Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-30

Chairman Taggart OF the democrati,
national committee and his co-workers
He Is in communication with live
newspaper man and II arrangements
can be made for the party to sever his
present connections The Herald will
have a valuable acquisition In the neai
future.
T.. B. House. grand chancellor Of the
Knights of Pythias of Colorado. ar
rived last evening via the Rio Grande
Southern and is the guest of the local
order. As Herald readers have been
informed, there is going to be an in
teresting time at the hall this evening
and It is urged that every member
turn out and extend greeting. Mr..
House will give an interesting talk
which will be well worth your time. to
say nothing of the general program
which follows the lodge session.
Judge r. ]. McNutt has handed the
Silverton Miner the following pre-.
scription which he claims is sure
remedy for smallpox. The Judge used
this prescription for himself ald
twelve others at Del Norte in the ear
ly days of the San Juan, and although
the disease was In much more viri-
lent form than is now known in this
section, every one of the afflicted re-
covered from their illness: Sulphate
of zinc, 1 grain; fox glove (digitalis'
/ grain; sugar, one-half teaspoonful /,
mix thoroughly with two teaspoolfuls
of water, after which add 4 ounces of
water: dose, teaspoonful each hour /;
disease will disappear in twelve hours.
District court met in adjourned ses-
sion this morning at 10 o'clock. Both
the criminal and civil dockets were
called and cases continued or set for
motions to be disposed of Informa-
tions were filed by District Attorney
Pulliam in the various bank cases sent
up from the justice court.
There were two informations filed
against Charles F.. Mcconnell. In the
first case the bond was fixed at sl5,-
900 and in the second bond will be
nominal. Both informations charge
Mr.. Mcconnell with receiving deposits
when the Smelter City bank was in
solvent.
lnformations were fled against b. n.
Freeman, Frank Eldredge. w. c. Chap
man and Evans C. Hampton on the
same charge-receiving deposits when
the Colorado State. bank was insolvent.
Bonds were fixed AS follows: b. n.
Freeman, $4,000; Frank Eldredge,
$1,000; w. C. Chapman and e. c,
hampton, $1,000 each. the latter two
being allowed to sign their own bond
for the amount, their individual recog.
nizance being held good by the court
The other bonds are to be approved OF
by the sheriff.
Two additional informations were
filed, one against Edward Luna and S
Martinez, charging them with robbery,
being the robbery of the National no
tel. At the present time Luna is in
jail Martinez having furnished bona
required by the justise court
ha atI feN,
Joseph Lawrence, charged with horse
stealing.
The case of the People vs. VIM. Ma.
son and Joseph Vanderweide was con.
tinued until the April term of court n
motion of the district attorney, the de
fense taking no part in the matter.
At the conclusion of the above bus
mess the court took a recess until
o'clock to listen to motions and argu-
ments in civil cases.
At the afternoon session some mo
tions were set for argument Thursday
All the bank officials appeared and
furnished bonds.
Just before adjourning B. w. Ritter
In behalf of State Bank Examiner
Beatty, asked for the appointment OF
receiver for the Rico State bank, j
A. Pulliam, attorney for David Swick
himer. consenting. The facts of the
closing and proposition for reopen1ig
have already been outlined in The
Herald and the appointment of re
ceiver is in compliance with law re
quirements and more matter OF form
than anything else as the bank will re
sume in the near future. Upon recon-
mendauon j. II. Goodnight was ap
pointed receiver by the court and his
bond fixed at $4,000. Court then ad
journed until Thursday.
BEN N. FREEMAN