The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-27
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An anti-lobby bill. patterned after
the Wisconsin, law, has passed both
houses of the Kansas legislature.
BY vote of ST 10 "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 III 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
Sfuil Ia the schools of Indiana.
The Santa Fe Railway System owns
III. engines. 55,l73 freight cars and
lis: passenger cars. II requires the
services OF $1,000 employees, with a
pay roll of 81, ,000,0 month.
The University of Nevada at Reno
gave bulls head breakfast on Wash
iuston's birthday. 1t lasted all day
aud 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 II 10
l. sustained the unfavorable report Of
the committee on the bill granting suf-
fsage to both sexes.
Near Murphysuoro. Ill. on the 10th
inst. three passengers were killed and
thirtysix injured when an Illinois Cen
trai express. southbound from St. Louis
t. New Orleans, was wrecked by run
ming into a broken rail.
Members of the legislative commit
te. of the Washington State Good
Roads Association will submit propo-
sition to the Legislature 10 amend the
constitution authorizing the state to
issue bonds of s20,O00,00 for state
road work
It is stated at San Francisco that
backed By the interests headed by
Senator William A. Clark of Montana.
Il powder manufacing company, be
ginning operations with capital of
SsD00.000, 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
sryeu shots across a street at each
other I.coney was slightly wounded.
Both men were arrested. The shoot
he, ut fAf
carried on i'll print
At Golden Gate Park, San Fran
cisco, on Washington's birthday,
cheered On by the wild shouts of a
great crowd, and tde discordant hoot-
ing of countless automobile horns. Otto
Bpeddiker of the Olympic club. ran
the last 800 yards OF the long Mara
thou course, winning his race in the
remarkable time of hours. 40 min
utes. 81 So 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
ficiais at Golafield. Nev.. have un-
elrthed a complete counte rfeiting plant
equipped with furnace, dies, a press
for stamping out coins, metal discs
ready for the press, engrayers' tools,
sample checks and a small library COW
ering the art of fine engraving. c. j.
Love occupied the house and retained
hi, pay check when employed by the
company as carpenter He has dis
appeared.