Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-30
FLASHES Of THE Week
JOTTINCS FROM KILOGRAMS
Interesting Items Gathered From All
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben.
eft Of Our Readers.
Domestic Items.

Lebanon Junction, KY, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire. Only two
stores and a hotel remain. The loss
is about $25O,000.
Six deaths from the heat were re.
ported at Pittsburgh, Pa, In the past
"a hours.
A Catholic theater is to be estab.
lished in New York. 1t will be the
first Of its kind in the country.
The schooner Rob Roy struck Dia-
mond Shoals, of Cape Hatteras. The
captain and crew were rescued.
The New York court OF appeals de-
cided that negroes al no longer use
the title "Elks' for their fraternal or.
ganzation in that state.
A firemen's parade at TT. Madison.
Ia, was broken up by a fire, which
was extinguished by the men in dress
suits.
Robbers attacked and nearly killed
a Memphis, Tenn, merchant in his
store during broad daylight and while
hundreds of people passed.
Officials of almost every important
country are to occupy seats as guests
OF honor at the Republican convention
In Chicago.
An angle iron. placed by train
wreckers almost ditched the c. Nj. &
st, p. railroad fast mail train near
Andover, S. ID.
Springing his own death trap, Jo-
seph S. En- Seng paid the penalty for
the murder Of William Lloyd at the
Wyoming state prison.
The United States gunboat York
town, one Of the vessels of Dewey's
feet which captured Manila is to be
sold to one of the South American re-
publics.
A number Of cases OF pellagra are
are reported in Missouri.
Fire at Coldwater, Kan. burned two
two.story brick structures of the
Masonic lodge and the Pennington
Mercantile company. The loss is $75,-
600.
Five buffalo calves have arrived in
the Wichita national game preserve.
Robbers blew open the safe in the
bank Of Keystone. Ok, and escaped
with $4,000.
The fifty-fourth annual commence.
ment OF Baker university at Baldwin,
Kan, begins Saturday, June /.
A murderer in the Utah peni.
Tertiary was shot instead Of being
hung. at his " request.
The first shipment Of new alfalfa
from Cottonwood Falls, Kan, brought
$22 a ton.
Safe blowers took $500 in money
and stamps from the postofice at
Sasakwa. Ok. and escaped.
The protected cruiser Isle de Luzon
arrived in St. Louis for use OF the
Missouri naval reserves.
Minnesota is to have a special SEES.
sion OF the legislature to pass a "blue
sky" law similar to that of Kansas.
The forty-sixth annual encampment
OF Illinois G. A. X, is in session at
Peoria.
The Associated Advertising clubs Of
America are holding their annual CON
vention at Dallas, Texas.
Burlington, Kan, held a two-day
aviation meet, giving free entertain
ment to the farmers in attendance.
The entire oil holdings OF the South.
ern Pacific railroad In California are
soon to be attacked by the govern.
ment.
The Galloway county grand jury is
Investigating a rumored scandal In
the Fulton, Mo, asylum for the In.
sane.
The Usage City, Kan, high school
graduated a class of eight girls. Not
q boy was In the class.
Over 800 Oklahoma editors met at
Muskogee for the annual session Of
the state press association.
Three tornadoes occurred zeal Lin
coin, Neb.. within Is minutes, in1uP.
ing several people.
The farmers throughout Kentucky
have started plans to form a CO.
operative chain of stores.
BY a vote OF l47 TO 1876 the house
reaffirmed Its decision that no toll
should be charged American coast.
wise vessels for passage through the
Panama canal.
Women conductors colleced fares
on Atchison street cars for the bene.
ut OF a new Y. NJ. c. A. building.
The house passed a bill placing the
80 called Philippine frlar lands under
the jurisdiction Of the Philippine gov.
eminent.
Seed corn Ia being sold at $3.50 to
$3.50 a bushel at Maiden Rock. Wis,
and Ia very scare at that.