Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-06-09

Anthony Howard Hunkle, well
known for his interest in mucisians,
died at Hot Springs, Va.
1t was announced that Emperor
William, while at Buckingham palace,
on May 16, has appointed King George
general field marshal in the Ger
man army.
Ex-President Diaz does not like the
idea Of leaving Mexico.
President Taft is coming west this
fall, and Nebraska may be included
in his itinerary.
Fourteen persons are dead as re-
suit of the wreck on the Burlington
near Indianola, Neb.
The American Tobacco company
was declared by the supreme court
to be an illegal combine in restraint
Of trade.
Ireland has population of 4,3S1,-
951, according to the census returns.
This is a decrease of 1924 in ten
years.
Minority Leader Mann has i'm
proved his standing with house insur-
gents.
The annual meeting Of the trans
Mississippi commercial congress set
for September next, will be held In
Kansas City, instead of Oklahoma
City.
One thousand delegates attended
the fourth national convention Of the
United Presbyterian mems movement
in the First Presbyterian church at
Pittsburg.
According to the Carnegie endow-
ment fund for international peace the
world will be educated in interna-
tional law as to how the law may be
extended.
George Rees, veteran printer and
publisher and pioneer Mason OF
Northwest Missouri, died at his home
in St. Joseph, Mo-, aged 70 years.
Death was the result of paralysis.
The results of exhaustive inquiry
into the steel trust made by the
bureau of corporations will not be
available to the house committee in
vestigating the United States Steel
corporation unless President Taft so
directs.
William Carren, former manager Of
St. Louis theater, pleaded guilty to
charges Of embezzling $4,000 of the
theater's funds and was sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary.
The Oregon-Washington Railroad &
Navigation company, subsidiary Of
the Union Pacific railroad, has sold
to Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Barring
Brothers & Co. $25,00O,0O0 first and
refunding mortgage per cent gold
bonds Internationally guaranteed by
the Union Pacific company.
Miss Katherine Elkins, her mother
and brother, Stephen B. Elkins, were
passengers on the Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria en- route for Europe. They
were accompanied to the ship by "Bil-
laughed merriiy when asked if she
will be engaged to young Hit.
Having survived the failure Of four
flags, Mobile may prosper and grow
more beautiful under the present one,
was President Taft's message Of fe-
licitation to Mobile upon that city's
celebration of the 200th anniversary
of its founding.
! Editor E. E. Cook and Attorney
Charles ]. Pretzman, both of Column
bus, o., were bound over to the grand
jury charged with refusing to testify
before the committee in the bribery
charges made against the senators.
They gave bond and were released.
In response to resolution asking
for information on the subject, Attor-
ney General Wickersham sent word
to the house that the department of
justice has undertaken no criminal
prosecution of the officers of the
| Standard Oil company as result Of
| the recent supreme court decision.
Senior Zamocona is the successor
of Senior de la Barra as Mexican am
bassador to the United States. He
resided in Washington during the
time his father was Mexican minister
from 1878 to 1882.
Sir William Schwenk Gilbert, the
British author and writer of comic
opera librettos, died in London. He
| was UOl III lOOO anu was hAASAtOu
by King Edward in 1907. The famous
collaboration of Sir Arthur Sullivan
died suddenly of heart disease while
in his bath.
Mormon settlers in Mexico demand
more than million dollars for DAM
ages sustained in the revolution.
Theodore Roosevelt was criticized
by John w. Foster for his recent ut
terances on arbitration.
General Diaz himself took command
of the federal soldiers who repulsed a
large force of rebels, while the former
president Of Mexico was on his way
from Mexico City to Vera Cruz.
Clear Lake was offered as the sum.
mer capital of the United States when
the Commercial club designated site
of twenty acres, with adequate rail.
road facilities, to be presented to Pres
ident Taft for his home during the hot
| months,