The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-25
GENERAL NEWS.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Joseph
LomaA. .-oa College avenue. one
hi ndred and three years old, who Is
believed To be the oldest Mason In
the world. received papers notifying
him OF his election as a life member
OF the Kalamazoo fMIich.l lodge. Mr..
Lomax Joined the organization az
Marion, Ind. the date he can not re-
member and the Marion lodge can
not find the records of entry. " Is
believed that they were destroyed by
a FIRE several years ago. Mr.. Lomax
was the organizer and the hrst presi-
dent or the Grand Rapids and Indiana
railway. which ran through Kalama-
ZOO and he also operated a newspa-
per in that city at one time.
NEW YORK - William sulzer. Just
put out OF the ~goyernorship. is
the Progressive party's assembly can
didate in the Sixth assembly district,
a territory that lies between East
Houston street and East Tenth street
and Avenue A and the East River,
where three voters out OF four are
Jewish. f. W.. Bird. the Progressive
county chairman: Theodore Douglas
Robinson. the state chairman, and
William NJ. Chadbourne, the repre-
sentative OF George w. Perkins. sat
In the hall. and never uttered a word
while the district leaders and voters
took the bit between their teeth and
rushed the Sulzer nomination through.
TOPEKA, KAN. - Samuel Craw-
Crawford. third governor OF Kansas.
famous as an Indian fighter, died ct
the home OF his daughter. Mrs. Arthur
Capper. at the age OF seventy eight.
Fighting on the union side In the
civil war, he attained the rank of
brigadier general Of volunteers. He
held the Office OF governor from 1868
TO 1869, resigning 10 lead an expedi-
ton against Indians on the Kansas
frontier. His promptness in stamp
ing out incipient rebellions on the
Indian territory border gave him a
place OF honor among the Indian cam
%paigners. Mr., Crawford was born In
Lawrence county, Ind, In 1888.
CLEVELAND, oHIO-Rev. Gerard
Patterson. rector OF the Church OF the
Incarnation here and former pastor
OF Adrian, Mich, was granted n d.
yorce. The cross petition OF Mrs. Pat.
terson was dismissed and the free
dom OF the husband granted. II was
believed that Mrs. Patterson was In
Europe, where she went after the Van
Voorhees, Lloyd divorce case. in which
she was named at correspondent. The
yestry OF Rev. Patterson's church
adopted resolutions recently support
ing his action and pledsing its loyal.
".
kEokUk, lA.-Many members OF
the Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton from all parts OF Illinois. Mis-.
souri, and Iowa attended the dedica-
tion here OF the monument in memory
OF Chief Keokuk OF Black Hawk fame.
for whom this city was named. Mrs.
William G.. Story OF New York city,
president general OF the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. was In at
tendance. and the Iowa members had
arranged for the most important con.
ference ever. held by the society In this
state.
RIO JANERIo, BRAZIL - Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt, who is the
guest OF the Brazilian government.
was taken for an automobile ride
through the city and later inspected
the most important OF the public
buildings. The colonel could not COM
pletely hide his impotence 10 get in
to the untrodden jungles.
CINCINNATI. OHIO - Insolvency
Judge Warner appointed Philip G..
Fosdick receiver for the harness ana
leather business OF William c. Ellis,
under arrest In Chicago after confess
ing TO the murder OF his wife. A
creditor filed the suit on behalf OF
all other creditors. Fosdick is a broth
~er.in.law OF Ellis. !.
CHICAGO - William G. Ellis. n
wealthy Cincinnati leather merchant
was heiG to the grand Jury, charged
with the murder OF his beautiful wife,
after he had dramatically contested
To the %coroner's jury that he had kill
ed her In bed. instead OF trying to Join
her in a suicide pact, as he had az
first stated.
CHICAGO - Weymouth Kirkland.
a member of the law firm Of Rose.
Symmes a. Kirkland, one OF the lead
ing firms OF this city, with Offices in
the Chicago Title and Trust building.
was indicted in connection with al
legged fraudulent bills upon which ne
collected from the Chicago Railways
company.
FREEPORT, ILL.-Two bold mask
ed men held up Conductor Fred Osten