The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-03-11
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WESTERN NEWS.

An antl-loDDy Dill, patterned AFTER
the Wisconsin, law. has passed both
houses of the Kansas legislature.
BY Il vote of So to "a the Nebraska
House voted down the Raper bill for
the abolition of capital punishment.
No blame is fixed for the crib fire at
Chicago in which sixty-six lives were
lost in the report of the coroner's jury.
The new law prohibiting the selling
of pools on horse races in Montana
has gone into effect and Is being EN-
forced
A bill has passed the House of Rep
resentatives in Indiana requiring the
"Star Spangled Banner to be sung in
full in the schools of Indiana.
The Santa Fee Railway System owns
1,S72 engines, 55.173 freight cars and
lisp passenger cars. II requires the
services of $4,000 employees, with
pay roll of 100000 month.
The University of Nevada at Reno
gave a bulls head breakfast on Wash
ington's birthday. 1t lasted all day
and was attended by all the members
OF the Legislature. Fully 1900 peo-
pie were fed.
Woman's suffrage legislation is out
of the question in Oklahoma for two
years. The senate by vote of 81 to
10 sustained the unfavorable report of
the committee on the bill granting suf-
frage to both sexes.
Near Murphysboro, ILL.,. on the 10th
inst, three passengers were killed and
thirty-siN injured when an Illinois Cen
trail express, southbound from st. Louis
to New Orleans. was wrecked by run
ming into a broken rail.
Members of the legislative commit
tee of the Washington State Good
Roads Association will submit propo-
sition to the Legislature to amend the
constitution authorizing the state to
issue bonds Of $2O,O00,OO0 for state
road work. n
1t is, stated at San Francisco that
backed by the interests headed by
Senator William A. Clark of Montana,
a powder manufacing company, be-
ginning operations with capital of
$3,00O.000, will shortly erect a plant
In one of the bay counties and engage
in active competition with the powder
trust.
AT Rock Island, ILL.,, February 22nd,
w W. Wilmerton, owner of the Tri-
City Journal, and John Looney. owne.
of the Rock Island News. exchanged
seven shots across a street at each
other. I.ooney was slightly wounded.
Both men were arrested. The shoot
ing was the result OF personal feud
carried on in print.
At Golden Gate Park, San Fran
cisco, on Washington's birthday,
cheered on by the wild shouts of
great crowd, and Tie discordant boot
ing of countless automobile horns, Otto
Boeddiker OF the Olympic club. ran
the last 500 yards of the long Mara
thon course, winning his race in the
remarkable time of 2 hours, 40 min
utes, 81 3-5 seconds-nearly fifteen
minutes faster than the time made
over the classic course by Johnny"
Hayes Marathon winner at the Olym-
pic games at London last year.
Following the discovery that thou
sands of dollars have been secured by
means of forged time checks on the
Consolidated Mines Company. the of
ficials at Goldfield. New, have un-
earthed a complete counterfeiting plant
equipped with furnace. dies, a press
for stamping out coins, metal discs
ready for the press, engravers' tools.
sample checks and small library COW
ering the art of fine engraving. c. j.
Love occupied the house and retained
his pay check when employed by the
company as carpenter. He has dis
appeared.
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