Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-27
COLORADO PARAGRAPHS.

Gen. VIM. J. Palmer has given Sc 900
TO the Cripple Creek Y. NJ. C. A. build
ing fund.
Jacob S. Appel is having a ran for
his money In Denver Go after him.
He is undoubtedly guilty.
Chas. Owens. member of the ma.
tional club of Telluride died of pneu.
monia Monday. He leaves no family.
Frank NJ. Davis, barber at Colo
RADIO Springs, committed suicide by
drinking more than three ounces of
carbolic acid. III health was the cause
japanese porter, employed at a
Colorado Springs restaurant, returned
an sS5 diamond stick pin, which he
found. to the owner.
Henry Wiley. 11-year-old boy of
Idaho Springs, exploded a giant cap
with hatchet. He will probably lose
the sight of his right eye.
Twenty-four students of the Uni
versity of Boulder were poisoned by
eating hamberger steak. They have
all recovered. but II looked bad for
some of them.
Blonde Jeffries was seriously injured
by the accidental discharge OF re
volver. which fell from his pocket as
he was getting out of his buggy near
Morrison.
Because the man she loved went
with another girl Ida Edleman. a
pretty waitress of Holly, took a large
dose of morphine with suicidal intent
Physicians worked with her all night
and saved her life.
Prof. C. L. Chadsey, assistant super
intendent OF the Denver schools, and
formerly head of the Durango schools,
has been chosen to deliver the address
to the graduating class OF the Gree
ley high school.
A Colorado Springs man, who re-
Gently made a half million out of a
Cripple Greek lease, has started on
1000 mile trip in an automobile He
will 1and in Michigan where he will
spend the summer. He takes his fam
lily with him.
f. C. Schroter, a farmer at Wheat
ridge. was found dead near his barn,
having hanged himself while In a fit
OF dependency. He placed an iron
bar across the top of deep hole,
tied rope to the bar and about his
neck and dropped into the hole.
The Pueblo city council has instruct
action with view of Furnishing the
persons responsible for raising the
amounts on three city warrants. The
original warrants were for 1921, 1892
and s6.35. They we're raised to $9O21,
ss0.32 and $60.35.
Attorney General Dickson received
a letter from Jas. Hopkins from East
st. Louis, H., who believes he Is a
nephew Of the Pat Hopkins. who died
in Breckenridge some time ago, leav-
ing an estate of $4,000 and no heirs.
If the state fails to locate any heirs
the money will revert to the state OF
| Colorado.
James McGTegory, miner at Grip
pie Creek, had a narrow escape from
death by the explosion of giant cap
which he held in his hand and which
tore off his right hand. The cap ex-
ploded by coming in contact with a
| lighted candle. A stick OF dynamite
which he held in the other hand did
not explode.
| Friday, June 81, the day before
| Strawberry day, has been chosen fol
the convention of Colorado postmas
ters. This will enable the p. ms to
remain an extra day and partake oi
the luscious berry. These annual con
yentions are OF much benefit to post
masters. They are enabled to com
pare notes and formulate plans fol
better service in all departments.
According to the employment agents
at the different plants OF Bessomer
labor is more scarce at this time thar
for many years. Nearly all of th'
Mexicans employed In the hotter de
partments In the smelters have
abandoned their positions for the bee
fields. The Japs also are becoming
.he fields and 1t is stated that ther,
are at least 400 OF the little brown
men employed in the Arkansas valley
At the meeting OF the state board o
livestock inspection at Denver annua
reports were read and plans outline,
for vigorous campaign to stamp ou
the mango. scabies. and other disease
affecting livestock. Since the passag
OF new laws by the recent legisls
ture the board does not have to al
: back any longer and remonstrat
! against violation OF Its regulations
but 1t now has full power to prosecut,
" A snowslide Tuesday carried ava