Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-18

Iaft and Roosevelt factions dis
rupted the Michigan state Republican
convention at Bay City and. after a
sensational three-hour fight, the Roose-
welt leaders and delegates. after elect
ing national delegation, withdrew to
carry the question Of disputed dele
gates before the national convention
at Chicago The Taft forces also
named four delegates-at-large.
Gov Earl Brewer was thrown into
the Mississippi river at Greenville.
Miss. when the boat in which he was
making an inspection Of the levees
was upset For some time he had to
cling to floating telegraph pole
In statement addressed to the
people OF Michigan" given out at Lam
sing. Gov. Chase S. Osborn announces
ton.
The Minnesota Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION have filed articles Of incor.
poration with the secretary of state
at st. Paul It is to be a central body
OF the suffrage movement in Mime
sofa
Theodore Roosevelt. Republican, and
Champ Clark, Democrat, swept Illinois
In the states first experience with
presidential preferential primary. Sen
ator LaFollette's vote was only about
one-s1xth that of ex-President Roose.
velt
Between LOO and 1000 square
miles. including more than 100000
acres OF rich farming land in north
eastern A-.sansas Ii the ST. Francis
basin. are affected by a break In the
main line of the levee system about
hfty miles north of Memphis. near
Golden Lake. Ark. Marked Tree and
Wilson. Ark. are threatened. No loss
OF life has occurred 80 far as was
known here. The damage will run in
to millions.
Foreign
The Irish home rule bill was intro
duced in parliament.
Thousands of persons have been
killed and whole Indian villages swept
away by the eruption Of Chiriqui peak
near Bocas del Toro, in Panama, ac-
cording to the story of Captain OILS
vik OF the United States fruit steam
er Fort Morgan. which arrived at Mo-
bile, Ala
After turbulent session the New
Mexico lower house by vote Of % to
20 restored to membership Represent
Cordova. who were suspended when
they were arrested several weeks ago
on charges of having solicited bribe.
Personal
Miss Clara Barton, founder Of the
American Red Cross. is dead, at the
age OF ninety years. at her home,
Red Cross, in Glen Echo. Md. Miss
Barton suffered an attack of pneu-
monia in February, 1911. had re-
lapse, and the disease became chronic.
William Cooper Proctor OF Cincin-
natl has given 100000 for the endow-
ment of the Charlotte Elizabeth Proc
tor fellowship in the graduate school
N. j. He previously had given $5OO.000
to the graduate school.
Mrs. A. L. Marshall told TOO dele
gates to the annual Methodist Eptsco-
pal convention at Washington that the
church In this country is "crawling at
snail-like pace"
Miss Dora E. Keen Of Philadelphia
sailed from Seattle. Wash. for Cor
dova, Alaska. ON her way to climb
Mount Blackburn, 16.140 feet, a cop
fper peak whose summit never has
been reached.
General william Booth, tho head Of
the Salvation Army Of tho World. 10
B3 years old. The old general
is in good health. save for the an
noyancs caused by hts partia. blind.
ness. On May % he will undergo sn
operation which he hopes win restore
his sight
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant died OF
heart disease In the Hotel Bucking-
ham. New York. where he had been
removed from st. Luke's hospital. He.
was operated ON three weeks ago By
DR.. Robert Abts for . cancarous,
growth ut the base OF the tongue. !
somewhat similar afhiction to that
which caused the death Of his noted
father.
The monumsnt to the South Caro-