Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-20
rJudge Lindsey for their work against

tue saloon.
Fort Collins is starting n crusade
against drug stores alleged to be sell
ing liquor In small lots.
The board of aldermen at Florence.
Colo, have fixed the Florence tax levy
at 3e mills for the ensuing year.
Joseph Vanaridth was taken to the
county jail at Canon City to serve
ninety days for beating his wife.
a New York brokers' clerk who
stole securities valued at $3.50 900 from
the National City bank. has been sen.
fenced to the Elmlra reformatory.
Payment by seven railroads OF re-
bates to the Pabst Brewing company
through private car line Is charged
in suit brought by the United States
government in Milwaukee.
Arthur j. Ventress. exalted ruler Of
the local lodge of Elks at Idaho
Springs, who sustained broken leg
in the Newhouse tunnel two weeks
ago. died from his injuries Wednesday.
Henry II, FaXon. the well known
temperance advocate, a national lead.
er in anti-saloon movements and one
of the wealthiest residents of his
home city. died at Quincy. Mass. aged
SO years.
Free beer, distributed by new Jol-
let, ILL.,. brewery, caused two boys to
sprawl on the floor and others to he
sent home in cabs. with the result
that the whole city is stirred and a
temperance revival Is planned.
1t is suggested that artificial Christ.
mas trees be used next month In order
to preserve the young pine and spruce
| trees ON the mountains west OF Colo
rado Springs. which are usually sacri.
feed for the Christmas holiday.
The once prosperous mining camp
OF Caribou. which at one time con.
tained 1000 inhabitants, but which
has recently dwindled down TO Less
than 100. was completely destroyed
by IRE yesterday, the loss being S25..
900.
Mrs. Emma Cunningham, nurse
at the county hospital. Denver, com.
plains that the other nurses admins
tered unto her u severe hazing two
weeks ago, which resulted in a spell
of Illness from which she has lust re-
covered.
The plan of Colorado Springs cap
italsits and physicians to erect n 800.
| 900 non.sectarian hospital will be fol.
| lowed by the construction of hospi.
tai to cost the same under the aus.
plces of the Colorado Conference OF
| Dcaconnesses.
The Denver Bar association is max.
ing an effort TO secure the consent of
both political parties TO allow the bar
| committee to nominate Ave men for
district judge next fall. irrespective
OF party. and have both parties en-
dorse them for the positions.
DR. j. f. Force, president Of the
| Northwestern Life Insurance com.
pany. when II was reorganzed as the
| Northwestern, and under Indictment
charged with embezzling $4,000, has
returned from Los Angeles on mis- own
accord. He will be arraigned at once
and released on bond
Mayor Dunno of Chicago has pre-
scented new scheme for municipal
ownership that involves the issuance
OF $75000,000 of Mueller law certif.
Gates, TO the council and also offers
an ordinance providing for 75-cent gas,
both of which were referred to com
mittees without debate.
petition in involuntary bankrupt.
cy against the Brown Corliss Engine
company OF Corliss, Wis, has been
filed by creditors and the Fidelity
Trust company was appointed receiv-
er. The engine company was incor.
porated in 1904, with Walter F. Brown,
Walter S. Whiting and julius Wechs.
elberg as incorporators The capital
stock was placed at 81 100000.
| Leslie r. Duncan. Rock Island
switchTan who was killed by his en-.
gine after falling from the tender at
Colorado Springs, had a premonition
of death, according to the statement
OF his mother, Mrs. A. Duncan. The
mother declares that her son came
back and kissed her second time
before starting for work that night,
saying Goodbye, mother; this will
be my last night In the yards. Will
be either killed or crippled II stay
at this work"
Judge Dixon at Pueblo has decided
that the special tax levy by the coun-
ty commissioners to pay off certain
outstanding warrants was Illegal.
This does not mean, however, that the
commissioners have no recourse in
procuring funds to pay these warrants.
The court stated that these must be
paid from funds raised for county
purposes. This levy was made last
November and the action In court
came out of the refusal of the Rio
Grande Railway company to pay the
amount of taxes due from them on
this special levy. This amounts TO
sS72.01.
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