The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-01
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DOING ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERiNGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.

Edward Payson Weston. the pedes-
trian. has been making good time
through Utah.
There have been several deaths al.
ready this summer in Kansas City
from heat prostration.
The annual convention OF the Ma
tional Educational Association will be
held in the auditorium at Denver,
July 5th to 9th.
The Colorado Bankers Association
passed a resolution expressing its dis
approval of federal Interference in
matters OF finance and business as con-
templated by the establishment OF a
postal savings bank.
The daughter or jefferson Davis.
and the only surviving member of the
famous southern family. Mrs. Margaret
Howell jefferson Davis Hayes. is re-
ported seriously III at her home in
Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fox. aged 112 years.
probably the Oldest white person in
Missouri. died at Smithton. near Sc
dalia. June 22nd. She was native OF
Kentucky. but had lived in Missouri
for thirty years.
Bert and Richard Webber, their
hired man and the ferryman. were
drowned in the Columbia river near
Conconcully. Wash. June 23rd. with
twenty horses. The wives OF the Web
bers were waiting on the bank while
they took the stock across and wit
messed the drowning.
Israel Swartz OF Boston was rescued
by prospectors after he had been
three days without water and taken to
San BernArdino. Cal. Swartx lost his
way and. driven to desperation by
thirst. opened veins In his arm and
drank the blood that flowed from the
cut. He will recover.
A single masked and armed man en-
tered the observation and buffet car
of the Northern Pacific passenger
train at Seattle, Just after the car had
been detached from the train in the
yards and robbed the porter of 5000
and locked him and two other men In
the lavatory Of the car.
Mark G. Woodruff. former register
OF the state land board under two ad-
ministrations has returned to Colorado
to answer to charges nled against him
In the District Court at Denver and
to appear before the legislative inves-
tigating committee looking into the
conduct of former state land boards.
The largest convention hall in the
country. three times larger than Mad
ison Square Garden in New York. has
been planned for Chicago. according
to an announcement made by Harlow
N. higinbotham. The building will
be known rs the Amphithcater nni
will have n seating capacity OF. includ
ing the arena space. $4,000 persons.
The American Trust & Savings
Bank, and the Continental National
Bank. two OF Chicago's largest fnan-
cial institutions. have agreed to CON
solidate. Each bank will retain its
name, corporate existence and bust
ness. The deposits of the Continental
National are 370.0OO.00 and OF the
American Trust 4 Savings $32,55O.O00.
Thomas Jordan. a cattleman OF Ra-
mona. Okla, has been cleared OF
charge OF robbing a Coll!nsville bank.
Jordan, when financially embarrassed
a year ago, was refused money by
the bank, where he had 1880 on de-
posit, because the bank also held his
notes. He returned to the back with
a revolver and forced the cashier 10
cash his check.
The Downieville stage, which left
Nevada City. Cal. for Sierra county,
carrying Ave passengers was held up
end robbed by masked highwayman
near Nevada City. The robber took
$50 from the passengers and the Wells
Fargo Express box. The mail pouch
was not disturbed. Five years ago
the Downieville stage was robbed at
the same spot by lone highwayman.