Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-15
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former q wealthy merchant OF Grahu
Junction. were perhaps fatally injured
In a runaway on mountain road
twenty miles from the town. Their
team ran down a steep grade and the
carriage turned over, splitting the occu-
pants and pinning them under 1t.
With between 400 and 500 delegates
from all parts of the United States,
as well as England, Austria and Can
ada, the third Worlds Congress of the
Deaf began at Colorado Springs Mon
day under the auspices of the national
association, which is holding Its ninth
annual convention. George w. Veditz
OF Colorado Springs is president OF
the national association.
William Randolph Hearst has given
a trophy to be presented at the Ma
tional Irrigation exposition. 1t is
silver cup weighing $50 ounces and
valued at $1,000 A telegram has been
received from Hearst announcing that
he would give the trouphy, and Secre-
tary Faxon and Director Markham OF
the exposition decided that 1t would
be offered for the best general coun-
ty exhibit at the exposition. Any coun-
ty in the United States is eligible to
contest for the trophy. The only stip'
ulation is that the exhibit must be
grown by irrigation. The prize will
be given to the county perpetually.
The board of control of the irrigation
congress some time ago invited Hearst
to contribute trophy to be awarded
at the exposition.
Gov. Stubs and his family started
on a motor car trip to Colorado Tues
day. They left Lawrence early in the
morning and went over the Santa Fe
trail route, through Emporia and
Hutchinson. They will spend about
two weeks motoring through Colorado
and probably will return by the north.
ern route, along the Union Pacific.
No schedule has been arranged for
the trip. If Durango was only con
nected with a decent state highway
the party would no doubt make the
circle trip.
Census bureau announces population
of Colorado Springs as 29,O73, gain
over 1900 of 37.9 per cent. The fig
ures do not include Colorado City or
Manitou.
Colorado Springs Democrats endors-
ed Shafroth's extra session and then
elected Hughes delegation to the
state convention. This is riding dou'
BILE sure enough.
Three primary measures have been
introduced in the senate, one by Sen
ator West of La Plata. Wonder If Ii
Is the purpose to confuse the voters
with compromise worthless affair.
d. l.. Saunders, just released from
the Denver jail charged with bigamy
says never marry brunette as they
are envious, disagreeable and jealous
Saunders ought to know, having had
six wives.
Nearly 10000 property owners have
Registered for the water bond cleo
ton to be held In Denver Sept 6
This is $1,000 more votes than were
cast for and against the franchise in
the spring.
William s. Metzel is in Jail at Ouray
for attempting to assault the Swear
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conkling
In Box canon Monday. The father OF
the girl works In Silverton. The man
went from Durango to Ouray.
Grasping live wire while cropping
about in the darkness of the sausage
room in the rear of his shop at 1886
Thirty-eighth street, Denver, Max III
etz, As years old. a butcher. was shock
ed and burned to death Tuesday night
The accident occurred when Tietz was
preparing to close up the place.
]. H. Dodge, government good roads
expert, will address mass meeting
at Boulder August Is. according to a
letter received by Secretary Eckel OF
the commercial association at tina,
place. Dodge was invited to tell the
local good roads enthusiasts how to
construct roads of the material avail
able there. He had been constructing
a mile Of model road at Fort Collins
this summer
A few days ago, c. e. Vaughn, O
Rio Grande freight brakeman, running
between Salida and Leadville, sustain
ed fractured skull, the injury OF
which may prove fatal. While the
train he was on was passing under the
iron trestle where the Colorado Md
land crosses the Rio Grande track
twenty-five miles west of Buena Vista
his head came in contact with rod
supporting the iron structure. After
he received the injury Vaughn walked
ten car lengths before he fell.
The dead body of Isaac Doud, aged
so, a ranchman living about AZ miles
south of Colorado Springs, was found
by farmers on the road. twenty-five
miles southeast of Colorado Springs
II is supposed that Doud was thrown
out of his buggy when his horse ran
away. He was returning to his ranch
after visiting his wife ct the Springs
VI.