The Holly chieftain., 1909-04-16
rHE LATEST IMPORTANT Die.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF the WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

WEoI EnN NG"os
San Diego, Cal. defeated an anti-sa-
loon ordinance by heavy majority.
During the storm OF the 7th inst.
dozens of barns in western Michigan
were set on fire by lightning.
The committee on common carriers
of the Texas House has reported
against the passage of a 2-cent fare
law.
Governor Shallenberger of Nebraska
has signed the daylight" saloon bill.
The measure forbids the sale of liquor
except between a. m. and p. IN. The
bill goes into effect July 9Th.
The State Senate of Minnesota has
passed the bill recently passed by the
House making it misdemeanor to
manufacture, sell or give away cigar
cites or the "makings" of cigarette.
Ninety-six years old, but still hale
and hearty, Peter Morrison Of Mar
quette, Wyo., has taken to himself a
bride in the person of Mrs. Rachel j.
The will of the late E. j. Nucky)
Baldwin, disposing of an estate esti-
mated at $5,000,0O0, has been admitted
to probate in Los Angeles. An agree
ment among the heirs is said to have
averted any danger of contest.
At the Kansas elections Tuesday,
Leavenworth elected Omar Abernathy
mayor and Wichita chose Charles l..
Davidson. Both of these contests were
under the commission form of govern
ment and resulted In its continuance.
In Big Horn county. Wyo.. on the
I'd inst, fifteen masked raiders entered
a sheep camp and assassinated Allie
man and Joseph Emge, prominent
sheepmen, and Joe Lazier herder.
Twenty-Five sheep were killed and $500
stampeded over the range.
An examination will be held in
Denver on May 15, 1909, by the United
States Civil Service Commission to fill
vacancies in the position Of railway
mail clerks. Any one desiring to COM
pete in this examination should write
to Werner W. Campbell, secretary,
room 13-A, Federal building, for full
information and application blank.
Four sections of Rio Grande pas
senger train arrived at Ogden, Utah,
on the 7th inst. crowded with colon
lists for California and the Northwest
Two cars of one train carried Greeks
ticketed through to Seattle, who are
the vanguard of a small army of
Greeks to displace Japanese on the
| Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads.
The conductors of all railroads en-
tering Denver will be the guests of the
first complimentary excursion to be
given by the Moffa. road this year,
May 29th being the date set for the
trip. A banquet will be given the con-
ductors by Traffic Manager VIM. F.
Jones on the Continental Divide, and
specially engraved invitations will be
sent out.
Judge Orr has rendered a decision
in the District Court at Reno, New,
that promises to cut down the divorce
business Of that state. He holds that
the parties to suit must be bona fide
residents and that the law should not
Uc COnslIueu 81 dS 10 permit LQem 10
stay in the state only a few days or
months and then obtain divorce by
collusion.
The question of saloon license was
the dominating issue in the municipal
elections held in Nebraska Tuesday
The gains III the smaller towns are on
the side Of the "drys." Kearney, where
a substantial license victory was ex
pected. voted out the saloons. ALI
ance, which for a year has been with
out saloons, declared in favor of Their
re-establishment Beatrice increased
its dry" vote. Hastings declared fol-
the "wets."
By tornado at Marion, ILL.,, on the
9th inst, the Edwards mill was un
rooted, the ice plant damaged and the
A. F. White business college, Marion
State and Trust Bank, Holiday gro
Gerry building and a number of offices
were partly blown down. The African
Methodist church and hall were
wrecked and the Methodist church
South, Copeland greenhouse, A. H. 10
seph Clothing Company and w. H
Bundy's drug store were badly dam
aged. At Pittsburg the Methods
church was blown down.