The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-08
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
PRESENTED.
ALL AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and Fer.
eign Countries Are Here Given
in Snort Meter for
Busy Readers.

Platte, committed suicide three miles
from La Sunta, Colo lie had been
pursued from Rockford b. a sheriff
and his posse.
The Mexican government repre-.
schttt!ges ordered $9.l2j,g 600 worth Of
Nauser rifles and ammunition from a
German firm for immediate delivery.
A SNOWFALL battle IN August was on.
ioycd by members Of the MIchlpau
homo for the feeble mind Z. at Lalrr.
Mich a terrific snow swcp, over
this section Of the state. nearly halt
al inch OF snow falling
Information that StdHa Allen nd
Wesley Edwards, the NirLul out
laws. were believed to b.. hiding III
the vicinity OF Seattle, Wash. caused
M federal and county authorities 10
conduct a thorough search of the sur
rounding country for the men, but
Rether Was found
tarin program that coutomplatcs
adjournment Of congress abou August
is has been framed The plan OF the
leaders IS to pass five bills affecting
the revenues. put them up 10 Presi-
dent Taft, who probably VIII veto at
least four Of them, and adjourn for
the session.
Col. Roosevelt asEailed President
Taft for the presidents allusion IN his
speech Of acceptance to the initiative.
referendum and recall as Issues that
do not pay the rent or furnish houses
Ilillery Bcachcy, the aviator. lies in
a critical condIton at Nicholas hos.
ptal. in Battle Creek, Mitch. as the
result Of injuries received IN i fall
from his machine
An official charge Of 81 for com
Knitting murder has just been quoted
at vienna Austria This is In the
form OF a fine imposed on clerk
named Haas, who shot his wife dead
In railroad carriage and then at.
tempted TO kin himself
BY strict party vote. 145 to l09,
the house voted against concurring in
q senate amendment 10 III" sundry
civil appropriation bill apprOpraIing
s225,000 TO continue the tariff board
another year
Abandoned churches tn the number
of 100 in the nben country and in
the small towns Of Illinois was the
picture Of rural needs drawn by Rev
Warren n. Wilson OF Now York NJ
the Country Life conference which
closed at De- Kalb, H.
The Paris police are irving TO iden.
tify by her clothing the Young woman
who iuuprd from the tourpost ia tho
second platform Of the Eihel Tower,
b25 feet, and WIS crushed past recoe.
milton.
Consumption Of beer in Chicago
through the fiscal year ending June 30
last fell off $4,000 barrels, according
TO the report of the local branch OF
the internal revenue department just
ma1' phhisc'
blow at the so-called poison
trust vendors OF patent medicines
was struck by the house Interstate
commerce committee lavorably re-
porting the Sherley bill, which pro.
hio'ls '"o'ilhs OF lalsc ana traudu'
N"'''''7 ''"'''7 'o' p"'eh' hiesf
SineS'
horace w Vaughan present state
senator was nominated IN inc pri'
hiAfles LOT congressman from the
first leAaS district MT vaughan
Carried cIBht OF the eleven counties
So'lh''ius ''l's instruct anu VIII nave
d p'"I@I''S vi between l'hoo ana z'ooV
'''i we next hibheSt u HE three op'
po"'n'S'
Six persons were Killed. two fatally
injured and another hurt south of
Alexis. Michr when Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern train struck an
automobile containing nine persons.
Two women, man and three boys
were Killed outright,
The threat to arrest those members
of the house who ARE playing
hockey" unless they come back and
attend to work. was made by Major.