Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-02
GENERAL.

Two OF the SILK Hills HOW luic po-
cause of the strike of $4,000 workers
for more pay and shorter hours are
leaving Paterson, N. j. One, belong
ing to the firm of Aronson & Bloom.
The directors of the Pennsylvania
railroad at a meetin in Philadelphia
passed a resolution authorizing a 10
per cent stock issue amounting to
about $43,000,O00.
c. Frank Reavis, a we'll known
Falls City, Neb., attorney, has re-
ceived notice from the clerk Of the
supreme court of Kansas at Topeka
that he has won a $4,000 law suit in
that court.
William T. Scott, te only negro
ever nominated for president of the
United States by regularly consti-
tuted delegation, representing thirty
seven states, has been placed upon
the White house pay roll as janitor.
Joseph w. Martin, the Memphis cot
ton broker who disappeared from Lon
don April and has been reported at
vevey, cannot be located. kilograms
for Martin are piling up in the post
Office. There is a rumor that Martin
has gone to Geneva.
Medical skill and strong vitality
have combined ito bring about a
change for the better in the condition
of Pope Plus of Rome. The official
bulletins recently issued relieved
present anxiety, but there are some
who are skeptical and fear third
lapse.
Nebraska postmasters appointed
by the president: Linscott, Blaine
county, Hattie L. Boggs, vice G. L.
Dean, resigned; Pepper Creek,
Dawes county. David H. Berg, new
Office; Schill, Sheridan county, c. E.
Bensckoter, vice G. E. Bensckoter,
resigned.
Prosecution under the Mann white
slave act is threatened for young
married man Of Kearney, Neb., follow
ing the confession at Sioux City, Ia.
by his cousin, 15-year-old girl, that
she had accepted money from him
with which she was to pay her ex-
penses to join him.
For the third time in his reign,
King Alfonso of Spain narrowly es-
capped being the victim of an an
archistic attempt against his life.
Three shots were fired at the king in
the streets of the capital by native
of Barcelona, Rafael Sanchez Allegro,
who was Immediately overpowered.
The king was not injured.
Mrs. William Cunning Story of New
York, head of the conservative party,
failed by six votes Of the necessary
majority to elect her president general
of the Daughters of the American Re
volution on the second ballot, which
William Cumming Story, 574; Mrs.
John Miller Horton administration
candidate), 542; Mrs. Charles B.
Bryan, 10.
Three congressional investigations
have been proposed. Representative
Lobeck asked for an investigation of
the "extortionate prices the govern
ment is compelled to pay for eleva-
tors in the various government build
ings. Representative Clark of Flor
Ida asked for the appointment of a
special committee to probe various
special commissions and make recon-
mendations to abolish them. Repre-
sentative Austin proposed an investi-
cation of the stemming district to-
baccO associations with headquarters
at Henderson, "as alleged combina-
ton in restraint of trade"
immigration officials at Philadel-
phia were startled when Rudolph
Gertzen, German farmer, in reply to
the question as to whether or not he
had $25, which is necessary before I'M
migrants can land, carelessly pulled GU
of his pocket $4,000.
Fire that destroyed four large
buildings and caused loss estimated
at 100000 in the Kansas state peni-
Tertiary at Lansing, Kan, was spread
by convicts who scattered burning
papers in buildings not in the path
OF the flames, according to a state
mert - IRE Chief Michael Bahler o.
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