The state herald., 1909-02-19
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
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 Wo:land. wy
oming.
1t is reps tied thai 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 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
senators.
There were few IL 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 large part in the exercises.
The California assembly reconsid-
cred its vote to segregate Japanese
children in the public schools and de-
featsd the measure because of the
pressure brought TO bear by President
Roosevelt and Governor Gillett.
EmphaticGlly denying the statement
printed week ago In 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
s29.2i0.0O0 fine.
Batteries Il and F. Second Field Ar.
'iilery. left Fort Russell. Wyoming. on
the 10th inst. for the Philippines in
special train of sixteen cars. They will
sail from New York and 90 via the
Suez canal.
Plans have been completed by the
Seattle Automobile Club for a 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.
lnHtnn | = "a AfuA lal, "A
intention TO adopt legislation attempt.
ing to require japanese visitors to the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition TO
give bond for their return to their IA.
tive land.
Two huge mountain lions. captured
In December oy George w. Spencer
ner Silver City. n. NJ, have eeen
nhipped 10 Milwaukee, where they have
been purchased by man who makes a
specially OF tanning wild beasts. The
Hons. which are beautiful specimens,
were shipped In heavy, wooden crates.
The Western Pacific railroad will be
completed from Salt Lake 10 San
Francisco by September lst and will,
In connection with the Denver a Rio
Grande railroad. establish through
service from Denver to San Francisco.
The Western Pacific Is n ''Gould' road
md will be operated In connection
with the Rio Grande. Missouri Pacific.
Wabash and Western Maryland In
forming new through line from Bal.
timore TO San Francisco.
Ten thousand farmers. controlling n
grain output In tho Inland Empire es.
timated to exceed ?0.000.O00 bushels
OF grain yearly. have formed hard
and fast combination through the exec.
utiyc session OF the Farmers Educn.
ton and Cooperative union. at Spo-
kane. Washington. the active board be.
ing empowered to employ one or more
central selling agents 10 represent the
union on the coast or at other ncces.
sary places. cutting out all middle
men.