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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
Greek Fire.

Greek fire was a combustible com.
position (now unknown. but thought
to have been principally naphtha)
thrown from engines said to have
been invented by Callinicus. an en-
gineer Of Heliopolis In Syria in the
seventh century, to destroy the Sara
Gems ships (Which was effected by the
general OF the fleet of Constantine
PoGnatus and 10000 men were killed.
A so-called Greek 1re," probably a
solution OF phosphorus in blsulphide
OF the carbon. was employed at the
Siege Of Charleston In 1863.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
Meteors Add to eatb.s w.;,ht

The meteors which fall upon the
eartn In vast numbers every year add
tneir weight TO the earth Thus the
earth is Increasing a minute quantity
Ia weight each year, but not enough
10 De perceptible in thousands
OF years. Except for the escape of
light gases from the atmosphere there
is no known way in which the earth
can lose weight.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20

at half mast today Mr. Rogers visit
cd this city in 1900 and was person
ally known to hundreds Of citizens
He was popular with the thousands
of miners in his employ, who looked
upon him as their champion In many
of their contentious.
The annual meeting OF the Anaconda
Copper Mining company. which was to
have been held In Anaconda. was pro-
posed until a week from tomorrow be-
cause of the death Of Mr.. Rogers.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
The GILT Of the Motor Car.

Everybody In the entire motoring
scheme to-day. whose presence In IL
goes back to more than year ago. Is
more sober and less extrayagant, and
certainly spends less on his motoring,
mile for mile. than he did before the
keen edge OF his enthusiasm was
dulled-Motoring Illustrated.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20

Personal experience with a tube OF
Manzan Pile Remedy will convince
YOU II is immediate relief for all forms
of Piles. Can be applied directly to
the affected parts. reducing milan
nation swelling and itching. Guar
anteed. Price Soc. Sold by Geo. f.
Cave and Depot Drug Store. =
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
ANAL LGAMATEO COPPER COM.
PANY'S FLAGS AT HALF MAST

Butte, May 19,-As a mark of re.
spect to the late Henry H. Rogers.
tags upon the mines OF the Anal
gamated Copper company and on all
public and many private buildings are
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
Two Kinds Of Men.

There are two kinds of men in the
world the single men. who are not as
good as their sweethearts think they
are. and the married men. who are not
as bad as their wives believe them TO
be.-Atchison Globe.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
Too Much Rolllnn.

Too much wealth is being rolled in
oy WOMEN who are not fitted, by
birth and breeding, to roll In anything
OF the sort-Puck.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-5-room brick. s2,1OO; S4Oo
down and per cent interest, at the
corner 23nd and Monroe Lot 74xlbO H.
One four-apartment terrace S4OoO
One nine-room terrace. e........... S1ooo
7-room brick, modern. at Wash.
and 9th ....,............ S4ooV
Fine lot 26th and Grant
Good houses, S1400 TO $4,000 on reason
able terms.
Billiard Hall ..............- SloVo
Phone Nos, 1852 Ind; 2e5Y Bell
Junction City Investment Co. 2O9 Ec-
cles Bldg. IL IL
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20

experienced walt
rcsses, Kennedy Cafe. 20 ~
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PIANO TUNING-sS.OO Stanley Wor
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vatory of Music will do your wo'H
sliillfully and cheaply. AUTOMATIC p
amos and organs properly repaired anI All
adjusted Satisfaction guarantee
iIa,,aa : tnUn 5 90 1t
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20

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cities In Utah. Idaho, Colorado. ~
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samples S100. Particulars free.
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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20

FOR RENT-A three-roomed modeI',
cottage, no children or dogs [oi 80
Lincoln.
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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20

WANTED teams with 2-yard Plank
Wagon for grading work. WAGES
S.. 90 per day. s hours. Steady woln
Apply p. ]. Moran, Board OF Thu
Building, 152 West End South street;
Salt Lake City. Utah. ~ u
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FOR -Three-room furnishe,u
house. Modern, 73i 23rl St 20 W"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26

HA1NES PRIZE CONTEST.
Following is the standing of the competitors
who have received 5000 votes or over in the
prize contest at Roy C. Haines' store, which
will close June 28:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26
COMING EVENTS.
ELLSWORTH.

