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Cherokee county.
The federal grand Jury in New
York has entered into an investiga-
ton Of the beef trust"
Arizona's constitution was affirmed
by 1912 OF the total vote. accord
ing to the official canvass.
Governor Morris Of Montana has
approved the bill providing the COM
mission form of government for cit
les.
Charles E. Merriam was nomi-
mated by republicans and Carter Har-
rison by democrats for mayor OF Chi
cago.
The Montana senate voted unani-
hously to pass a bill providing the
commission form of government for
municipalities.
The federal circuit court OF appeals
at Richmond, Va, has decided thai
electricity is merchandise when gen
Grated and sold.
Kansas City owners of the Luck
Tiger mine in Sonora, Mexico, have
been advised that the rebels have
seized the property.
Judge Advocate Crowder has de-
cided the war department is at lib
erty to accept the breeding horses
given by August Belmont.
Thirteen Kansas City physicians
have been arrested on federal indict-
ments for spreading improper propos-
ais in advertising literature.
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vitation to attend Bailie p. Wasgen-
er's annual children's picnic in Atch-
ison, Kans., next September.
The English cabinet is reported by
the Times to have agreed On reten'
ton OF Irish members in the imper-
ial parliament, but in reduced num-
bers.
Two hundred women, most OF them
accompanied by their husbands, at
tended a boxing match in Syracuse,
N. Y, given for the benefit of a hos
pital.
Two hundred citizens of Ell Paso
have petitioned President Taft and
that the United States take
no steps to Interfere in the Mexican
revolution.
The Kansas house has passed a
resolution that names of candidates
for United States senator shall not
be placed on the ballot at primary
elections.
The interstate commerce commits
sion wants congress to relieve it from
any connection with mediation and
arbitration proceedings under the
Erdman act.
After spending nearly six years in
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Frank G. Bigelow, the Milwaukee
banker, was released, according to
authoritative reports.
The Pinkertons say that "Old BIZ
Miner, second only to Jesse James In
notoriety as a bandit, is one of the
men arrested for the recent Gaines
vile. Ga, train robbery.
Fifty thousand business men Of
Georgia and nearby states have been
invited by telephone to attend the
Southern Commercial Congress in At
lanta, Ca, March s to 10.
President David r. Kerr Of West
minister college, Fulton, Mo-, has ten
dered his resignation. He has been
offered the presidency of Whitworth
college at Tacoma, Wash.
The house approved a bill to pro-
vide for the erection of a monument
over the grave of President John Ty-
Ter at Richmond. Va. The limit of eX-
pense in the bill is $4,000.
Secretary OF Commerce Nagel will
investigate the charge that figures Of
the department of statistics have
been distorted to show other than the
true state OF exports and imports.
The Missouri senate has passed a
bill requiring mail order houses to
take out a license to do business In
the state for which the fee shall be
/ to 5 per cent OF the aggregate
sales.
DR.. Theobald Smith, professor of
comparative pathology at Harvard
medical school, says that if buhonic
plague starts in the west it might be
spread to the east through the me-
dunn of milk.
The Missouri senate passed a bill
submitting to the people at a special
election to be called by Gov. Had
ley, a proposition to vote $4,000, 900
bonds for rebuilding the burned capt.
toll at Jefferson City .
Colonel Poliakoff, administrator of
the commissary department Of the
Moscow military district, was SEN
fenced to five years Imprisonment on
conviction of having demanded and
received brides from contractors.
The main building of Mount ST.
Mary's college, a large and well
equipped Roman Catholic institution
on Watching mountain, near Plain
field, N. j., was burned Thursday, en-
failing a loss of more than 5000, 600.
Personal.
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