Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE


of establishing mountain water
works system.
The school board of the Longmont
district has increased the salaries Of
teachers to an amount aggregating
s2.500 a year.
band of horse thieves stole twei
ty-two horses from a rancho near Fin
gieville. The authorities have no
trace of the thieves.
The town t. uoasurer of Brecken.
ridge, who receives sl5 month for
his services. has had his bond raised
from 5000 to 10000
A committee of Bessemer citizens
went to Denver to interview the Rio
Grande officials about putting in a
station at that Pueblo suburb.
Greeley has fixed August 90 and 21
as dates for holding the annual com
mercial association meeting. Greeley
having won the honor at the asso
citation meeting last year.
petition. signed by 200 blcyclists
of Grand Junction. has been present
ed to the city council for a bicycle
path. Bicyclists OF Durango dom
need path. They use the sidewalks
when the marshal is not looking
BY winning four straight games from
Pueblo the Omaha team passed to
the head of the Western league Tues
day. Pueblo slightly retrieved lost
ground by winning the fifth and last
game.
Miss Jessica Nichols, a Denver girl
risked her life in burning building
to save some valuable papers. Two
fremen accompanied her to protect
her from injury in case She was over
come by smoke.
A herd of cattle ranging near Trini
dad stampeded during heavy snow.
storm and ran of a 200-foot preci-
pice. The entire herd CT forty was
destroyed, many being bilIed outright
and others so badly injured they were
shot to end their suffering.
State Geologist X. E. George OF the
University of Colorado has received
an offer from the Nevada Smelling aud
Mines company at Tonapah to become
geologist for the company at salary
of 81 500 year. He refused the of'or
and states he will remain with the
college.
II is understood that the settlement
OF the trouble between the Rio Grande
and It's trainmen was upon a basis
OF an increase of $40 a month for
passenger conductors, $3.50 a month
for fiagmen and brakemen and a
general increase of per cent to
be applied to all others.
Prominent sheepmen interviewed
state that the lamb crop is almost a
total failure in the Arkansas valle',
as a result of the unusual weather
at this season, when the lambing sea
son is at its height. On the ranges
the sheep have absolutely no protec-
tion and the young lambs die of cold
Many ranchers also claim that the
cold has killed many calves.
The authorities Of Larimer comfy
are making a determined flight to
stop the Illegal sale of liquor and three
druggists of LovelaDd bave been con
victed. The prosecution insisted that
the defendants were conducting dis
| orderly houses, although no evidence
Of disturbance was given the court
ruled that the sale of liquor itself
| created disturbance under the law
Two men. one giving the name OF
| J.. NJ. Bernard, the other the name
OF George Conley, were each fined
| 800 at Boulder for obtaining money
| under false pretenses. Bernard pre-
| tended he was deaf and had card
on which was printed story to the
| effect that he had lost his hearing
because of scarlet fever. The othei
protested to have a broken arm and
| carried in in plaster cast. Durango
has been similarly worked in times
gone by.
| A breakfast food factory is one o.
the probabilities for Bessemer In th'
near future.
The Pueblo police court disposed o
nineteen offenders Monday, mostl!
plain drunks.
The Florence Business Mems asso
citation at its meeting Monday nigh
added thirty-six to It's membership
Colorado Springs will boost it
claim as a health resort by mailing
to the large cities of this country am
Europe copies of the report OF tn
health department.
Allen Coulson, a 13-year-old Gran
Junction boy, is minus thumb an
three fingers and may lose the sigh
OF his right eye as the result c
picking at giant cap.
Colorado college will this summe
build a 100000 domitory for girl
The building will be named after Mr.
]. NJ. Bemis, who will furnish larg
part OF the funds.
Applications for reservoir sites ar
being filed with the state engineer
Office every day and there is tremel
dous growth in this kind Of enterprise
In all parts of the state.
Gov. Buchtel has invited the pres
= dent and the heads Of the forestry
partment in Washington to be pre-
ent at the convention to be held