The Lamar register., 1910-08-31
GEN ERAI.

In St Paul. Ina finder OF Denver is
suing George Alonzo Abbott for $4,000
heart balm In a breach OF promise case.
Dividend and interest payments in
September can be estimated at $780,
900 900. an increase of $4,000. 900 over
the corresponding period of last year
Eight men attempted to rob the Iowa
Central passenger southbound from
Minneapolis. near Northwood. Friday
night. Members of the train crew cap
tured five OF the eight men.
New York will soon have an aviation
school added to Its many other attrac-
tons. Glenn II. Curtiss is looking for
place near New York where he can
establish a training school IN aviation.
Railroad circles are stirred by
rumor that the Northern Pacific rail-
road had purchased the Chicago Great
Western. and that the formal transfer
would be made Sept |. The Northern
Pacific thus will have its own line into
Chicago.
Levi Sherwood has just resigned his
position with the Erie railroad at Mon.
sey. N. Y. after fifty-four years of
service. Mr.. Sherwood and his wife
are each 80 years old and expect to eel
citrate their seventy-first wedding an
niversary next New Years day.
Eighteen bodies have been recovered
from the wreck of Grand Trunk train
No. 4. Chicago to Montreal. which was
wrecked three miles east of Durand,
Mich The wreck Immediately cought
fire and many OF the bodies were
burned almost beyond recognition.
Theodore Roosevelt wound up the
first day OF his pilgrimage into the
West by placing himself directly in op-
position to Vice President Sherman.
Speaking at Utica. New York, he
warmly Endorsed State Senator Fred
erick Davenport, who is staunch
progressive and whom Mr.. Sherman
has said that he would not support.
Mr.. Sherman was out of town and did
not see Colonel Roosevelt.
w. f. Davy of Des Moines, Ia, was
elected president of the Associated
Fraternities of America at Atlantic
City. A. b. Talbot of Nebraska, presi.
dent of the Modern woodmen Of Amer.
lea. was made vice president: c. II.
Robinson Of Chicago was reelected
secretary-treasurer and L. w. Donovan
of Detroit and w. A. Fraser of Dallas,
Tex. were elected to the executive
committee
DIR. p. X. Gilman of Oakland, profess
sor OF surgery in the Philippine Medi.
cal School and surgeon-in-chief of the
Philippine general hospital at Manila,
believes he has discovered a vaccine
which will stop the ravages of cancer.
He has prepared an article for publica.
ton in the Journal of Science. medi-
cal and scientific review published by
the bureau of science of the United
States. in which the details of the cure
will be made public.
When her grocer repeated the of
Tense of delivering to her tanned"
and antiquated eggs, Mrs. Alton Kill
fosky OF Granite City. ILL.,. made him
sit down and dine with her; but he
couldn't cut the steak nor swallow the
eggs, so he refused to finish the meal
and promised to furnish better eat
ables.
In New York, Frank Algier, Jr., IS
years old. son of hotel proprietor in
Ridgewood. rushed into the room
where his family was at dinner and
shot his father twice. inflictlng wounds
that probably will prove fatal.
The forthcoming census announce
ment will show a startling decrease
in the population OF Vermont, suffi-
cient, it is said. to jeopardize the size
of the Green Mountain delegation in
the lower branch of Congress. The re-
duction would be in effect permanent
loss Of one Republican representative.
Democrats are manifesting uncon-
cealed joy.
Theodore Roosevelt. travelling across
Ohio and Indiana. was greeted every
where by enthusiastic crowds to whom
he talked of honesty. respect and cor
rorations.