The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-29
WORLD in BRIEF

WORLD IN BRIEF
New York.-Marine underwriters
have advanced war risks to as hlgh
as is per cent on shipments to Med1-
terranean ports.
Nanitowoc, VISA traveller at a
hotel here recently found II white
and one black pearl in an oyster
stew. They were attached to a single
oyster.
New York.-The General Electric
company's total business booked to
the end of this year is estimated at
s158,OOO,OOO, an increase of $780,
100000 over last year.
Baltimore. - Belgian capitalists
have purchased large tract OF land
in the southern section of Bait more,
on which will be erected plant tyr
the manufacture of artificial silk.
Smith Center, Kas.-Joe Munsin-
ger, a widely known citizen OF this
country, celebrated his one-hundred-
and-fourth birthday anniversary at
the home of his son, Jay Munsinger,
in Elk county.
Berlin.-A message written on
card which was carried by aeroplane
1000 miles from Chicago to New
York. and under water 5000 miles
nv the merchant submarine Deutsch-
land, is published by a newspaper
here.
Byers, Colo.- Twenty-six wealthy
farmers living near Byers haze
leased 800 acres to be planted in
beans in the spring-the proceeds, or
such part as necessary, to be used 10
defray expenses to see the games in
the worlds series in 1917.
Berkeley, Cal. 49, Two girls, stu
dents at the University of California,
have concluded an experiment which
consisted in living entirely on pea
nuts. For three months they ate
nothing else but these nuts. The
peanuts cost Is cents a day.
San Diego, Cal. - The German
steamer Sesostris, ashore for Is
years, has been floated, and the ship
is said to be as seaworthy as the day
on which she went ashore. The sal.
vagers will clear more than $1,000,
900 as the result of their success.
Eugene, Ore.-A lunar rainbow, {
strange and rare meteorological phe
nomenon, was visible from this cit,
: few minutes after 6. The arc, {
great curved strip of pale opales
: cence in the southwestern sky, wa
: caused by the light of the rising
. moon cast upon the falling rain.
. Chicago.-Chicago lodge, No. 4, o
the Benevolent and Protective Orde
NIL. Tod
asking that Great Lakes lodge No. 43
Improved Benevolent Order of Elk
: of the World, corporation compose
OF negroes, be enjoined from conduct
ing it's affairs or using the name Elks
Kansas City. - Interior arrange
ments of the Whyco grocery stor
= were not suitable for work on safe
J, robbers who entered the store cor
Guided. They took the 400-poun
safe to the rear of the store on
hand truck and loaded it into me
= tor car. The manager of the stor
k said the safe contained about $40(
: West Liberty, la Years agt
when she was a small girl, Edn
Costa of Mount Auburn decide
that some day she would take he
own life. The other morning, jut
before she died at her home in WEI
Liberty, she explained that this wa
her only reason for swallowing
quarter pound of paris green i
three cups of water.
London - The president of tn
British prize court has ruled thu
German bonds and securities to tn
value of 10000 marks (approximat'
ly $7,5OO), which were seized Will
on their way in a letter to a Chicae
bank, should remain in court as pro-
erty of enemy origin until the de
laration of peace, or until dealt wit
as the court may direct subsequent
Washington-The war departmel
- has announced that the order for TT
return of 10000 national guardsme
for muster out of the federal servit
n is not to be construed as foreshadov
h ing a movement out of Mexico 3
is General Pershing's column. Offic1a
II explained that force of 1900
1t guardsmen would be maintained G
n the border until Pershing was will
drawn.
= Phoenix - Governor Hunt ar
Thomas Campbell, who on the Ia
e of the certified returns was electe
4 s Hunts successor by a plurality
4: 80, are both ready to claim posse
81 sion of the office on January /. Go
q ernor Hunt charges that there we
60 Irregularities in the counting of t
. ballots. The ruling in the low
court was against him, but he h
- appealed.
a New York-The filing for proba
=, of the will of John D. Archbol
" president of the Standard Oil col
" pany of New Jersey, reveals that
o. left an estate worth about $1O(
FL e, 100000, which Will be divid
- among his widow and children, wi
& the exception of few minor
nd
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