Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-26

| SuiiouuuihBo Fhi We pleasant.
: This years peanut crop is reporte
, te. be worth 31O.ooO.O0o.
An immenee deposit OF cemen
plaster rock has been found at Reud
, a little station on the Colorado Mid
land railway.
w. p. Kinney, secretary of the Colo
rado Mining Sfock exchange, has de
clined to ACCEPT the offer Of a simila
position made }by the Goldfield. New,
mining exchange.
President Gilman OF the Civil Ser
vice Reform League, In his address,
before the annual meeting of the
league in New Haven, says stead,
gains are made.
Lawrence Lsfnt. son of Attorne,
Judge H. G. Iaibt Of Colorado Springs
has been elected president of the
sophomore cla4s at Harvard where
he is student.
Thomas F. Ryan resigns as a di
rector of number of railroad and
industrial cororations because he
fears they may interfere with his ac.
mumulating business.
Lee Harbour an Eaton farmer.
claims the potato-growing record for
this year From twenty-three acres
he dug 4,105 sacks of spuds, which
will bring the owner about $1,000.
woman delegate from Boston to
the American Federation of Labor
convention demanded the appoint
mont of a .yomau oruonj,ar and .o,c
action is wanted, not resolutions.
Names of the wife of an English
peer and a multi-miilionaire who owns
much property in New York are con-
nected In scandal heard In Paris,
t and 1t is said the peer will sue for
divorce.
Passenger officials of western rail-
roads are much disturbed over the
government ruling in the South Caro-
lima immigration case, as many have
maintained agencies in Europe to
bring settlers.
AT the Trans Mississippi congress-
in Kansas City the sentiment was ex-
pressed that the West should help
her own insurance companies because
there was too much money going to
the East for that purpose.
Congressman Bartholdt is to have
an interview with Andrew Carnegie
in the hope Of securing 81, ,OO0, 900 to
be used in establishing peace bu-
reau, with the ultimate aim OF secur-
ing arbitration of disputes between
nations.
A horse grower named Babb shot
and instantly killed another horse
grower. his rival IL business. during
dispute over some horses at Earl,
near Trinidad. The name OF the dead
man has not get been ascertained,
but the coroner has gone to investi.
gate.
Because her husband refused to at
tend church services with her and
otherwise caused her mental anguish
Mrs. Alice Bemen Of Colorado
Springs. was granted a quick divorce
from Oliver Bemen. The couple. who
are well up in the fifties, was married
five months ago.
William Johanna, fifty.four years
old, who had been a resident at VIC
tor for twelve years, was found dead
in his cabin. Mrs. Mollie Foley. a
neighbor, who had been taking meals
from her home to Johanna's cabin,
discovered the body. Tn was sitting
up in bed when the end came.
Dali Deweese, the well-known
Canon City sportsman. has returned
to his home from the Interior regions
Of Newfoundland, where he went on
hunting trip. He bagged three fine
Caribou stays with antlers inter
locked. which he will present to the
state museum OF natural history In
Denver.
George Franklin McCreery, assist
ant manager OF the St. James hotel
in Denver, has inherited 100000 in
land In Indiana. The letter inform
ing him of his good fortune followed
| him over two hemispheres, having
been mailed last January, and Just
reached him In Denver a day or two
ago.
Directors of the Chase National
bhhh, Oue vi the great wall btTeet III
stitutions. declared dividend Of $4,.
100000. being 400 per cent Of Its pres
ent capitalization. While the sum
will be paid in cash. the stockholders
will subscribe Immediately to a sim.
liar amount of new capital which was
authorized on November IL.
A summer home for girls who work
is now assured In Denver. The Blue
Jay inn at Buffalo park has beer
purchased and the following have
subscribed toward the enterprise
Lawrence C. Phipps. 500; Mrs. Den
mis- Sullivan. $50; Mrs. Walter Cheese
man, $50; Gen. Palmer. $500: Simor
Guggenheim. 800; Mrs. Frank Wood
ward. 800.
Two little girls in the Randall Is
land house OF refuge in New Yorl
tried to swim across the river Il
escape. One was found In reed.
swamp the next morning and tn
other was found unconscious tn
night they tried to escape. The We
ter was ice cold and the girls sool
became chilled. The one rescued 4
in a precarious condition.