The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
WESTERN NEWS.

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At Olympia. Wash, on the 18th inst.
the house by vote of sixty-seven to
two ratified the proposed amendment
to the federal constitution, relative to
the income tax.
At the Los Angeles convention
Richmond, Va, was selected as the
place for holding the annual conven-
ton OF the American Pharmaceutical
Association in 1910 and the time for
holding was set for May 16 to 20.
Averell Hartman. son of Edward
II. Hartman. has started to learn the
railroad business from the ground up.
Young Hartman, who is Is years of
age. is carrying the chain in a sur
veying gang on the Oregon Short Line
In Idaho.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
road has adopted the practice OF in
cluding Bibles in the supply of books
furnished in the library compartments
Of its limited trains. So far as known
the Burlington and Pennsylvania are
the only roads following the custom.
An organization formed to inculate q
new religion based upon astronomy
has filed articles of Incorporation at
San Francisco. The society is known
as the Astrologers OF the United
States. and its purpose is to make
known to its members the influence Of
heavenly bodies upon earthly affairs
Mayor Busse of Chicago, appointed
ten members OF a commission TO in
vestigate the expenditure of the citys
revenue. 1t Is the desire of the city
officials to expend large sums in the
next few years in improving the trans
portation facilities and in beautifying
the city. Under a law passed by the
last Legislature the city is empowered
to increase its bonded debt by S16,-
100000.
Peter Brown, under arrest at Paw
huska. Okla. charged Jointly with his
stepmother with the murder of his
father. L. P. Brown, last April, has, ac-
cording to the sheriff. made a remark
able confession. According to the al
legged confession young Brown killed
his father with an axe and was assist
ed by his stepmother in throwing the
body into a brush pile. where it was
burned. Brown is credited with say
ing his stepmother had promised to
marry him.
At the concluding session of the 23d
annual convention of the Association
of American Agriculture Colleges and
Experiment Stations at Portland, Ore,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year; w. M. Kerr, Ore
gon, president; vicepresidents, H. j.
Waters, Kansas; w. p. Brooks, Mass.
q. A. Lory, Colorado; P. H. Rolfe,
Florida; L. Foster, New Mexico; Sec
retary-treausrer, ]. H. Hill, Vermont
tincumbenD; photographer, A. C.
True. Washington. D. c.
Over 800 homeseekers have gone in
to the Grand valley during the past
ten days looking over lands under the
proposed Riverside ditch, which is to
water the country between Palisade.
Whitewater and Hotchkiss. The ditch
will be larger than the High Line can
al and will water 100000 acres. F..
A. White, Denver capitalist, is at the
head of the company, and Senator
McCreery of Greeley, the company's
attorney, is one of the best known ir-
rlgators In the state.
Miss Glendora Fair. the first white
child born in Phillips county, recent
ly made final proof on the quarter
section OF land on which she was born.
This unusual proceeding came abou,
by her parents mistaking the location
Of their land twenty-three years ago,
owing to an inaccuracy in the govern
ment survey. The claim was alter.
nately filed upon and abandoned until
Miss Fair reached her majority, when
she successfully contested it and won
her case. In the past two years she
has improved and cultivated it with
money earned by teaching school
This week she cooked a meal for her
threshers, the larger part of the food
coming from her own garden and
barnyard.