The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-29
Secular News Of the Week.

Northwest, including Washington and
Oregon and particularly Montana, is
breaking all previous records. Off,
Gals of the Great Northern road say
the traffic is the heaviest the road has
ever had This movement has been
under way in increasing volume for
several years. AS an indication of the
rate at which Montana is filling up
with settlers, railroad official point
ed yesterday to the fact that in the
three first months of last year seventy
five steam or gasoline blowing out
fits were shipped into Montana alone
One of these outfits is sufficient for
a number of farms.
The government fish station just
east of Homer, Mimi, will begin pro-
pagating fish in short time. The
work last summer was all in the way
of preparation, getting the buildings
constructed and ponds in readiness.
The plant is in shape to start the
work full force and thousands of small
fish fry will be turned out this sum-
mer. The better genus of fish will
be propagated, including bass, pike,
sunfish, perch, crappies, pickerel, etc.
The river and smaller streams of the
state will be supplied from the Homer
station.
Citizens and shippers of Sturgis,
S. D., assembled there April 20, to
DIV ovid thn
Railroad Commissioners in support of
the contention that Sturgis requires
new depot and better railroad facil-
tiles. The evidence brought forth was
favorable to the proposition and the
railroad officials of the Northwest
ern admitted that accommodations at
this point were not what they should
be and that improvements were con-
templated. All the evidence is in the
hands of railroad commissioners who
will report in due time.
The port of Chicago has been desig-
mated by the Secretary of the Treas
ury as an exchange for parcels post
mails from Europe to certain states in
the Union. Duties on foreign mail
are paid at exchanges The order be-
comes effective on May 1. At present
New York is the point of exchange.
The new order, it is believed, will ex-
pedite the delivery of mails. The
states effected are Iowa, Illinois, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Idaho,
! North and South Dakota, Montana,
Utah and Wyoming.
A Ignite briquetting plant with a
daily capacity of 300 tons of briquettes
and 100000 cubic feet of gas for
Illuminating, heating and manufac-
turing purposes will be established in
Minot, N. D., according to an an
nouncement made by the Missouri
Valley High Carbon Fuel Company,
which is backed by Washburn inter
ests at Minneapolis and other Twin
City capitalists. The committee has
purchased site on the 500 right of
way east of the Russell-Miller Mill
Company, and will have the plant,
the initial cost of which will be $780,
600, completed October l.
Automobile owners of Trip, S. D..
and the farmers of the surrounding
country have taken hold of the pro.
ject of good roads in that vicinity in
a practical manner, and intend that
the roads will be among the best
in the state. At meeting held by
owners of automobiles, what will be
known as the Trip Auto Club, was
organized. The chief object of the
club is to improve the streets of
Trip and the country highways lead.
ing to the town, and in this work the
members of the club will actively co.
operate with the farmers of the sur.
rounding region.
A general call for volunteer sol.
diers to serve for a period of six
months has been posted in Mexico
City, the capital of Mexico. The call
was made to all citizens between the
ages of Is and IS years who desire to
lend their services to the country.
The pay offered is peso ESQ cents) a
day, besides clothing and equipment
The customary inducement of ad
vancement in rank and pay to those
who prove worthy is included The
necessity for the call for volunteers
has been created not alone by the &C
tivity of the revolutionists in the
north; for the movement has grown
with striking rapidity, especially in
the southern part of the republic.
Regardless of the warning given by
the American Government to the lead.
ers of both Federal and Insurrecto
forces in Mexico, a rain of bullets
poured into Douglas, Ariz., from the
battle fought at Aqua Prieta Seven
non-combatant Americans in Douglas
were wounded, one of whom may die,
and school houses, residences and the
custom house were riddled' with Mexi.
can shot. It was day almost of ter.
ror in the American town. The ba4