Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-27
COLORADO NEWS cuLLINes.

Property values adjacent to Den
ver's new postoffice building have
nearly doubled in value.
Samuel w. Belford may be given
the Democratic vote for senator as a
compliment.
Charles W. Long, 58 years of age,
commissioner of El Paso county. died
Sunday while sitting at soda fount-
ain. Heart failure.
The officers are enforcing the order
for closed gambling in most Colora-
do camps and Durango should be no
exception to the rule.
Roy Trout, fireman on the Colo
RADIO & Southern. was struck on the
head while leaning out of the cab
window and died as the result of in
juries received.
A bill will be introduced in the leg
lature appropriating $4,000 for use
OF the Colorado Commercial associa-
tion in advertising the state and Sc
curing settlers.
All the mercantile associations of
Denver have arranged TO give ban
quet In honor of Mayor SDeer some
time in January. Can this be anotbei
slap for Patterson?
Denver county commissioners have
been sentenced to two days in jai
in contempt for failure to pay $1,000
on the order of Judge Mullins. If they
continue to refuse. they will again be
dealt with.
Denver postoffice was so swampet
with business that it got two days be
hind in delivery OF mail. Had not the
| Durango force worked double hours
gratuitously the same conditions woult
have existed in this place.
| Withers. the new deputy state
| treasurer, was a candidate for thu
treasurership nomination at the late
state convention. He is newspape
man, having been with the Pueblo
Chieftain for many years. and is fl
nancially interested in the paper.
Sunday morning the Rock Islant
railroad commenced the running of
new fast mail train that will delive
mail matter to all Southern Colorado
one full working day of twenty-fou
hours ahead of all previous time, say
the Denver Post
Bert Yont. an old resident of Fruita
was knocked down and then kicked il
the head until he will probably die
by Horace Williams and man name'
James, on the streets of Fruita Mon
day afternoon. The two men VIII
made the assault got on their horse
and escaped, although party of TWEEN
ty-fve armed men started after them
II. b. Kerr. who has been the stat
agent of the humane society for tn
/ past four years, has rendered his reSig
nation. to take effect January l.. witt
the loss of Mr.. Kerr from the state an,
the loss of Mr. Tuft from the city worl
the society will lose two of its bes
men, either of whom is equal to tn
other in point of service in their line
of work.
The Colorado State Commercial as
sociation has decided to remove fron
Its old quarters on Eighteenth stree
to a location more easily found b
strangers visiting Denver. Arrange
ments have been made to establish
the Offices, exhibits and bureau in tn
storerooms at 1876 to 1740 Stou
street, in the Albany hotel and annex
Entrace is open not only from Stou
street but into the hotel proper, an
a large sign in the corridor OF the A
bany will invite the guests to visi
the association room. This arrange
ment will put the association in direc
contact with nearly 100000 stranger
in the course of the year and vii
greatly increase the efficiency of tn
work. Should the legislature max
an appropriation to assist the associa
ton, the work will be greatly aug
mented.
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