Gilpin observer., 1920-09-02
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practicing physician, and founder of
the Omaha Herald, later made part of
the World-Herald, is dead at Omaha.
In the Pacific coast states there
were $4,000 motor vehicles and 5000
tractors five years ago, whereas to-
day there are 100000 motor vehicles
and 100000 tractors.
About $4,000 in cash, nuggets and
jewelry were found in the safe of the
sunken steamship Princess Sophia
when Harold Post, temporary receiver
for the Deep Sea Salvage Company,
opened it at Juneau, Alaska.
Col. Malvern Hill Barnum, cavalry,
now stationed at San Francisco, has
been detailed commandant of the
United States disciplinary barracks at
Fort Leavenworth, succeeding Maj
Gen. ]. H. McRae, who has been as
signed to command the second di-
vision at Camp Travis.
Two St Louis army officers are be-
Ing sought by the military authorities
In connection with the disappearance
of $4S,7S9 from the Quartermaster
corps of the United States army it be-
came known at St Louis when the To-
cal police received an army bulletin
containing request for their arrest.
The provisional government of Mex
leo has issued orders closing all sa-
looms except four in each town along
the Rio Grande, according to informa-
tion received at San Antonio, Texas.
The order also provides that hereafter
license to operate saloons in Mexico
will be issued only to Mexican citizens
Eight hundred ploys, harness for
1000 mules, two tractors, twenty now
Ing machines, two threshing machines
and thousands of dollars worth of ad-
ditional agricultural implements pur-
chased in the United States are ex-
pected to complete the subjugation of
Francisco Villa, erstwhile Mexican
bandit and guerilla.
Gold yield Of placer camps in the
Yukon valley for 1920 is estimated at
$4.4S5,OOO by mining company officials
at Dawson. Camps in the interior of
Alaska are expected to yield $685.
600. There has been considerable
shrinkage in the output, it is stated,
owing to dry season and the decrease
in the purchasing power of gold.
For brevity the will filed at Seattle,
Wash, for William Fl. Gordon, former
Instructor in penmanship in the Uni
versity of Colorado, author of text
books and originator of the free-hand
method of card writing, is unique in
the superior court records there. 1t
reads: Leave everything l own to
my sister, Mrs. Douglas Mckay, 1923
Center street, Peru, ILL.,"
WASHINGTON
According to Ell Heraldo, President
de la Huerta has announced that no
condition for the recognition of the
Mexican government have been i'm.
posed by the United States or France.
1.-The Mexican government" he is
quoted as saying, sis giving all guar
antees to foreign countries and not
seeking to break promises with foreign
countries, and it does not believe for
eign nations have any reason to i'm
pose conditions belittllng our dignity"
The right of women to the ballot wax
formally made part of the Constitu.
uon OF the United States when Secre-
tary of State Colby proclaimed ratifi-
cation of the nineteenth amendment.
Combined federal and state expendl-
lures for road building may reach a
total of S250000,O00 during the cur
rent fiscal year, according to Thomas
II. Macdonald. chief OF the bureau of
public roads, department of agricul-
tcre.
In an attempt to get a baby panther
as mascot, members of the One Hum
dred and Fourth aero squadron fought
mother panther and four cubs I'm n
cave near Sanderson, Tex, according
to war department advices In Wash.
ington. The mother panther defeated
the squadron.
There will be no Woman's party
ticket in the political field this year,
and the chance that there ever will
be one Is exceedingly remote, judg.
Ing from the views as to the party's
future activities, which have been un-
Nei "hihhateu uiscusslou ut the nu-
tional headquarters ever since the
suffrage amendment passed definite
ty into the constitution.
President Wilson approved the ma
jorlty report of the anthracite coal
com m 1 s on, awarding anthracite
miners wage increases aggregating
$S5,00O,000, and notified the miners
that he expected them ITO accept the
award and carry 1t into effect in good
faith"
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
ciflc railroad have applied to the in
terstate commerce commission for
authority to issue general mortgage
gold bonds to the amount OF $1,000
900, and refunding mortgage gold
bonds for 100000.