Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-08
COLORADO NEWS.

Greeley potato growers have made
arrangements for inspection of all
spud shipments.
Fort Collins is organizing an as
sociated charities society to care for
it's poor during the winter. Be good
idea for Durango to do likewise.
Rev. Evans Il. Darlington. pastor of
the Episcopal church in Durango at
one time, was elected president of the
Ministerial association at Colorado
Springs Monday of this week.
The Argo smelter closed its plant
Tuesday and 1t will be dismantled.
The Globe is the only plant operating
in Denver at present time. Some years
ago Denver was the smelling center
of the Rocky Mountain region.
Convinced after losing nearly $4,000
in two weeks at the game of "stush"
that he had been made the victim of
a clever band of "surething" gamblers,
two of whom he counted as friends,
Samuel Stowter. proprietor of Den.
yer pool room, forced the return of
$500 of the money at the point of
revolver.
Following closely the example of
her mother who four months ago died
at the Denver county hospital from
the use of drugs. Mrs. Antonia Brown
once the wife of Chief of Police Ham
ilton Armstrong. lately an almost des-
tituie woman, who has been living
with her two children In a hut, at.
tempted suicide by swallowing chloro.
form Monday.
The Canon City council has appro
priated 5000 for the purpose OF max
ing an exhibit of the fruits and vege-
tables OF this section at the United
States Land and Irrigation exposition
to be held in Chicago from Nov. 20 to
sioners has supplemented the action
of the city council by approprIating
all additional $500 for this purpose.
When the worshipers at the revival
services of the Methodist church at
Fort Collins heard Mrs. Helen Nj. FL
lis. aged S3, publicly announce that
God was calling her, little did they
realize the full portent of her words
A short time after reaching home Mrs.
Ellis died in the arms of her son
John. resident Methodist preacher,
who sat in the pulpit and heard his
mother fortell her death.
State Auditor Kenehan has ad.
dressed letter to Attorney General
Barnett advising him to bring suit
against Charles Mum, one of the
board of penitendary commissioners,
for the return of amounts of money
paid Mum in coming to and from
Denver TO attend the meetings of the
board. Kenehan maintained that in
stead of coming by way of Salida,
Mum always went by way of Grand
Junction and thereby made $22.50 in
excess mileage on each trip. The line
from Montrose to Salida is narrow
gauge. while the line from Grand
Junction is broag gauge.
In order to stop. II possible the
| oidi ihNitd0t III utbtl llOHo, Juu6t
Ben B. Lindsey and the county com
missioners will try the plan OF send
ing acquisitions after men who desert
their families. bringing them back to
Colorado and giving them full jail sen.
fences. 1t is believed that the exam
rle will prove of great benefit In max
ing men keep their families. The
only question that will arise will be
whether man can be extradited for
non.support. Heretofore the state has
never been able to bring men back to
Colorado on that charge. but Judge
Lindsey believes thar It can be done,
Non-support is misdemeanor and he
thinks that fugitive can be brought
back on that offense as well as for a
felony. II IT cannot be done. then he
will work for the passage of n law
at the next session OF the Legislature
making non-support felony.