The new era., 1909-05-06
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
AREcoRD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

Judge George w. Bailey, former JUS
died at his home in Fort Collins April
18th from diabetis.
w. A. Harris, former United States
senator for Kansas. has declined the
position Of president of the Colorado
State Agricultural College.
Several thousand slot machines in
San Francisco, into which it was de-
clared mere than $1,000 900 month is
placed will be abolished after July 1st.
The Cudahy Packing company at
Kansas City, Kas.. has been indicted
on the charge of defrauding the gov
ernment out of 100000 in revenues on
colored oleomargarine.
In the motor cycle races at Los
Angeles April 10Th, ]. B. Roster of
Brooklyn, N. Y, rode 100 miles in 81
minutes, SO seconds, beating the
worlds record 9 minutes, Al seconds.
This years automobile touring sea-
son will probably result in more mo-
torists making the West the scene of
their travels than any previous year
since the automobile gained its popu-
larity as a touring vehicle.
The new speedway from Salt Lake
City to Saltair, distance of about fif-
teen miles, is expected to be complet-
ed about May 30. 1t will be entirely
free from curves and angles and when
completed will cost approximately
SS5,Q00.
A prohibition bill has passed the
Missouri House for passenger trains.
making it unlawful to drink or expose
Intoxicating liquors on passenger
trains in Missouri or to ride on a
passenger train in an intoxicated con-
dition. The penalty is a fine of from
IS to $25.
Donald Boyd was convicted at Mount
Vernon, Wash, on the 10th inst, of
kidnapping Patrick Mccoy, wealthy
Seattle Iumberlnan, in the woods near
Bow last autumn, with the intention
of holding him for a ransom. I'm
der the statute Boyd will receive an
indeterminate sentence of from to
20 years in the penitentiary.
The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe has
announced the opening for freight traf-
fic of its new deep water port at Boil
var, Texas, about five miles northeast
from Galveston, across the bay. The
port is prepared to receive vessels of
any draft, and is being rapidly equipped
for the prompt and economical handling
of all commodities, export and import.
The lower house of the Missouri leg
islature, by a vote OF sc to 81, passed
a resolution to submit prohibition
constitutional amendment to the vote
of the people November, 1910. The
measure must be acted on by the SEN
ate. If the amendment is adopted it
will close all saloons, breweries and
distilleries in the state. 1t is to take
effect January l, 1913.
The arrest at La Platte Neb., of four
men in house in which about $4,000
worth of goods alleged to have been
stolen from freight trains in the vicin-
ity of Omaha, was followed by full
confession from the leader of the gang
which is said to implicate several 9TH
ers, including some prominent Omaha
business firms where their plumber
had been sold.
At o'clock Monday morning a mob
of 200 men stormed the county jail at
Ada, Okla, and after overpowering the
sheriff, lynched four white men. The
lynched men are j. B. Miller of Fort
WORTH Texas, charged with the muir
der of A. A. Bobbitt, wealthy cattle
man of this section, and ID. B. Bur-
rell, Jesse West and Joseph Allen, al
legged accomplices.