The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-25
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
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.
Frank H. Gilmore of Portland and
Roger w. Anderson of Chicago
started from Denver on the l4th inst.
on trip afoot to Juneau, Alaska. 1t
is 2.50O-mile tramp.
Approximately $4,000 acres OF land
have been withdrawn from disposition
under the public land laws in connec-
- ton with the Rio Grande irrigation
1project in New Mexico. This land
lies in townships to Il south, ranges
to west
The Rev. w. N. Durham, Cheyenne's
famous marrying minister" died on
the 14th inst. at the age OF eighty-five
years. A few years ago he gained
much publicity by marrying Divorces
from Colorado when all other Chey-
enne preachers refused to officiate.
The American Mutual Insurance AS
ISOLATION will hold its annual meeting
at Des Moines Aug. 11th-16th. Repre-
sentatives OF 1000 mutual fire. tornado
and hail companies, representing over
$1,000. 100000 of insurance at risk, will
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.
Nearly forty persons were injured,
some of them probably fatally, and
eleven SO severely that they had to be
taken to hospitals. in a headon COLI
sion Tuesday between two Aurora.
Elgin & Chicago electric railroad cars
at Lovedale station, four miles north
of Aurora, Illinois.
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 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
trail railway has decided not to allow
the sale Of liquor on any of its diners
or buffet cars south of the Ohio river.
Texas has had a similar law to that
of Louisiana in force for some time. "
says Mr.. Hatch, "and it's 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. a company
composed OF the many Independent con-
Germs in the state with a 100000, 900
capital to fight the Bell concern, has
been organized.
Nearly forty persons were injured.
some of them fatally, and eleven so Sc
verely that they had to be taken to hos
pitfalls, in a head-on collision Tuesday
between two Aurora, Elgin & Chicago
Electric Railroad cars ut Loveuale sta
ton, four miles north Of Aurora, Hill
nois. The disaster occurred when the
coaches were each running at a speed
estimated at forty miles an hour.
William J. Bryan recently spent near
ly whole day in delivering short
speeches into the monograph. Pre-
viously he had made similar speeches
en- the records of competing concern.
The intention is to give the speeches
wide distribution throughout the coun-
try OF his own volition Mr.. Bryan
announced that he had received $500
from each of the two concerns as COM
pensation for his work.