The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-05-20
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, poiNGs, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERiNGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.

Judge William l.. Kelley at st. Paul
has issued an order forbidding Sun
day baseball game that was scheduled
for May 25th.
The Illinois Legislature has passed
bill increasing the salary of the in
surance superintendent from $4,000 a
year to 5000. 1t has been signed by
the governor.
Before closing the session on the
l1th inst, the Texas Legislature
passed bill for the guarantee of bank
deposits which was said to be satisfac-
factory to the governor.
At the annual meeting OF the Den
yer, Laramie & Northwestern Rail
way Company at Laramie. Wyo., on
the 18th inst, A. E. Welby, C. S. John
son. John D. Milliken, Zeph Charles
Felt. S. j. Kent. c. NJ. Day and c. 7.
Wight were elected directors.
An inventory of the estate of the
late Senator William NJ. Stewart OF
Nevada discloses the fact that he
owned no real estate and his personal
property did not exceed $1,000 In
value This amount is devised to his
widow, Mrs May Agnes Stewart Mr.
Stewards debts are said to aggregate
$4,000.
Clinton C. Hutchinson. known as
the father OF irrigation projects In the
West. died at his home In Portland.
Ore. on the 10th inst, aged seventy
five. Death was due to old age. He
founded the town of Ottawa, Kan.
and afterward sold the tract upon
which the town OF Hutchinson now
stands.
Broughton Brandenburg. the news
paper man and magazine writer
charged with grand larceny In connec-
tion with the sale to the New York
Times OF an article purporting TO have
been written by Grover Cleveland. re-
Gently waived extradition proceedings
Mt San Francisco and agreed TO go
East for trial.
The big trading store of the A. B.
McGaffey company at Thoreau. y. NJ.
100 miles west OF Albuquerque, was
totally destroyed by fire on the niisht
OF the 10th inst. The stock includ I'd
several thousand Navajo blankets and
other valuable Indian goods and the
loss will be $50. 900. The fire destroyed
the Santa Fe railroad and telegraph
compaRy's wires.
One whole shoulder of mountain
near Burnt Cabin has slid Into the
Gros Ventre. according to forest rang
ers at Pinedale. wyo.. who report that
a deep lake has formed above the
slide, over which the stream now
dashes in a series of cascades. The
slide carried away section Of the
jackson Pinedale road and extensive
repairs will be necessary.
There were heavy snowstorms In
the east. central and southern portions
OF Montana, May l1th. A foot OF
snow fell in Gallatin county. being the
heaviest at this time OF year In the
history OF the country. Bozeman had
to abandon its Arbor day exercises on
account OF the deep snow. In Beaver
head county six inches of snow fell on
the level, while in the mountains the
fall was much heavier.
]. J. Carter OF Jackson. Wyo.. who is
In Cheyenne for grand jury duty in the
United States Court, reports that only
about ] 900 elk perished from starva-
ton during the past winter. the re-
mainder OF the $1,000 threatened with
determination having been saved by
the action OF the state in providing
feed. Carter owns the largest elk farm
in Wyoming, having sixty full grown
animals in his herd.