The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-10-13
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PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

A record of the earthquake shock
at Salt Lake Tuesday was made by
the seismograph at the Sacred Eeart
College in Denver. the disturbance
lasting about half minute.
II is reported that a determined eff
fort will be made in Denver to nom
mate Ruth Bryan Leavitt. daughter
of William j. Bryan. on the Demo
cratic ticket for member Of Consress.
State prohibition in 1919 was de
clared a possibility by Mrs. Adrtanna
Hungerford. president Of the w. c. T.
U. of Colorado. in her annual address
before the state convention at Pueblo.
Methodists of South Dakota in an
nual conference have forbidden dis
trict superintendents to employ any
preacher who is in the state for the
purpose of obtaining a divorce from
his vile
Gen John ]. Pershing sailed on the
Il ansport Toones ioi Manila to as
sumo command of tn. military for-ss
a. Zamboanga. island Of Mindanan. the
scene of his former victories osei the
rebellious Moros.
The entire Canadian asset; Of the
New England Fish Company. valued
at 100000. has been transferred 10
the Canadian Fish Company OF Van
couyer. which has been business
rival Of the New England m for
years
Senator Charles A. Culberson of
Texas will be the opponent of William
J. Bryan for the Democratic nominal
lien Tor the Presidency in 1872" an
nounced Senator Robert Taylor of
Tennessee in an interview at Spokane.
Wash.
A drouth which extended through
out a large part OF the Southwest Tor
the last two months was broken by
heavy rain on the sth, inst. In Kan
sas. Arkansas and Oklahoma the
drouth was especially severe. Much
suffering and crop damage had re-
suited.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook. Arctic ex-
plorer. headed the most impressive of
the centennial week pageants at st.
Louis on the sth inst. when he rode
at the head of the military. historical
and educational parade. The greeting
given the explorer was most enthusi-
astic.
The Denver. Laramie & Northwest
ern railroad will be graded to Greeley.
tnty-fiye miles north OF Denver. by No
vember /. according TO a circular sent
to stockholders by President Charles
5. Johnson OF the road The track
layeIg machine will then tie put at
WORK and the one bridge remaining
to De built will be completed.
The Canadian buffalo park at VAIN
wright. Alberta. has been destroyed BY
the prairie lire burning in that section
Tor a week AS the lire burned the
Ience surrounding the park the herd
OF buffalo. estimated TO numOei 500.
and a large herd OF elk. escaped II
Is estimated that losses ty the fire
will reach into the millions.
The automobile carrying the Phila-
delphia Press courier. bearing a mes
sage from President Taft to the presi-
dent OF the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exhi-
bIton. rolled down a th,rty-ioot EN-
banknent into the Snolualmie river.
three miles west OF North Bend.
Wash. at o'clock on the night oil the
5th INST The occupants-of the car
swan ashore. ~
The Montana State Land Board has
decided to hold in allegiance the mat
ter OF forcitle election of federal for
estry officers from the Flathead coun-
try land until the courts rule on their
right to do so. This decision follows
a ruling by Secretary of the Interior
Bailinger. in which he holds that the
title to sections l6 and &c in each
TOW nship still vests in the federal gov
eminent. The state claimed IL under
an enabling act