Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-05
COLORADO NEWS.

A heavy snow storm visited tine
section Tuesday afternoon
and night.
The wet and dry issue in Durango
is mighty quiet to what it is In many
towns throughout the state.
The Democratic county committee
of Otero county held meeting rev
night ago and landed heavy on the
general assembly.
The legislature is asked for $4,000
towards direct boulevard from Mont
clair to the Golden county line. OF
course.
Building permits in Denver for the
month of March amounted TO over
one million dollars, Notwithstanding
the building trades strike.
The senate Is up in arms against
the appointment OF Comstock as state
engineer and will oppose his confirma-
ton. The fight is on with the gov
ernor.
DIR. Charles w. Comsiock, consult
ing ullHiIis anu civil ehbi"SNi u N'
yer. has been appointed by Governor
Shafroth as state engineer IN place of
T. w. Jaycox.
Senator Guggenheim is now sole
dispenser OF federal patronage and
his first postoffice recommendation is
for the reappointment of Mrs. Nellie
r. Sommers as postmistress at Gunnt-
son. Mrs. Scmmers is relative of
Mr. and Mrs. T. E, Bowman of this
city.
For the first time In the history OF
Telluride reform ticket has been
placed in the field upon a platform
calling for municipal reform and sup
preston of gambling. The ticket is
headed by George A. Nicol for mayor,
James r. Harsch. treasurer. and NJ. X,
Hansen and Leonard Kaata, aldermen.
The ball game at Grand Junction
yesterday between a picked nine OF
Colorado stars and the Chicago White
Sox resulted in victory for the lat
ter by score Of 3 to 3. Up to the
close of the eighth inning 1t stood 8
to l, when the Colorado boys took a
spurt and knocked out two runs.
There were 1000 paid admissions and
the fans wen; wild over the game.
An Austrian by the name of Aleck
Pienovitch. over at Telluride Wednes
day evening. laid down on the bed
after supper A small child picked vi
a 40 revolver and pulled the trigger
The ball struck the man in the hip
The man was operated on yesterday
afternoon but the ball could not be 10
Gated. His condition is serious and
death may result.
Cradlebaugh is showing the kind Ct
stuff he is made Of. His wife went
on the stand and laid bare her soul
possibly largely exaggerated condi
tions, in order to clear her. husband
The jury returned verdict of moi
guilty In turn Cradlebaugh discards
the woman. She was good enough to
save him. She is not good enough tc
forgive and be taken back. This Is
a queer world Of sentiment.
The present legislature has made q
record so far as appropriations are
concerned and at the present time has
appropriated 100000 beyond the esti
mate. Appropriations are based on
the auditors estimate OF the revenues
for the period. The auditors estimate
on the coming period is little less
than s4,000,000 The appropriations
now passed total nearly $5.000,000.
t'By labelling bottles containing beer
falsely. the Crystal Springs Brewing
company of Boulder aided and abetted
in violating the anti-liquor laws OF
Fort Collins" says an opinion handed
down by County Judge Slower, adding
that the company is therefore not en-.
titled to the $500 for which 1t sued J.
s. Cunningham, former druggist
there. for such bottled goods. The
bottles were labeled malt" and malt
tonic" and an analysis showed that
they contained beer. The case was
appealed to the district court.
Sargents, small station on the
western slope of the Marshall pass,
fifty miles west OF Salida, was almost
completely destroyed by fire Wednes
day morning. The blaze was discover.
ed in the second story of DR.. Aliens
hotel about 1880. This building was
destroyed and the town, being without
water system. row of buildings
consisting Of a hotel. Robert Coles
saloon, an empty store building, J. r
Hicks general store, Montgomery's
pool hall. and Hicks blacksmith shop
were totally destroyed with most of
their contents. No insurance except
on the general stock OF ]. H. Hicks
Only the depot is left standing. The
fire is supposed to have started from
y defective flue. The loss Is estimated
at about $4,000. Sargents is ut the
foot of the hill on the western slope
Of Marshall pass where the Rio
Grande keeps engines to help all
trains over the pass. This is the point
where a car OF dynamite exploded
about year ago and destroyed much |
abroad property and killed tramp