The Holly chieftain., 1911-11-24
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Adams Express Company's office at
Grand Rapids, Mich, was robbed Of ev-
erything in the safe, the bandit then
escaping.
Great Northern fast mail train col
lided head on with freight train at
Rugby, n D., killing the engineer and
fireman and injuring five others.
Several armed men dynamted the
safe of the bank OF Clarita, fourteen
miles west of Colgate, Okla, and got
about $500 in currency, and es-
capped.
The State Utilities Commission of
Kansas was granted temporary in
junction to prevent the Consumers
Light Company from raising the price
of natural gas in Topeka from 27 to 30
cents per thousand feet.
Because of the activity of alleged
revolutionists along the Texas-Mexi-
can border, especially in the vicinity
of Laredo. Troop l, Third United
States cavalry, has been ordered to
that point for patrol duty.
The cost of protective measures
taken by the United States along the
the Mexican border last spring was
$1,730,526.52. This is almost the grand
total, for by June 30th large part Of
the expense had been cut down.
The Supreme Court of Missouri sus,
tanned the decision of Special Commits
sioner Theodore Brace in his finding
for the custer of the International
Harvester Company of America. Be
sides being ousted the company must
pay $4,000 fine.
Because many horses have been in
jured, several fatally. during the pres
slippery spell, carpet slippers for
the animals have been made in large
quantities by the humane society In
st. Paul, and are proving great sue
cess.
DR.. s. Dalla, said to be prominent
physician of Los Angeles, Cal, after
announcing his purpose to, fellow pas
sengers on Santa Fe train near Pauls
Valley, Okla, swallowed carbolic acid
and leaped through a window of the
sleper.
Col. Clifford Ham of Dubuque has
been appointed collector general of
customs for the republic of Nicaragua
Col. Ham, for the last eight years has
been connected with the customs ser.
vice of the Philippines. For two years
he has been surveyor OF customs at
Manila.
A heavy downpour of rain In the
lowlands, and melting of the six feet
of snow flooded the rivers Of western
Washington. broke the dam of the mu-
nicipal electric plant, at Seattle, cut
off Seattle's water supply, demoralized
railroad service, washed out bridges
and flooded many farms and valley
towns.
A sweeping reduction of freight
rates from the Atlantic seaboard to
Colorado common points by way of the
Galveston gateway is demanded by the
Denver Consumers and Shippers Asso-
citation. in a petition of Intervention
in the suit brought before the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
All records for shipments to the
United States assay office at Dead
wood, s. D., from the mines of the
Black Hills district for July, August,
September and October have broken
six and quarter tons of gold bullion
having been sent to the mint at Den
yer. The total valuation was a little
more than $2,750,OO0.
Anti-saloon territory created by vote
under the local option, is not thrown
open to the retail sale of liquors by
the issuance of state licenses to phar-
macists, declares Judge George w.
Allen, who at Denver ruled that
Charles j. CLAYTON. must pay state
license He fined the druggist 800
for selling two ounces of whisky on a
prescription. although the druggist had
state license.
Jerry Micke. aged eleven. is In dy
ing condition at his home In Fort
Worth. Texas, of lockjaw. A week ago.
1t is said, he was chewing gum in
school. To punish him his teacher COM
PEELED him to stand before the class
and chew wads Of paper. He was
forced to continue this operation for
half an hour. Physicians are puzzled
by the case and express the opinion
that he cannot recover.