The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-24
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WESTERN.

Three men were killed by an explo-
sion at the Crescent coal mine at Pc
oria, ILL.,
A bill to compel the publication OF
wedding banns was introduced In tho
Nebraska House. *
Dr.. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, noted
scientist. experimenter and inventor,
died at the home of his daughter, in
Pasadena, Cal.
A report on the parcel post in Chi
cago for the first fifteen days of its
existence shows that 1,417.733 pack
ages were handled at a cost of $4,000.
Approximately $6l 100000 was spent:
in Chicago by convention visitors dur
ing 1912. according to figures com
piled by the Chicago Association of
Commerce.
Jailer S. NJ. Dowlen was overpow-
cred by three prisoners in the Jail at
Claiming, forty miles north of Amari'-
10. Tex. bound. gagged and locked in
the cell vacated by the fugitives
BY voting for himself, Presidential
Elector Webb defeated Mrs. Eugene
Brady O'Neill and won for himself d
trip to Washington to carry the official
notice that Arizona's vote was in IA
vor of Wilson.
Auley Gauk. twenty-eight. killed his
father during a quarrel at the family
home at Hobart, Wash. The young man
had begun to attack his mother when
the elder Gault interfered and was shot
through the heart.
Five miners were killed in the Hart
ford Zinc Mining Company's mine at
Joplin, Mo-. when they were buried un-
der tons of rock and dirt which fell
from the roof of drift in which they
were working.
Mrs. Marcclina Elisalda, 105 years of
age and said to be wealthy. the old
est woman in, Los Angeles, concurred
In an application for a marriage license
for herself and Pleasantino Leon, aged
eighty. The license was issued.
NJ. L. Pratt. Republican. who re-
fused to enter the Wyoming Republi-
can legislative caucus. was elected
temporary speaker OF the House. re-
ceiving the solid support Of the Demo-
cratic members. W. ]. Woods was
chosen temporary secretary.
Miss Lola Garrison of Amarillo iden-
titled at Memphis, Tex. B. B. Epting
as the man who rented the house
which ]. Beal Sneed is said to have &C.
cupied Just before the killing of Al
bert g. Boyce, Jr., last September. Ept-
ing is on trial. charged with completely
in the Boyce staying.
H. A. Jastro of Bakersfield. Cal, was
reelected president Of the American
National Livestock Association at the
session at Phoenix, Arix., of the six
teenth annual convention of the asso-
citation. Denver won over Ell Paso in
the contest for the next convention. All
the other officers were reelected.
Wells Lounsberry Of Medford. Ore,
who last August robbed mail car on
Union Pacific overland train between
Kansas City and Lawrence. Kan, was
found guilty in the Federal Court in
Kansas City. Kan. He was sentenced
to serve seven and half years in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth.
John st. Clair. arrested at Portland.
Ore, on suspicion Of being postoffice
robber wanted in southern Oregon, con-
fessed In the presence of United States
District Attorney John McCourt and
witnesses to a total of eighteen rob
berries In Oregon and. California and
the murder of John Miller on ranch
at Vina, Cal.
The first step looking toward the
election Of United States senator at
the present session Of the New Mexico
Legislature to fill vacancy caused by
the expiration on March 3 OF the term
of Senator A. B. Fall. was taken when
Representative John B. Burg intro
duced a joint resolution in the House,
calling on the House and Senate to
meet in joint session on Tuesday, jan
uary 81,