Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-21

says this is not the great national
game?
There are now 700 prisoners con
fined In the penitentiary at Canon
City. the largest number In the his
tory of the institution. The prison Is
overcrowded
Durango escaped the cold wave that
enveloped the east and eastern Colo
RADIO points Friday and Saturday.
There was a difference of "A degrees
in Denver weather on Thursday and
Friday
The Pueblo Chieftain will send the
most popular young lady employe In
30 Colorado counties 20 the worlds
fair La Plata Is left out OF the list.
although Montezuma, San Juan. Do
lores and other southwestern counties
are Included
John Norgate was awarded $4,000
damages In a suit against the ID. Il X.
G. Railroad company at Pueblo. Nor
gate was caught In a frog and run over
by a car about year ago in the Pu-
eblo yards. His injuries necessitated
the amputation OF his left leg.
few minutes before losing con-
sciousness Joseph Haley. OF Kalama-
zoo, Mich, formerly circus acrobat.
pleaded for cigarette. which he
calmly lighted. saying he would die
happy. Excessive cigarette smoking.
the county poorhouse physician said.
had induced consumption, which caus-
ed Hnley's death.
The snow fall in the mountains dur
ing March, according to the report OF
the Colorado section of the estimate
and crop service of the weather bur.
eau. prepared by F. H. Brandenburg,
will Insure ample water for the crops
during the summer The San Juan
district was favored and there Is plen.
~ OF snow in the. Platte valley water
shed and sections.
Geo knabel of Santa Fe is short
| 5000.
The attendance at baseball games
the opening day was over $1,000. Who
The supreme court OF Nebraska has
handed down an opinion In which II
is held that Nebraska irrigators using
the water OF the Republican river to
|
may be enjoined In the state courts.
The complainant. miller named
| Cline, at Concordia, Kansas, alleged
that the water in the river is dimin-
| lshed by its use for irrigation In Ne
Draska and his mill cannot run. The
lower court denied him relief, but tho
| supreme court decided that comfy. an
well as riparian rights are involved
and reversed the trial court
After a conference with Attorney
General Miller. Attorney Waldron and
sherman NJ. Bell at Denver last even.
Ing Governor Peabody decided that
he would not produce the body OF
| President Meyer OF the Western Fed
GRAFTON Of Miners before the supreme
court on Thursday, under the writ of
habeas corpus issued last Friday. 1t
was decided at the conference that the
answer which Will be made to the su-
preme court will maintain that the
power OF the governor is supreme In
such case and that he has the au.
thorlty 10 arrest and imprison at will
for the good OF the state and that he
may incarcerate any person for an in.
definite period. II VIII be said that IL
VIII be necessary to keep Meyer In
custody for some time yet, as It will
be impossible to bring about peace
in San Miguel county unless he Is
kept In confinement In speaking Of
the return which Is to be set up for
the supreme court. Gen. Bell said he
and all concerned are to have the
yexed question relative to the rights
Of the courts to enforce civil pro-
cesses on officers OF the militia decid.
ed as soon as possible. Referring to
the habeas corpus writ Bell said
when an attempt was made TO serve
the writ upon him and Capt. Wells,
both refused to honor the service. He
said that they had handed the sheriff
a statement to the effect that they
were In the service OF the national
guard OF Colorado. on active duty. and
therefore exempt from the service OF
civil process.