Wednesday afternoon and evening, May
26, at Baptist church, Ellsworth-Basket
meeting of Woman's Baptist home and
foreign missionary societies Of Hancock
association.
Thursday evening, May 27, at Baptist
vestry- Entertainment by s. g. G. class of
Baptist Sunday school.
Friday evening, May 2S-Dance at So
ciety hall.
Wednesday, June 2, at p. M, at Metho-
dist vestry- Supper; is cents.
COUNTY.
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 1 and q
Annual convention of Hancock county
w. q. T. U. at Winter Harbor.
Thursday June 8 - Riverview Local
Union at North Sullivan.
June 18, 10, 20-Ellsworth Free Baptist
quarterly meeting at South Hancock.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
July 6, Z and 8-Meeting of American In
stitute of Instruction at Castine.
STATE.
Wednesday, June 23-Annual meeting
and campfire of Eastern Maine Veteran
association, at Jacksonville camp grounds.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26
Stevens, are at the cottage whi e the adj
dition is being made.

Stevens, are at the cottage wbi e the ad-
dition is being made.
Green Lake had two fires to contend
with Monday on the railroad. Capt. II.
F. Lord telephoned to the power company
for men, and was in attendance himself
until 5 p. m. Supt L. H. Cushman also
arrived with more men by team in the
afternoon, and at 5 p. m. the fires were
under control, when a light rain began to
fall which continued quite heavily during
the night. The section men did coed
work.
Among the many arrivals the past week
were Mr.. Benedict and brother, Mrs.
Benedict and two children, Madam Park
hurst, Mrs. Morrell, Mr.. and Mrs. Morse,
Martin Haynes, w. Davis, Harry Haynes
and wife, Mr.. Lowell, Miss Gladys Lowell,
Jabez Lowell and friend, Mr.. Douglass,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gorham, Charles Gorham
and friends, MIR. Meineka and SON,
George H. Nutter, wife and son Hazen,
Mrs. c. P. and Mrs. G.. NJ Thomas and
children, Miss G. Chapman, Miss M. Dill
ingham, Mr.. and Mrs. Dillingham;.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26
Embellishments.
Hancock County
Savings Bank.

Money deposited ON or
Ill before June l, draws
interest from that date.
III Our last dividend was
iii at the rate of FOUR
Ill PER CENT. We have
iii paid II semi : annual
III dividends =
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26
ELLswoKTH FALLS.

Mrs. Harriet Hastings has been in Bar
.arbor several days visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Holden.
Mrs. M. M. Moore went to Lewiston
Monday evening to attend the grand
lodge OF Eastern Star.
ton and this week is the guest of c. j.
Treworgy and family.
Whitcomb, Haynes and Co.'s long lum-
Der mill was closed down Tuesday on ac-
count Of the breaking of shaft.
Mrs. John Finn and son Robert were
here from Bangor Sunday with Mrs.
Finn's parents, John H. Cook and wife.
Mrs. George E. Hatch is home from Bar
Harbor, where she has been for two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Conrad Gabrielson.
Albert c. Cottle is building camp on
the west shore OF Leonard lake, which be
and family will occupy during the
summer.
Mrs. Stiliman s. Jordan received word
last week from relatives in st. John, N. B.,
OF the death of her father. His age was
102 years.
The Judkins supper served in the vestry
on Wednesday of last week was fairly
well attended. About $16 was realized
There was short entertainment, follow
ing the supper.
The annual plant sale will be held in tn
vestry on Thursday afternoon OF thi
week. Fancy articles and cooked foo'
will also be on sale. The affair is in charg
of the ladies' sewing circle, as in year
past.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26
GREEN LAKE.

Henry H. Ober is having fireplace
built at his cottage.
DIR. G. P. snd DR.. G. M. Thomas made a
flying visitin their auto.
The launch Navajo, recently purchased
by w. L. Morse, has arrived.
7. R. Savage and Mr.. Webster came in
their automobile Sunday to visit at the
Babcock cottage.
Capt. H. F. Lord has made extensive re-
pairs to the landing on his property, and
has built new float.
Bert Spencer, who has accepted posi-
ton with the Bangor & Aroostook rail-
road, spent Sunday here.
Martin Haynes, of Ellsworth Falls, has
purchased lot and intends to build i'm
mediately. Mr.. Meineka, of Bangor, has
also purchased lot.
The new launch for the hatchery arrived
Sunday, drawn by three pair Of horses,
and was safely launched. Capt. H. F.
Lord took charge of the launching. She
is an able-looking boat.
Last week 300, 900 togue were planted in
the lake, and every day quite NUMBER are
being shipped to different ponds and lakes
in the State. Saturday $4,000 were
shipped to Branch pond.
Hardly any fishing has been done lately.
Mrs. c. Burrill landed two bass and lbst a
good salmon. Frank Stockbridge got
four bass. Master Meineka got four
pound salmon and one trout. Mr.. Pickett
caught four bass.
A. H. Babcock, who purchased the Penn
Der cottage last spring and made extensive
repairs, is now adding music room. Mrs
Babcock and son, with her mother, Mrs
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26
WEST ELLSWORTH.

