The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-07-30
WESTERN NEWS.

No teacher student, nor employe in
fected with tuberculosis will. hereafter.
be admitted to the class rooms. or
buildings OF the University OF Utah.
Approximately $4,000 acres OF land
have been withdrawn from disposition
under the public land laws in connec-
tion with the Rio Grande irrigation
project in New Mexico. This land
lies in townships s to 12 south. ranges
2 to west.
The American Mutual Insurance AS
sociation will hold its annual meeting
at Des Moines Aug. 11th-16th. Repro
sentatives OF 1000 mutual fire. tornado
and hall companies. representing over
1000 .000,0 900 OF insurance at risk, VIII
attend.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton has decided to hold the 1909 Gid
den tour in the West, the start to be
made in Chicago and the finish TO be
at Denver. with possibility of a detour
to take in Colorado Springs and Pixies
Peak.
The Minneapolis, Red Lake & Mani
toba Railroad Company has served no
tice on the Minnesota State Railroad
and Warehouse Commission that. be-
Inning August list. 1t will charge
IAaSStuEeT ldTe VI d CeheS u hits, thuS
ignoring the 2-cent fare law.
A movement between the North and
South by holding. to celebrate the semi
centennial of peace. In 1915 great
southern exposition in Cincinnati and
dedicating a southern peace monument
In that city. was launched at a special
meeting Of the Cincinnati Chamber OF
Commerce. The proposition was given
enthusiastic approval.
General Passenger Agent Samuel q.
Hatch announces that the Illinois Cen
tral railway has decided not to allow
the sale OF liquor on any OF It's diners
or buffet cars south OF the Ohio river.
Texas has had similar law to that
OF Louisiana In force for some time.
says Mr.. Hatch, "and Its effect. l un-
derstand. has been beneficial to all con-
cerned."
The state OF Iowa bids fair to become
the battle-ground in a war between the
Bell and allied telephone interests. As
the results OF the Bell company buying
up Independent lines In Dubuque and
at other points recently. company
composed OF the many independent con-
Germs In the state with . 100000. 900
capital to fight the Bell concern. has
been organized.
Nearly forty persons were injured,
some OF them fatally. and eleven 80 &C.
verely that they had to be taken to hos
pitals, in a hcad-on collision Tuesday
between two Aurora. Elgin 4 Chicago
Electric Railroad cars At Lovcuale sta
ton. four miles north OF Aurora, I'LL
nois. The disaster occurred when the
coaches were each running at speed
estimated at forty miles an hour.
William J. Bryan recently spent near
ly whole day In delivering short
speeches into the phonograph. Pre-
viously he had made similar speeches
on the records Of n competing concern.
The intention is to give the speeches
wide distribution throughout the coun.
try. or his own volition Mr.. Bryan
announced that he had received $500
from each OF the two concerns as com.
pensation for his work.
The health farm OF the Young Mems
Christian Association at Denver is as
sured of substantial financial assist
tance. to come from some OF the
wealthiest men of the East including
John d. Rockefeller. John II. Converse.
George Eastman and Herman w.
Sibley. This is the report made by
+. l.. Starrett. general secretary of
the Denver Y. NJ. C. A. who has recent
ly returned from a trip to the East
In tho iptaraaf of tho farm