Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07

b'Hfti NUN uutts ~ Dpohis
Several Of the Boulder oil wells are
now down $500 feet
School directors are next 90 the pro
granmc through the state.
Delta will go dry this year. the pro
bibltionists having carried the election
Tuesday.
Colorado oil companies continue to
be formed in Wyoming Fusion legis.
lation drives away business
Montrose will have saloons this
year the recent election no deciding
by electing the high license wet ticket
ms against the prohIbitionists. the aght
being solely along these lines.
Municipal elections throughout the
state Tuesday were conducted mostly
along local lines and the results can
not be regarded as significant in po.
litical way except now and then when
straight out fight wae waged.
Near Ouray by the falling of n large
rock, Charles Childs. employed aE a
laborer on the dam being constructed
across the Urcompahgre river. had
right hand 30 seriously crushed as to
nsceasitAte the amputRiion of the two
first fingers
Changes IN Rio Grande circles con
tlnua. Pretty soon the heads and as
aistants In all departments will be
composed Of new material The fix.
lures appear to be j. b. Andrews and
s. X. Hooper They have been with
the road 40 long that II would be Ike
keeping house without them
The gambling fraternity OF Cripple
Creek are In trouble again. having
been hauled up before the district
court Cripple Creek has more re
form spasms than any place In the
country Those who manage the tiger
must get a big rake-off while the ma
chine runs In order to stand the ex
pense.
Having failed to raise much OF a
fund from the rich men of the state a
popular subscription viii now enBue
towards raising money for the gift 10
be presented to the cruiser Denver
The bulk Of contributions towards
such matters generally comes from
the middle class, The very rich only
give In big sums when It counts In
way of advertising
The largest private exhibit of honey
ever shown at au international expo
sition will be that at st Louis by
Mayor G. W. Swink OF Rocky Ford
MIR swink says the scheme will cos
At least $1,000. representing what h'
could get for the product, He vii
probably arrange miniature roprodic
~. - .. f..Ia a fuf ~.
building. composed largely OF honey
Senator Swlnk viii have u number o
boxes TO be filled up with honey b!
the bees Among them viii be th'
I letters spelling Colorado Honey
/ 1903" II Is his intention to have
/ these letters no arranged over his dis
| play as to attract as much or more at
/ tcntion than u painted sign. Il an
( no, going to let expense stand in th'
I way says Senator Swink "Thii
I viii probably be the last time | vii
ever have the opportunity to pose be
fore the nations OF the world as
honey raiser. and | am going to ID
the state proud viii not make
cent out OF H. | am doing II for th'
sake of the state. Honey In fancy fig
ures OF letters viii cost about 81 pc
pound Ny exhibit will contain proba
ably about 900 pounds of honey II
ngures or letters. have one desigi
in contemplation that will take tn
bees almost all summer to make.
possible. am going to make fac sim
lie OF the state house and may hav,
the boxes composing the outside fillei
with honey. or course the inside o
the structure will be hollow. Tn,
walls will contain the honey Th'
heavy stotr; pillars OF the four side
viii be frame ohlong boxes Allied viii
honey. on the inside ! may place /
hive NJ bees and inciosc the whole il
a glass case