Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-03

Mrs. Potter Palmer bid $1,000 for
first choice of boxes for the Chicago
charity ball. This is going some.
1t is said that Japs have cornered
the potato market in California and
stand to clean cool million profit.
Two Texas turkeys received al
Trinidad weighed 40 and AZ pounds
respectively. Make very good meal
for small family.
Buds on the pussy Willows in the
mountains in the vicinity of Boulder
are swelling and tulips are two inches
high, according to a yarn from Boul-
der.
A tetachers' union is urged for Col
orado instructors. The wages paid
are claimed to be altogether too low.
John Adams. working for Mrs. Liz
zie Green near Greeley, was saved
from being gored to de5th by an an
CRY bull only by the sudden wheeling
OF his riding horse. VIII )se neck re-
ceived the infuriated animals horn.
Adams was crossing e bridge when
the animal bore down upon him in
the darkness and almost unseated
him. when the hcrse first SHE'D. The
horse carried its rider home. but
died soon otter from loss of blood.
II was valued at 5000 and had been
reared from a colt by Mrs. Green.
The development of state coal
lands for the benefit of state institu.
tions will be recommended by the
senatorial committee appointed by
the last legislature to investigate the
needs of state institutions and to re-
port back to the sixteenth general
assembly. The work tas all been
done, and the committee, composed
of Senators Anfenge. Barela. Lewis
Clayton and Taylor, is ready to re
port. The employment of convict la
Dor in developing the state coal lands
is the most radical recommendation
The committee says that the penal
institutions are in excellent condi-
lion except for the lack of employ
ment of the inmates.
The state finances are in splendid
condition according TO the biennial
report Of Treasurer Holmburg. The
appropriation of sl0,500 for liquor H.
cense inspectors proved profitable, the
receipts for the two years being
$134 4,629.15. This revenue helps out
in many ways.
II is reported that Thomas F. Walsh
is sorely disappointed because the
people did not insist upon giving him
the senatorship to succeed Patterson.
John Radio. a Cleveland grocer, was
arrested by sanitary policeman for
violating a city health ordinance by
keeping horse in his house. Radios
delivery horse has been occupying
room adjoining the apartments of the
family in the rear of his store. Radio
Is indignant over the enforced ejec-
ton OF his horse from its comfortable
quarters. He now keeps the animal
In neighbor's barn and has posted
a card on his house announcing fur
nished room for rent
The vast flow of American money
that goes to Europe at Christmas
time is on in full force. Three out
going vessels last week carried ST.
S56.614. On the Celtic. which sailed
Dec. IL. was the largest mail from
New York ever sent on a single
steamship. She had aboard 4.033
sacks, containing sO.534 registered ar
ticles and 4,1S7 packages.
For the first time In historical
knowledge water from the Pacific
ma. An oil company in testing its
pipe line Is using water from the Pa
cific. The company has broken all
isthmian labor records, as the first
joint of the pipe was made the
10th of April and the plant will be
ready for full operation by Jan. 15.
The Long bridge. crossing the Po-
tomac, and over which the retreating
Union army fed into Washington af-
ter the battle OF Bull Run, has been
ordered destroyed by the government.