Mrs. Harriet Floyd is very i'll.
Mrs. Kate DeBeck visited her nephew,
Irving Stackpole and wife, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin, of Green Lake,
visited Mrs. Franklin's sister, Mrs. George
Barron, Sunday.
The Guptill brothers, of West Ellsworth,
report seventeen acres of early potatoes up
and cultivated once, nearly three acres Of
peas up and twice cultivated, and one acre
OF corn planted, and fourteen acres of
ground plowed. Are there any other Ham
cock county farmers ahead of them?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26
For Your Savings.

ELLSWORTH. MAINE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26
CHILDREN's DAY.

Sunday was observed as Children's day
at both morning and evening services.
At the morning service four children
were baptized by the pastor, Rev. j. d.
Prigmore, assisted by Rev. Fl. W. Conley.
children of the Sunday school, all the
parts being well taken. The program
showed evidence of painstaking effort on
the part of pupils and committee. 1t fol-
lows:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADvERrIsEMENr, raIs WEEK.

Rooms to let.
Admr notice-Est Giles H Sargent
VS. Charles and Charles Burrill.
Ward w Wescott-Deputy sheriff sale.
Bank rupt notice-White Granite Co.
Rodney w Smith-Deputy sheriff sale
FO Silsby--Sheriff sale.
Mrs Curtis r Foster-Naphtha launch for
sale.
Edwin A Clark Notices OF foreclosure.
Henry w Sargent-Notice of foreclosure.
Admr notice frankie NJ Jordan.
Alice H Hscott-Typewriting, accounting, etc.
Ellsworth Greenhouse.
EAST LAMoINE, Me:
Agnes Boynton--wasons, etc. for sale
MANCHESTER. CONN:
Burr & Co-Agent wanted.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26

How realistic your painting isl 1t fairly
makes my mouth water. A sunset make
your mouth water? o, it is sunset, isn't
it? thought it was fried egg.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26
SCHEDULE OF MAILS.
AT ELLSWORTH PosToFFIcE.
In effect May Q. 1909.

MAILS RECEIVED.
FROM WRsT-7.19 q m; 4.39 and SOS p m.
FROM EAsr-1i.07 m; 1905, 5.55 and 1852 D m
MAIL CLOSES AT PosroFFIcE.
GoISG WEsr-10.45, IL 80 a m; 5 80 and p m.
GONG EAsT-6-3o a m; and 5.s0 m.
SUNDAY.
FROM WEsr-7.20 a m.
GOING WBsr-Mail closes at 5.S0.p m.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-07
S1.OO BOX OF RUCHING

Box of Ruching, contains six white ruches, and worth regularly $1.0O. Only a limited number of these splendid bargains at the 60c
 price. Special ........OV OVO
Arizona republican., 1909-09-07
1Oc BATISTE AND LAWNS

Batiste, comes in great variety of colors and in pretty floral designs and dots and figures; worth Sc regularly Joe yd. Special, yd. .. oO
Arizona republican., 1909-09-07
25% Discount

on Boys School Suits and Buster Brown School Shoes.
 We call your especial attention to our B Oy S Department. School soon begins, and it will take good, sturdy clothes and shoes to stand the wear and tear of boys play. See our School Suit, with two pairs of pants, any style and size. The Buster Brown Shoe is recognized as the best. We offer both Shoes and Clothes at
 25%o DISCOUNT
Arizona republican., 1909-09-07
75c GIRDLE CORSETS

Girdle Corsets in white and grey, all sizes, and the quality is certainly surprising at the price. They're worth 75c, but the O6c
 Special is 6OC
Arizona republican., 1909-09-07
75c TABLE LINEN

75c TABLE LINEN
 German Table Linen, both in bleach ed and unbleached. We'll known for it's wearing qualities. Was cheap at former price, 75c. Combina- I0c tion Sale, per yard. .... f0O
Arizona republican., 1909-09-07
65c 72x9O SHEETS

these are good full size Sheets 72X90, with seam in center. Sell reg ularly for 65c. A good Sheet C1c fer rooming houses. Special. JOC
Arizona republican., 1909-09-07
S1.5O BOLF LONG CLOTH

Bolt Long Cloth; this is an extra quality Long Cloth, full yard wide, and bolt contains F yards (nOt 1O)
 and worth $50 to $2.Oo Q7C bolt. Special .......O OAV
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-04
IDAHO ITEMS.

