The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-08-10
NEWS NOTES.

Or. +. S. Whitslar died at Youngs-
town, o.. after marrying his 5OO0dth
couple.
The Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester
railway has gone into the hands of a
receiver.
While under the influence of drink
Roland Rich shot his wife to death at
jacksonville.
ID. ID. Sousley, County Judge of
Fleming county. died suddenly Of neu-
ralgis Of the heart.
4. J. Shield died at Alexandra, Ala =,
from the effects of pitched ball. strik-
ing him in the temple.
The Evansville. Ind. street car strike
was declared off after struggle last
ing two and half months.
At Williamstown Grover Lanter was
accidentally shot and fatally wounded
by his brother, Walter Lanter.
Taking the average for the world
around. less than half Of the babies
born live to be so years Of age.
Herman Henning, a dry goods mer-
chant, was murdered in his store at
Nashville and his cash drawer rified
Thomas Mcdonald, farmer Of Gen.
ter Junction. la, was beaten to death
by two masked robbers, who escaped.
Jim Wilson. his ll-year-old son and
l5-year-old daughter were drowned in
Wilson coal mine creek in Henderson
county.
At Columbus, Ind. Baker Ruddick is
suing for divorce for the third time,
having been divorced from his present
wife twice.
Secretary Of the Treasury MacVeagh
announced that the initials of the de-
signer on the new Lincoln pennies are
to be removed.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Cravens, of
Spring Lake, Iowa, were killed when
an interurban car struck their automo-
bile near Alexandria, Ind.
At Olive Branch. Shelby county, the
Modern Woodmen of America gave a
great baby show and fish fry. at which
there were thousands of people.
An Eastbonnd Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe train was wrecked by hrok-
en- rail near CORN Mo. The engineer
was buried under the locomotive and
killed.
While attempting to board a moving
train at Paint Lick, John Sebastin, 10
years old. was caught under the cars
and his left foot was severed just above
the ankle.
Roger Sommer. the French aviator.
beat the worlds record for prolonged
flight in an auroplane. His machine re-
manned in the air for two hours, q min
utes and 10 seconds.
Ed c. Nelson. switching foreman,
and Will Acklen. fireman. were killed
and several trainmen were injured
when a Frisco locomotive was derailed
and fell over an embankment near
Memphis.
Joseph Lewis. engineer. was killed
and three other persons were injured in
a collision between north and south
bound Louisville and Nashville passen-
ger trains near Galloway, Tenn.
Capt. Oscar Eastmond, Of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home, Dayton, o.. was
shot and killed by Edward Leonard. an
other veteran. The murdered man was
colonel of the First North Carolina In
fantry in the Civil War.
The Fayette county grand jury at
Lexington returned wholesale indict-
ment against Mayor John w. Skain and
several other city officials on charges
of failing to enforce contracts with the
Lexington Street Railway Company as
to street repairs.
The survivors of the "Orphan Bri-
gade" held their annual reunion at Cave
City. About rs veterans marched thro'
the city and basket dinner was pro-
vided for several thousand people
Capt. John II. Weller. of Louisville,
was reelected commander.
John Dugan. miner. was shot to
death near Kellyville. mining suburb
of Danville, ILL.,, by John Jagens. The
murderer escaped, but later was sur
rounded by posse in cornfeld. and
when ordered to surrender. blew out
his own brains with a revolver shot.
One of the most important meetings
of the week was the six days session
of the National Irrigation, Congress.
opening in Spokane, Wash. yesterday.
The annual encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic begun at Salt
Lake City yesterday and will continue
through the week.
At North Middletown party of
young men undertook to TRY out"
newly elected Town Marshal james
Gibson by riding in and shooting up
the town in true midwest style. Glib
son single-handed arrested Bob Hill,