Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-24
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

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Fred J. Kramer, pioneer mining
man. died in Denver Saturday.
The first Japanese woman arrived
last week to make her home in the
Jap colony.
A Denver saloon keeper had his
place held up Friday night Robber
secured $50.
Speaker Cannon's presidential boom
will be launched in the course of a
week or ten days.
Congressman Hogg has been retain.
ed to assume charge of the prosecu-
ton against Vincent st. John.
BY vote Of 1880 TO II the voters
of Pueblo decided to purchase the
Pueblo Water company's plant for
81 10000
Sara Burnhardt plays in Pueblo
Wednesday night and there is a rush
to secure seats. Sara knows how TO
rake In the snekels.
Mayor Mcclellan says that large
| section of the new tunnel between
New York and Brooklyn is so poorly
constructed that 1t win have to be re
| built.
Fifteen thousand Norweglans of
Chicago celebrate the 32nd anniyer-
sary OF the signing of their national
constitution and hear Governor De.
neen speak.
Z Committee ON coal of the board OF
education decides unanimously to rec.
ommend the buying of smoleless coal
for all Chicago schools the next
school year.
President of coal company testiiies
before the interstate commerce com.
| mission to giving $4,000 check and
valuable gifts of stock to Pennsy'
vania road officials.
Three wife beaters were fined in
one day in Denver, one getting 1t to
the tune of 1920, having beaten ais
wife within two months OF marriage.
Send such cattle to jail for life.
North Delta was flooded by the
/ Gunnison river Saturday and much
damage will follow It Is feared. Sew.
eral ranchmen have suffered loss.
The river Is higher than any time
last year.
Members OF the general assembly
pass the new Illinois primary act and
adjourn, after severe attack on the
compromise measure made by Lieu
tenant Governor Sherman In the sen,
ate.
Or. Frank Billings and others
score so-called consumption cures
In addresses before a national meet
Ing Of physicians and others interest.
ed in the fight against tuberculosis
held in Washington.
The River Brethren, IN national
conference at Des Moines, appointed
a committee to consider abollshing
the rule which prohibits members OF
the church being photographed, this
| being considered a sign OF vanity.
Insurance Commissioner Host Of
Wisconsin accuses Secretary Of State
Houser Of acting as the agent OF the
Equitable Life in attempting to in
nuence n favorable decision by offer
ing a $4,000 campaign contribution.
A movement mas been started to
close all window glass factories in
the country except the machine
equipped plants of the American Win.
dow Glass company. on June 0, for
the purpose Of restricting production
| In removing nil rs feet high and
800 feet long in the Stevenson exten-
| tlon OF the Southern railway at Chat
tanooga. Tenn, contractors used H.
900 cans of powder and 150 cases Of
dynamite In one explosion The
shock was felt for miles
The ultimate final cost OF the sea.
level canal is estimated at s250.000.'
900. while the cost of the lock canal
Is regarded as uncertain. but 1t is be-
lieved would be at least sl90,000. 900.
The cost OF transforming the lock
plan into a sea-leyel canal. after the
former is completed. is estimated at
i 5000 600. 900.
Il have always preached, prayed.
! lived and voted against the saloon
and do not want one penny OF my
! money ever to fall Into rum-seller's
!, till" These are the concluding
, words In the will OF Rev. Edward Nc
Hugh of the Methodist church OF Gin
cinnati. hled for probate in which he
divides half Of his property between