The state herald., 1910-09-09
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN.

Foreman John Williams and three
daughters were asphyxiated in the tun'
mel of a mine at Hollister. Calf, Mon
day.
Burglars during Sunday robbed prac-
tically every office in four of the big
gest office buildings In Ell Paso, Tex,
and secured several thousand dollars
worth of money and valuables.
The people of Missouri kept up with
a vim the roar of enthusiastic well
come that is following Theodore
Roosevelt everywhere in his wander
ings through the West.
Cattle on the ranges in Pecos coun'
ty. West Texas. are dying by the thou
sand as a result of the long continued
drouth which has prevailed in that
part Of the state. during the summer
months.
Martin Beckins, candidate for the
California state Senate. Christian
Scientist, has been arrested for cruelty
in trying the methods of his cult on a
sick horse, which afterward died. He
had hired science practitioner.
The town of Fairbanks. 500 miles
west Of Ell Paso, in Arizona, was WIS.,
tied by heavy flood Wednesday and
the people fled to save their lives. The
San Pedro river was out of its banks
and swept the entire valley for twenty
miles.
Belmore Browne OF Tacoma and four
other members of the Barker Browne
Mount Mckinley expedition have re-
turned to Seattle. Browne said that
the party reached an altitude OF
10000 feet. where they found their
progress blocked by an enormous wall
OF ice.
Forest fires that have been raging
for a week in half dozen different
sections OF the Black Hills national
forest. are now believed to be well un-
der control. but owing to the dry con-
dition at this time new fires may be
expected all this month and well along
through the fall.
Approximately 679.555 acres in Ari.
zona and New Mexico eliminated from
the national forests by President Taft
as being chiefly valuable for agricul-
tural purposes. has been opened to set
tlement under the homestead laws.
The land will becore subject to settle
ment Nov. %. but not TO entry until
Dec. 81.
The United States civil service
needs eligibles for positions on the es-
amining force and examinations will
be held ut Denver September &c. The
salary attached to the position is s2..
900 year. The commission also an.
nounces an examination to be held DC.
tober 8. TO obtain eligibles for the po-
sition OF electrical assistant In the
signal service OF New York city. The
Job pays $1,000 year.
A meteor estimated to have been nj
least 100 feet in diameter sailed across
the willamette valley shortly after
noon Monday and is believed to have
plunged into the earth west of Me
Minnville. Yamhill county. Oregon. II
was seen by a number OF persons In
Portland and by the postmaster at
Mount Angel. thirty.two miles distant.
and also by several persons at Salem.
forty miles from Portland.
Requiring no other evidence than n
small advertisement clipped from a
newspaper. the Columbia river confer.
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal
church at Spokane removed Charles IL.
Porter Of Portland from the ministry.
Porter. who was listed as a supernu.
mcrary preacher. advertised as II
"chlro.praetie. Hpineoiogist and special.
LIST In female diseases" The confer.
once read the advertisement and acted
uninamously.