Land hungry people will have an 3D.
portunity to participate in an ''Okla-
homa rush" next July, when 1000 acres
Of the finest land on Nez Perez prairio
will be thrown open for settlement. The
land was withdrawn by the secretary
of the interior December 81, 1897, for
the purpose of placing it in the Nez
Perez Indian timber reservation, but
Secretary of the Interior R. A. BALM.
ger has ordered its release and it will
be opened to settlement July and
open to entry July 81.
Bruce Blake is now receiver for tba
Idaho Smelling & Refining company
Standpoint.
A $1OO,OOO,OOO mortgage was fled
in the county auditor office at Coeur
d'Alene recently by the Chicago. Nil.
yankee & Puget Sound railway. the
mortgage being held by the United
States Trust company of New York
Edward w. Sheldon being trustee. This
is much the largest mortgage ever fled
in Kootenai county, and contains o.
pages, the recorders fees alone acpro-
eating $64.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-04

spent the night in Jail, it being alleged
that the young woman perjured herself
in swearing she was IS years old. Her
parents give her age as 16.
At an investigation held at Missoula
bv the officers of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railway testimony
brought out the fact that Conductor
Orcutt, Engineer Skinner and Fireman
Gill had been grossly negligent IN
handling the train which plunged
through the bridge west of Missoula
and all men were dismissed from the
service. Testimony showed that IN
structions given the crew relating to
the weakness of the bridge had been
ignored.
In the United States court at Hell
ena District Attorney James Freeman
in behalf of the government, instituted
suit to recover from the Northern Ia
cific railroad all lands within its grant
which are mineralized.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-04
MONTANA NOTES

F. M. Smith, manager of the East
Helena plant of the American Smelling
and Refining company, has delivered 70
500 employees the answer of the execu.
tive officials in New York regarding
the demand for a so cent daily wage
increase. 1t was to the effect that no
increase would be considered at this
time, owing to the low price of metals
The Occur d'Alene ores usually treated
there are being sent to Colorado points
in anticipation of a strike.
Five minutes after the clippers, Fred
Amelin and Miss Rose Pombaum. the
latter a daughter Of well k nown
rancher of Jocko, had been married nv
Police Judge Harry Small at MissouIa
they were placed under arrest, the
parents of the grid dashing breathless.
" into the judges chambers with off
GERS to prevent the wedding. The couple
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-04
JAPs GUESTS OF NORTHWEST
Most Prominent Men of Japan to Make
Trip Across the United States
During the Fall.

Fifty prominent manufacturing and
commercial centers in the United
States will be visited by so representa-
tive Japanese bankers, importers, edu
Gators, legislators and trade experts
and their wives and secretaries during
September, October and November,
making the ocean to ocean tour in spe-
cial trains as guests of the chambers of
commerce of Seattle, Portland, Tacoma
and Spokane. The party will be ac
companied by Is representatives of
the four commercial organizations and
IS government experts, leaving Spo
kane the middle of September, after
visiting Seattle, Portland and Tacoma.
The purpose of the trip is to ac-
quaint the visitors with the natural
resources and trade possibilities of the
United States and to strengthen the
relations with Japan.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-04
ANOTHER TORNADO
LITTLE VILLAGE OF ZEPHYR
TEXAS, DESTROYER.
over 80 People Killed and Large Nru
Der Seriously Injured Early sund.u
Morning - Residence and Busin...
Sections Observation-Disclosures s+.u
ed Big Fire-Relief Organized

