Show IN RAILWAY CIRCLES The Short Line Case Up at Helena SENATOR THURSTON HERE THUSTON HR THIS TIME HE IS TKAVEMJfG FOIl PLEASURE ONLY Zllilitia Day to Bo Celebrated at Saltair on August President Spencers Denial Superintendent llaneroft Returns Latest By Wire Local Xotcs HELENA Mont Aug 2In the circuit court of the United States for the district of Montana the application of the defendan to amend its answer in the case of the American Loan and Trust company against the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Rail road company was denied and as the court was to take a recess until Wednesday Wed-nesday next further proceedings were deferred until that day when a decree of foreclosure will be entered in accordance ac-cordance with the prayer of the complainant com-plainant and as ordered by Judge Bel linger in the district of Oregon This leaves only Idaho Utah and Wyoming courts to pass upon tne proceedings which having been somewhat dilatory seem now drawing to a close when the principal feeder of the Union Pacific system will probably be sold Senator Thnrston in Town Senator Thurston general solicitor of the Union Pacific arrived here from Omaha yesterday accompanied by his wife and two daughters They are traveling in a private car and the trip is solely for pleasure The party took quarters at the Knutsford and will remain re-main here until Monday when they will go up into the Wood river country Militia Day The gallant national guardsmen will doubtless celebrate militia day this year at Saltair on August 19 The occasion will be made a general excursion ex-cursion from all points in the territory where there are militia companies Very low rates will be made and an interesting rangcd programme will be ar |