The Colorado statesman., 1909-02-20
WESTERN NEWS.

The judge of the agricultural exhib-
its at the Dry Farming Congress at
Cheyenne. February 23rd to 25th, will
be Prof. b. c. Buffum of Worland, Wy
oming
1t is reported that every city, vii
lage and town in Illinois, Lincoln's S
home state, held centennial exercises
on Lincoln's birthday.
For the first time in the history of
Texas many of the cities this month
observed the anniversary of Lincoln's
birth. The day was also celebrated at
Little Rock, Ark
The Chicago Telephone company has
announced a mutual benefit scheme af-
fecting its 5000 employees. The COM
pany will contribute dollar for dollar
such sums as are placed in the fund by
the employees.
Near Murphysboro, ILL.,, on the 18th
inst, three passengers were killed and
thirtysix injured when an Illinois Cen
tral express, southbound from ST. Louis
to New Orleans, was wrecked by run
ming into a broken rail
There were few if any towns in Col
orado where the centenary of Lin
coins birthday was not fittingly cele-
brated. Many of the orations were Of
a high order. School children took a
large part in the exercises.
Emphatically denying the statement
printed a week ago in a Salt Lake pa
per to the effect that Italy needs no
more money for its earthquake suf-
DF
that financial help is still needed.
Ths administration anti-pass bill has
been prepared for presentation to the
state legislature of Illinois. 1t pro-
hibits issuance of passes except to road
officials, agents, surgeons and other
employees and their families, inmates
of hospitals, etc.
The quarterly report of the Utah
Copper Company, which is headed by
prominent mining and milling men Of
Colorado Springs and Denver, shows
that the company's net profits for the
last quarter under more or less adj
verse conditions, were $40, ,2S1.50.
Contracts have been signed with the
Colorado, Texas e Mexico railroad of
ficials whereby new line will cross
the Rock Island, forming a junction at
Elk City, Okla. The plan is to build
a line from Corpus Christi, Texas, to
point at or near Winnipeg, Canada,
thus forming a north-and-south trunk
line.
The Los Angeles City Council has
called a special election for March
25th to choose a successor to Mayor A.
C. Harper under the recall act. George
A. Alexander, member of the Board
of supervisors, will oppose Mayor Har-
per as the candidate of the Municipal
league, and other organizations which
were instrumental in recalling the
mayor.
Mrs. Annette Hartman, a San Fran
cisco milliner, has been awarded ST.
600 damages in a false Imprisonment
suit against John ID. Murphy, repre-
senting a Chicago wholesale house.
She was arrested on the charge of
false representations and her picture
appeared in local papers with num-
ber written across it showing that it
came from the police "rogues gal
lery."
A bequest of $4,000 for the found
ing of a home for old men and Or
phan boys, a legacy of $4,000 to the
George II. Nettleton home of Kansas
City and individual gifts of $4,000 in
Guiding two of S1O,SO0 each to ne
gro porter and negro housekeeper
are the chief provisions of the will of
Charles Schattner, pioneer Kansas
City saloonkeeper, which has been
filed for probate. Mr.. Schattners es-
tate is valued at $225,000.