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Show Western Brevities 1 from the Many X I Western States f; San Francisco, The China Mill Steamship company, now bankrupt, has filed a schedule in federal bankruptcy bank-ruptcy court here showing liabilities of $1,746,087.77 and assets of $1,748,-761.23. $1,748,-761.23. Casper, AVyo., Fire in waste crude oil Ignited by welding of a pipe-line at the Sinclair's tank farm at Clayton, Clay-ton, was extinguished without mater, ial loss, according to word received at the offices here. Colorado Springs, Colo., War on cigaret smoking has been declared by high school students here who recently recent-ly perfected a joint high school council coun-cil to legislate on the question of high school students smoking. Santa Barbara, Cal., Mrs. Edward C. Caldwell, formerly Miss Stella Peterson, prominent society woman of Louisville, Ky shot and killed herself at her home here. Salt Lake City, Seventeen car loads of Utah Turkeys valued at $125,000 are expected to be shipped from Utah this season. iSacramento, Cal., An extradition warrant was issued by Governor Richardson for the return of Mrs. Esther Turnstall Fulton from Los Angeles to Phoenix, Ariz., on a charge of murder. Los Angeles, Cal. Frederick B. McEllroy, alleged defaulting post, master of Gold Roads, Ariz., committed commit-ted suicide by drinking poison here last week, according to postoffice inspectors. in-spectors. . Cheyenne, Wyo., The Wyoming board of pardons has commuted tn life imprisonment the death sentence of Clifford Mann convicted murderer, on the grounds that he is only 19 years of age and has been pronounc-Kl pronounc-Kl mentally defective. Seattle Wash. A body found float. Ing in Lowe Inlet near Prince Rupert, IB. C, has been Identified as that of Miss Mollle Iverswn, a school teacher teach-er of Mankato, Minn., Coroner Cor. son announced. Miss Iverson, 20 years old disappeared August 13. Washington, An application for authority to abandon two of its nar- row gauge lines in Colorado was placed last week before the inter-state inter-state commerce commission by the D. Sk R. G. W. Los Angeles, Jewels valued at f 17,000 were taken by bandits who held up M. C. Ivee, president of the United Film Studios and a party three guests. Elko, Nev. James Rengstroff, Western Pacific fireman who suffer, ed Injury to his spine in a fail from a locomotive at the local yards died at a local hospital. Los Angeles, A new top since March 1 was established at the Los Angeles Union stockyards last week when two carloads of good 317-pound Idaho steers sold at $8.25 a hundred. Seattle, Wash. Four armed ban-dits ban-dits held up the cashier and the timekeeper in the main office of the Western Union Telegraph company here obtaining ?S0O0 and making their escape. Ogden, Utah George Watson of Long Heaeh, Calif., was arraigned In the city court bere upon the charjre of Erand larceny In the alleged theft f an automobile belonging to Mrs. J. I. Cbrlstensen. Elko, Nev K. J. N'eedham, color, ed Is in a critical condition at a local hospital as, a result of two bullet wounds inflicted by U. S. Elliott, also colored In a sbooting affair. Yankton, K. p. Yankton's pontoon bridge in the Missouri river, the only one remaining in use In the state was swept out by high water last week. Denver, Colo., Five passengers of a Denver streetcar were injured when the car overturned onto a closed automobile at a turn. Mosler, Ore, Amos Jloot, HO, shot his wife 73 and took poison because the aged man who founded the or. chard Industry In this district, be. lleved hU "time was served" and his usefulness ended. Xampa, Idaho, Injuries which re. suited In the loss of two fingers were received by IxhiIb Tunek, 0, when he held a dymimlte cap in his band and pounded it with a stone. Ogden, Utah, A fractured right arm was suffered by Mrs. John De. Croot, when the wagon In which she was riding was struck by an automobile. automo-bile. Ivead,iile. Colo., John Campion, HO years old, millionaire Denver clubman, club-man, mining man uml polo player, was killed when his automobile swerved from the main highway, near here, tind went into the Arkansas Arkan-sas rher. Kemi, N'ev,, Within thirty hours after they had attempted to wreck a tmln on the Western J'aclfic railroad four miles west of (ierlaeh, Nev Frank Home, and I'eto Solyom, both of Denver, hud been apirhend-i' apirhend-i' I, a ti'iilVs'don Hi'eured. |