Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-05-20
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.

Taft has been made an associate
member of the G. A. r.
Insurance companies of Indiana are
being prosecuted under the antitrust
laws.
Wisconsin proposes to forbid con-
tributions by candidates to churches
and secret societies.
A severe wind storm at Cory, Pa,
blew over a circus tent, injuring a
large number of people.
Reno, New, is infested with firebugs
who are starting numerous fires in bus
mess and residence buildings.
Roosevelt has already started to
write a series of articles describing
his African adventures to date.
Governor Hadley has vetoed the in
surance law which was passed by the
Missouri legislature after long fight.
The army transport Dix, which has
been experimenting with Philippine
coal, reports that it has excellent
steaming qualities and has proven very
satisfactory.
The Dry Farming congress, which
meets at Billings, Mont, in October,
will aim to teach the farmer how to
conserve moisture by intelligent culti-
walton and thus increase the producing
area in arid and semi-arid regions.
The French strike is on the verge of
collapse, but is pledged aid of the labor
unions.
Three men were killed and IL badly
injured by an explosion of dynamite
near Key West, Fla.
Farmers of Grand valley, Colo,
have protested against Ballinger's sus-
pension of irrigation work.
A bridge on the Wabash railroad
near Kansas City gave way as train
was crossing and several persons are
missing.
A non-union baker at New York was
set upon by women and after giving
him severe beating they threw him
into vat of dough.
Hill and Hartman officials are con-
ferring with the Interstate Commerce
commission with view of forming
rates to conform to the Spokane decis-
ion.
An extra session of the Washington
legislature will probably be called to
straighten out some of the matters
arising from investigation of state Off
cials.
Experts estimate that in 10 years
every drop of water available for irri-
cation will be utilized. For every acre
irrigated there will be SO acres of dry
farm land where irrigation possibili-
ties are exhausted.
Roosevelt says Tolstoi is a weak
eader.
A saloon is to be opened in Des
Moines where treating will be forbid
den.
Secretary MacVeagh says prosperity
only awaits completion of the tariff
bill.
Fire at Long Island, Kan, destroyed
five business buildings, causing loss
estimated at 500, 900.
The Farmers union, at its national
has agreed on plan to
build warehouses and market wheat
without the middleman.
Seventeen states and ten foreign .
countries will have delegates at the {
Dry Farming congress, which meets at {
Billings October 26 to %. S
Physicians attending the annual con-
vention of the Illinois Homeopathic
Medical association advocated the re-
noval of tonsils of everyone subject to
The postal strike in France is not !
general and failure seems probable. $
Office seekers and office holding by !
professional politicians is becoming a t
in the Philippine islands, &C ?
,ording to the report of Acting Direc- L
or Harbord, of the constabulary. o
The Pennsylvania railroad is setting :
,ut thousands of trees to provide for ;
uture requirements in timber and ties. l.
President Taft has agreed to attend
he opening of the Gunnison, Colo,
unnel.
The Missouri senate has killed the :
Measure which gave the state railroad =
commission power to fix passenger y
ates.
The Farmers union is in national y
at Springfield, NO., and b
lans are being made to keep the price A
f wheat up. "
London art dealers are in trouble for ;,
elling spurious wares on unsuspecting
ustomers.
Railroads have submitted TO the In
erstate Commerce commission new 81
ates which will greatly injure Pacific rt
oast cities if allowed to stand. II
A Denver woman died rather than T
ave her hair cut. Her tresses had at y,
aimed length of 80 inches and physi- m
ians declared they consumed the vital CO
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