Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-22

killed at tho Minnequa steel plant in
1904. He was knocked off an eie.
waited track by car and fell thirty
feet
Owing to the advanced price OF sill
yer, several thousand miners at ASPEN
have had their wages raised from
$3.50 to s2.75 a day
| The Montrose creamery now pays
25 cents pound for butter fat In.
stead of 2S cents as formerly. This
is on account of the scarcity.
Rev. Billy, Sunday, made 500 con
verts at Salida and they were never
missed from the ranks OF the sinful.
| Salida was an awful bad place.
c. r. Wetzel, an old-time cattleman
OF the Paradox valley, has sold his
ranch and stock for $4,000 and will
with his family spend the winter in
the East.
A bear entered a milk house over
at Natnrita the other day when all
the folks were away and scratched
the paper off the walls and tore
things up generally.
The boiler OF locomotive bursted
near Alamogordo. N. NJ. killing Engi.
neer Fred Dobbins and Fireman 7. Il.
Brandon. and badly scalding C. o.
Gallagher. brakeman.
Mrs. Fannie Wayne Hopkins of
Newton. Pa, has married the man
who fought her in the courts for five
years to beat her out of legacy of
millions. She will now have a chance
to get even with him.
Oliver Virgins. the old scout, has
recovered from his stroke of paraly-
sis and Is able to resume his duties
as baIliff in he district court in Den
yer. He is 81 years old and declares
he is good for many more.
A delegation OF five Indians. headed
by Chief Quanah Parker, representing
the Apachos have left the Indian Ter
ritory for Washington to make n last
plea for a definite location and a lot
ments.
Mayor speer is getting even to
some extent with Patterson. He has
issued orders to the police OF Den
yer to run In any campaign speak
crs who hold meetings on the street
for Adams The Socialists are not
molested.
Mrs. Salle Hotchkiss OF Colona. In
the Uncompahgrc valley. died al
ripe old age few days ago. She
came with her husband to the Uncnm-
pahgre valley In 1875. She and her
husband came to Denver in 1858 and
stayed there for time.
John Brlsben Walker, owner OF the
Cosmopolitan magazine, has bought
the entire town OF Morrison, Colo,
and 1t is said he will invest million
dollars In improvements. Morrison
contains 1000 acres. Several years
ago Mr.. Walker made immense pro
fits in Denver real estate.
Howard w Weinn. a married man
working in the mines at Ironton, was
given a severe beating by several
miners on account OF undue attentions
to an orphan girl sixteen years old
working in the boarding house. The
mans family Is in Pueblo. He ex-
poets to leave as soon as he gets out
of the hospital.
Major Wood, commanding the
troops in the Philippines, recommends
English khaki, made up In the Philip.
pines as the most economical for sol
diers' wear. The quartermaster's de.
partment takes issue with Mayor
Wood, claiming tests have proven the
American article is better, being
lighter in texture and stronger.
James Donaldson. formerly a prize
fight promoter who is wanted In Salt
Lake charged with completely In a re-
cent bunco operation by which two
Scotchmen, the McWhirter brothers
were robbed of 10000. was arrested
today at Hot Springs. Ark. Five men
were involved in the alleged robbery
and all OF them arrested. The Nc
Whirter's recovered $1,000 of their
money.
Colorado bees made more honey
this year than the bees OF any state
in the tnion. California was beaten
by twenty-five carloads. notwithstand.
Ing about half the bees In Colorado
died last year. The output in this
state will bring about S150,000 and
the beeswax $4,000 more.
Archaeologists in Egypt have found
an account of the wedding OF King
Rameses II. To tell the story 1t took
an inscription OF forty-one lines, each
line about eight feet long. The equiv
alent OF the word snow is used. some
thing never before found in any OF
the ancient writings OF that country.
s. A. Gaines of Montrose raiesd g..