Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29
COLORADO NEWS

Grand functions new 100000 Y. NJ
G.. A. building will be formally open
ed the first week in August,
The sheriff OF Montrose county and
the marshal OF the town rnided gam
bling Joint at Montrose Sunday Broke
IN the doors and found poker game
with chips, money. etc, oh the table
Several arrests were made
The anti-saloon league OF Pueblo
has Denver detectives at work fer
reting out places violating the mid.
night and Sunday closing law. and as
consequence indictments have been
lodged against a number of places.
purported dispatch from Mancos
to the Grand Junction News. says
thirty citizens of Mancos have taken
a pledge to lynch the man who shot
I'D Nolan should the latter die. We
doubt the accuracy OF the dispatch
at the same time there would be just
cause for indignation should the bul.
lets from Bakers gun prove .atal
The Times OF Monday says that the
ID n r. G. has placed an order foi
iE,000,000 worth of new equipment
making the largest single order evei
placed by a Colorado railroad. The
order includes eight big mallet com.
pound engines, to be used over the
heavy grades OF the mountain passes,
twenty-five other engines and four
thousand steel coal and freight cars
Besides these, ten steel passenger
coaches and ten steel baggage and
express cars are included.
The finding OF several bottles of
Jamaica ginger by Park Superintend-
ent Coates In cache In the Grand
Junction city park has probably solved
the mystery OF the many drunks ar
rested In that vicinity during the last
ten days. all OF whom testified that
they found their liquor in the city
park. The ginger Is SO per cent alco-
bol. which easily explains why 1t was
that all the men declared that after a
couple Of swallows OF what they found
they knew no more until morning.
While boat riding with l., C. Giles
pie and her cousin on Lake Lahore
near Ouray. Sunday afternoon, Costa
Smith, the 15-year-old daughter OF Mrs
A. NJ Smith was drowned They had
been out but a short time when tn.
boat began to leak and all three left
It and jumped into the lake. Hugh
Smith. cousin OF the drowned girl
who was on the bank. saved his sister
Angle. and helped Gillespie to get out
but Costa could not be reached. Eye
witnesses say the drowning was accl
dental, but the sheriff Is making ar
investigation OF threats alleged t6
have been made by Gillespie, who 1.
50 years old
Because Sheriff Won Publ Is opposed
to cheap Italian ia0or Ia the Cripple
Creek district. he has come under tn,
ban of the Black Hand. according Il
the following letter he has Just re
ceiyed: Newark. N j.. July 23. 1909
Henry Won Publ: In regard to you
dirty work against Italians. Mr. Publ
You are one OF the rotten class. Blu
you are In danger. not before Ions
you and your family" A rough draw
ing of dagger And skull. under whic
was written Black Hand was at tn
bottom of the letter TIE envelop
was postmarksa Nsw ark. Jaly 21, an
is addressed. Mr.. HsAry Won Pub
Sheriff. Cripple cres&. Colo"
Ronald BuchAnAa. aged ~ years. {
Denver. WAS drowned 1t Cameo. fis
miles east OF fHtsAde Sunday afte
noon at 4:40 O'Clock He went
Cameo with two 6rxsd Junction boy
Wharton and Ransy. and attempts
to cross the riv~r N small feri
boat attached to = wire cable whe
about $50 feet troa The shore II
guy rope broke and the boat whirI,
about In the swift xtrsan. Buchani
Immediately sRsAng Overheard and vi
followed by Whartoa. Ramey RENAL
ed In the boat and was pulled ashoI
Wharton could swim and keep afio
until he was palisd ashore nearly I
!. haustsA. Buchanan coula not svi
aAA sank ~ vsat - ~ bsAtn1.