The Springfield herald., 1909-02-12
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
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.

The American Mining Congress will
The Trans Missouri Dry Farming
Congress meets at Cheyenne, Wyo.,
February 23rd to 25th.
The Montana Senate passed bill
prohibiting the in, n,ermarriage of whites
and blacks with only one dissenting
vote.
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
16O 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 H.
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.
1t is stated that the long expected
consolidation Of practically all Illinois
coal mines in radius of fifty miles of
St. Louis is on the verge of consumma-
ton. The deal will involve 100000.
The Nevada State Assembly has
passed n 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.
The House in Texas by vote Of s5
to A defeated the resolution to SUBJ
nit state wide prohibition to a popular
vote. The prohibitionists lacked only
two votes of necessary two-thirds
majority.
Rumors have reached Arizona from
Washington that Senator Foraker may
seek residence in Arizona in the
event OF its admission to the Union,
with view to representing the new
state in the United States Senate.
The anti-race gambling bill has
passed both Houses of the Washington
Legislature. The bill makes pool sell
ing, book-making or conducting places
where bets are made on horse races,
a felony, and provides that the posses
sion of gambling paraphernalia is
prima facie evidence of a violation of
the act.
The Modern Woodmen of America
have begun an active campaign in H.
linois against the proposed uniform
fr,tarpol hill opraod ,,ppD nv tho other
fraternal organizations and the state
insurance commissioners. They hold
that the order is competent to manage
Its own affairs and decide when its
rates need TO increase.
Famed by a 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 Oklahoman was gutted, causing a
loss of $i5 200. Several hours later the
warehouse of the ]. l. Case Company
was destroyed. Loss about 100000.
Five other fires followed.
Five hundred cattle were drowned
by the flood waters on the Stanford
ranch near Tehama, Calf. on the
night of the Sd inst, and 1900 sheep
perished near Colusa. 1t is estimated
that the damage in Colusa county will
be about s1.O0O00O. The loss in Butte
county is estimated at 100000 and in
Glenn, Tehama. Suffer and Yuba coun-
ties at s250O00.
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 G Brazos Valley railroads. Mr..
Parker will practically be in charge
of all of the Colorado and Texas lines
of the Burlington.