Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-16

4 Greeley more freely than heretofore.
daily and there Is a shortage OF cars.
Three carloads OF potatoes were start
ed for Cuba Friday. Potatoes have
occasionally been shipped to Cuba, but
the demand from there this season is
better than usual.
The Cranston resignation appears to
be creating quite stir in political
circles.
Denver is highly elated over the
combination of the Moffat- Dodge inter.
ests In continuing the MofYat road
| westward.
| While trying to draw e pail OF water
from the clstern. Mary Gonzales. aged
| IL. living twelve miles east of Trini-
| dad. fell in the cistern and was
drowned. When she did not return.
her mother went to search for her and
| found her in the water
Thomas Taggart, chairman OF the
Democratic national committee, togeth-
er with the subcommittee to arrange
| the details OF the Democratic national
convention. will reach Denver next
| Sunday for the purpose of beginning
| the local work preparatory to the con
veniag of the convention.
While Bartender Joseph Green OF
| the Royalty club saloon. Grand juno
ton, was counting the cash Saturday
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| ing, two masked men entered and or
| dered Green and three others inside
to hold up their hands and turn over
| the cash. This the bartender refused
to do. and getting his revolver. opened
fire on the hold-ups. who returned the
| fire and then dashed from the build
| ing. In the pistol duel Green's right
thumb was shot on and the first bullet
of the two hold-ups in the fleshy part
of the hip. Green fired several shots
after he was wounded.
The entire Colorado Republican dele
cation Saturday called upon Secretary
Garfield and presented the case OF
the Continental Land a. Water com
pany Of the San Luis valley. which
desires to obtain reservoir site and
right of way, but which has been stop
ped through the construction placed by
the commissioner OF the general land
office upon the law providing for the
Joint use by Mexico and the United
States OF the waters of the Rio Grande
river. The case was stated to the
secretary by Mr.. Bonynge, and his pre-
sensation of 1t was endorsed by all of
his colleagues. Secretary Garfield
promised an early decision.
Prof. w. II. DIN, president. has is
| sued call for the annual convention
of the Colorado Grain and Seed Grow
| ers' association to be held at the AL
| bany convention hall In Denver Jan
| uary %. There will be two sessions
beginning at D. m. and s p. IN. re-
| spectively. President Olin urges Colo
RADIO grain and seed growers to attend.
A Washington dispatch says II Is
stated officially at the department OF
| Justice that there will be no cessation
In the prosecution OF land fraud cases
| in Colorado and other western states,
| although the decisions OF Judge Lewis
has made 1t necessary to charge the
procedure In some respects. It is
i pointed out by the officials OF the de-
partment. that pending an appeal from
Judge Lewis decisions. which will be
| expedited In the supreme court as rap
idly as possible. there will be NO ad-
vantage in bringing further criminal
4 proceedings on similar charges except
such as might be necessary to avoid
the operation of the statute OF limi-
| tations.
At the meeting OF the board Of coun-
ty commissioners OF San Miguel held
| ut Telluride last week, draft was re.
ceived from the Fidelity and Deposit
company of Baltimore. Maryland. for
the sum OF $4,000. the amount agreed
that that company should pay In dis
charge OF its liability for the losses
.occasioned by the misconduct Of p. A.
Lilly. former deputy county treasurer.
| This company was on the bond OF
Il. NJ. Arthur. during his first term as
county treasurer when Lily was his
deputy, and also on that of l.. c. Lo-
max. during the time Lilly was acting
as his deputy. Some six weeks ago
the American Bonding company OF
Maryland paid the county $4,000 on
the same account. making total re-
imbursement OF $4,000. This sum is
only about $4,000 less than the entire
amount stolen by Lilly as deputy
treasurer during the two administra-
tions.