The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-06-04
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WEsrERs NEWS.
Wheat harvesting Vas begun N
Wichita couAty. Texas. on May 18th.
Actual construction work oa the
San Diego 4 Arizona railroad was be-
gun May 37th.
Three persons we're killed and q
number injured by = tornado 1t Ypsi-
lanti. North Dakota. on the 29th ult.
A bill abolishing capital punishment
In Illinois has passed the House. 1t
substitutes life imprisonment for the
death penalty.
The Tennessee Pass tunnel on the
Denver 4 Rio Grsnde railroad, that
caved in over two weeks ago. was re-
opened May 3lst.
The Illinois Legislature has passed
. bill declaring void leases which pro-
hibit children in apartment houses.
The governor announced his intention
OF signing the bill.
Indictments against Governor Chas
N. Haskell and five others were re-
turned by the federal grand Jury ut
Tulsa, Oklahoma. They are charged
with obtaining titles from the govern
ment to town lots In Auskogee, Okla,
by illegal methods.
Mrs. Bertha Hillman Of Petersburg,
Ind. has been awarded 5000 in her
damage suit against William e. Stew.
art. . saloon-keeper Of Jimtown. She
aIlA~od that hor hu.h>nA 80. A,o-.o1
while under tho influence of liquor
sold him by Stewart.
Postodice inspectors have asked to
unravel the mystery surrounding the
receipt by a number Of residents Of
Panora. Iowa, OF letters containing
hundred dollar bills. No signature is
attached to the letters. one Of which
bears the postmark Of Portland, Ore
Five persons admit having received
money totalling Sl.115.
On Wednesday, May 26th, 4 light
earthquake shock was felt at Chicago
1t extended to numerous points In In
diana, Illinois. Wisconsin. Michigan.
Iowa, Missouri and contiguous terri
tory. The only damage seems to have
been done In the breaking Of . few
dishes and the overturning of an oc-
casional chimney.
The special train containing the pri.
vate cars OF James AcCrea, president
of the Pennsylvania road. and A. l..
Mohler. general manager Of the Union
Pacific, made the run Of lis miles be-
tween Laramie, Wyo.. and Rawlins In
two hours and forty-nve minutes. The
schedule time for the fastest train is
three hours, seventeen minutes.
Edward Payson Weston, the pedes-
trian, reached Denver on the morning
Of May 9th ON his 1900 mile trip
from New York to San Francisco and
left At midnight, having about 1900
miles yet to cover. So far, he has
averaged forty miles day, walking
being bad owing to spring storms and
muddy roads.
James Pritchett Of Camden county,
Missouri, while in Oklahoma recently.
read In q newspaper that the Missouri
Supreme Court had affirmed a verdict
finding him guilty of murder. and he
at once voluntarily applied to the
State penitentiary to begin a ten
years term of imprisonment. He was
convicted Of murder for killing con-
stable at Richland, Mo. two years
ago.
At Kansas City on the 29th ult. the
jury in the case OF James Sharp or
Adam God" charged with the muir
der Of Policeman Michael Mullane in
a religious riot here December 8th.
last, returned a verdict Of guilty of
murder in the second degree and
Sharp was sentenced to twenty-five
years in the penitentiary. Sharps
wife, Melissa, is to be tried for murder.
All Indian fighters in the United
States and elsewhere who served in
the frontiers either In the regular
army or volunteers prior to January l,
1882, and were honorably discharged.
are requested to send their names and
addresses to C. r. Hauser, secretary
treasurer Indian Fighters Association.
1643 Market street, Denver. Colo; also
to send the name Of the company and
Regiment In which they served.