Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

station The trains came together.
but little damage was done. the en-
ergency brakes saving the lives OF
the crew and passengers.
The apple crop In the Beaver creek
farming district, near Canon City,
was ruined by the recent freeze.
One thousand more ministers are
needed to fill pulpits of the German
Lutheran church in the United States
The w. c. T. IT, In Denver is max.
ing war on actresses wearing tights
and the actresses say the women are
jealous.
Denver switchmen have made de
mands for an Increase in pay of 10
cents an hour and reduction from
ten to eight hours day.
Mrs. Russell Sage has presented
her coachman with $1,000, his son
with $4,000 and number of other
servants with substantial cash gifts
Frank Morgan. the eleyen-year-old
son of Postmaster John Morgan Of
Colorado City, fell from the top of a
moving car and had both legs cut off.
Edgar f. Doan of Denver has been
awarded 10000 for broken leg
caused by building colIapslng. The
owner was Louis NJ. Weiner.
Edwin J. Gould, Boulder machin-
ist, has made the smallest automobile
IL the world. 1t is the size of boys
express wagon and will carry one
person.
The Montrose Press boasts of the
fact that the heads of five families,
representing fourteen persons make
their living from the paper and spend
all their money where they make 1t.
A syndicate represented by Henry
j. Arnold has bought the franchise Of
the Denver Highlands Water com
pany. Water is pumped from wells
for domestic use.
1t has been established that Ma
hum Wing is not an inmate Of Kath-
crime Tingley,s colony and never was.
His wife had the matter investigated
before leaving for her old home in
Maine.
George Larsen, n hod carrier at
Eaton, Colo. was attacked In the dark
by three Mexicans. stabbed and
beaten till unconscious. He thinks
they mistook him for someone against
whom they had a grudge.
During a quarrel az the farm OF
owen Stevens, five miles northeast
of Longmont, Jesus Giner shot and
fatally wounded Partino Meta. Glner
used a revolver and hit his man four
times. The quarrel started from
some trivial disagreement.
The American Bank Note company
has secured the contract for printing
postage stamps. The contract calls
for delivery of 27,000.O0O a day. six
| times week This company for
merly printed all United States
| stamps until thirteen years ago. when
the government printed the Colrm
| bian issue and since that time has
printed all others.
| Mrs. Nahum H. Wing, whose hus
band mysteriously disappeared seven
ing him again and has left Denver foi
Bangor. Me, to make her home. II
had been reported that he was for
| merly n member Of Katherine Ting
ley's colony at Point Iona, Calf. bni
the report was investigated and fount
to be groundless.
The Mormon church is rapidly dis
posing OF its commercial interests. In
the past four months the church ba.
disposed of its big holdings in the
Utah Light and Railway compan,
which controls the principal public
| utilities In Salt axe CITY It's Los
Angeles e. Salt Lake railroad will
its great pavilion at Saltair and III
big retail departments at Ogden ant
has just sold the Utah National banl
in Salt Lake City.
A remarkable achievement In wire
less telegraphy is reported to thu
navy department from the Pensacola
station. That plant has been able Il
keep In constant communication witt
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