The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
condemned RECORD or THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, o IN a >. ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERiNos. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news Services.
WESTERN.

| Two men were burned to death in
the Central hotel at Bellevue. Idaho.
Five Mexicans were killed by United
States soldiers on the Lang ranch, fif-
ty miles east of Douglas, Ariz.
Just because her husband Rugged
her. Mrs. Laura Seaman OF Fort
Worth. Tex, filed suit for divorce.
Positive orders for the Ninth cav
airy to proceed to the Mexican bor-
der were received at Fort Russell.
Rain storms sweeping California
from the Oregon line far to the south
| are the heaviest at this season for
| sixty-three years.
Chicago and the Middle West was
still baking under terrific heat while
frosts were being reported from Idaho.
Nevada and Utah.
Miss Grace Riley, aged twenty, died
at Erie, Kan, as the result OF being
struck behind the left ear by foul
ball at ball game.
Col. H. NJ. Minor. G. A. r.. depart
ment commander of Colorado and Wy
| oming, was stricken with a form of
vertigo Ut LOS AuBeitS-
| Aqua Prieta, the Mexican town op-
posite Douglas. Ariz.. is expecting al
attack by more than 500 rebels who
are marching toward the border.
Mrs Jennie Crocker Whitman of
California, accompanied by carload
Of dogs and husband, went through
Omaha en- route to New York City.
The Ninth cavalry. which has been
stationed at Fort ID. A. Russell at
Cheyenne. Wyo, is moving to the Mex
ican border, on orders from Washing
ton.
Gov. Oswald West of Oregon issued
proclamation notifying liquor deal
ers that they must put on identifying
mark upon liquid shipments into dry
territory.
The greatest irrigation feat in the
| United States now under construction
is the Eagle dam, a portion of the Ele
phant Butte irrigation system. 125
miles from FL Paso. Texas
Nearly 1000 men in stripes paid
| tribute to the memory of the late Gen
eral William Booth. founder of the
Salvation Army. at memorial services
held at San Quentin prison. Abraham
Ruef delivered the main address.
Failing in his appeal to the Circui,
Court OF Appeals. Charles l.. Hyde. q
Pierre. s. D.. banker reputed to bt
the wealthiest man In South Dakota
must serve one year and three months
in the Leavenworth penitentiary ant
pay fine $1,000 for using the mail.
for fraudulent purposes.
| The New Mexico Democratic State
convention at Albuquerque renominat
ed Congressman Harvey b. Ferguson
and selected Lieut.. Gov. E. c
DeBaca of San Miguel county; j. H
Latham of Sierra county and F. d
Stennis of Eddy county. as candidate.
for presidential electors.
| Strewn with flowers and rejoicins
in the glory of the sunshine of per
feet California day. 100 veterans of til,
/! department of Colorado and Wyoming
G. A. R., arrived at La Grande sta
ton. to be greeted by reception com
mittee of the Los Angeles G. A. R. ant
Women's Relief Corps.
Vilhjalmar Stefansson,. after an alb
sence of more than four years in Are
tic exploration, returned to Seattle b.
steamer from Nome. Alaska. and tol,
of his probable discovery of the de
scendants OF the Scandinavian colon
lists OF Greenland. who were last hear,
of in 1412. and who. when trade witt
Greenland was resumed in the seven
teenth century, had disappeared.