Brownwood, Texas, May 31.--A -,
nado of great fury struck the Ittla -
lage of Zephyr, in the eastern port;oa
of Brown county, at 'clock snndoT
morning and left a path of death oas
destruction seldom paralleled. Tba
death list has reached total of %
and the number of seriously or fato,Ir
injured will reach so.
Among the dead are: T. T. Cablo,
county attorney of Brownwood. ana
wife and two children; Mrs. Artie Hart
81 years old, and son Robert, wears
old, of Zephyr; Miss Gertie Huston
25 years old, Zephyr; Gibbs Cloyce }
years old, son of Professor Clovea
Zephyr; Oscar Ware, 80 years old and
two sons, Harry and Frank, Zephyr.
Miss Jessie Ware, Is, Zephyr, and two
children, BERTHE, 2, and West, 70; Rem.
Brown and Wife, Zephyr; Alma Ram.
say and son Ollie, 10, Zephyr; G. NJ
Carter, 40, and wife, 35, son, 10, ard
3-year old infant, Zephyr; Captain Col.
Inns, 80, Zephyr; Ruby Campbell. 4
years old, Zephyr, and Rodney Camn.
bell, infant child of Mrs. Bob CampbeIl
Zephyr.
The storm formed a half mile sontb
of Zephyr and swept down upon the
village, cutting a wide swath directly
through the residence and business dis.
tricts.
Nearly so houses were demolished.
Lightning started confagration which
destroyed one entire business block. No
effort was made to fight the fire, as the
care of the dead and injured demanded
the attention of every one.
A section employee rode handcar to
Brownwood and spread the alarm. In
two hours the Santa Fe railroad was
speeding a special train to the scene
of the storm, with nine surgeons and
score of Brownwood citizens.
Bodies were found twisted about
trees and in every conceivable attitude.
Residents walked the streets almost
naked. Houses which escaped the storm
were turned into hospitals.
One house collapsed on family Of
nine without seriously injuring them.
Brownwood, with organized relief work,
has the situation well in hand.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-04
NORTHWEST STATES
ITEMS OF IDAHO, MONTANA,
Washington and Oregon.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Spring outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

The state board of control will meet
at Walla Walla July l, with the prison
superintendent to succeed to the duties
of the old prison board and act on
paroles.
While Spokane has been having trou-
BILE with scarlet fever, reports from
other northwestern cities indicate that
no city is absolutely free from the dis
ease.
Fifteen hundred acres of the Blalock
fruit farm near Walla Walla will be
opened to settlement and cut into
small tracts within 30 days, according
to statement by John Langdon.
Involving the transfer of $3.50 acres,
the largest land deal made in the his
tory of Columbia county and one of the
| largest in southeastern Washington
was closed recently. w. H. Richardson,
at one time the largest land owner in
the Touchet valley, sold his last ranch
to Frank Hoskins for $4,000. The
big deal was negotiated through P. n.
Harris of Walla Walla.
A deal for the A. E. Stookey prop
erty, a farm of 337 acres, - miles west
of Pullman and Mr.. Stookey's residence
on College hill has been made. The
price for the farm was $4,000, and
with it the purchasers get the cash rent
for this season s crop, amounting to
$500. The price for the residence was
$4,000. Mr.. StoOkey clears about $4,000
in eight months.
The price of hogs has reached ~
cents pound, live weight, at Pullman
and there is a strong demand.
, The big red apple scholarship was
awarded to Ray Morrison, one of the
members of the class of 1909 at We
natchee. The scholarship carries with
it the distinction of being the best all
around student in the high school, boil
in studies and in athletics. 1t alsC
carries with it $3.50 in cash to pay the
expenses of the recipient at the state
university.
' The farmers union of Kennedy Ford
seven miles east of Palous, in Idaho
9 has formed a corporation to take owe
, the Washington, Idaho & Montan;
V warehouses at the Kennedy Ford sta
ton.
r Deputy State Inspector Darlington
t has instructed the fruit growers t.
2 wrap the young trees set out thi
). year with paper, to prevent the fla
a head borers from entering and damag
ing or destroying the trees.
Water has been rising in the Column
bia river one inch an hour, and all tn
/ islands are covered.
In the apportionment of state schoo
funds, made recently, Spokane count
+ gets $158,125.7O.
The old Durkin block at Colville wa
! burned to the ground recently, and /
. the confagration James Moore, II
Il yearold Meyers Falls boy, lost his life
Owing to the absence of his attol
neys the case against former Adiutan
4 General Ortis Hamilton of the stat
militia, accused of embezzling approx
mately 100000 of the state s militar
funds, was taken up Tuesday.
r Paul Clein, at Spokane, Sunday hear
| the jury verdict of guilty in the fir.
degree read by the clerk in Judge Wei
ster court