Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-30

selling liquor without license. was
fined 5000 and costs.
Chairman Taggart expresses himself
as highly pleased with Denver and
glad he voted for the city.
Several towns are forming bachelor
clubs in order to point the members
out more conspicuously to maidens
during the leap year season.
The plant of the American I>ocomo.
tive Works will shut down the flrst OF
the week for an indefinite period,
throwing 1000 men out of work
Colorado Springs carpenters will not
demand the increase in wages on Apral
1. as was decided upon last October.
and danger OF a strike has been avert
ed.
Secretary Taft has adopted the pol
icy of not contesting for delegates In
states where there are favorite sons.
In fact. he urges that local candidates
be givea the preference.
Saiida discovered well developed
case of smallpox in the home OF the
uadersherff Saturday morning. Con
siderable excitement followed as 1t is
feared many have been exposed
Benjaman Phalan OF Connecticut re-
ceived news that he had been left $780,
900. 1t was too much for him and the
excitement stopped his hearts action.
Sudden wealth Is too much for many
people.
Sumner says Secretary Taft's letter
asking his friends in New York not to
oppose Governor Hughes has knocked
the props from under the reactioaary
element and prevented the use OF
Hughes name ms rallying cry for the
opposition.
Denver laundries have entered into
an iron-clad agreement for the purpose
OF boosting prices. The unions and
many others have entered protest
and will make an open fight against
the trust methods.
The three sugar factories In the
Greeley district have nearly sufficient
acreage signed for the coming season.
John Hilton, aged 81. and Elizabeth
Nicholson. aged is, were arrested ut
Rock River, Wyo.. Sunday aud taken
to Laramie. Hilton being in jail on
charge of having abducted the woman
from Boulder. Colo.
The 40-inch mill and both rod mills
of the Minnequa plant. which have
been closed since the holidays, re-
sumed Monday and several depart
ments OF the wire mill were also start
ed. Several hundred men were given
employment.
The capital stock of the First Nat.
ional bank OF Rocky Ford is to be in
creased to $4,000, bringing the capital
ization of this institution up to $75,-
900. This Increase will mean change
in the directorate of the institution,
and according to present Intentions the
Thatcher brothers OF Pueblo will be-
come Interested In the bank under the
new arrangement.
The Mountain State Fuel company
has filed a suit against the Rio Grande
railroad in the Denver district court.
the result OF which may be Of the ut
most importance to the coal interests
of the state. The suit is for the pur-
pose of testing the right OF a railroad
to confscate coal In transit belonging
to other people.
The anti-saloon people of Fort Col
Inns have won decided victory In the
fight that has been on for some time
over the question OF licensing the drug
stores. The fight continued 10 long
that 1t was finally agreed to drop all
of the suits that are pending and TO
repeal the ordinance which allows the
drug stores To sell whiskey. The only
question that will be settled will be
to allow the supreme court to pass on
the proposition ss to whether . mayor
in city Of the second class has the
right To veto an ordinance.