Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-14

The press prints the eight page pa.
per at rate of 5000 an hour The
News has enlarged to seven columns.
eight pages, and is sure enough
newspaper. Here is bcst wishes for
continued prosperity.
Webb c. Johnson, aged &c years, of
Coll5ran, was killed Monday evening
by falling from load of hay while
on his way to Palisade. He had stop
ped over night at the Henry huhman
| ranch, called the Halfway house. He
climbed a ladder placed against the
side of his load, to get bale of hay
from the top of the load for feed sor
| his teams In some manner johnson
lost his balance and fell backward tn
| the ground. crushing the base of his
skull. He died about two hours later.
The state treasurer and the state
| auditor have finally decided the state
| fair appropriation must go into the
fourth class and should there be suffi-
cient money TO meet third-class ap-
preparations then those holding the
sack will come in for premium money,
| With premium money due from last
year it will be rather hard to work
up much interest by outside counties
for this years event.
The Homestake Mining company
| states that the miners having returned
| TO work at the company's terms, oper-
| OF ut hGan o.
sumel, and the plants are at present
producing at almost their full capac-
ity.
John l.. Sullivan, once the world
champion pugilist, was married Mon
day night TO Miss Kate Harkins OF
Boston. who was his sweetheart years
ago. The ceremony was performed in
a parlor of the Parker house by Fred
ingalls,. clerk of the municipal court.
Only few friends of the bride and
OF the big fellow" we're present Tues
day the couple sailed for Europe on
the steamer Ivernia to spend the rest
o. the winter travelling
! Daniel G. Reid, well known capitalist
and railroad man, is reported to have
cleared up" fortune OF several mt
lion collars in Wall street in the last
moLtll. The Moores and others asso-
ciate6 with Mr.. Reid have also made
a big killing"
Three miners from the big Colorado
| Fuel and Iron company coal mine
at Crested pufta wara taken IN Cun.
nison Tuesday noon and tried in the
county court for the offense of carry
ing matches in the mine They were
found guilty and fined each $25 and
costs. The information was filed by
Deputy District Attorney b. II. Wegner
and Robert McAlister, superintendent
OF the mine was complaining witness.
The men had been repeatedly warned
to observe this rule but it seemed
necessary TO make an example &C sew
eral.
| The general grievance committee OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers of the Rio Grande system has
been in n deadlock since Jan. "a al
the Markham hote. Denver. unable
to select a salaried system chairman
There are six members on the com
mittee and three votes each have been
cast twice day for S. C. Rooney OF
Salica and Grant Rentfrow of Pueblo
There seems no chance for either side
10 yitld The chairman is to draw a
salary of 5000 month and devote all
his time to the work of settling dis
putes with the company, taking the
place of bulky committees.
The Lamar people have pledged and
have on deposit in the bank 100000
as their part of the contract; the
money to be available for the rail
road company when the road is in ac
tual operation and the shops and round
house have been installed at Lamar
By the terms of the contract Lamar
has the locating of all stations on the
new line. The original contract drawn
up called for a deposit of $4,000 by
the Lamar people; the railroad to be
given so much per mile of this fund
as the work proceeded, but this was
not satisfactory to all and the new
arrangement, although requiring dou
BILE the amount of bonus, secures ad
vantages which are worth the differ
ence and absolutely guarantees the
complete construction of the road OF
no money is to be paid.
Out OF the fever-infected iungles OF