The Madison journal., 1916-01-01

"OIh udS plOSlt7N'N ~
the removal of the Gaillard slide tha'
the Panama canal is now open lor |
tugs and dredges of light draft
Mrs. Minerva Memby, 80 years oiu' !
wife OF a farmer near Joplin, NO. per
ished in a fire which destroyed hei
home.
Mayor James G.. Woodruff OF At
lanta. Ga. vetoed a resolution passed
by the city council ordering recall
election Jan. 5. affecting the mayor
and four members o. the police COM
mission.
Worthy Tooley of Athens, y. Y. ana
Ludwig Marquardt of Kingston, y. \"
murderers. we're put to death by cleo
tricity at Sing Sing prison.
David Mccormick of Peru, Ind, 90
years old, farmer fell down stairs
when saving household goods from his
burning home and was burned 10
death.
NeNUdilb gN'tiS O'N'
known throughout the middle west as
the apple king" is dead in Glencoe
a suburb Of Chicago.
Daniel Worcester, 50 years DID, VINO
was known as the original "Uncle
Tom" of the dramatization of Uncle
Toms Cabin" is dead at the Vermont
soldiers home.
The Rev. 8. D. Lindsay of Rison
Ark, was informed that he was worth
. 100000 as a result of patent auto
mobile spring he invented.
Fay Clanton and George b. Smitl
were killed and George Nettles SER
ously injured when Nettles' automo
bile plunged through bridge into
ravine at Waco. Tex.
Since the war began, 734 ships owr
ed by Germanys enemies have bee
destroyed OF this number, SOS wer
sunk by submarines and SO by mines
The Socialist party national exec'
tive committee in session in Chicag
ordered nationwide campaign
support of a peace resolution.
The Armour Packing Company
Chicago has closed deal to leas
100000 acres of land at EureR
Springs, Ark, to mine potash. A
immense bed has been discovered.
Fire destroyed the Cleveland FL
vator Companys elevator and woo
storage house at Sheldon, ILL.,, wi
an estimated loss of S25O,OOO.
Seven men were drowned in Che
apeake Bay when the sloop Lady Hs
rington of Oxford capsized and sal
in gale of wind and rain.
Lady Byzantine, the white legho
hen that laid 314 eggs in 365 da!
making her the worlds champi
layer, was presented a diamor
studded gold anklet at the Philad
phia poultry show.
Accusations of having received st
ulated sums of money for the C
which were in effect bribes to &
immunity to keepers of alleged ga
bling houses and liquor selling est
lishments caused Judge Conn Linn
the district court to remove Ma,
Frank NJ. Wooden and T. J. Quinn
Tulsa, Ok.
Representatives of Belgian and 7
land firms have been buying up la
- supplies of leaf tobacco and he
shipments to Europe are now be
made.
John Mcpherson two years ago
clared he had been haunted by
ghost of the man he had killed in .
bama, has been found guilty of
murder and sentenced TO life
prisonment.
Exports from the port Of New y
during November exceeded $780,
600. the largest amount in the his
of the port
II former Mayor Crump's plan
walls, Memphis. Tenn, will soon
poor mans" court.
Munich newspapers announce
suicide of Gen. JenesCo. comman
the second Rumanian army corp
L. +. Moody, a ranCher OF )
Maybe, Tex, swallowed poison
died instantly. \ year ago he maj
a manicurist after a courtship Of
DAYS. He left a note declaring
his marriage was failure.
Eleven men are adrift in the G.
Mexico on two barges which
loose from a tug bound to I;
Fla, from New Orleans.
Mrs. Jennie Bowd, "a, and
daughters. Miss Mary Bowd, A.
Mrs. Addie Edwards, 35. wer,
three committed to the state L
ASYLUM by the court of Geneva
", H., recently.
~ Checks aggregating $4,000
-. h., the Workmen's ComI