Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-19
COLORADO NEWS.


The total cost of printing the bills
and records of the last assembly was
s24.911.62
The Northern Colorado Power com.
pany has 1000 men employed in con
struction work
II required eight men to carry the
casket containing the remains of Mrs
Ellen Potter who died at Greeley Mon
day. She weighed over 400 pounds.
George w. Bailey. former supreme
court justice, died at Fort Collins
last night, his death having been fore.
shadowed in these columns several
days ago
]. D. Adams having closed his mer.
camille store at, Rico will move TO
Montezuma county and improve his
ranch interests. Mr. Adams was turn
ed down in his aspirations for a state
appointment
Grand Junction Sentinel, Democrat.
ic, says the calling of an extra ses.
sion will result in more harm to the
Democratic party than it will do good
No matter which way Governor Shat
roth turns he will put his foot in ii.
A Colorado Springs judge sentenced
a woman to sixty days in jail. Five
days. later he issued pardon. The
sheriff refuses to recognize the par
don on the ground that the governor
is the only official who can issue one,
Denver saloons are being disciplined
for violating the law, one place hav.
ing its license revoked, while another
was closed five days for keeping
open after hours. A pool room had
its license revoked on the same
grounds.
An old man was found wandering
about Greeley in demented condi.
tion. He was taken in charge by a
farmer who found him on the edge
of the town. Next morning the mans
pockets revealed 5000 in cash and
the same in notes.
Edwin Price, who has been post.
master of Grand Junction for twelve
consecutive years is to have opposition
In his campaign for reappointment.
His term expires late this year and al.
ready w. G, Struthers. former sheriff
OF Mesa county has entered the lists
for the appointment
Passengers on the outgoing Mid.
land passenger train between Aspen
and Basalt had a narrow escape from
being thrown into the river Monday
morning, when the train struck a mud.
slide and was derailed. The train
piowed into the soft dirt and stop.
ped. Had It gone few feet farther
1t would have gone over an embank.
ment into the river. nearly. 400 feet
below.
For the first time in the history of
trinidad, the city council. mindful of
their platform pledges, refused to
grant saloon license in the residence
district. This is the aftermath of the
recent local option campaign and
while the elected officers did not run
on the prohibition ticket, they have
given their word that the liquor traf.
nc Will be confined to the business
part of town.
The Grand Junction city council de,
MED the petition of the eleven saloons
In that city for renewal of their
licenses for six months. by vote
of i've TO four. Mayor Wentworth
casting the deciding vote against the
saloons. More than 200 people were
In the council chamber when the vote
was taken and demonstration greet
ed the announcement of the result
This is the last effort of the saloon
men, and they will go out OF business
when their licenses expire at midnight
Representative William H. McCas.
kill from otero county is out in sign.
ed statement In the La Junta Demo
'rAt In which he roundly scores 7. y,