Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-22
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE.

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had been initiated by secret order
in the Pueblo high school and inform
ed them that the resolution Of the
school board passed last year tabooing
secret orders would be rigidly en-
forced. Several OF the boys later ex-
pressed their Willingness to resign
from the order or take any other ac-
ton required by the principal
The Pixies Peak Cog road will have
trains in operation within the next
ten days, If the weather holds good.
The first attempt to open the line to
the summit OF the peak has been
made. The snow will not cause much
Interference, but some unusually large
rocks have fallen on the tracks and
II Will take dynamite to break them up
so they can be moved. Otherwise, the
roadbed is in exceedingly good con-
dition.
The last legislature passed an ap-
preparation bill allowing s3s,000 to be
used in paying for a debt contracted
| by the board OF control of the School
of Mines over and above the amount
allowed 1t by the Fifteenth general
assembly. The bill said that the
amount was to be paid out of the sur
plus revenues of 1907 and 1908. The
chances are that 1t will not be paid
after the other appropriations are
taken care Of
The farmers up and down the Ar
kansas valley are experiencing great
| deal of trouble with green louise"
| L., t.E
| In the experimental stations have ad-
vised all the farmers to carefully In
yestigate their fields and II they find
the insects in any great quantities to
plow up the fields before 1t is too late
and plant in cantaloupes, beets. alfal-
IA. potatoes or some other crop, which
the louise does not work upon. a great
many are following this advice and
IL is expected that the insect will
eventually be extermlnated
T. j. Dalzell OF Cripple Creek, the
new head of the state bureau of mines,
has announced his appointments for
the ensuing biennial period. The clerk
and curator will be Fem Wakeman
| of Dolores, who has been assistent
| secretary of the Republican state cen
| tral committee. Mrs. Alice NJ. Nick
erson hes been reappointed as ste
| nographer. The inspectors will be N.
j. Mccarthy OF Teller county, p. T.
| Buchtel of Rio Grande county and J.
| r. Wood of Denver. The latter Is a
particular friend OF Governor Buchtel
He is thoroughly familiar with the
| mining Industry and In addition is a
minister OF the gospel He was ap-
pointed at the request of Governor
Buchtel.
AS an echo of the recent city cam
paign, Mayor S. II. Clammer of Gree
ley has filed suit In the district court
against the Democrat Publishing com
pany of that city for libel, claiming
damages of $4,000. One OF the ale
cations in the complaint is that dur
ing the recent campaign the slorning
Democrat, published by said company.
printed the statement tina. Mr.. Clam
mer spent portion of Friday night,
March 22, 1907, at a beer joint In the
Jungle" that cost him 800: also
that he promised the keeper OF the
| joint immunity from arrest or pun
ishment for the Illegal selling Of IN
toxicating liquors, II he and member
of his family would vote for Mr.. Clam
mer for mayor.
| Directors OF the festival OF Mountain
and Plain have decided to postpone
the carnival proposed for this year
Reports from the country In the vi
cinity OF Las Animas are to the effect
that the late cold snap greatly dam
aged the fruit crop.
| Herman Kretschmer, market gar
dener, near La Junta, while working
with gasoline engine in pumping
water. accidentally got his foot in
the fly wheel OF the gasoline engine
and his leg was broken.
The Denver Post says Franklin e.
Brooks will be the choice OF the
ns-Vivian-Buchtel combination for
| United States senator to succeed II.
NJ Teller two years hence. with Jesse
f. Mcdonald for governor.
| Denver has contributed $4,000 to
the state boosting fund. According
to her population, business interests
and benefits to be received the bust
| h'eo iifii vi ly'HNtI oHouiu Uut VII
at least $4,000 Of the 100000 to be
raised.
The monument which was ordered
by the w. F. NJ in commemoration
Cf the life OF ex-Gov. Davis II. Waite
and which will be erected over his
grave in Aspen. has been completed
and will be shipped to Aspen imme-
diately. 1t is a beautiful monument
nine feet high and made OF solid gran
tie.
The special committee appointed by
the state board OF charities and cor
rections to visit the county jail In Den
yer, and to investigate into several
alleged abuses. among them being the
kangaroo court, visited the county jail
and found that the prisoners were not
half as much abused as the report OF
he Colorado Prisons association is al
legged to have represented.
The people OF Lonsmont are getting
much interested In the idea OF beau
tlfying the city. The Commercial club
and all the ladies' clubs have taken