The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-08
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAYiNGs, DoiNoo, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS,

ABOUT twenty entries nave Deen Se-
cured for Denver to the City of Mex
ico endurance run. which is being pro-
NOTED by Denver motorists for Sep
tember
II is estimated that the value of
automobile products OF Detroit for the
year 1909 will be $4,000 900, making
1t the automobile manufacturing cen
ter of the world
John II. Cradlebaugh, tried at Den
yer on the charge OF murder for the
shooting of Frederick w. Walton. who
carried off Cradlebaugh's wife. was
acquitted by the jury.
Three Indiana counties-Bartholo
new. Vermillion and Jenninss-voted
dry in the county option elections,
making the total counties from which
the saloons have been ousted under
the option law. forty-one.
Earnings OF the Southern Pacific for
February show a net increase of 1884,
900. The Southern Pacific from July
1st has a net revenue increase OF Si.-
365.000. The Union Pacific for Febru.
AIRY has a net increase OF $2S1 900.
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.
Chiefly through the efforts OF An
gelo Noce. founder OF Columbus day in
Colorado. Montana has followed the
Al.
the discovery OF America IA legal holi-
day.
Gov. Samuel G. Cosgrove Of Wash.
ington died as Paso Robes Hot
Springs, Calf. March 2sth. from
chronic Brights disease. He had been
at the Springs since January. Lieut..
Gov. NJ. +. Hay succeeded to the office.
Found guilty OF having improperly
addressed Charles X. Blender. a juror
.in the case OF Patrick Calhoun In San
Francisco William ID. Harrington. a
saloonkeeper. was sentenced to five
days In jail for contempt of court
Fire nearly destroyed the United
States military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth. Kansas. on the night OF the
3lst ult. The 500 prisoners were sue
cessfully removed under guard Of
United States troops. who were under
orders to fire instantly I'm case an at
tempt was made to escape
A. J. Shubert is said to be In the
West to establish circuit OF theaters.
The Shuberts have acquired the Am.
erican thea,er In San Francisco and
VIII buy. lease or make arrangements
to build theaters In many OF the larger
cities. from Denver to the coast and
from San Diego to Vancouver. b. c.
An unaided bandit held up the con-
ductor on the Fairfield (Neb.) train OF
the Chicago. Burlington 4 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 Millikin. banker
and philanthropist Of Decatur, ILL.,,
who died In Orlando. Fla. March 25th,
has been made public. Practically his
entire estate. valued at 1.5O0, 900, is
left In the hands OF five trustees for
educational and charity purposes in
the city OF Decaair. The widow gets
the $4,000 home and $4,000 year
for life.
Marking the completion OF q line OF
steel connecting Chicago and Seattle.
the last spike in the new transconti-
mental railroad. the Chicago. Milwau-
kee 4 Puget Sound. was driven March
29th one and three-quarter miles east
OF Missoula, Mont. Within sixty days
1t 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 2.436
miles