The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-03
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
A RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

The next session of the Dry Farm
Ing congress will be held at Spokane
Wash.
1t is reported that several well-de-
veloped cases of beri beri prevail
among the Chinese prisoners held at
Brownsville. Texas. by the govern
ment-
The effort made at Billings TO
change the name of Dry Farming
Congress- to something less sugges-
tive of aridity was defeated by a vote
Of 1872 to 14S.
w. II. Olin of Colorado. J. d. Tin
sley OF New Mexico and J. ID. Tower
of Wyoming are members OF the new
executive committee OF the Dry Farm
ing Congress.
Governor Curry of New Mexico has
sent his resignation to Washington in
order to be enabled to devote his en-
tire time to private business. 1t will
probably take effect next March.
Foreign vice presidents of the Dry
Farming Congress are: George liar
court. Alberta. Canada: w. r. Mother
walk, Saskatchewan; Senior Ing I.auro
Viada. Mexico; Laszto Goyer. Hun
gary: DIR. Theodore Kryshtofovitch.
Russia
The new U. 8. Grant hotel at San
Diego has been leased for ten years
to Z. r. Cooper OF Los Angeles and
C. II. Morse OF Denver. Morse will
move to San Diego and be active man
ager. The lessees take possession
January LIST.
1t has finally been decided to try
Mrs. Allen F. Read on November sth
in the West Side Criminal Court at
Denver on a charge of attempting to
extort money from Mrs. Genevieve
Chandler fhipps by threatening to
dynamite her.
Four governors of states. one con-
gresham and two men of more or less
national note slept all night on the
deck OF the steamer Quincy of the
Taft flotilla. that six women. who
were accidentally left on board when
the steamer left ST. Louis. might have
staterooms.
Stenographers throughout the Bur
lington system are rejoicing over the
abrogation OF the rule which requires
them to purchase their own typewrit-
ing machines. The company now pur-
poses to reimburse all the machine
owners on the instalment plan and
to buy its own machines in the fu-
ture.
Thaddeus Wilson. aged twenty-five.
a school teacher of Garrett. Kan. was
arrested at Kansas City charged with
sending two letters to II. A. Long. a
millionaire lumber dealer. demanding
5000. The letters contained no
threats. but said the writer needed
the money badly and urged Mr.. Long
to mail Z to him Immediately.
Advices from a private source In
Washington received at Albuquerque
state positively that Third Assistant
Postmaster General 4. L. Lawshe,
who recently rendered his resignation
to President Taft because OF the con-
dition of his health. will be rendered
the governorsh.p of New Mexico
when Governor Curry's resignation
has been acted upon.
IN the District Court at Austin,
Texas. the Security Oil Company and
the Navarro Refining Company con.
fessed to having entered into a com
bination in violation of the Texas an.
thrust laws, and judgments amount
ing to about s115.O0O were entered
against the companies by Judge Cal.
houn. Forfeitures OF charters. per
mits and clusters from the state will
be prepared by the court.