The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-24
WESTERN NEWS.

Thu Wisconsin State Railroad Com
mission has approved an issue of $780,
100000 additional stock by the Chi
for the purpose of building the Pacific
coast extension.
The Trans Missouri Dry Farming
Congress now has 800 active members.
representing twenty-six states and ter
ritories and seven foreign nations.
The movement is rapidly assuming in
ternational Importance.
Chief American Horse, n noted Ogal
lala Sioux chief died on the 10th inst.
at Pine Ridge reservation. S. D.. aged
seventy-six Two years ago the War
Department used him TO subdue the
renegade band Of utes in Wyoming.
Los Angeles plans to race l21 days
this winter. the meeting not ending
until April Gath, while Oakland will
continue until May lst. Nearly ST.
100000 will be given the horse own
ers in purses and stakes at Los An
geles.
BY the death of John l.. Nolan.
grandsire OF the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. Monday night at Nash
Vile. Tenn. w. l.. Kuykendall OF Sara
toga, Wyo.. becomes head OF the or
der. Mr.. Kuykendall is the father OF
John NJ. kuykendall Of Denver.
The executive committee OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic has con
firmed the selection OF Salt Lake City
as the place OF meeting OF the national
encampment next summer. One ad
vantage OF this selection is the fact
that those In attendance can make It
part OF trip to the Alaska Yukon.Pa.
cific Exposition at Seattle.
A surplus OF sl.0O0.000 over all
charges was earned by the Colorado a.
from July LIST to November LIST and
this is enough to meet preferred div
idends for the entire year and leave
nice margin for the common stock
dividend. This is an Increase OF sl00..
900 as compared with the correspond
ing period OF 1907
In assignments OF troops returning
from the Philippines during the year
1909. Colorado and Wyoming both
draw colored commands. The Twen-
ty.hfth infantry. colored. which Will
leave the Philippines In September.
will be stationed ut Fort Logan. Colo.
and Whipple barracks. Ariz. The S.nth
cavalry. colored. will leave Manila in
May and be sent to Fort Russell.
Emma Goldman was railroaded out
OF Bellingham. Wash. on the 18th Inst.
She had prepared to defend herself
against the charge OF melting an un-
lawful assembly, but when she learned
that II the charge failed she would be
charged with being insane and her ut
terances used against her before
judge in the Superior Court. she agreed
to leave the city on the first train.
The third convention OF the Trans
Missouri Dry Farming Congress will
be held at Cheyenne. February 23rd
next. continuing three days. Algeria,
Turkey. Turkestan. Russia. Australia.
New Zealand and Mexico have joined
the congress. the memberships being
In the names of the agricultural sec
rotarias and these countries will prob
ably make special effort to place re-
ports before the congress and to dis
cuss their needs and conditions.
II. =. Agar of Princeton. Indiana.
whose family were trying to collect
1000 life insurance in the belief that
he was dead. has been discovered at
San Benito. California. where he was
in business under the name of r. A.
Conner. He has been arrested and Is
charged with forgeries to the extent of
$l25.OO0. He fell from a barge on the
Wabash river and was reported to be
drowned.