Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-19
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH news
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
eHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

WESTERN NEWS.
Minneapolis reports that the flour
mills are running on fuller time than
ever now.
The Judge Of the agricultural exhib-
its at the Dry Farming Congress at
Cheyenne, February 23rd to 25th, will
be Prof. B. c. Buffum of Worland. Wy
onri&g.
4 is reported that every city, vii
lage and town in Illinois. Lincoln's
home state. held centennial exercises
on Lincoln's birthday.
For the first time in the history OF
Texas many of the cities this month
observed the anniversary of Lincoln's
birth. The day was also celebrated at
Little Rock. Ark.
The Montana Senate by a strict
party vote. killed the House primary
election bill. which is patterned after
the Oregon law. and which relates
solely to the election Of United States
senator's.
There were few II any towns in Col
orado where the centenary Of Lin
coins birthday was not fittingly cele-
brated. Many Of the orations were Of
a high order. School children took a
a large part in the exercises.
The California assembly reconsid.
cred its vote to segregate Japanese
children In the public schools and de-
feated the measure because Of the
pressure brought to bear by President
Roosevelt and Governor Gillett.
Emphatically denying the statement
printed week ago In a Salt Lake pa
per to the effect that Italy needs no
more money for Its earthquake suf.
ferers. Consul Rossi Of Denver says
that financial help is still needed.
Judge A. b. Anderson In the United
States District Court in Chicago has
Issued an order for venire OF $50 men
TO appear Feb 25th for service in the
retrial Of the famous Standard Oil
$29.2i0.OOO fine.
Batteries E and F, Second Field Ar
tillery. left Fort Russell, Wyoming. on
the 10th inst. for the Philippines in a
special train Of sixteen cars. They will
sail from New York and go via the
Suez canal
Plans have been completed by the
Seattle Automobile Club for transcon.
tinental endurance race to be held for
the cars to finish in the stadium OF the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition dur
Ing the opening week Of the big fair.
Both House and Senate of the Wash
ington Legislature have disclaimed any
intention to adopt legislation attempt
ing to require Japanese visitors to the
Alaska-Yukon.Pacifi Exposition to
give bond for their return to their ma
tive land.
Two huge mountain lions, captured
in December by George W. Spencer
ner Silver City. n. NJ. have been
Ghipped to Milwaukee. where they have
been purchased by n man who makes a
speciality Of tanning wild beasts. The
lions. which are beautiful specimens,
were shipped In heavy, wooden crates.
The Western Pacific railroad will be
completed from Salt Lake to San
Francisco by September 1st and will.
in connection with the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad. establish a through
service from Denver to San Francisco.
The Western Pacific Is n Gould" road
and will be operated in connection
with the Rio Grande. Missouri Pacific.
Wabash and Western Maryland in
forming a new through line from Bal.
timore to San Francisco.
Ten thousand farmers. controlling a
grain output In the Inland Empire es-
timated to exceed 20.OOO.0OO bushels
Of grain yearly. have formed a hard
and fast combination through the exec
utive session OF the Farmers Educa-
tion and Cooperative union, at Spo-
kane. Washington. the active board be-
ing empowered to employ one or more
central selling agents to represent the
union on the coast or at other neces-
sary places, cutting out all middle
men.