Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-15
COLORADO NEWS.

The Onray Plaindealel reports con.
siderable activity in mining circles
p. A. Rice OF Grand junction has been
nominated for governor by the Pro
hibitionists.
The extra session to date: 1888
for themselves; 90 for the people.
Pueblo chieftain.
The queen of England is godmother
to the grandson of DR., w II. Bell, the
Colorado Springs millionaire.
Five thousand people Witnessed the
old time scenes produced at the Santa
Fe Trail day at Las Animas.
Denver public schools opened this
Term with an enrolment of 29.S12, an
increase of 1,O62 over last year.
Reports of experts charge Huerfano
commissioners with looting the state
of 100000 In taxes in eight years.
Cecil II. Hess. student OF the Den
yer University of Medicine, commit.
ted suicide Saturday. He was crazed
by the conflicting emotions as the re.
suit of two love affairs.
The San Miguel Examiner predicts
that the vanadium deposits on the
San Miguel river which arc growing
so rapidly In Importance viii soon
attract worldwide attention.
John Brisben Walker, speaking be.
fore the farmers in attendance at the
jefferson county fair Friday declared
that the government should buy out
express companies and establish
cheap parcel post.
The Lamar board of town trustees
have passed an ordinance which not
only prohibits the sale of and gift of
liquor in any place but also the sale
OF soft drinks which contain even
small per cent of alcohol.
Because it is vitally interested in
irrigation and hopes to capture for
one of its cities the nineteenth annual
session next year, Texas Is preparing
TO send very large delegation to the
eighteenth National Irrigation congress
at Pueblo, Sept. 2G-30.
Acting Secretary Pierce of the inte
rior department Friday approved regu
lations to carry into effect one of the
session of congress. namely, the law
of June 22, 1910, providing for agri-
cultural entries of the surface of pub
lie coal lands, the coal deposits being
reserved for separate disposition by
the United States
AT meeting of the National Indian
War veterans In Denver Friday, Henry
Rogwer, national commander. and c.
r Hauser. national secretary and
treasurer, were delegated to go to
Washington within two months and
begin an active campaign to brin 3
about the enactment of law provid-
ing pensions Tor the Indian fighters
who protected the frontier during The
criod between lS05 and 1883.
San Miguel county has spent at
least 100000 on roads and trails In
this county in the twelve months end.
ing this week. OF course a good part
OF that came about because of the
flood year ago Sunday, but on top
Of that fine trail has been built into
La Junta basin and the county paid
| for a good part Of both, the mine own.
ers joining in the expense.-Telluride
Examiner.
| Il. b. Thompson. head OF the depart.
ment of photography OF the United
States reclamation service, is in the
Grand valley for the purpose of Sc
curing moving pictures of the fruit in
dustry in that section. These are to
be used by the government lecturers
in all the large cities OF the east as
well as in most of the smaller ones
This is the first time the government
has taken pictures OF the fruit industry
and the Grand valley feels justly proud
% the recognition.
BY vote OF 246 to 17s, the Pueblo
county Democratic convention Satur,
day took slap at Governor John Shat
roth, when they refused to send a
delegation from that county instructed
to vote for his denomination. Sena
tor d. NJ Campbell, Shafroth's bosom
friend, Jared even worRe. His name
did not even get before the convention
as Il Q conventi.p unanimously voted