The Green Forest tribune., 1909-09-03
Fire almost wiped out the village of Ambia, Ind. The damage is about $30000, partly insured.

The forest Ire Wnlcn started Tn the Yosemite National park is completely beyond control and was sweeping up the canyon toward the famous Merced grove cf big trees. The names at the last report were within three miles of the grove.
 The Indianapolis Motor Speedway commission is held responsible for the deaths of William Bourque and Harry Holcomb, drivers and mechan- ican of Knox car, in the automo- bile races in that city on August 19, in the finding of Coroner Blackwell, made public, and investigation by the grand jury is recommended.
 William Ball, owner of several horses being raced at the meeting in progress in Henderson, Ky shot and killed Ed. Duke, the official starter. He fired four shots, all taking effect, and the last three being pumped into Dukes body as it lay prostrate in the street.
 As the result of an automobile acci- dent on a prominent downtown corner of Omaha, Miss Hopper lies in hos pital fatally injured, and George Gill more, the driver of the car, barely escaped rough handling at the hands of an excited crowd of onlookers.
 City Judge Clinton Armstrong com mitted suicide by shooting himself at his home in Yancaster, Ky. He had been in i'll health for some time, and fbic ic ha1iaund to bo cause for his act.
 record-breaking claim in the Los Angeles (Cal) courts was allowed by Judge Wilbur. It called for the pay ment of s1,320,000 to the Hibernia Loan and Savings Society of San Francisco. The claim was a note executed by E. J. Uucky) Baldwin on January 12, 1909, due in one year.
 The government of Cape Colony and the admiralty have abandoned. the search for the steamship Waratah, which is now about a month overdue from Australia to London.
 President Taft will have special agents investigate the facts in the nchot-Ballinger controversy. He wants to know on his own account and from unbiased sources, just what the facts are.
 On a bet that his first-born would be boy George Ward, a Chicago newspaper solicitor, won a ride of eight miles through the business dis trict of Chicago in a wheelBarrow Charles Maine, the loser of the wager held the handles Of the vehicle ana furnished the power.
 Stephen J. Chilson, who is wanted in Iowa and Michigan, charged with operating confidence games, was ar rested in Chicago. The police declare that he has cleared more than $25,000 through his real estate operations dur ing the last year. -Ie escaped from custody in MIskegon county, Mich, in January.
 Henry G. Mckenzie, an undertaken, shot himself to death in his establish ment in Indianapolis after having written a note designating the coffin he wished to be buried in He added that worry over business had driven him insane
 The long drouth in Oklahoma, Ark ansas and parts of southern Missouri was broken by heavy rain. The heat, which has been excessive since July 15, was checked Satisfactory yields of corn and cotton are assured. Reports from Fort Smith, Ark, and Muskogee, Okla, say the rain was general and that the crops had been immensely helped.
 Another Indiana county-Union- was added to the ''dry" list, as the result of an option election. The ma jority against the saloons was 409.
 David E. Thompson, the United States ambassador to Mexico has tel egraphed the state department that there is no danger of serious trouble in Mexico. He says the elements of disorder are practically confined to the northern states of Mexico.
 The boiler at Huddleston & Single terry's blaming mill at Rusk, Texas, exploded, killing two men and wound ing two more.
 Samuel Keller, a widely known AASWo WoPoPSi Soii iCopOIuShI anu PoiiIi- elan, died at Jefferson City, aged 51 years. A widow, who is sister of Senator Charles J. Hughes, of Colo rado, and son, survive him.
 The Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City railroad was sold under foreclosure at Decatur, the purchase price being $3,200, ,O00, and Neil A. Weathers the bidder.
 Believing that an officer in uniform is handicapped in the effort to SUD- press violation of the prohibition law in Nashville, Mayor James S. Brown has instructed Chief of Police Henry Curren to order all patrolmen to lay aside uniforms until further notice, and report in plain clothes. The men will also discard their police clubs.
 Six million feet of lumber were de- stroyed by fire on the docks of the John Schroeder Lumber company at Ashland, Wis The loss is between S1O0,OO0 and $120,000, fully covered by insurance.
 Hundreds of members of the Sons of Veterans, U. s. A., are assembled | in Washington to attend the annual | encampment of the commandery in chief and auxiliary of that organiza- | tion.
 District Attorney William Travers | Jerome announced that he will be a | candidate for reelection this fall, run. ming independently. In brief state | ment issued. he says he has decided |