The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-29
condemned RECORD ..oF TIE.
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. DoIhoIs, ACHIEVE.
MENTs. sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.


A bill prohibiting prize fights in
California on Memorial Day has been
signed by Governor Gillett.
Judge George w. Bailey, former JUS
tice of the Supreme Court Of Colorado.
died at his home in Fort Collins April
18th from diabetis.
IS Angeles will make a heavy bid
forthe Jeffries-J Johnson prize fight. 1t
has already wired an offer of $4,000
by the Pacific Athletic Club.
Several thousand slot machines in
San Francisco, into which it was de-
clared mere than 81 1000. 900 a month is
placed will be abolished after July LIST.
The Cudahy Packing company at
Kansas City, Kas, has been indicted
on the charge Of defrauding the gov
ernment out OF $4,000 in revenues on
colored oleomargarine.
In the motor cycle races at Los
Angeles April 18th. J. b. Roster OF
Brooklyn, n. Y, rode 100 miles in 81
minutes. SO seconds. beating the
worlds record minutes. Al seconds.
Six persons were killed. nine per
haps fatally hurt. at least fifty less
seriously injured and $l.0OO,00O worth
OF property destroyed in a tornado
which swept through Cleveland and
northern Ohio April 2lst,
Frank Gotch. champion wrestler
OF the world. and Freddie Beell.
the greatest grappler In the country OF
his iLches. and almost the equal OF
Gotch. have agreed TO meet in Den
yer during the later part OF the week
beginning May End.
One person was killed. three others
were injured and property damaged to
the extent OF $4,000 by tornado
which swept through oglesby. Tex.
Wednesday night. The man killed.
James Arbuckle. was caught beneath
the roof OF his home. which was de-
molished.
The Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fee has
aApAnced the opening for freight traf-
ffUoi It's new deep water port at Boil.
var, Texas, about five miles northeast
from Galveston. across the bay. The
port is prepared to receive vessels OF
any draft, and is being rapidly equipped
for the prompt and economical handling
of all commodities. export and import.
The arrest at La Platte. Neb.. OF four
men in a house In which about $4,000
worth OF goods alleged to have been
stolen from freight trains in the vicin-
ity Of Omaha. was followed by a full
confession from the leader OF the gang
whic', is said to implicate several 9TH
ers. including some prominent Omaha
business firms where their plunder
had been sold.
morning a nnh
OF 200 men stormed the county jail at
Ada, Okla, and after overpowering the
sheriff. lynched four white men. The
lynched men are J. b. Miller OF Fort
Worth, Texas. charged with the muir
der of A. A. Bobbitt. wealthy cattle
man OF this section. and ID. b. Bur
relI. Jesse West and Joseph Allen, al
legged accomplices.
The directors OF the Laramie. Hahn's
Peak & Pacific railway have author
lied the president and secretary to
call a special meeting of shareholders
TO vote upon a proposition to authorize
the execution of mortgage on the
property and franchises and ratify the
action OF the directors in executing
deed OF trust to the Guaranty Trust
G,mpany OF New York.
Mrs. Ida Baldwin, Foval Of Warren,
~ has undertaken to prove rela-
tionship to the late f. ]. Baldwin OF
California, and to establish a claim to
his fortune Mrs. roval says she is
half sister of Baldwin, and half sis
ter OF Mrs. Mary Ellen NORM of Free
port, ILL.,, whose announcement that
she is a sister of Baldwin caused sur
prise several weeks ago.
w. E. Cochran. postoffice inspector
at Denver. has received news OF the
loss of over 600 letters. some OF them
four years old, which has Just been
discovered. The letters were found
under the floor of mail car running
between Salt Lake and Butte and the
loss was caused by an undiscovered
crack In one OF the compartments in
which the letters were thrown. The
letters will be forwarded to their own
ers.