The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
NEWS Of A week IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN sRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
At HOME AND ABROAD
happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given in a Few Lines.
Domestic.

Quarters OF the GLOBE ana
Given in a Few Lines.
Domestic.
Fifty thouasld acres OF land Stu
oted in the Goose Creek valley il
southern Idaho were opened 10 settle
ment. The lands are controlled b.
the Twin Falls Land and Water com
pany, which has commenced the con
struc,ion Of an irrigation system TO bt
completed in eighteen months. at 4
cost of approximately S2.000.000.
Alice Webb Duke, divorced wife o.
8r0die l.. Duke. the tobacco magnate
vas committed to the asylum for the
insane at kankakee. Ill. The once
brilliant and wealthy bride OF Mr.
Duke appeared a complete mental and
physical wreck and but ten minutes
were required to impress the jury with
the need of restraint of. and treatmen,
tor her.
The fifty-ninth anniversary OF the
admission Of California to statehood
Was observed at the Alaska-Yukon Pa
cific exposition as California day. the
notable features Of the day being ad
dresses and a reception in the Cali
fornia building and free distribution
Of fruit and other California products.
The president has approved the SEN
tence of dismissal imposed by a gen.
eral court martial appointed by him
1t Denver, Colo, in the case OF First
Lieut.. Clarence S. Nettles. U. S. A.
(retiredD. Lieutenant Nettles first en-
tered the service as an enlisted man
in the second South Carolina volun-
teer infantry during the Spanish
American var.
Former President Roosevelt has re-
qaested ,hs; the United States gov.
ernment send a supply OF black bass
to British Eas, Africa to be deposited
in Lake Naivasha. Mr. Roosevelt g
request vas made in personal letter
10 Commissioner George NJ. Bowers
he complied with If possible
Three unknown tramps who We're
riding in q box car were killed when
q Chicago Great Western freight
train Was derailed near Maioy, la.
The first bulletin OF the director
a the census showing the operations
OF the cotton ginners for 1909 was
issued this week. II covers the pc
riod up 10 September l. and shows
that for that time 377.552 running
bales have been gained as against
4t2-c29 fc- the same period Of last
year.
Thomas S. Phelps. jr. commandant
at the Mare Island navy yard. has
received his commission as rear
admiral. The captains flag formerly
used by the commandant was nauled
down and that o. admiral was raised
OF the receiving ship Independence.
Rear Admiral Phelps commission is
dated July %.
Duran bread day" will be OFT
served in North Dakota by proclama-
ton Of Governor John Burke of thai
state on October Z. The agricultural
department has been notified that the
PEOPLE of North Dakota have been
urged by the governor to observe the
day by using only bread made from
duran whea; -four Duran wheat is
a hard cereal grown only in the far
north and is a special product Of
North Dakota. Governor Burke has
requested the agricultural depart
ment to give special attention TO the
Observance of duran wheat day
An order involving approximately
q million dollars in reparation was is.
sued b. the interstate commerce COM
mission. II included claims in wha.
is known as the central yellow pine
association territOry-Louisiana, Miss
issippi and western Alabama-ard in
volved a refunding OF amounts paid
by a large number of shippers of
yellow pine lumber from the terri
tory to points in other states on
which an overcharge of two cents a
hundred pounds was collected by va
rious railroads.
Contracts with the Maryland Steel
company OF Sparrows Point. for the
$SSG.C00 were signed by Acting Sec
rotary OF the Navy Winthrop.
Accompanied by his Son Casper and
his private secretary. Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson arrived at
Deadwood, S. D.. Sunday afternoon.
He will be entertained over SUNDAY
by Congressman Martin and on Mon-
day will leave for Belle Fourche.
where he will inspect the farms unde,
the new government irrigation project.
Emmett A. Gould. since 1902 general
superintendent of the northern dis
,rict OF the Missouri Pacific. with
headquarters In Kansas City. has re-
signed to become general superintend-
eHt of the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton at Cincinnati. effective Sen
teber Is.
The threatened speed war among
the observation-disclosures railroad
systems is on. In anticipation of the
cutting of schedules by the Burling.
ton and other Hill lines the Chicago
& Northwestern announced a reduc-
ton OF two hours in running time
between Chicago and Denver.
Count Hermann Osheim. former
heir presumptive to the grand duchy
Of Saxe-Weimer, who renowned his
right to the succession. was married
in London before the registrar. The
bride signed her name as wanda
Paola Lottero, and gave her age as
twenty-five years.
The Aero club of ST Louis has
rabled Glenn H. Curtiss. tie aviator.