The Colorado statesman., 1909-02-06
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meet next year at Goldfield, Nevada.
The Trans Missouri Dry Farming
Congress meets at Cheyenne, Wyo.,
February 23rd to 25th.
The South Dakota House has defeat
ed bill granting the right of the bal
lot to women. The bill had been
passed by the Senate.
The National Letter Carriers Asso-
citation has completed the purchase of
100 acres of land at Colorado Springs
for the founding of a home for dis
abled members.
A bill requiring that applicants for
marriage licenses be provided with
certificate of good health from a Ii
censed physician unanimously passed
the Oregon Senate.
A slight earthquake was felt at Ow-
ensville, Ind, on the End inst Two
miles east of town the shock was more
severe and of longer duration. No
damage was done.
The Nevada State Assembly has
passed a bill providing that applicants
for divorce in Nevada must be resi-
dents of the state for two years in
stead of six months as heretofore.
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma has
been indicted in connection with 9th
ers by federal grand jury at Musko-
gee for alleged frauds in the schedul-
ing of town lots in Muskogee. The
charge is conspiracy to defraud the
government.
The shaft of the Copper Belt COM
pany's mine, near Lusk, is down $40
feet, and the owners claim it is the
deepest shaft in the state. The ore
chute, which was lost at depth of
200 feet, was encountered again at 600
feet.
President Roosevelt scored another
triumph Wednesday, when the Cali
fornia Assembly, by a vote of forty
eight to twenty-eight, rejected the bill
drawn by A. NJ. Drew barring aliens
from ownership of land in California,
the measure being aimed at the Japan
ese residents.
Sir William Macdonald of Pretoria,
one of the most noted agronomists of
the world, cables that he has left Lon
don to attend the meeting of the COM
ing dry farming congress at Cheyenne
as a representative of the Transvaal.
He will address the congress on dry
farming in South Africa.
The anti-race gambling bill has
passed both Houses of the Washington
Legislature. The bill makes pool sell
ing, book-maliing or conducting places
where bets are made on horse races,
felony, and provides that the posses
sion of gambling paraphernalia is
prima facie evidence of violation of
the act.
The international Harvester Com
pany will pay the fine of $4,000 as
sessed against it by the District Court
of Shawnee county, Kans., and ap-
proved by the Kansas Supreme Court,
for violating the Kansas antitrust law.
1t was generally expected that the
company would appeal the case to the
United States Supreme Court.
Famed by sixty-four mile wind
seven fires in as many sections of Ok
lahoma City on the 30th ult. destroyed
property valued at 100000. Shortly
before noon the building occupied by
the Olllahoman was gutted, causing
loss of $4,000. Several hours later the
warehouse of the J. |. Case Company
was destroyed. Loss about 100000
Five other fires followed.
1t is stated at Fort Worth that A.
d. Parker, vice president and general
manager of the Colorado & Southern,
will not only be retained by the Burl-
ington in his present capacity, but his
jurisdiction will be extended over the
Denver City & Fort Worth and Trim
ity & Brazos Valley railroads. Mr..
Parker will practically be in charge
of all of the Colorado and Texas lines
of the Burlington.
GENERAL NEWS