The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-08-08
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

san FranciSco's municipal railroad
is well on the way to completion.
There have been 173 cases of infan-
tile paralysis in Los Angeles this year.
thirty-three of which resulted in death.
Denver. Los Angeles and Omaha
won the prizes for mileage at the re-
cent Portland Elks' grand lodge con-
vention.
The Williams and Bartlett Springs
stage was held up at the Prim grade,
about thirty-five miles from Williams,
California, the robbers obtaining 81
500 in cash, besides much jewelry.
]. E. Cody. who claims to be the
worlds champion diver, performed the
feat of swimming down the Willamette
river from oregon City. to Portland,
Ore, distance of thirteen miles.
While en- route from Kansas City
to Helena, Mont. Mrs. II. j. Mock OF
the first named city jumped through
the window Of the Pullman sleeping
car in which she was travelling, ano
was instantly killed.
Meagre and delayed advices from
Lovelock, Nevada, state that in a re-
currence of the flood at Mazuma and
Seven Troughs, high wall of water
swept both towns and sent the terri
fled inhabitants to the hills.
1t is estimated that ninety per cent.
Of the street railway employees on the
surface lines in Chicago have voted
in favor of strike unless their de-
mands for increased wages and i'm
proved working conditions are met.
Further investigation into the land
fraud cases instituted by the govern
ment against the Southern Pacific in
Oregon has begun in San Francisco.
with b. ID. Townsend. special agent
OF the Department Of Justice, in
charge of the inquiry.
That her pets may not be annoyed
on their journey to New York. Mrs.
Malcolm Whitman of San Francisco,
the former Miss Jennie A. Crocker.
has engaged special car for score
of high-priced animals. including Sir
Barney Blue, the champion Boston
terrier, and Halcyon Alexandra. the
worlds famous French bull.
Lieut.. Costigan Of the New York po-
lice force. in testifying before the
grand jury which is investigating the
killing OF Rosenthal, the gambler. who,
alter threatening to expose officials
for protecting gamblers in that city.
declared that Police Commissioner
Waldo had entire charge of the gam
bling situation. raids and arrests being
made only upon his authority.
One thousand square miles of graz
ing land under one fence. with a thir-
ty-year lease at something like IS per
square mile per year, is the alluring in
ducement to be held out to Western
stockmen by the Argentine govern
ment. Details of the plan to encour-
age sheep and cattle raising in the
Patagonian territory obtained by Ar
gentine in settlement with Chill have
been received in Washington by the
Department OF Agriculture.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in Salt Lake City for the Provo
& Eastern Utah Railroad Company.
1t is announced the new company will
build railroad from Springville to
Jensen. Utah, point near the Utah |
Colorado line. and later will extend
the road to Steamboat Springs. Colo, |
the present terminus of the Moffat |
line. The incorporators denied that
the new road is to be affiliated with |
the Moffat line The new company is |
Incorporated for s1O.000,000.