Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-29

of the East Denver schools, then pro-
NOTED to assistant superintendent of
the city and now is at the top of the
ladder.
By an order issued by Mayor Rose
all dance halls and saloons connected ,
Herewith in Leadville have been clos
ed. The order came as a result ofAa
reform wave which seems to hy1
struck Leadville. A petition recently
circulated by the Women's Christian
Temperance union, was presented ut
the last meeting of the city council.
praying for the closing of dance halls
and the observance of the midnight
closing law by saloons. The council
city laws covering saloons and dance
halls.
A suit for divorce, in which the
gravest of charges are to be made,
were filed Saturday at Grand juno
ton Saturday by the young and pretty
wife OF Capt. George l.. Greer, former.
ly OF the Meeker troop, for the last
two years county attorney there, and
prominent in the Republican party.
Greer has already left town for parts
unknown. 1t is understood that he
will not contest the suit nor attempt
in any way to prevent his wife from
securing the custody of their 5-year.\
old son. Unless Mrs. Greer expert.
| ences change of heart, the names
Of number of women, more or less
prominent, residing in different parts
OF the state, will be named as core
spondents.
In compliance with a request from
| the secretary of the interior DR.. Wal
| ter Fewkes of the bureau of American
ethnology has been directed by the
acting secretary of the Smithsonian
institution to undertake the work of
excavation, preservation and repairs
to the cliff dwellers' and other pre-
historic ruins in the Meso Verde Ma
tional park in southern Colorado. The
Mesa Verde National park was created
by an act of congress, approved June
20, 1906 It is on the border of Monte
yuma. DR.. Fewkes will have direction
of the scientific work of unearthins
and preserving the Mesa Verde ruins,
and an adequate sum has been allotted
by the interior department for the
purpose. He will go to Colorado after
the completion of extensive eXcava-
tions at Casa Grande, Ariz.
Denver is planning to build s40,-
900 bath house for public use.
Both cream and milk are higher in
Denver, the raise taking place Satur-
day.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
company has sold $1,500,00 of per
cent equipment notes to Blair & Co.
The notes will be dated September /,
1907, and will mature annually from
one to ten years.
After reading of the difficulties ex-
good water Durangoites should be
thankful. Greeley's new system cost
nearly 100000 and the water has to
be filtered in the bargain.
coroner's jury Saturday exonerat7
ed Bert Schaffer of the killing of Grant,
McQueary at Schaffers Crossing, near
Pine Grove, stating in the verdict that
the shooting was done by Schaffer in
the defense of his life.
District Attorney A. Watson McHen-
drie has criticized, in no uncertain
terms, the action of Acting Governor
Harper in committing the sentence OF
Andrew Johnson, convicted of the
murder of Marshal Frisbie at Lamar.
Coal will advance in price from 30
cents for the cheaper grades to 81 for
the better grades in Denver Septem-
Der /. This will make coal over S.
cheap fuel compared to other towns
throughout the state. And Denver is
very close to coal fields.
Farmers are beginning to appreciate
the value of sugar beets for stock
feeding and are raising more of them
each year. Many of the farmers about
Greeley have grown beets for this
purpose and will slice them before
feeding, while others will turn their
stock into the field to fatten on tops
and the roots The Jones Cattle com
pany has contracted for 300 tons of
beets from the farmers at Mead which
they will feed to cattle and hogs.
They tried this last year with excel.
lent results.