Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben.
eft Of Our Readers.
Domestic Items.

CeHsuS JHc Ilty bds EtlVVtVuv pOpuin'
ton.
A conference at Galveston. Tex. OF
Boston, Galveston and Oklahoma City
men will consider the building OF an
independent railroad to the gulf.
The state treasury of Minnesota
contains 1000, 900 and no state taxes
will be levied there next year.
For the first time this season wheat
at Hutchinson. Kan sold for a dollar
q bushcl.
Senator Cummins Of Iowa denies
that he was responsible for the ar.
ticle in a Des Moines paper favorable
to the formation OF a new party. He
says he is a republican and expects
to see that party carry out his pro-
sressive ideas.
The Kansas railroad commissioners
nave filed with the Interstate Com
Nerce Commission a request for a re-
adjustment of the rates on salt from
Kansas points to St. Louis holding
that present rates are unreasonable
sxOrbitant and discriminatory.
Three years ago Tulsa, OK. mad a
DOluihNiJi VI s'~'p "iN wv ''ioNsD
Just completed shows 1882, while
Muskogee has Increased from ls,4lS
to 25,2S7.
The target practice at Fortress Mon.
roe, where moving targets 5000 yards
away were used 10 represent bat.
tieships showed that a fleet could moi
have lived five minutes under such a
fire.
Chicago police refuse TO believe that
Ira G, Rawn, president OF the the
Monon railroad was killed by a bur
slar. They assert tat the evidence
goes to show that he shot himself.
The fact that grave charges were
made against him. to which he would
have been called to answer in a few
days Is cited az q probable reason,
At the annual meeting Of the direc.
tors OF the pillsbury Washburn Flour
company 1t was announced that more
than $40,0 900 900 had disappeared from
h assets of the cUmpany mostly In
wheat gambling.
Gov. Carroll signed the death war
rant for the hanging Of John Junkin, |
the negro murderer OF Clara Rosen, an
Ottumwa, In, choir girl The governor
fixes noon Friday, July 20. as the time
for the hanging.
An association of New York bank.
ers believes the people are "automo.
bile crazy" and will act vita extreme
caution In discounting any paper CIV.
en- for the purpose Of buying motor
cars.
Telephone communication between
London and New York may be looked
for before long n - new submarine
cable recently laid across the English
channel by the British p@osrolIlce
answers expectations.
Owners of large stores Of New York
lose " 1000, 900 a year by rich
shop hfters," and they have given
notice that hereafter no one will be
protected by making financial settle
mont but will be turned over to the
police.
The attorney general has caused an
action to be filed under the Sher.
man antitrust act In the fedora! court
Mt Baltimore against the recently
formed bath tub trust. Sixteen manu-.
facturers and their officers in nine
states are named in the suit.
An a%eroplane which was making a
~cross'country flight in France was
struck by lightning and fell blazing
TO the ground. The aviator escaped
uninjured.
Women stenographers apparently
are no longer in demand for govern.
ment service az the examination to
be held for stenographcrs and typists
by the civil service calls for men only.
The first Roosevelt National league
was organized at Kansas City for the
purpose OF perpetuating the principles
and policies for which he stands.
Other leagues will be formed all over
the country.
Reports to the Interstate L,.nmerce
commission show that the railroads
killed and injured lO4.34s persons
during 1909 of whom see we're
killed.
The state banks OF Oklahoma in the
last six months show a falling on In
both deposits and resources not with.
standing the formation OF 25 new
banks in that time.
The Des Moines News publishes Q
request for a call for a meeting at
Kansas City September ! for the pur.
pose OF organizing a new political
party.