Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10
GENERAL NEWS.

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handed, but can the show be opened
on time?
| The board of capitol managers are
advertising for bids for sinking an ar
tesian well on the capitol grounds.
The city council of Colorado City
passed an ordinance requiring billiard
and pool rooms to close on Sunday.
There were Isl arrests made In
Colorado City for the month Of May.
That city has less than half the popu-
lation OF Durango, and-there were but
nine arrests here for last month.
La Junta is to have new bank
under the name of the Southern Colo
RADIO Trust company, with capital
stock of $4,000 A general abstract
business viii be conducted in connec-
tion with the institution.
For stealing beer from Denver &
Rio Grande car, two Pueblo switchman
were sentenced to tae county Jail, but
the sentence was suspended during
good behavior. They plead guilty and
were let down easy.
John Mccarthy. a messenger boy,
was struck by an automobile in Den
yer and dragged thirty-iive feet under
the front axle of the machine. He was
rescued partly unconscious, but soon
revived and aside from few bruises,
Is not much worse for the accident.
Fred Basiger, the lucky finder Of the
rich body of ore in his potato patch,
has refused an offer to lease and bond
the property for $4,000, $4,000 being
offered as the first payment with 50
per cent royalty. He claims he has
100000 worth of ore in sight. What
fools these mortals be.
An ordinance which says tnat dogs
which persistently bark at night may,
on complaint of the person annoyed
he shot ty the police" will be PIT in
free If the owners of large number
of CANNES on the north side 10 not
muzzlo them or otherwise render them
unable to bark. So say a number OF
Colorado City citizens whose slnmbers
have been broken by the barking dogs
of late.
A temporary Injunction was issued
by District Judge George Allen In Den
yer on application of Mrs. Jessie Falk-
enberg Falls, daughter OF the late F.
A. Falkenberg, founder of the Wood
men of the World, enjoining the Off
GERS of tn order from proceeding with
the building of the monument to Falk-
enburg. The complaint is filed in the
name of Denver camp No. l, and Mrs.
Falls, John Alton, Edwin N. Burdick
and w. p. Horan, constitute the FallS-
enburg Memorial association, against
the head camp of the Pacific jurisdic-
ton of the order, with its officers aud
board of managers.
| A reservoir to irrigate 1900 acres
of land is to he built, eighteen miles
northwest of Manzanola. The laterals
mile.
| A Wisconsin man ~ and lady who
was 40 years of age eloped on Decora-
| tion day They probably had to do it
in order to escape interference on
the part of their grandchildren. Love
still has n rough road to travel.
| Signboards reproducing famous pic
lures in the Carnegie institute, but
with advertisements on them for bath
tubs and beer, raise protect in Pitts
burg from people who think true art
| should not be debased to the level OF
commercialism.
| That Imprisonment of individuals
may be the most effective way for
checking violations of law where fines
alone have not had the desired effect
is the position taken by Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte in replying to ques-
ton regarding criminal prosecutions
to correct corporation abuses.
The corner store of the new $1,000
| 900 Roman Catholic cathedral at St,
Paul, the plan of which was originated
and is being carried out by Bishop
| Ireland, was laid Sunday with elabo-
| rate religious and civic ceremonies.
| The celebration was preceded by a
monster parade, in which 10000 Cath
olics from all over the northwest took
part. hre religious ceremonies were
participated in by 800 clergymen. in
cluding five archbishops and twenty
three bishops.
In n tiger and bull fight Sunday aft
ernoon at Panama, which was witness
ed by 5000 persons, one-third of whom
were Americans, the tiger, in trying
to get away from the bull, broke out
Of the inclosure and made for the
grand stand. A panic was averted
| by fusillade of shots which resulted
In the death of the tiger after he
reached the first row of seats. The
| killing of the tiger prevented crush
that could but have resulted In loss
OF life. A bull fighter in regular
mnn-and-bull fight which preceded the
main event, was severely gored by
the bull
The regular venire of the district
court was exhausted in efforts 10 Sc
cure jury for the trial of Tom Brown
for completely in the killing of Ike
Leabo and Chris Miller. at Goldfe'd,
| on March 9. 1904. james NJ. Brinson,
special prosecutor appointed by former
Judge Seeds, is careful that no mem.
Der of the Citizens alliance or Mine
Owners association. or anyone holding
prejudice against the Western Fedora