Gilpin observer., 1920-07-08

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN
Between $1,000 and $4,000 worth of
Liberty bonds and $5,1S6 in cash was
the loot obtained by five banoits who
held up the Great Northern State Bank
1t st. Paul.
Pure-bred cattle come high in Iowa.
AT recent sale of forty-odd head of
the Angus variety near Otumwa, an av-
erage price Of S3,210 was paid for each
animal. "Elluna E." prize cow,
brought $4,000.
Passenger train No. 81 on the Great
Northern railroad, running between
Sioux Falls, S. D., and st. Paul, Mimi,
was totally destroyed by fire near
pipestone, Mimi, the seventyfive per-
sons aboard escaping with only minor
Injuries.
In II race riot in Denison, Texas the
outgrowth of n dispute between Il ne
gro and white boy, seven negroes were
beaten AMI injured by mobs of 200 or
more whit men and boys. The trou-
BILE started over an argument at base
ball game. None was injured seriously.
Francis H. Cook, aged 10, publisher
of the first newspaper in Spokane and
owner of the first street car in that
city, died there after a lingering III
ness. He was born in Marietta, Ohio
and came to the Northwest in 1871. He
left widow and eleven grown chill
dren.
Lieut.. Stanley NJ. Ames, commanding
the Ninety-fOur aero pursuit group at
Kelly field, is held by Mexican author
ities at MatamOras, just across the Rio
Grande river from Brownsville, Tex,
according to reports at San Antonio
Ames was forced to land on account of
running out Of gasoline.
Following rejection of his proposal
Of marriage, William f. Smith shot and
killed Miss Thelma Gutke, II years old,
at Douglas Ariz. AS the girl fell Smith
turned the weapon on himself. A bull
let entered his heart and he fell dead
on the pavement beside his companion.
His home is in West Virginia.
Frank Hanson, parachute jumper,
Jumped 4,40O feet to his death from an
airplane at Casper, WyO.. when de-
fective snap on his harness released
him from his parachute. A large
crowd was given II thrill as Aviator
Bert Cole attempted to dive his plane
beneath the man and break his fall
Cole missed him.
Detective William Goodenbour was
Instantly killed In a pistol battle with
bandit in the II. Marx clothing store
at Waterloo, Iowa, and the bandit was
killed by Officer William Wilson, who
rushed to the detectives assistance.
The bandit was attempting to cash an
American Express money order, stolen
In Bertha, Mimi, when the officer ap-
peared on the scene.
WASHINGTON
The War Department has availa-
BILE quantity of condemned guns,
mortars and howitzers for donation to
municipal corporations, posts of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and Sol
diers' Monument associations, Col. A.
w. Maish. ordnance officer of the east
ern department has announced. Appll-
cations may be made to the office of
chief of ordnance. War Department
Washington.
Increased passport rates, authorized
under II bill passed at the end Of last
session Of Congress, providing for IL
charge of 80 instead of 81, is now in
effect. Representative Porter Of Penn
sylvania, chairman of the House for
eign affairs committee, who drafted
the original measure, was the first
person to pay the increased rate.
That $1,19l, 100 was loaned to 204
farmers OF the United States by the
first mortgages during the month
OF May, 1920, is shown by report re-
Gently made public by the Federal
Farm Loan Bureau. or these the Fed
eral Land Bank OF Omaha lends In the
amount of loans. This bank reported
$269. 200 Loans closed by other banks
In May are as follows: st. Paul, $248,-
100: Berkeley, $140,700; Wichita, S78,-
300; Spokane, $4,000; Springfield
$5S.8OO; Baltimore, $4,000; Houston,
$500. On the last day OF May there
were operating In the United States s.
1888 farm loan associations and the to.
tai mortgage loans made by the FEEDER
al Land banks through these associn-
tions to 12,29S farm borrowers amount
ed to $347 ,390,941.
The federal trade commission has
cited Montgomery, Ward 4 Co., Chica-
go mail order house, In formal com
plaint Of unfair competition In the sale
of liquid roofing cement. The charge
Is made that false representations were
made by the company In Its catnlog
when liquid roofing cement was adver-
nsed as containing no coal tar. 1t is
claimed It did contain coal tar.
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