The state herald., 1909-04-16
THE LATEST IMPORTANT Dis.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
shoWINo THE PROGRESS oP
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

San Diego, Cal, defeated an anti.sa-
loon ordinance by heavy majority.
During the storm of the 7th inst.
dozens of barns in western Michigan
were set on fire by lightning.
The committee on common carriers
of the Texas House has reported
against the passage of 2-cent fare
law.
Governor Shalenberger of Nebraska
has signed the daylight" saloon bill.
The measure forbids the sale of liquor
except between a. m. and S p. IN. The
bill goes into effect July 9Th.
The State Senate of Minnesota has
passed the bill recently passed by the
House making it misdemeanor to
manufacture, sell or give away cigar
cites or the ''makings" Of cigarette.
Ninety-six years old, but still hale
and hearty, Peter Morrison Of Mar
quette. Wyo., has taken to himself a
bride in the person Of Mrs. Rachel ].
Stewart of Sheridan, aged forty.nine.
The will of the late L. j. Qucky)
Baldwin. disposing of an estate esti-
mated at $1,000 900, has been admitted
to probate in Los Angeles. An agree
ment among the heirs is said to have
averted any danger of contest.
At the Kansas elections Tuesday,
Leayenworth elected Omar Alternately
mayor and Wichita chose Charles l..
Davidson. Both of these contests were
under the commission form of govern
ment and resulted In its continuance.
In Big Horn county, Wyo., on the
I'd inst, fifteen masked raiders entered
n sheep camp and assassinated Allie
man and Joseph Emge. prominent
sheepmen, and Joe Lazier n herder
Twenty-Five sheep were killed and $500
stampeded over the range.
An examination will be held In
Denver on May Is. 1909. by the United
States Civil Service Commission to fill
vacancies in the position of railway
mail clerks. Any one desiring to COM
pete in this examination should write
to Werner w. Campbell, secretary.
room 13-A, Federal building, for full
information and application blank.
Four sections of n Rio Grande pas.
senger train arrived at Ogden. Utah.
on the 7th inst. crowded with colon
lists for California and the Northwest.
Two cars OF one train carried Greeks
ticketed through TO Seattle, who are
the vanguard of a small army OF
Greeks to displace Japanese on the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads.
The conductors OF all railroads en-.
tering Denver will be the guests OF the
first complimentary excursion to be
given by the Moffa. road this year.
May 29th being the date set for the
trip. A banquet will be given the con.
ductors by Traffic Manager Wm. +.
Jones on the Continental Divide. and
specially engraved Invitations will be
sent out.
Judge Orr has rendered n decision
In the District Court at Reno, New,
that promises to cut down the divorce
business OF that state. He holds that
the parties TO suit must be bona fidc
residents and that the law should not
be construed so as to permit them to
stay In the state only few days or
months and then obtain divorce by
collusion.
The question OF saloon license was
the dominating Issue In the municipal
elections held In Nebraska Tuesday.
The gains In the smaller towns are on
the side OF the "drys." Kearney. where
substantial license victory was ex.
pected. voted out the saloons. Ali.
ance. which for year has been with.
out saloons, declared In favor OF their
re-establishment. Beatrice increased
its dry" vote. Hastings declared for
the "wets."
BY a tornado at Marion. H.. on the
9Th Inst. the Edwards mill was un.
rooted. the ice plant damaged and tho
A. y. White business college. Marion
State and Trust Bank. Holiday gro.
Gerry building and n number OF offices
were partly blown down. The African
Methodist church and hall were
wrecked and the Methodist church,
South. Copeland greenhouse. A. II. Jo
scph Clothing Company and W. II.
Bundy's drug store were badly dam.
aged. At Pittsburg tho Methods,
church was blown down.