The Lamar register., 1909-03-10
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.

South Dakota has passed an anti
cigarette law which has the approval
of the governor.
Both houses of the South Dakota
Legislature have passed the House res
olution granting n popular vote on an
equal suffrage amendment.
Secretary of State Frank f.. Benson
became Governor of Oregon March LIST
by the resignation of Senator-elect
George E Chamberlain. then en- route
TO Washington to take the eoath of Of
flee.
Elias J. Baldwin. known as Lucky
Baldwin," died at his home near Los
Angeles on the LIST inst. at the age of
eighty-one. His estate is estimated at
$25.0OO.0O0. He leaves wife and
daughter
An aerial race from Berkeley to Re-
no. New, is being planned by the San
Francisco Aero club which has already
placed its order for the construction of
one OF the four balloons which, will be
used.
William Walker, one of the cavalry
men who followed j. Wilkes Booth,
President Lincoln's assassin, and who
stood by Boston Corbett when the lat
ter shot Booth. was buried ut Chicago
on the Bird inst, with military honors
The anti-cigarette bill was passed In
the House of the Missouri Legislature
on the 3rd inst. The bill prohibits the
manufacture, sale or giving away of
cigarettes. cigarette papers or wrap
pers. The penalty is n fine of from
so to 5000.
The recount of the ballots in Union
county in the contest between w. p.
Hepburn of Clarinda and Senator w.
ID. jameson of Shenandoah for con-
gresham In the Eighth district of Iowa
left Jameson with all but two of his
$50 majority.
The Indiana Senate has passed the
new Brolley bill. legalizing baseball on
Sunday. The vote was 20 to 10. Gov
ernor Marshall vetoed the original bill.
but 1t is believed he will permit the
present measure to become law win
out his signature
1t is announced that the elevation of
the tracks at Grand Crossing In Chi.
cago. one of the greatest railroad feats
tNNi WlilrDt commenced IN
the spring. The cost of the elevation
will be $7.O0O.000 and the tracks will
be ut three attitudes, none crossing on
the same grade.
1t is stated that the Canadian gov
eminent has agreed to set apart l.OOO,-
900 acres of land in Ontario for game
preserve. This will be contiguous to
the 100000 acres recently set apart
by President Roosevelt in st. Louis.
Lake and Cook counties. northern Min
nesota. as forest reserve to be
known as Superior National park.
According to n decision by Chancel-
Tor Shackelford the Southern Pacific
Railway Company will only have to
pay the state of Kentucky tax of 81
100000 on its franchises. II was sought
10 collect s5.065.000 a year. liability
for its steamship lines between Gal
weston and New Orleans and New
York. and for stocks and bonds.
Governor Brooks of Wyoming has
vetoed the Swisher act, which was in
tended to compel railroads operating
in Wyoming 10 give Wyomingites the
benefit of an equalizing of rates when
they purchased tickets for trips into
neighboring states. where the rate is
lower than in Wyoming. The COVER
nors given reason for the veto Is that
he believes the act in conflict with the
federal laws.