The Ordway new era., 1909-01-29
tnE LATEST IMPORTANT Dis.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
OF THE week
IuowINo THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

WESTERN NEWS.
The Oklahoma City Automobile AS
Iociatlon has pledged 100000 for the
Construction OF twenty-hve-mile
Speedway around the city.
The National Wool Growers Asso-
kiation at Pocatello selected Ogden as
Is next place of meeting and reelected
President Fred w. Gooding.
John c. Morgan OF Denver. who for
3ears has been travelling engineer OF
he Mexican International railroad
He'd at the City of Mexico on the 18th
bst. from injuries recently received in
wreck.
Consideration OF bills denying Jap
|nesc the right to own land or to be
irectors of corporations was delayed
br one week by the California Assem-
hy on the Goth inst, ut the request
President Roosevelt and Governor
Illett.
A permanent bureau at Washington
n the purpose OF opposing measures
hat may be offered in Congress to
I'VE the tariff reduced on any Ameri.
kn products. particularly wool. will be
|alntained by the National Wool
fowcrs' Association.
United States District Judge Ander-
bn at Chicago has set February 23rd
r beginning the retrial OF the rebate
Use against the Standard OIL Com
hny OF Indiana. This Is the case in
hich Judge Landis' fine OF s29.240. 900
rs reversed by the appellate court.
The charter OF the Mountain. Valley
Plains Railroad Company, with a
|pital stock of sl,0OO.O00. has been
Jed In Austin. Its purpose is to build
railroad across the Panhandle OF
xas. n distance OF 40 miles. Its
(incipal office Is ut Higgins, Tex.
A bill has been introduced in the Ok.
homa Legislature taxing corporations
their income to create n fund for
payment OF accident and old age
nsions. Railroads are taxed one
nrth OF one per cent. OF their earn
IS, and ordinary corporations l per
MT.
announcement has been made Mt Sc
lie by Great Northern officials that
ginning about March 1st the Hill
c will inaugurate a new passenger
Fvice from Seattle to Kansas City
Billings. Mont. and the BurlinS-
b. This will duplicate the present
attle.kansas City Burlington service
daily trains over the Northern Pa
ic.
Attorneys for Abraham Ruef. con-
eted Of bribery In San Francisco.
20 was sentenced to fourteen years
San Quentin upon a conviction for
berry. have been granted an addi-
|nal thirty days to complete the bill
exceptions upon appeal from the
fdict and judgment. The court
previously permitted twenty days
this purpose.
he lrmbermen's conventian at Min
lpolis went on record In favor Of
uction of first.class postage to
u per ounce. also as opposing the
sage OF the parcels post law In any
pc as 1t would be only the first step
Eard the transportation of merchan-
by the government, and would be
advantageous to the interests OF re-
merchants.
he third annual meeting OF the
ns-Missouri Dry Farming Congress,
Pc held at Cheyenne. Wyoming. Feb
~ 2Srd, 2ith and 25th, promises to
great success. Already 1900
gates from the United States, Mex
Canada, and even faraway Aus
a. Chill and the Argentine Repub-
nave s!gnlfied their several inten
10 attend, and the people of Wy
hg rave planned to spend $1,000 in
special entertainment of the visi-
ne announcement comes from Fort
th' Texas. that the Hill interests
put on the longest through SER
IN Tue world June LIST. The trains,
VIII have magnificent equip.
:, VIII run direct from Galveston.
's 10 Seattle. Wash. During the
hsy, which will likely take five
passengers will not be required
iahge cars at any time. The train
run over the Texas & Brazos Val
.ne Fort Worth G Denver City, the
raao 4 Southern roads to Denver
tnence on to the Pacific coast
fhern.