Gilpin observer., 1911-09-07
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bales of cotton as the final yield this
yead is indicated by the Department
of Agriculture.
The last of the Forty-niners will say
farewell next month. Because of the
old age of it's members, the organiza.
ton will disband.
Latest reports from the Charleston,
S. c., hurricane place the number of
dead at fiften and the property dam
age at two millions.
Capt. H. E. Honeywell made flight
in Kansas City with four women pas
sengers in a balloon. travelling dis
tance of sixteen miles.
Three men were killed and twenty
five received minor injuries in pool
rom fight at Montana, Ark, a coal
camp near Clarksville.
Creations modelled after thoughts
suggested by Chicago's aviation meet
will be the basis for designs foT wo-
mems headwear this winter.
A half hour each day for two weeks
in the beer cooler of ST. Louis brew
cry has cured Warren d. Feurst, a re-
tired financier, of hay fever.
President Taft in his address before
the American Bar Association, in Bos-
ton. declared emphatically that there
is room for improvement in procedure
in the federal courts.
For the first time in thirry-five
years the people of Mississippi wit
messed public hanging and it was
one of the biggest days in the history
of Louisville. where the execution
took place.
Following a quarrel over business
transaction, Pleas Southern, young
farmer living at Stony Fork, KY, near
Middlesboro. fired six shots into the
body of his father, Dave Southern,
killing him instantly.
Shortly before John W. Gates died
in Paris he made codicil to his will,
in which he left $1,0OO.00O in cash to
his son, Charles G. Gates, together
with trust fund of 100000. Mrs
Gates gets s37.OOO,OOO.
w. L. Park. vice president OF the
Illinois Central road says that the Of
ficials of that road have determined
not to deal with the Federated Shop
Employees, representatives of whom
now in Chicago from the South.
President Markham of the Illinois
Central railroad ended hopes of an i'm
mediate settlement of the labor diff
culties of the road by directing a let
ter to w. F. Kramer, secretary of the
International Blacksmiths' union, re-
fusing to meet representatives of the
federated shop employees, as he had
been requested.
Preparations for the celebration of
Labor Day at Toledo, Ohio, were halt
ed while citizens lent aid in the search
for the bodies of city officers and en-
ployes who were drowned when a
launch was rammed and sunk by the
barge Philip Minch, and only one of
the eight passengers in the launch es-
capped watery grave.
Behind the arrest of John Prin, an
appraisers stores, in New York, on
the specific charge OF stealing $50
worth of merchandise consigned to an
lporter, Is the story of the robbery
of Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan of valu
able ring and series of gigantic
swindles operated by government EN-.
ployes and outsiders, which have al
ready cost importers several hundred
thousand dollars.
Twenty-four states will be visited by
President Taft on the swing around
the circuit, according to his partly
completed schedule. He will start Sep.
tember Is and will pass through these
states: Massachusetts, New York
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan. Illinois,
Indiana, Missouri, Iowa. Kansas, Ne.
braska, Colorado, Wyoming. Utah, Ne.
vada, California, Oregon, Washington.
Idaho, Montana. South Dakota, Mime.
sofa, Wisconsin and Maryland.
SO far have plans for President
Taft's We0tern trip advanced that i'm.
mediately L. C. Wheeler, the advance
guard OF the Secret Service, will start
out to make preparations for the Pres
ident's reception on the proposed
trip.
After balloon ascension at Lake
wood park, at Charlotte, 8. c., a pleas.
ure resort. and making a fireworks
display from the car; H. G. Brown, q
daring young aeronaut Of Michigan,
fell with his parachute into lake and
was burned 10 death.