The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-05-27
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, ooINGs, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERIN0s. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.

| Although the earthquake shock In
Montana on the 10th inst. was quite
general no damage appears to have
been done.
A signboard campaign is soon to be
started by the Muskegon, Mich, Auto
mobile club. 1t is planned to place
signs at every crossroad within loo
miles of Muskegon bearing these
words This Way to Muskegon."
In an interview at Chicago Secretary
John T. Burns of the Dry Farming
Congress said that the man who sue
ceeds in establishing n home in any
dry farming" district OF the West and
makes his farm pay must have a capi-
tai OF at least $1,000.
The bill introduced in the Missouri
Legislature by the Kansas City Fire
Insurance Association to force the fire
insurance companies to pay into the
insurance patrol fund of the cities OF
over 100000 population 800 for each
agency maintained in that city. has
passed both Houses.
Doctor Milliner, the electrical wiz
ard of the Union Pacific, is working
upon wireless telephone system
that he hopes to have installed upon
all lines OF the Hartman system west
from Omaha. He has been given
carte blanche and has the prelimina-
ries well in hand.
A petition was filed in the United
States Circuit Court at Chicago. Tues
day, by seven Western railroads ask
ing an order restraining the Interstate
Commerce Commission from enforc-
ing its order reducing the class sates
on merchandise shipped from Chicago
and St Louis to Denver.
Five defendants charged with using
the mails to defraud in connection
with the Two Queens mines in Ari-
zona were found guilty by jury In
the Federal Court at Kansas City
Tuesday. The convicted men are +. s.
Horn. Frank II. Horn. John T.. Horn.
brothers, and Raymond p. May and s.
II. Snider.
Galveston reports an unprecedented
hailstorm Monday in Uvalde county
which cost at least eight hves-James
Carpenter and seven Mexican hireu
hands-while many were injured and
from l,oVo 10 -,'VV nshu vi h'' ns'N''
killed. The hailstones were like
cannon balls. weighing six and seven
pounds, some weighing ten pounds.
The strike OF the 600 employees OF
the American Smelling g. Refining
Company at Murray. Utah. which be
gan two weeks ago and put five fur
naces out OF commission. is ended
| The men did not get the raise from
3l75 and 81 and 32.25 demanded. and
the company did not carry out Its
threat to re-employ no Austrians,
Greeks and Italians.
Mr.. f. +. Rittenhouse. chairman OF
the executive committee of the ma.
tional convention of insurance com
:nissioners has called meeting OF the
committee at the Manhattan hotel
New York, for June sth. to arrange a
program for the commissioners con
vention which is to be held in Colo
RADIO Springs. Colo, August 24th 25th
26th and 27th.
The United States Civil Service
commission announces that an exami
nation will be held on June $40. 1909
in the postoffice at Denver
and in other cities, to pro
vide eligibes for the position o
skilled mechanic, at $1,000 per annum
for service in the weather bureau Al
Mount Weather, Virginia, and vacan
cies requiring similar qualifications as
they may occur in any branch OF the
service.