Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-01-22
INTERMOUNTAIN,


in connection with the death of Charles
Soper, whom he ran over with his
automobile, was sentenced to thirty
days Imprisonment and fined $3.50.
Kramer admitted he had taken a
few drinks" before the accident.
The Portland post of the American
legion is asking the Oregon legislature
to allow Oregon ex-serviee men the
option of $25 for each month of sery-
Ice in the world war, or $1,000 farm
or home loan.
No trace of the mail steamer Joseph
Pulitzer, missing in Alaska waters
since December IS, has bfen found
after a weeks search by the coast
guard cutter Snohomish, according to
advices received at Seattle.
The war department bas no idea
whatever of abandoning Fort Doug
las, Utah, as an active military post,
but, on the contrary, proposes when
ever the detail of troops along the
Mexican border is reduced, to increase
its garrison to full regimental size, it
Is announced.
One child was burned to death and
another suffocated when fire de-
stroyed the home of Arthur Burgener
in Empire canyon at Park City, Utah.
-Four bandits fought a pistol duel
with policemen at Seattle, resulting
in the fatal wounding of Patrolman
Two of the bandits were wounded.
A beautiful young woman who
PUSHES up to an unsuspecting man,
throws her arms about his neck, kisses
him vigorously and then picks the
pockets of the surprised but happy
victim, is the latest mode of robbery
to be reported in Denver.
DOMESTIC.
Sadie Harrington of Danville, Ills,
broke her fast Saturday, after abstain
ing from food for forty-eight days
Mrs. Harrington was fasting to force
her husband to join the Church of
God. Ernie Harrington, the husband
has steadfastly refused to join the
church.
Two of four bandits who attempted
to hold up the East Side bank in an
outlying district of Kansas City were
shot and seriously wounded by a
motorcycle patrolman who waited in
the bank. Police had received tip
that robbery was planned.
His body hacked nearly to pieces,
John Dagg, 60, wealthy cattleman,
was found in the ruins of a room at
his home near Alvin, Texas. The room
had been set fire to cover the crime
William G. McAdoo, Jr., has been
elected vice president of the Marion
County State bank at Florence, Kan,
and will be actively connected with the
banking house. At the same time he
will attend to some oil interests he
ha1 in this field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dammann and
the latters father, all residing near
Grand Island, Neb., were killed when
the automobile in which they were
riding was struck by a Union Pacific
motor train.
Mrs. Louis Green, 3S, and her three
boys, aged /, 3 and 6, were burned to
death when their little two-room house
was destroyed by fire on the outskirts
of Chadron, Ohio.
After several practice shots at the
family cat, Irving Morton of Muskegon,
Mich, forced his wife to become his
target and spent thirty minutes in fir
ing twelve shots into her body, ac-
cordng to the police. Then he turned
the rifle on himself and fired once,
dying instantly Mrs. Morton may re-
cover
Blindness caused by wood alcohol
was the ground for a verdict of $780,
900 damages returned In circuit court
at Chicago in favor of Sam Green
berg. The award, which was said to
be the first of its kind in Chicago
courts, was against the saloon partner
ship of Cohen & Aiken.
Four sacks of registered mail, one
reported to have contained $4,000 for
use in making up payrolls at Franklin
county coal mines, were stolen at Mt.
Vernon, Ill.
Forty miners were rescued from the
fume filled shaft No. mine of the
Old Ben Coal corporation near West
Franklin, Ill. Ten were seriously
injured and taken to hospitals.
The Rev. Edgar Page Sites, author
| of "Beulah Land and other hymns,
was buried at Cape May, N. j., Mon
day. He was 81 years old and in
early life was Delaware river pilot.
From 1870 to 1890 he was a Methodist
missionary in Dakota.
The worlds largest single collection
of bachelors now is included within
the population of continental United
States, forthcoming official analysis
of census bureau reports is expected
/ TO show. The analysis may reveal
nearly 100000 bachelors, estimates
indicated, counting all unmarried males
over 20 years old.