The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1911-11-17
GENERAL.

1t is estimated that 10000 deer will
be killed in Wisconsin during the open
season, from November 18th to Both.
Department of Agriculture shows tho
production of corn to be 2,77G.301 900
bushels.
For the first time in history New
York is making profit out of its wa
ter supply. Profit this year is 49,
100000.
The smart set of Washington was
surprised to learn that Stephen FL
kins, son of the late Senator from
West Virginia, is engaged to Sarah
Brooke, the handsome English actress
The small pox epidemic in Duluth is
assuming considerable proportions and
new cases are being reported daily
During the month of October the dis
ease doubled in the number of its vic
tins.
For the first time the government
has asked the Supreme Court of the
| United States to proclaim as the law
Of the land that running corner on
L
Sherman antitrust act.
A more general participation in
wool selling has been the rule this
week in the Boston market. AS a
result the sales of wool have been
somewhat larger than the previous
week Probably for the past two
weeks sales have totalled from 9,000,-
200 to 100000 pounds.
Booker T. Washington, the negro edu-
Gator who delivered lecture in Osh-
xosh, contends that the negro popula-
| ion in the United States is increasing
| t a normal rate, although census fig
res just issued show that the ne
;roes are increasing only about one
half as rapidly as the whites.
| The greatest educational exposition
ever held in New York City has been
,rought to close. For ten days New
1orkers have thronged Madison Square
iarden to see what the great West is
LONG in the way of developing tn =
immense natural resources of the coun-
ry. The show just ended was the first
land show ever held east of Pittsburg.
Acting on information received from
St Louis the district attorneys office
New York, began a quest for Sl22,
100 stolen by the late David Roths
child, wrecker OF the Federal bank, in
.9O4. This sum is said to have been
deposited by him under the assumed
lame of Levy in two safety deposit
vaults, where the money has remained
since.
The litigation which the federal
government began four and half
years ago to break up the American
Tobacco Company as monopoly In
restraint of trade has approached the
stage of completion by judicial accept
rnce. with a few notifications, of the
much discussed plan. which the tobac-
60 company itself drew up, for disco
luton of the combine in accordance
with a mandate of the United States
Supreme Court.
Under the ruling of the secretary of
the interior no steps will be taken
until March / 5 to enforce forfeiture for
failure to make payment entries and
water right applications on reclama-
lions which become due December l..
1911.
Expected reduction of transconti-
mental railroad freight rates was held
up when the Court of Commerce grant
ed temporary injunction against the
order of the Interstate Commerce
Commission in what are known as
the Spokane and other Pacific coast
points rate case.
Andrew Carnegie has announced
that he has given $25.OOO.000 to the
Carnegie Corporation of New York
ito promote the advancement and diff
fusion of knowledge and understand
ing among the people of the United
States"
The most searching inquiry Into ex-
press rates ever undertaken in this
country will be begun before the In
terstate Commerce. Commission in
New York November %. and will be
continued later in about $50 OF the
LEADING cities of the country iNclul-