The Monte Vista journal., 1909-05-15
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WESTERN NEWS.

Z WE'D 6hN NEWS.
The city Of Lincoln. Neb-. went dry
at the city election on the 4th inst
Don L. Love, Republican. was elected
| mayor.
James Boyle. charged with kid
mapping BILLY" Whitla, was convicted
al Mercer. Pa, after trial lasting a
/ few hours.
Fifty million dollars in newly
transferred to the Denver mint from
the mint at San Francisco.
A tunnel 5000 feet long has just
been completed on the Canadian Pa
/ cific railroad in British Columbia at a
/ cost of million and half dollars.
A referee appointed by the State SUI
preme Court OF Nebraska reported,
holding that the Sibley act reducing
express rates twenty-five per cent. is
not confiscatory.
Fifteen families have been burned
out in the Rush Lake, Saskatchewan.
district OF Canada. by prairie fires.
Two children lost their lives and 9th
eIs were Udui! burned.
The Rosedale sanitarium At Albu-
querque. y. NJ. was burned on the 9th
inst. II was large frame structure
and the flames spread SO rapidly that
number OF tubercular patients were
rescued with difficulty.
At Seattle thirty persons were in
jured. many seriously, when a section
OF the railing In the east balcony at
the new state armory gave way dur
Ing the indoor track meet OF the Sc
attic Athletic club.
The night Of May 10th brought the
close of the municipal year In Lin
coin, Neb.. and with II the Punishment
for 1t least a year Of every saloon In
the city. for the first time In Its his
tory.
Fred d. Warren. business manager
OF the Appeal to Reason. = Socialist
publication. charged by the govern.
ment with sending scurrilous and de-
famatory matter through the malls.
was found guilty by jury In the Fed.
eral Court at Fort Scott. Kas.
An inventory OF the estate Of the
late Senator william n. Stewart OF
Nevada discloses the fact that he
owned no real estate and his personal
property did not exceed $1,000 In
value. This amount Is devised to his
widow. Mrs. May Agnes Stewart Mr.
/ Stewards debts are said to aggregate
$25 900.
Clinton c. Hutchinson. known an
the father Of irrigation projects In the
West. died nj his home In Portland
Ore. on the 10th inst. aged seventy
five. Death was due to old age. He
founded the town Of Ottawa. Kan.
and afterward sold the tract upon
which the town Of Hutchinson now
stands.
FORMER Mayor Harper Of Los An.
geles. through his attorneys. has with
drawn three libel suits: against the
Evening Express for $500. 900 and 500.
300. and one against Former City Pros
ccutor Thomas l.. Woolwinc, for $50.
900. The suits follow ID the publication
In the Express Of charges by Woolwine
that vice was being protected BY city
officials.
The nrst material fruit Of the re
cent national peace conference In Chi
caEo Is . fund Of $4,000 donated to
Northwestern University by John X
IlndErcn. Swedish consul to Chicago
70 provide for \ permanent series OF
lectures and TO secure the annual pay
ment Of prizes for essays upon the
questions Of International peace and
INSTRUMENTATION religious har
mony.
The big trading store Of tho A. b
McGaffey company At Thorcau. n. NJ.
100 miles west Of Albuquerque. wal
totally destroyed BY fire on tho night
Of the 10th inst. The stock included
several thousand Navajo blankets and
other valuable Indian goods and the
loss will be- 1900 The fire destroyed
the Santa Fs railroad and telegraph
conpxny's wires.