The Ordway new era., 1909-02-05
LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
A7cnEs PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
bRY OF The week
Au,Ne THE PROGRESS OF
VENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

WESTERN NEWS.
! Oregon Legislature has passed
prohibiting the wearing of hat
more than ten inches long.
, local option bill has passed the
D House by A to 3. and 1t Is eX-
kd the action will be concurred in
b. Senate.
;W Gilluly, treasurer OF the Den
Rio Grande Railroad Company.
been In New York signing the new
of bonds OF the railroad. agEre'
Sg slO2. $4,000.
L. quartermaster generals office
5asbington has awarded n contract
Barracks construction and oher
buildings at Fort ID. A. Russell.
the work representing 100000.
n Western Fratcrnal Congress. in
'pn at Kansas City, passed reso
declaring against the bills In.
Need In various legislatures to pro
n minimum rate for fraternal life
tanCc.
letter to the Cheyenne Indus
| Club. Congressman Mondell en-
les the opinion that II will be i'm
|hle to get an appropriation from
breseut Congress for the improve
OF roads In Yellowstone park.
kmcrs in the Greeley. Colo. dis
are happy over the advanced
Of potatoes. the highest for sew.
Seasons, with rurals quoted at 30
and Pearls at so. Shipments are
h cars a day. many going 10 Cali
y shaft of the Copper Belt com
Is mine, near Lusk. is down go
and the owners claim II is the
est shaft In the state. The ore
which was lost ut depth OF
pet. was encountered again at 600
Stenger. general superintendent
e Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad,
offices at Salt Lake City. has re
vi that position and will be made
general manager or general su-
tcndcnt Of the Western Pacific
bad. Is Il report from Denver.
nOunCcment was made in New
Wednesday OF the completion of
"copper" River railroad. which is
y owned by J. p. Morgan & Com.
and the Guggenheim interests.
COrdova to a point above the
frombic rapids on the Copper riv.
southwestern Alaska.
kersficld, Calf. business men
offered James J. Jeffries purse
p.O0O to fight Jack Johnson. there
Fourth of July. next. They have
ld $4,000 to show their good faith.
plan is a cooperative one, the diff
business men agreeing to assist
|nking up the deficit should the
lose money. and sharing in the
II ii is success.
+ conditions resulting from the
tn the Sutro tunnel at Virginia
are greatly improved. The pump
plants now are running steadily
the air circulating freely. The
cement states that there are no
OF fire anywhere in the workings.
nave been put at work wetting
the smouldering timbers and 1t
pected that the work of repair
ne tunnel will soon begin.
Pbably the largest land deal
made in Texas was closed at Big
ss on the 10Th ult., when a Wa
Ia, company purchased for col
ZION n 2OO,000,O 0,OO0-acre ranch be-
pg to c. c. Slaughter. which
ocated in Howard. Martin,
On and Borden counties.
price was S3,OOO,OO0. Only
land and improvements were
|erred. Slaughter retains posses
pf 10000 head of cattle.
learned from an official source
ne Missouri Pacific Railroad COM
mas begun the expenditure of
sum of money on its lines be-
Pueblo and st. Louis, in prepar-
Tor the reception of the large
mat 1t will be expected to han
lth the completion of the West
aciilc from Salt Lake to San
lsco this summer. Both the West
acllic and Missouri Pacific are
lines, and the Denver & Rio
e VIII form the Denver-Salt Lake
nat VIII join the two together.