The Ordway new era., 1909-11-26
..,,our FROM THE NETWORK or
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
the WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
ACCORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

Fire Insurance companies doing bus.
mess in Kansas have decided to test
the const.tutionality OF the rate regu'
istIon law OF that state.
An eight.track swing bridge across
tho main channel OF the Chicago river.
nsar ThIrty.first street. will be oper.
a,ed by electricity.
Albert C. Loring. president OF the
pf,lsbury Flour Mills Company OF Min.
peapolls. has taken out 100000 life
insurance. with the company as bene-
hcIary.
Elias Ray. one OF the wealthiest land
ovuers OF Indiana. killed himself at
LAFAYETTE few days since rather than
m 10 court to face trial for the al
legged murder OF one OF his employees
Ls, ,prlng. He struck the man with
a club during n quarrel. Ray leaves
4 million dollars.
As was predicted when the Burling
ton obtained control Of the Colorado 4
Southern last January. the Adams Ex-
press Company will succeed to the ex-
press business OF the C. q s.. the
wslls.Fargo Company having been no.
titled that It's franchise will not be
renewed upon its expiration on May
lst, 1910.
Following are the recently elected
directors of the Colorado Midland rail-
road: George ]. Gould. Edwin Gould,
Edward r. Jeffery. winslow S. Pierce.
I Edwin Hawley. Harry Bronner. w. p.
Clough, George B. Harris, Daniel Will
lard and Charles II. Schlacks. The
board will be controlled by the Gould
interests.
At Belyidcre. Ill, on the 10th inst.
seventeen keepers OF soft drink places
we're fined in the aggregate sll.425
and each received a Jail sentence OF
20 to 60 days for selling intoxicating
drinks. This is said to be the largest
total Of fines ever imposed for similar
| olfenses in single sitting OF court.
The city voted dry eighteen months
ago.
At n meeting Of the stockholders of
the Colorado & Southern railroad at
Denver. on the 18th inst. the follow
Ing directors we're chosen, the Hill in
terest dominating: George b. Har-
ris. George F. Baker. George F. Ba-
ker. Jr., Harry Bronner, w. p. Clough.
Edwin Hawley, James J. Hill, James
| n. Hill. Darius Miller. Il. T. Nichols.
Samuel Thorne. Frank Trumbull and
Daniel Willard.
Blaine Sclvage, young mechanic OF
Eureka, Calf. in a monoplane Of his
own construction. has made a trial
light OF three-fourths OF a mile, at
N average height OF three feet, in one
minute and a half. Selvage not only
constructed the machine unassisted.
but even made the 20-horsepower four
cylinder engine with which it is
driven.
The Stamford 6 Northwestern rail-
mad. Texas line just completed. has
0een bought by the Colorado & South
efn, which furnished money to build
NE line. 1t starts at Stamford, on the
wichita Valley line, and runs north.
vest to Dickens county. in the Pan
handle. distance Of SO miles. The
.olorado & Southern advanced about
si@OOOOO TO construct the line.
It Is reported that the Santa Fe con-
enpiates the purchase OF the Atlantic.
oaii and West Indian Steamship lines.
a0'ch comprise the Mallory Steamship
.'mpany, operating from Galveston
W New York; the New York & Cuba
sAa Steamship Company, the New
'Nk and Porto Rico Steamship Com
sAy' and the Clyde Steamship Com
sAy, The ownership OF these lines
.Mh give the Santa Fe an immense
..s,.ntage in the transportation of
1ut from California tn Maw York