Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-13
orbitant returns.


IDENTIFY been lying
There Is quite a little rivalry on 70,
the speakership. of the lower house
breckenridge and Cannon being the
principal contestants.
Sixty divorces have been granted so
far this year in Las ,Animas county
with twenty additional cases to be
heard This is pretty good record.
Lewis Puckett of Greeley was
found guilty OF statutory crime
against two girls under l6. and viii
be sent to the pen The proper place.
The Denver Post has brought suit
against the News-Times for false
statements regarding circulation. The
yellows are certainly having 4 hard
time of 1t.
Representative Watson Of Indiana
heretofore an opponent of ship sub.
sides, creates surprise in the house
by coming out in favor of the subsidy
measure.
Count Boni de Castolane was snub-
bed by the chamber of deputies of
Paris, half the members walking out
when he mounted the tribune TO
speak.
Ore has been discovered In the
Isabella mine at Cripple Creek run
ming from 81 to 50 pound, II is said
to be the biggest strike the district
has ever recorded
The dean of the Cornell College of
Law advocates the adjustment of tle
grand Jury system and the vestlng oi
greater powers in trial judges MS rem.
edies for abuses
Semi-odicial returns of the Iowa
election show hat while Governor
Cummins only received 10000 plural
ity the remainder of the ticket was
elected by 10000 plurality.
Bryan objects to certain portions oil
the president message. Were Bry
an to approve anything the Republi.
cans do. il would indicate that the
world was coming to an end,
Secretary Shaw has ISSUED an open
letter to bankers asking them to ex
change Idle $40 bills for ones AMI
wos TO help In relieving the marked
ssreity OF small bills noticeable ev-
6rywhere.
Theodore Peabody, n mill foreman
At Colorado Springs. after eating oy-
sters became very III and died in a
few hours at st Francis hospital. II
Is thought death was due 10 ptomaine
poisoning.
Boulder is cnyoloped In sensation
young lady church member having
confessed TO improper relations with
a doctor of the town. The latter was
a member of the church and expelled.
while the woman was permitted tn
resign The woman became repent
ant.
Secretary Shaw, in urging currency
reform in his annual report, favors
giving the head of the treasury 500,
100000 fund to be deposited or with
drawn as needed. and power TO con
tract national bank circulation.
Postmaster General Cortelyou. in
an interview with William e. Curtis,
urges the need Of ship subsidies. and
says that higher pay and the esiab
lishment of new lines. particularly in
Australia and South America, are
needed.
1t cost sl9,604.749 to keep the ships
of the navy in commission during the
last fiscal year. according to the IN.
nual report of Paymaster Genera
Harris. Expenditures for building
new ships were s3i,764, $50 and fof
repairs. $5,55O309
During the funeral of Ollie Gane
lin at Wilmet, Wis, the floor of tar
church sank with the assembled peo
pie, creating panic. In the rush sof
the door several women and children
were trampled upon. but none were
seriously hurt The pastor remained
in his place at the end of the casket.
and after few minutes succeeded In
restoring order. When the men had
recovered from their fright they were
induced to return and remove the cas-
ket to the grave. where the remainder
OF the service was held.
Fifty-three years Of mountain life
has put no chill on the ardor OF Ba:
lard Cole and Mrs. Nancy Jane Wise
man of Cumberland Gap, Tenn who
ran away from the wrath OF their own
children to be married. Mr.. Cole gay,
his age to the license clerk as SO ant
Mrss~Wiseman owned up to the sam,
age. The ardent pair told that the,
had been forced to walk severn
miles across the mountains to wher,
they could get aboard a train to es
cape their pursuing children, VIII,
thought the elopers were too Old I,
know their own minds In the matter
The report of the civil service com
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