Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-26
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TELEGRAPHIc eREviriEs.
Two Indians from the Teller school
were arrested Monday morning charg-
ed with drunkenness and fined IS
each which they will serve out. They
refused to name the person who sup
piled them with liquor and government
secret service men who worked on a
similar case few weeks ago VIII
probably return at once. Since cut
ting out the dive near lgnacio the
Southern Utes have been unable to
obtain liquor and 1t is to be hoped the
city council OF Durango will take no
chances in issuing license to any one
who might sell to the red man.
Governor Shafroth has postponed
the calling of an extra session-possi-
bly, to the dim future. He called
conference OF the "Speer senators"
Tuesday night and after lengthy
session the governor came out sec
ond best according to reports in Den.
yer papers. The Speerltes would not
agree to the governors pet plans and
the word has gone out that Patterson
will not be able to bring the members
into line. This is surely good news
to the state of the state. An extra
| session to pass political meaures is
too much of good thing.
Denver ministers are stirred up be
cause of charge made by the Rev
B. B. Tyler of the South Broadway
church in the last number of the Cen
| tury magazine to the effect that "the
dollar mark was all over Gypsy Smith
| and his efforts in Denver" DR.. Tyler
does not believe the big meetings con.
| Quoted by the gypsy were specially
ministers have rushed to the defense
of the gypsy, adding that he infused
new life in church members, one pas.
tor stating that he had much easier
work, that church members were more
regular in attendance and that the
gypsy had accomplished much good.
AT an important meeting of the
| Cancn City chamber OF commerce
| Tuesday morning al the office of the
| secretary, ID. W. Ross, several import
ant matters were considered Steps
were taken for organizing the com
nlunity for systematic work in aiding
the fruitgrowers in minimizing the
danger OF possible freeze. Two hun
dred business men volunteered then
services TO help the ranchers, If need
ed, TO build fires in their orchards IL
order to save the fruit crop. Pro
visions have already been complete,
for heating not less than 500 acres o
orchard with oil pots. Arrangements
have been made with the local tele
phone office to notify the fruitgrower
in regard TO the weather forecast ant
sudden drops in temperature
four-years' accumulation of liquo
confiscated In raids on bootlegginl
joints was poured into a sewer at For
Collins Tuesday by City Marshal j. F
Rckman in order to remove tempta
tion from an unknown booze THE
connected with the city administers
ton. The confiscated liquor was KEEP
In storeroom on the second floo
OF the city hall The room was locke
with a Yale lock. A few days ag
: the marshal discovered that someon
had tampered with the wet goods an
. that the unknown must be in posse.
| sion of a key Inquiry among cit
, employees was of no avail, hence 4
) was decided to dispose of the liquor
1t required an hours work on tn
part of two men to pull the corks an
J empty the bottles. The brands IL
: cluded everything from doped orang
cider to genuine Old Crow.