The Lamar register., 1909-05-26
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
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.

Although the earthquake shock in
Montana on the 10th inst. was quite
general no damage appears to have
been done.
The University of Utah won the de-
bate with Colorado College at Salt
Lake Wednesday night. The question
was: Resolved, That Tariff Should
be Imposed for Revenue Only"
The assets of A. Booth & Co. were
sold at public auction at Chicago last
week for 100000. The only bidder
was an agent of the recognized COM
pany promoted for the purpose of re-
facilitating the big fish concern.
A signboard campaign is soon to be
started by the Muskegon. Mich, Auto
mobile club. 1t is planned to place
signs at every crossroad within 100
miles of Muskegon bearing these
words: This Way to Muskegon."
The statement that Occur d'Alene
ores heretofore treated at the Helena
plant of the American Smelling and
Refining Company were being diverted
to Colorado points has been confirmed
by F. E. Smith, the Helena manager
of the smelter concern.
The Brew boxing bill, as approved
by the Wisconsin Assembly, permits
thirty minutes of fighting, or ten
rounds of three minutes duration. 1t
provides that all clubs giving boxing
bouts shall take out license and that
no purse shall be given to the boxers.
The bill introduced in the Missouri
Legislature by the Kansas City Fire
Insurance Association to force the fire
insurance companies to pay into the
insurance patrol fund of the cities OF
over 100000 population 800 for each
agency maintained in that city, has
passed both Houses.
A petition was filed in the United
States Circuit Court at Chicago, Tues
day. by seven Western railroads ask
ing an order restraining the Interstate
Commerce Commission from enforc-
ing its order reducing the class rates
on merchandise shipped from Chicago
and st. Louis to Denver.
Five defendants charged with using
the mails to defraud in connection
with the Two Queens" mines in Ari-
IONA were found guilty by Jury in
the Federal Court at Kansas City
Tuesday. The convicted men are E. S.
Horn, Frank H. Horn. John E. Horn,
brothers, and Raymond P. May and s
| H. Snider.
Galveston reports an unprecedented
hailstorm Monday in Uvalde county
which cost at least eight lives-James
Carpenter and seven Mexican hireu
hands-while many were injured and
from 1900 TO 1000 head of live stock
killed. The hailstones were like
cannon balls. weighing six and seven
pounds, some weighing ten pounds.
The strike of the COO employees OF
the American Smelling & Refining
Company at Murray. Utah, which be
gan two weeks ago and put five fur.
naces out of commission, is ended
The men did not get the raise from
sL75 and 81 and s2.25 demanded, and
the company did not carry out Its
threat to re-employ no Austrians
Greeks and Italians.
Mr. E. E. Rittenhouse. chairman OF
the executive committee of the ma.
tional convention of insurance com.
missioners has called a meeting of the
committee at the Manhattan hotel
| New York. for June Sth, to arrange a
program for the commissioners con.
vention which is to be held in Colo
RADIO Springs. Colo, August oath. 25th
26th and 9th.
The United States Civil Service
commission announces that an exami
nation will be held on June $40, 1909
in the postoffice at Denver
and in other cities. to pro
vide eligibles for the position Of
skilled mechanic, at 81 900 per annum
for service in the weather bureau al
Mount Weather. Virginia, and vacan
cies requiring similar qualifications as
they may occur in any branch Of the
service.