The Colorado statesman., 1909-08-21
w ESTERN NEWS.

Omaha on Sunday, the 18th inst.
The encouragement of Oklahoma
has ruled that the occupation tax levied
by towns in Oklahoma does not apply to
companies of other states.
The National Irrigation Congress at
Spokane selected Pueblo, Colo, as the
next place of meeting. B. A. Fowler
of Phoenix, Ariz., was elected presi
dent.
At Olympia, Wash, on the 18th inst,
the house by a vote of sixty-seven to
two ratified the proposed amendment
to the federal constitution, relative to
the income tax
The hottest weather in eight years
was reported at Fort Smith, Ark, on
the 10th inst, the thermometer regis
tering 105. No rain has fallen since
July Is and crops are damaged.
Hotel Arlington at Santa Barbara,
Cal, an immense wooden structure,
was destroyed by fire on the night OF
the 18th inst. 1t contained several
hundred guests, all of whom escaped.
Two robbers surprised while looting
the State Bank at Kiefer, Okla, on
the night of the 10th inst, shot and
killed City Marshal Inford, probably
fatally wounded Cashier Calmer Web
ling and escaped.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
road has adopted the practice of in
cluding Bibles in the supply of books
furnished in the library compartments
of its limited trains. So far as known
/ ha neytn Do cI, nj
the only roads following the custom.
Approximately 10000 acres of non
irrigable land, located in the vicinity
OF Newcastle, Wyo., were designated
on the 10th inst. by the secretary of
the interior for settlement under the
enlarged Carey act. This makes the
total of such designations to date in
Wyoming IL ,910, 800 acres.
Yuma, Ariz., on the 18th inst, was
visited by the most disastrous rain
storm and flood since the great flood
OF 1891. For three hours water fell in
torrents, covering the streets in the
business sections to depth of a foot
Cellars and Easements were flooded
and great damage was done. Adobe
houses crumbled like sugar
At Goldfield, New, on the 10th inst
while very drunk, Patrick C. Casey,
formerly railroad man of San Fran
cisco, shot and and killed Mrs. Thomas
Heslip, wife of a well-known mining
engineer, seriously wounded Mrs. Alice
Mann and stabbed Frank Dunn, an un-
dertaker. The Heslips were married
| at Manitou, Colo, ten years ago. Mrs.
Heslip was Miss Lucy Lorenz and her
father resides at Manitou. Heslip was
a miner at Cripple Creek and Victor
for years.
Peter Brown, under arrest at Paw
huska, Okla, charged Jointly with his
stepmother with the murder of his
father, l.. p. Brown, last April, has, ac-
cording to the sheriff, made a remark
able confession. According to The al
legged confession young Brown killed
his father with an axe and was assist
ed by his stepmother in throwing the
body into brush pile, where it was
burned. Brown is credited with say
ing his stepmother had promised to
marry him.
Alarmed over the proposed move
ment of retiring $346,0O0,OOO OF United
States notes, commonly called green
backs, Joseph n. Stephens of the
Monetary League of Denver is circu-
lating petitions to citizens, asking
them to sign statement of disap-
proval. When enough names are Sc
cured, the petition will be sent to the
President of the United States. The
petition urges that the $346,000, 900
in greenbacks shall not be destroyed,
and the silver dollar not be eliminated
from coinage and use"