Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-12

amounting to $4,000, but has now
| added exemplary damages.
Fremont county shows population
of over fve thousand.
Railroads have increased the price
of carrying milk to creameries in the
northern part of the state which
means an extra cents a pound for
butter. And still the Western Union
thinks an average of $55 n month suf-
ficient for its operators.
George Kindel has won another vic.
tory for Colorado shippers. In al
bloodless battle, without shot being
fred, his efforts have resulted in cHt-
ting in twain the freight rates on
honey from Colorado to eastern points
Il victory that will mean much to Colo
rado honey producers.
Denver Republican publishes n long
list of figures showing that 1t is large
ly foreign demand that has increased
the price of coal In Denver, California
and eastern states seeking Colorado
coal. Coal sells for S. in Denver. 81
In Durango. Durango enjoys the cheap
est and best coal in the state.
A practical joker player n gruesome
trick on Justice of the Peace Denny
at Cripple Creek. Returning home
with his wife. the judge was Obliged
to
before he could enter his house. The
Judge resents the implication of being
a dead one and declares he will be
found very much alive II the party
can be located.
A mob of one hundred men AMI
boys assembled in front of the home
OF G. F. Wells at Colorado Springs,
who advertised for colored wife, at
an early hour this morning and de
manded that he leave town at once.
| Wells appeared and promised the
| crowd he would withdraw his ad
vertisement and leave town before
sunrise.
Il
Sarah Platt Decker president of the
General Federation OF Women's clubs,
| and Miss Anna Barrows, the leading
| domestic science author in the world,
| Miss Mary f. Rausch of Iowa, has
been called to the head of the depart
ment OF domestic science In the Colo
RADIO Agricultural college at Fort Col
lins.
| The present biennial state admin
istratioD will have money enough to
pay all appropriations of the last leg
islature and will still have a surplus
OF between $175.0O0 and $4,000 This
condition OF affairs has been brought
about through an opinion rendered by
Attorney General Dickson TO the eff
feet that the inheritance tax which
amounts to s369,OO0 which was col
lected from the Stratton estate last
month can be used to defray expenses
of this administration.
Or. NJ. Beshoar, who had resided
IN Colorado since 1866. and who was
one OF the three oldest white men to
take up their residence in Trinidad,
died at 11:15 o'clock Friday night
after an Illness of only one day. He
had been in feeble health for the past
month. but was able to be around
and did not take to his bed until this
forenoon. His death will be great
shock to the entire county. as he was
easily its best known citizen and the
) most popular with people in all walks
i, OF life. His death was sudden ant
. wholly unexpected, as l5 minutes be
e fore he died he conversed freely witt
Y his wife and was apparently muci
improved. 1t was the result Of |
q general breakdown. as he was 4
r years of age and had been active al
a his life.
}, I. N. Slater dug from his gardens il
p the northwest part town. says the De
:, Norte Prospector, Wednesday. 5,5i
L pounds OF potatoes from nine rows 20
feet long. These potatoes brought hir
@62.56 at the present market price
y S1.15 per cwt. The amount OF groun
used In this production was one-eight
OF an acre. On full acre woul
X have been raised 43,52o pounds. brinI
'e ing s5O9.4s. This is very nearly on
t, pound OF potatoes to the square foo
10 Tearing over the highway in r
ss sponse to general burglar alal