Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-05
COLORADO ITEMS.

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| Extensive Investigations into pub
lie lands transactions in the Pueblo
| district, principally in Las Animas,
| Huerfano. Custer and Fremont, are
being carried on in Pueblo by Eugene
| II. Long. assistant to the attorney
| general OF the United States.
Six hundred dollars has been raised
for the purchase and distribution of
| panoramic views of Trinidad by a
committee appointed by the chamber
of commerce. These views will be
placed in the depots of prominent
| cities along eastern railroads, to ad-
vertise Trinidad and invite visitors.
Under an opinion rendered by At
torney General Dickson, ~. 800 of the
| amount appropriated for the pure food
commission by the last legislature can
be used in 1907. This will allow the
commission to do some work this year
although its regular work does not
gin until January /. 1908.
The dates for the Mesa couty fair
this year are September "a. 25. 26
and 27. On the last day of the fair, n
banner cowboy relay race will be run
and the Grand Junction handicap
which is a new feature of the fair
This race will be run for purse of
81 900 with some of the best runners
in the country entered
Cameron, Blevins and Swindell. the
three young men arrested at Lamar
last week, charged with breaking into
box car and stealing s400 worth of
shoes, whisky and other merchandise,
and discharged at preliminary hear
ing by justice there, were rearrested.
The Santa Fe's special agent unearth-
ed new evidence.
The directors of the North Sterling
irrigation district met and canvassed
the vote on the question of issuing
bonds for 81 100000 for the construc-
ton of the Glendale and Point of
Rock reservoirs, with inlet and out
let bitches. The district contains about
10000 acres of land, which will be re
claimed by this system. The vote was
unanimous in favor of the bonds and
they will be issued at once.
The first skirmish in the fight be-
tween the Investment association of
the Woodmen of the World and the
city of Grand Junction to have sa-
soon license issued to w. A. Lynch
revoked was won by the Woodmen in
the county court, when Judge Sullivan
overruled the demurrer of the city to
the petition of the association for
writ of cericiorari.
series of petty robberies have
been Systematically carried on by two
unknown men in Creede. Several pri-
vate houses have been looted and
Zang's hotel was visited by the
thieves. They stole several dollars
in change besides the personal effects
of the owner and guests. The people
of Creede are exerting every effort
to apprehend the burglars but as yet
no arrests have been made.
The assessed valuation of Ell Paso
county as returned by the assessor is
$23. 100000. or this amount s14 4.000.-
900 are credited to the city of Colo
RADIO Springs. The valuation of that
county as returned by the assessor in
1901 was over S4O,O0O.OOO. Colorado
Springs was assessed at over $27,-
100000. The valuations for 1901 and
1907 were on a basis of so per cent
o, actual value. The present assessor
has evidently been trimming valua-
tions to evade state tax.
The myterious disappearance of
Fred Mcbride, a popular and well
known young man Of Sterling. is a
problem that is puzzling his family,
his friends and the police officials, who
have been asked to aid In discovering
his whereabouts. He left home saying
he was going to see If there was any
| mail for him. He did not go to the
postoffice and no trace of him has
| been found since. It Is thought he
became deranged and wandered away.
He had no money and no known enc
mics.
The dead and decomposed body of
| Byron ID. Miner. aged so, blacksmith
employed at the FL Paso Gold King
mine In Poverty gulch, Cripple Creek,
was found by Chief of Police Showal'
ter in the family residence. The man
had been missing since last Tuesday.
| Miner was found on the bed partially
undressed. n .3S caliber Smith & Wes'
son revolver lying across his breast
The weapon was loaded and but one
shot had been fired. His wife had
applied for divorce on the grounds
o. extreme cruelty and the day before
the body was found the divorce had
been granted. The decree will be SET
aside as 1t could not issue against
a dead man. Miner had been deat
some time.