispatches from Teheren say that il
the Persian capital soldiers patrol tn
streets at night and halt and question
all passersby. The government is ap
prehensive Of reaetionary plot to re
store the deposed shah to the throne
The statement of the New Yorl
clearing house bank for the week show
that the banks hold SIS, 359,57 NOR
than the requirements of the rs pc
cent reserve rule. This is a deereas
of 81, 3s9 ,575 in the proportionate cas-
reserve as compared with last week.
The steamer Manchuria Of the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship company, arrive
Saturday from the Orient, breaking il
own record between Honolulu and tina
city. The new time established wa
five days and four hours. The Mar
churia brought q number Of prominen
passengers.
George Strain, Webb City, fireman
George Wilkanslsy, Webb City, fireman
I'd Higgins, stoker, were killed when
boiler ia the plant Of the Low SIEVE
Mining company az Neck City, NO
Sunday, exploded, wreckiug the plan
and SCATTERING windows in this cit,
The explosion followed o misreading ,
the water gauge.
Spokane viii be- the AeadquaTto
from which the work Of gathering N
census Tor the third district Of Was
ington viii b. directed The counts
iu the third division arcs Adams ~
tin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Dough-
Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant KIT
taf, Lincoln Okanogan, SPOKANE Ste
ems, Nalla Walls, Whitman al
lakima.
According to data Furnished fhe "
gonlan tAe wool crop NJ Oregon 4
1909 Nil nef iAo farmer ffo0ONp
THO elp " estimated af 10000 4'
pounde. ihe largest yield NJ yoalf ~
Hoo| n of fne quality Neaiher eond
i|onf having boon favorable Ihf alf
ago weight ~ the ne0ee1 " paced
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