The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-08
GEN ERAL.

was filed at the surrogate court in
New York. is valued at 312.00O.0OO.
George F. Seward. president of the
Fidelity & Casualty Company. died at
his home in New York at the age of
10.
The population OF the state OF Min
nesota is 2.O75,O7S, according to the
thirteenth census. This is an increase
of 324.314.
Michael Cudahy. founder OF the
packing firm bearing his name. died
at hospital in Chicago OF double
pneumonia.
Three persons were killed and two
badly hurt when a Wheeling & Lake
Erie train struck a crowded surrey in
Canton, Ohio.
Many of the families of the village
of New Haven. ILL.,. which was practi
cally destroyed by fire are hard
pressed for shelter.
Gold in what is said to be paying
quantities thas been discovered on the
farm of John Grost in Antrim county,
Mich.
Near Garden City. Kansas. a COM
pany has been organized to irrigate
1000 acres of land from the under
flow of the Arkansas river.
Two hundred and fifty million dol
lars worth of articles classed as lux
uries were imported into the United
States during the fiscal year 1910.
During the deer hunting season.
November 10th to December LIST. there
were forty-six accidents In the upper
peninsula of Michigan. twenty fatal.
The United States grand jury re-
turned an indictment in New Orleans
against William Adler, former presi-
dent OF the State National bank of
that city.
After a struggle of thirty years to
win recognitien as an artist and
achieve her own ideals OF her art,
Miss Ella Finley died in Philadelphia.
OF starvation.
So many men are buying their way
out of the army and refusing to re-
enlist after serving a term that off
GERS OF the service have become
alarmed.
That the population OF the United
States and its possessions now ex-
ceeds l00. 900. 900 IS the estimate made
from the census figures so far an
nounced.
Unless the liquor interests are sue
cessiul in their fight to secure the sig
nature OF 81 per cent OF the voters to
their petitions of consent to operate
Des Moines will go dry.
Or. Frederick A. Cook. the Brooklyn
explorer. In an article which will be
published in Hampton's magazine. con-
fesses that he does not know whether
he reached the North Pole.
The United. States Steel corpora
ton. 1t has been learned. is to an
nounce pension plan for employees
between 60 and 20 years OF age. which
Will become effective January 1st.
The courts have confirmed an as
sessment of .$45.362 to be levied on
policy holders OF the Citizens Mutual
Fire OF Holly. Mich. which went into
the hands OF a receiver two years
ago. A reduction of $1,000 was made
from the original recommendation of
the receiver.
Not only was the body OF John Crit
fin Carlisle. for many years repre-
sentative. speaker OF the house and
senator and secretary of the treasury.
hauled from the depot to the under
takers establishment in an express
van, when sent to 'Covington. KY. for
burial. but the great mans body was
] ntrih
who knew him only by reputation.
Realizing that the law did not pro-
vide adequate punishment for man
who brutally thrashed his wife when
ever the humor seized him. Justice OF
the Peace ]. C. Hayden of Swoyers-
vile. Pa. vigorously lashed Albert
Gay. of the same place, with a heavy
horsewhlp. and when he had finished.
the wife-beater, weeping and begging
| for mercy, promised never to strike his
wife again.
Rats, puffs. switches and other
such prevalent devices to reinforce
nature may become so cheap as to
cease to be distinguishing mark Of
the up-to-date woman" This is the
comment made by United States Con-
sui +. Carleton Baker at Antung.
China, on the fact that 100000
Koreans have amputated their top
knots since the annexation of Korea
by Japan" In consequence Of this in
creased supply Of human hair the
price has fallen materially.
A life-saving service for the rescue
OF miners in time of disaster has just
been inaugurated by the United States
Bureau of Mines. Six specially con-
structed cars. fully manned by a
/ cnrns nf mipars traippd in raccue