Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-12
History Of
Past Week
The News Happenings of
Seven Days Photographed
iNTERMOUNTAlN.


Tuberculosis association, in session at
ishment of public health departments
by these states and municipalities.
Nearly 10000 out-of-town persons
were in Billings, Mont, to see and hear
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Colonel
Roosevelt was escorted from the sta
ton by large number of cOwpunch-
ers and pioneers. AMI was a guest at
"A trout breakfast. Colonel Roosevelt
was stockman in eastern Montana
80 years ago.
After a battle with a sheriff's posse,
Frank Sharpels was shot and killed at
Great Falls, Mont. Sharpels called on
Thomas Sommers. foreman of stable.
shortly before noon, and without a
word. shot the man in the head, wound
ing him, but it is believed not seri-
ously. 1t was while resisting arrest
that Sharpels was shot.
Forty miners refused to go down the
shaft of the Victor mine at TonOpah,
New, until three of their fellow
workers who had declined to buy Lib
VIZ pOhuo saw thCiI pICuSCS " pun
chase some of these securities.
Prof. w. e. Brooke, 81 years old, a
member of the Utah Agricultural col
lege faculty at Logan, Utah, died after
leaping into the swimming pool at that
institution. A weak heart Is believed
to have been responsible for the ia
tality.
An increase of 20 per cent in Utahs
production of coal for the first half
of 1918. as compared with the produc-
ton during the corresponding period
of the preceding year, is recOunted in
the monthly report of business condi-
lions in the Twelfth federal reserve
district
DOMESTIC.
OF the more than 100000 American |
soldiers transported to Europe to the |
end of September, nearly 100000
We're carried in British or British con-
troled ships. American vessels carried
$4,000 and the remainder were brought
across the Atlantic on French and |
Italian ships.
Thirty members of the crew of the |
American cargo steamer Lake City lost
their lives in the sinking of the steamer
In collision with the tanker James |
McGee off Key West, Fla. The Lake
City carried a crew of 80 men.
Mere than 100 grocery stores in New
Orleans will go out of business after
the manufacture of beer is discon-
tinued on December l, according to a.
A. Larose, secretary of the New Or
leans Retail GrOcers' association.
I'VE will all be glad to see the end
of the war, but rather than let Ger
many dictate peace, it were better that
we sacrifice our last man and our rock
bottom dollar" declares former Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt.
Many men were killed and scores in
.jured in tremendous explosion Fri
day at the plant of the I. a. Giles
pie Shell-Loading Co. at Morgan, N. j.
Spanish influenza continues its rapid
spread both in the cavilian popula-
ton and in army camps. Reports Fri
day to the public health service showed
the disease had become epidemic in
1liiuN tliltS. NllllC i-,ptc AZ" N''SN'
were reported among soldiers training
in this country.
Dependent almost wholly upon Ger
many for potash at the outbreak of the
war, the United States within two
years will be able to manufacture
enough of the mineral to supply the
nations needs.
Among those who died from influ-
enzn at Boston was Edward +. Martin,
bass ball writer of the Boston Globe,
and secretary of the Boston chapter
Baseball Writer'S association of Amer
lea. Martin was the American league
official scorer in the last world Sc
ries His wife died the day previous
from the same disease.
Nearly 100000 bushels of grain
We're received in Omaha in September,
an increase Of nearly 100000 bushels
over the receipts for the corresponding
month Of last year. Shipments OF
grain out of this market last month
were nearly 100000 bushels, an in
crease of nearly 3.250,000 bushels over
the outshipments for September, 1917.
In the loss of the patrol boat Tampa
sunk In the Bristol channel with all
on board on the night of September
20-the navy suffered Its greatest
single blow of the war, navy depart
ment advices indicated Thursday. The
Tampa, which was formerly the coast
guard cutter Miami, carried a compile
ment of ten officers and 102 men, all
being lost.
A nonstop tight from Dayton, o., to
Washington, approximately 430 miles,
in De Haviland nine equipped with
Liberty motor is the record made by
civil pilot of the bureau of aircraft
production.
Suit to prevent the Lincoln Tele-
phone and Telegraph company from
charging telephone installation rates
ordered by the postmaster general,