Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15

u
$ validated. This was caused by tn
q members putting off everything unit
}, the last and then rushing bills through
q by the wholesale.
Pueblo saloon men, the better class
. voluntarily closed Easter Sunday. an,
) are in favor of improving the mora
conditions Of that city. 1t Is likel,
! under the new administration that sa
looms will be closed on Sundays ii
} the near future. AT the election Tues
} day last five OF the eight wards voteC
dry.
Colorado Springs is TO have mu
nicipal hsh pond, where residents will
be allowed to fish free of charge
About 100000 young trout are to be
placed in Prospect lake. at the east
ern edge of the city. and within a few
years the lake, which is owned by the
city. VIII furnish fish occasionally for
every family
Attorney General Barnett has rem.
dered an opinion to the effect that the
bill regulating barbering was consti.
tntional- He also rendered an opin.
ion authorizing the state officers to
pay the debts contracted under the
Buchtel administration for repairs at
the School of Mines. also the Boys
Industrial school.
The Beet Growers association Of
the Sunflower valley held a meeting
Saturday with representatives OF the
Holy Sugar company and the result of
the conference was that the farmers
Of the valley will engage in the grow.
Ing OF sugar beets under contract for
the Holly Beet Sugar company on the
sliding scale which was In effec. In
other parts last year
Jack Brady OF Colorado City, who
lost his right leg in train accident
while brakeman for the Colorado Mid.
land eleven years ago, has received a
check for S9,400 from the company.
Brady sued for damages, and the state
supreme court recently sustained u
former decision giving him $4,000, also
allowing him interest, nearly doubling
the original sum.
If the printed journal of the last
days session of the house could be
considered as authority, then the bank
guarantee bill came very close to
being a law because In compiling the
records the words Yea" and No"
were transcribed and the journal
shows that the senate amendments
were adopted when IL should show
they were rejected
Game and Fish Commissioner Hol
lahd Is fast making all of the ap
potntments that viii come under his
jurisdiction. Saturday he announced
the following: Assistant superIntend.
ent of the Denver hatcheries. George
Smart Of Denver; deputy game war.
dens, John Melton OF Siiyerton, Fred
orman OF Pueblo, j. r. Morrison OF
Boulder, ii. S. Crooks of Gunnison,
p. c. McNevlns of Black Hawk. d. F.
Moon o; Jefferson, Edward Rowe of
Brush. Patrick Hummel OF Brighton,
George b. Weir of Holyoke. T. J
Thompson was appointed superlntend
ent OF the hatchery at Gunnison.
In a desperate effort to keep from
closing Saturday when their licenses
expire, two saloon keepers of Grand
Junction have made plans for continu
ing of business. II is reported that
they Will try TO secure a years ex.
tention Of license from the board
whose term expires In four days. In
case they fail they have u plan for
new city across the
river at the end OF the proposed new
bridge. for which an appropriation
was made by the last legislature. Land
has been secured and the street car
line will xe extended to the new
White City"
A serious freight wreck occurred
Saturday afternoon on Alpine pass.
when an eastbound Colorado g. South.
ern train struck deep snowbank a
quarter of mile east of the summit
of the pass. George Gray, travelling
engineer from Denver. was riding on
the head engine. which left the track
and rolled $50 feet down the hill,
burying itself In snowbank at the
bottom OF the gulch. The engineer
and fireman jumped. but Mr.. Gray was
pitched headlong into corner of the
engine cab, knocked sensless and was
carried to the bottom OF the slide with
the engine. He was badly bruised
about the head and limbs. but his In
juries will not result seriously.
E. P. House. the dry farm plant
experimenter at Greeley, has received
from II. j. Sconce of Sidell, ILL.,, one
seed of cobless corn grown by the
Illinois man. House asked for three
seeds to plant In a hill. but only one
could be spared and 1t will be care
fully tended. The cobless corn grown
by the Illinois man resembles very
| closely the primitive husk" corn.
Each kernel is enclosed in Its own
husk. all being eDvcloped In one large
husk. The Illinois man has succeeded
In eliminating the Stem and hv taL