The Ordway new era., 1909-07-02
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STORY OF The week
snoWINo THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

Edward PaySOn WtStpH, inc peueS-
trIan. has been making good time
through Utah.
William Jennings Bryan, Jr.. and
Miss Helen Virginia Berger were mar
rIed at Grand Lake, Colo, June 2ith.
There have been several deaths al
ready this summer in Kansas City
from heat prostration.
The annual convention of the Ma
tonal Educational Association will be
held in the auditorium at Denver.
July 5th to 9th.
Over a score of starters arc assured
for the Flag to Flag endurance and re-
liability automobile contest. which will
be run from Denver to the City of Mex
leo. starting from Denver in October.
The Colorado Bankers Association
passed IL resolution expressing its dis
approval of federal interference In
matters OF finance and business as con-
templatcd by the establishment of n
postal savings bank.
The supreme court. United CONNER
clal Travellers. at its meeting in Colum-
bus. O.. decided to send delegation
to the trans Mississippi congress at
Denver in August to protest against
the proposed parcels post.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fox. aged ll2 years.
probably the Oldest white person in
Missouri, died at Smithton. near Sc.
dalla. June 22nd. She was a native OF
for thirty years.
During violent thunderstorm at
Perry. Iowa. Fred X Nell. Il wealthy
resident was struck and killed by
lightning as he was riding to his home
In buggy. His horse drew the body
to the postoffce. where Postmaster
Hoey took charge OF 1t.
Bert and Richard Webber. their
hired man and the ferryman. were
81 drowned in the Columbia river near
Conconcully. Wash. June 23rd. with
twenty horses. The wives of the Web
bers We're waiting on the bank while
they took the stock across and wit
nessed the drowning.
Israel Swartz OF Boston was rescued
by prospectors after he had been
three days without water and taken to
San Bernardino. Cal. SwartZ lost his
way and. driven to desperation by
thirst. opened veins in his arm and
drank the blood that flowed from the
gut. He will recover.
Mark G. Woodruff. former register
pf the state land board under two ad-
illustrations has returned to Colorado
% answer to charges filed against him
the District Court at Denver and
appear before the legislative inves-
eating committee looking into the
ohduct of former state land boards.
The American Trust & Savings
Penk. and the Continental National
ahk, two of Chicagos largest finan-
al institutions. have agreed to con-
phdate. Each bank will retain its
lme. corporate existence and busi-
ess. The deposits OF the Continental
ational are S70,00O.0O0 and of the
herican Trust q Savings $32. $50, 900.
Thomas Jordan, \ cattleman of Ra-
ona, Okla, has been cleared Of n
large of rObbing a Collinsville bank.
fdan, when financially embarrassed
year ago, was refused money by
bank, where he had $1,000 on de-
'sit' because the bank also held his
''es. he returned to the bank with
revolver and forced the cashier to
sh his check.
: ne Supreme Court of California has
ahdated the will of the late Adolph
.fo and ordered that the estate. val
at millions. and consisting of the
II mouse ranch in San Francisco and
san Miguel ranch, be distributed
,Ine s, the heirs. The former property
si.uated along the ocean beach and
lort.
ne Downieville stage, which left
4 'aaa City, Cal, for Sierra county,
'y'ng live passengers was held up
foobed by masked highwayman
nevada City. The robber took
= nom the passengers and the Wells
so Express box. The mail pouch
not disturbed. Five years ago
nownleville stage was robbed at
4 same spot by lone highwayman.