The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Domestic.
Mrs. Jennie L. Berry OF Des Molnes.
Iowa. won in a fight for the national
presidency of the Woman's Relief
corps. After three ballots she was
elected over Mrs. Belle Harris OF
Kansas by a vote of 213 to 80.
Samuel r. Van SAINT Of Minnesota
vas elected cOmmander-in-chief OF the
q. A. r. at Salt Lake City.
In 1908 the packers Of the United
States shipped S25, 900 cars OF pack
ing house products and byproducts.
The freigh: charges vary widely ac-
cording to destination and quality.
Average freight was not less than
500 q car, SO the" total freight bills
we're at least So, 100000. In addi-
ton. there were shipped to the
packers several hundred thousand
cars of live stock. Average freight
for live stock ia $55, or about half
the freight on the dressed beef prod
ust. Taking the packing industry as
. whole the railroads reap a gross
business of not less than $40, 000. 900
freight yearly, or as large as the total
gross receipts of such systems at st.
Paul, New Haven or Southern railway,
y The Chinese minister, WI Ting
Fang, has been recalled from Wash
tngton and ordered to Picking for fur
Their assignment His successor will
be Chang Yin Tang, formerly charge
d'a1aires at Madrid, and now deputy
vice-president of foreign affairs.
Harry X. Thaw has been sent back
to the asylum, Judge Mills deciding
his habeas corpus case against him.
A lone bandit held up the cashier
OF the bank at Franklin, Illinois. and
secured about $4,000 and made his
escape.
Rectifiers are prohibited from maxi
ing wine mash and using it for the
production of compound liquors. in
an order issued by the acting commits
sioner of internal revenue. The order
becomes effective September 1.
Night work has been begun on the
addition being built to the executive
Offices of the white house. Three
shifts are now working and there will
not be an hours let-up until the add
ton is competed.
1t was learned that Gutzon Gorglum.
the sculptor. has received a commits
sion to make a bust of President Taft.
Mr.. Borglum will return from a west
ern trip within day or two and it is
understood he will go to Beverly to
execute the commission.
The fortieth annual convention of
the Iowa Knights of Pythias grand
lodge opened with about $50 delegates
in attendance.
After sixty-two years of continuous
practice in dentistry in Westchester,
Pa. DR.. Jesse Cope Green. ninety-two
years old. retired from the practice
of his profession. 1t is said DR.. Green
is the Oldest dentist in years and point
of service in this country, and he takes
daily rides on his bicycle about the
streets of the town.
Manning c. Palmer. former presi-
dent of the American Exchange Ma
tional bank of Syracuse, n. Y. was
discharged from Auburn prison on a
pardon granted him by President Taft
Palmer was convicted in 1906 of mis-
application of the banks funds
The seizure of about $500. 900 worth
Of whisky from the warehouses of
the Cascade Distilling company at
Nashville. Tenn. will cost the COM
pany $4,000 to obtain the release
Of the seized spirits and immunity
from prosecution for the wealthy dis
tillers. Actin gAttorney General Wade
Ellis fixed this sum as the amount re-
quired to reimburse the government
for the amount lost in internal reven-
Ne tax.
An eastbound Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fee train was wrecked by a
broken rail near CORN. Mo. Engineer
Coulter was buried under the locomo-
tive and killed. Fireman Harvey Wal
ten was badly hurt and Brakeman
Edward Monroe had an arm broken.
After marrying his five thousandeth
couple, according to his own computa-
tiOn. DR.. E. S. Whistar was taken ill
at Youngstown. Ohio. and died.
The second American Esperanto con-
gress is in session at Chautauqua
b, Isaac c. Wolfe, aged seventy. of
Paducah. Ky, was killed by an auto
mobile on the highway near Believe
dere. Ill. The machine was driven by
F. A. Mott and his son. c. A. Mott,
Who we're on their way to the Algon-
Quin hill-climbing contest. Wolfe was
q prominent Mason.
Ella Gingles. the young Irish lace
maker whose trial in Chicago for lar
ceny from her employer attracted ma
tional attention because of her sensa-
tional charge that an an attempt had |
been made to force her into white |
slavery sailed for her home in Ire |
land on the steamer Campania.
Officers are searching for the MUIR
derer of Petrolus Mamois. who was |
murdered and robbed of 500 near Ce- |
dar Rapids, Ia. Mamois' body was /
found with three bullet holes through |
the abdomen. When last seen Mann
OILS was accompanied by his nephew.
Frank eight. twenty-five years old |
NJ. and Mrs. John ". Cravens of
Spring Lake. Iowa. were instantly
killed as the result of a collision be.