Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-07

The Sand Creek road house on the
outskirts of Denver was held up last
night and relieved of 500 by masked
men.
In the list OF assignable clerks for
legislative work is the name OF Min
ME White. Wonder II this IL our
Minnie?
The Colorado Fuel & Iron COM
pany has granted 10 per cent In
crease for all miners employed at
their various mines.
1t Ia reported there Will be short
age in the accounts OF several Teller
county ofiicials. or at least in one
particular. all the offices being probed.
An automobile owned by Harry X.
Brown upset on Logan hill in Denver
Tuesday and number OF children
who were in the machine were seri-
ously injured.
Winfield S. Boynton, said to be
slated for United States marshal to
succeed Bailey. is reported danger
ously i'll and grave fears are express
ed for his recovery.
Judge Stevens departed Sunday
morning for Goldheld. Nevada. where
he becomes member of the legal
firm of Detch G. Carney. Mr.. Detch,
head of the firm. was for several years
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The Northern Coal & Coke com
pany has recognized the United Mine
Workers of America and signed n
contract with that organization in
creasing the wages of the miners from
is to 20 per cent.
1t is reported ticket brokers will
resume business in Denver after
Jan. 9Th. At this time Judge Dixson,
who issued the restraining order. re-
tires from office and hence they will
not be subject to contempt proceed
ings.
Deputy State Treasurer Withers on
New Years day signed check for
100000 which paid of the last of the
capitol building bonds. The bonded
Indebtedness of Colorados state cap
itol building is now completely wiped
out. There are few warrants for
various matters left unpaid, but there
ip no bonded Indebtedness.
Determined to regain 500 which he
| aIiagaa bo uoc cbaafad rut of at ca rd g
by two travelling men on his wny from
Cheyenne to Greeley. A. Adams, a
farmer. followed the alleged gamblers
on the train to Greeley and demand
ed they return his money. Not COM
plying with his request. Adams jump
ed upon the men. thrashed them both
and succeeded in getting his money.
The men left town.
A special to the Denver Republican
from Bayfield, says: Buckskin Char
| ley, war chief of the Utes, is a sick
man. and 1t is expected that he may
die at any time. His condition has
been alarming for some time and he
Il 10 uOW odfu W Dc III Il ~ iOuo toii-
dition. II the old chief should diexhis
place will be taken by Nanise. and
Quin-Chuch-a-Chaw will be sub chief.
The last named Indian is now chief
of the Indian police.
At meeting of the state veter-
mary association held In the capitol
Il hpudIno nr 10 of
read a paper on the question of tuber-
culosis among cattle and Its effect
upon the human family. He main.
tained that tuberculosis could be
transmitted from cattle to the hui
man family and that much of the
tubercular diseases of Colorado
might be chargeable against tuber.
cular cattle.
The Grand Junction chamber OF
commerce is preparing case for
submission to the Interstate Com
merce commission against "rebilling'
at Denver and Pueblo of freight from
eastern points to western slope towns
l ohoSA VIC piSoChN arrangement
freight to that city pays the through
rate from Kansas City or Chicago to
Denver or Pueblo and then the Iocal
from the point where 1t is rebilled
The local business men claim that
this freight should not be rebilled and
that through rate lower than the
one now in force should be fixed
for this through freight. The secre
tary of the Grand Junction chamber
of commerce is now In correspond
ence with other towns on the western
slope seeking their cooperation in
pushing the case,
The duck hunters have been ren
dered uneasy by reports of strin
gent bill for game law to be pre-
sented to the legislature. says tn.
Denver Republican. One of the sec
tions of the bill will contain pro
vision prohibiting hunting for ducks
in the spring months. This is wha
has worried the hunters. They sa,