The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-03
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
WIRES BOUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST week
RECORD IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE,.
" ESTERN NEWS.

The Minnesota bill prohibiting the
sale or manufacture Of intoxicating
liquors was killed in the House. as
was also the antitreating bill.
a notable victory was won by the
government in the District Court Mon
day when the Utah Fuel Company paid
into court 100000 and pleaded guilty
to the charge OF obtaining coal land by
fraud
out Of hell Back to Eden" This
This is the exhortation given young
men of the Chicago Hebrew institute
by Rabbi Isaac Landmau OF Philadel-
Ihis. who declares that he'll Is the city
and Eden the farm.
The California legislature adjourned
at noon March 24th. Governor Gillett
spoke in both houses. thanking the
members for having strengthened his
administration by the enactment Of
laws demanded by the people.
Gov Samuel G, Cosgrove If Wash
ingtoa died as Paso Robes Hot
Springs. Calf March 2Sth from
chronic Bright's disease He had been
at the Springs since January. Lieut.
Cos. NJ. T.. Hay succeeded to the office
Prospects OF Greater Chicago sub
way system have been advanced by the
nncovefing of cherished hopes fosterod
by the Illinois Central railroad. which
wants subway OF it,. own. II is said
that other railroads Will be accorded
equal rights and that the electrification
OF all lines Will be insisted on.
1t is announced by the representa-
tives of eighteen roads that legal
fights on the 2-cent fare laws in states
adjoining Missouri Will be brought by
the railroads operating in Missouri
The Scent local ticket rate and the
2.oo6 6nile interchangea book vii.
be put into effect in Missouri AprIt
10Th
An unaided bandit held up the con.
ductor on the Fairfield tNeb.J train of
the Chicago Burlington q Quincy Sun
day night and robbed the passengers.
He placed a revolver AT the head of
Conductor Barry and compelled him
to walk the length Of the car and or
der the passengers to turn over their
money. The man escaped.
The will of James Milikiu banker
and philanthropist Of Decatur, Ill
who died in Orlando. Fla. March 2jth,
has been made public Practically his
entire estate. valued at 81 sac 900 is
left in the hands OF five trustees for
educational and charity purposes in
the city OF Decatur. The widow gets
the $4,000 home and $4,000 year
Tor life.
4 in
ord for the Marathon distance oi
twenty six miles 3so yards was set
at Chicago March 2Gth by Sidney
Hatch. a Chicago man, when he won
in > ~ 90 10. The former record was
. 81 10 % and was held by Matt Ma
loncy. the eastern amateur. who re
Gently became a professional. There
were seventy starters
Marking the completion of line o!
steel connecting Chicago and Seattle,
the last spike in the new tranScouti-
mental railroad the Chicago Milwau-
kce Il Puget Sound. was driven March
29th one and three-qnarter miles east
of Missoula Mont. Within sixty days
ii is expected the road will be turned
over to the operating department and
through train service established. The
total length OF the new road is 2.43G
miles.
The passengers. conductor and por
tei of Pullman car on the Denver &
RE Grande railroad which was stand
ing on a switch at Burnham station
absut a mile from the Union depot in
Denver to await morning before the
passengers We're called up, We're held
Up and robbed by two masked men
about O'Clock on the morning of
Narch 25th. From -four male passen-
lcGs. the conductor and porter the rob
lers secured $i19.15. They left no
clue to their identity
GENERAL NEWS