The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-05-13
CONDENSED RECORD OF THG
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAYINGs. ooINes. ACHIEVE
MENTs. suFFERINGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.

The city of Lincoln, Neb., went dry
at the city election on the 4th inst
Don l.. Love. Republican. was elected
mayor.
The Goldfiield New Tribune re-
ports that from April LIST to May 1st
the mines of Goldfield produced at the
rate of 32,536,725 or in round numbers
at the -ate of $30.o00.0O0 per annum-
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
Company has paid Mayor Houx Of
Cody. Wyo.. $500 in settlement of
his claim for $4,000 damages for the
injuring of his three children by the
falling of a telephone pole.
Wayne Brazel has been acquitted at
Las Cruces OF the murder OF Pat Gar
rett. New Mexico's famous sheriff OF
frontier days. The jury was only out
fifteen minutes. Brazel claimed that
the killing was done In self-defense.
An entire carload of baggage belong
ing to Troop E.. Seventh cavalry. and
the car. burned near Winslow. Ariz..
on the night OF the 4th inst. Private
Charles Schollett was severely burned
In an attempt to extinguish the flames.
J. n. Faithorn OF Chicago is arrang-
ing to operate an automobile stage be-
tween Thermopolis. Wyo.. and the
Northwestern railroad at Shoshoni.
The distance is thirty-five miles and
Faithorn expects to make round trips
daily.
A plot to kidnap the eight-year-old
son of Governor Gillett OF California
N.-t a h.. mn r
doned J. b. Clifton. a noted criminal
confined in San Quentin prison. has
been discovered and foiled by the
prison officials.
The big exposition OF the American
Street 4 Interurban Railway Associa-
ton, which will be held in the auditor
ium at Denver. next November. VIII
occupy 100000 square feet OF floor
space, and 200 booths will be con-
structed for the exhibits.
The canvass for the new city d.
rectory OF Denver IL more than half
completed and indicates an increase
of five per cent over last year In the
number OF names. which. on the most
conservative OF estimates. shows a
population OF more than 263.000.
James A. Patten. whose deals In
wheat have brought him into internn-
tional notice. returned to Chicago on
the 5th inst. after resting for two
weeks on his partners Colorado ranch.
He is conducting his market cam
paigns from his residence. where he
has had special wires put in.
BENJAMIN Wellington Soule has been
held for trial in San Francisco for hav-
ing sent letters to Rudolph Spreckles.
Mrs. Spreckles and James O'Brien
Gum. cashier OF the Mechanics bank.
threatening them with death by poison
II he was not given $4,000 by each.
Emerson Houghs attack on the
Weather Bureau in Everybody's Mag
azine has brought to Frederick A.
Brandenburg, forecaster OF the Rocky
Mountain district. numerous assur-
ances of the high estimation in which
the work of the bureau is held In his
Jurisdiction by those whom 1t has
greatly benefited.
President j. Herbert Anderson at
Spokane has filed petition In bank
ruptcy for the Idaho Smelling Re
filming Company. He charges that a
Montana millionaire became interested
In the company for the sole purpose OF
wrecking 1t, defrauding the creditors,
and buying the smelter at Sand Point
at a nominal figure, supposedly for the
smelling trust.