Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-16
TeLeoaApH NEWS.

| vent Roosevelts candidacy In 1912.
Four robbers held up saloon full
OF men at Newark. N. j.. Friday even
Ing. shot one man In the head, made
bold play for $1,000. got slie of 1t
and escaped leaving no clue.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, who went &c
| Washington to keep her eye on con
gress. and. with her hatchet. smashed
about $50 worth Of bottled whisky
She was at once arrested, charged
with destroying private property.
The receiver OF the Bank of Ouray
which failed In 1907, has made another
dividend of 3 per cent. making total
dividends of 90 1-3 per cent. No more
dividends are expected. The receiver
ship is proving expensive. like al. bank
receiverships.
DIR. Samuel Bailey of Mount -Ayl
Iowa. and a prominent member OF the
National Medical society, before. the
state horticultural society declared
that apple eating kills the taste for
cocktails and other strong drinks. He
says 1t Is the meat eaters who be-
come addicted to strong liquor. and
that fruit eating should be encouraged
as solution of the liquor problem
The society indorsed his theory.
That the government of the republic
OF Colombia is actually contemplating
the construction of canal across the
isthmus OF Panama paralleling that oil
the United States, but ut another point
on the lsthmus and within Colombian
territory. and that British capital IS
actually investigating the matter with
reference to financing the enterprise,
is the startling news which has leak
ed out since the house appropriations
commission returned from Its visit to
the isthmus.
Chairman Mondell of tho house pub.
lie lands committee. has introduced a
bill providing for agricultural entry
under the various land laws OF lands
which have been classified as coal
lands. with reservation to the United
States of the coal the lands may con.
tain. and of the right to prospect for
and mine such coal The owner of
lands acquired with this limitation
shall have tho right to mine coal for
domestic uses at any time prior to the
disposal by the United States of the
coal deposits.
Eleven thousand saloons voted ont
of existence and 1000 more forced to
close In 1908" This Is the record of
the things accomplished by the Anti
Saloon league of America. according
to Dr. p. A. Baker, general superln-
tendent OF the league. in his biennial
address before the semiannual con.
yention In session In Chicago. "Since
Jan. |. 1909" he said, saloons have
been closed at the rate OF forty day,
but that 10 per cent of the area OF
the United States forblds licensed II.
quor traffic tells only part of the
visible results"
Eugene Grub. the well-known Colo.
rado potato grower and breeder OF
fancy live stock, is In Washington and
Is the guest of Secretary Wilson OF
the agricultural department. Mr.. vii,
son requested Mr. Grnbb 10 60 10
Washington with view of sending
him abroad to study potato culture In
Europe. Mr.. Grubb is u we'll known
authority on potatoes and potato grow
ing. and raises each year on his ia
nous Mount Sopris ranch. near Car
bondale. Colo. potatoes that aro val
ued so highly that they are purchased
by the most famous cafes in Paris,
and are sent to France wrapped Ia pa
per and packed in boxes the same as
high-grade apples and peaches are
packed and shipped from the fruit dis
trict of the western slope in Colorado
To lie out all night in the bottom
OF ravine In bitter cold weather
with II broken leg. was the experience
of Owen Watson. assistant postmaster
at Cantara. N. NJ. who was thrown
from freight train by hobo on the
Santa Fe line. near Clovis. He lay
in the gulley from o'clock at night
until 8 the following morning. when
his plight was discovered. When res
cued both feet were frozen and he
was nearly dead from suffering and
exposure He was taken to Clovis
given proper care. and is expected to
recover.
The opening OF the skating season
at Kent. Ohio. was marked by the
drowning OF five little ones The trag
edy occurred on Sperry brook. a trib
utary of the Cuyahoga river. The
party left home about Q o'clock In the
morning, promising to return for din,
ner. When they failed to appear
Mrs. Germany became anxious and
taking her 3-year-old child, formed a
searching party. which found the bod.
les. Streams are dangerous. And
again this reminds us that Durango
should have a skating pond This
can be accomplished with little ex.
pense. The Herald will contribute.
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