Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-25
COLORADO NEWS.

Local option will be one OF the Is.
sues at Florence two weeks from to-
morraw.
The saloon question is being sub
mitted both by wards and by the city
as whole at Grand Junction.
Rocky Ford has two anti.saIoon
tickets in the field. The question does
not enter into the election. however.
Three hundred Canon City people
went by special train to Denver to
attend one OF the Gypsy Smith meet
ings.
What is known as the loan shark
bill has been signed by Gov. Shnfroth.
The Citizens party at Lamar has
nominated n high license ticket which
VIII be endorsed by the Anti Saloon
league.
The contest OF DIR. Beshoar cost the
state $d,950 according to appropria-
lion bill just recommended In the sen
ate. over 5000 going for railroad fare.
boy with both legs broken crawl
ed quarter OF mile to farm house
near Eaton where he was furnished
medical attention. Pretty good grit.
Weddcll's wife recently secured
divorce and was awarded alimouy.
Weddell sought work out OF town and
whenever time for him to pay alimony
he would send his wife u confederate
bill or piece OF stage money aud let.
ter containing the words "Stung' or
Another lemon"
On Thursday WeddelI's father died.
leaving an entate valued at 100000.
Weddell sought to attend the funeral
quietly and tried TO escape town I'M
noticed. He was captured at the
grave.
Denver real estate men meet and
arrange 10 advertise the city.
The war between the building and
trade unions of Denver continues.
The government has paid for its
postofilce site at Grand Junction
S9,S00.
The local option issue is up again
In Boulder. the place having been dry
the past two years
And now Denver has a million popu
lation club. A year ago 1t was half
million. But Denver supports ooost.
ing newspapers. not backeapping
sheets.
The last damage suit against the
ID. g. X. G. In connection with the
Eton wreck has been settled. the com.
plainant asking for 5000 and taking
81 900.
Grand Junction antisaloon advo-
Gates have pledged 81 800 to carry on
the campaign for a dry town and
election OF the ticket pledged to en-
force the law.
The Democrats. Republicans and
Citizens of Steamboat Springs met
| and held three separate conventions.
all nominating the same men. What
an uninterestlng election.
Prof. Bennett and other experts at
the Fort Collins agricultural college
are arranging for the potato special.
The potato special last year increas-
ed the production 1000 cars.
| Denver Post sent Gypsy Smith meet
ing management a check for 500 to-
wards expenses. Other papers arc
jealous because OF the advertisement
And the Post refers TO 1t In red ink.
The state board OF stock inspection
commissioners have adopted two reso-
lutions regarding the dipping and
treatment OF cattle and sheep for the
various diseases to which these ami
mails are subjected. The first reso
luton turns over to the United States
government the entire matter OF han
ding cattle with mango. For some
time the state has undertaken 70 han
die this disease but the board be
Z iieyes that the best way 1t can be
. handled is TO let the state do It. Ths
, Other resoltion provides that wher,
I sheep are infected with scab they mus
A be dipped twice and where they are
, exposed to scab they must be dipped
' once within fifteen days after notiee'
have been given to the agent or own
4 ers OF the sheep so to treat them.