Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-23
GENERAL NEWS.

H6'NEnftG NEWo.
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Governor Buchtel has signed extra
dition papers for the return of Sam
uel Forester to Chicago, where he is
wanted on a charge Of assault.
Colorado Editorial association meets
July 20 in Denver and will take a
ride over the Moffat line and stage
TO Steamboat Springs.
The cost OF driving the big drain
age tunnel at Cripple Creek will be
between $40 and $21 foot or about
$325.000. The successful bidder must
furnish $4,000 bond.
Senator Patterson has been notified
by the supreme court of the United
States that the court costs in his re-
cent contempt case were $424.40, which
he will have to pay In addition to the
81 900.
Owing to floods California, Texas
and other states will have poor po-
tsto crop and Colorado will have lit
tie competition in this direction and
Greeley farmers are going to plant an
increased acreage.
After having walked about for two
days with a broken skull, George
| Wright, "a years old, driver for the
Western Transfer company, at 1121
Wazee street. Denver, died at the
county hospital.
Jim Briefly, who went to Trinidad
last week to play with the ball team,
| was struck on the fingers by foul
lip Sunday and three fingers badly in
iured and 1t is reported he VIII be on
the bench for some time.
j. NJ Ragan, alias j. Randolph, pro-
Drietor Of scent theater on North
Union avenue Pueblo, who was ar
rested by Chief of Police McCafferty,
confessed that he was formerly
postmaster at Admission. Ala, and the
cmbezzler of $4,000 of Uncle Sans
funds.
Jimmy Gardner of Lowell, Mass,
won the decision from Harry Lewis
Of Philadelphia in the ten-rolnd bout
before the Coliseum Athletic club at
ed Lewis in every round, the latter
landing but few clean blows. There
we're no knockdowns and no blood
lrawn.
Chasing his own chickens in his sis
chase for f. Meyervich of Denver. 1t
caused him to receive whack in the
neck with a board handled by Mrs.
Fanny Goldstein, the sister, in the first
Instance, and to have to pay 81 and
costs for being foolish enough to at
tempt retaliation in the second.
Farmers near Ault have lost large
number of valuable hogs during the
last week. The state veterinary sur
geon found that some had died from
natural causes and the remainder from
blood poisoning. caused from abra-
sions In the mouth. Those afflicted
Lave been quarantined and the trouble
is disappearing.
Injunction suits and actions for dam
ages are imminent against the various
reduction mills at Colorado City. be-
cause of the damage beng done to
farmers south of this city by the
dumping OF tailings into Fountain
creek. The farmers in the Fountain
valley have banded themselves to-
gether for protection.
Mrs Abagail Dunham of Greeley,
80 years old. has planted her vege-
table garden for the thirty-seventh
consecutive time in Greeley. She is of
remarkable vigor of both mind and
body, does fine needle work and writes
She says she will not allow anyone
to help her to care for her garden.
| Evidently supposng thai tray of
diamonds was within his reach a thief
threw n stone through the window of
y. p. Daniels jewelry store and got
away with a number of brilliants of
small value. He overlooked several
trays of valuable stones, including
amethysts, rubies and sapphires. The
police have no clew to the mans .dcn-
tity. In order to muffle the sound of
the crash he wrapped the stone in a
newspaper. 1t Will cost Sl35 to re
place the window.