Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

the state banks in the last year. The
resources of the state banks at the
present time is s40,656, 6S5 so, which is
SS.5il .95l so in excess of year ago.
There are 40 banks in the state This
is the greatest amount of resources
ever shown in Colorado by state banks
BY vote of four to one. the state
beard OF pardons refused pardons to
Leonard Imboden and James A Hill
who are serving nine to ten years in
the state penitentiary for conspiracy
TO wreck the Denver Savings bank
This is the third time that Imboden
and Hill have unsuccessfully attempt
ed TO obtain their release from the
penitentiary. They presented their
case to the state board of pardons
the last time several months ago.
Denver Post says Dewey G. Bailey
has been waited upon by old time Re
publicans and asked to become "A can.
didate for governor. In case of his
nomination he will receive the sup
port of the Durango Democrat The
Post also says that Horace belong
is after the nomination OF congrc
man at large instead of the Second
district and that James A. Orr of Colo.
RADIO Springs will be the nominee for
congressman of the Second district
Just political gossip.
OF the sixty-two people killed upon
the railroads of this country during
the month of January. eleven were
killed in Colorado, according TO sta
tistics published in one of the leading
railway journals. Nearly one-fifth of
the deaths of the entire country from
railroad accidents occurred in this
state, according 10 the journal which
states that Colorado is peculiarly IL
able to railroad disasters on account
of the difficulty of operating roads over
the heavy mountain grades.
Mrs. Charles Kovach left her four
children in her home, about three
miles southeast of Craig, day or two
ago, while she went to a neighbours on
an errand. During her absence the
children began playing with fire and
the house was soon ablaze. The three
older children ran out. leaving a baby
of six months asleep in The house Be
for help arrived the house and its con.
tents burned and when the body of
the baby was found. its hands. legs and
head were nearly burned Off The
father was absent. The mother and
her three children are homeless, hav-
ing lost everything in the fire.
The inadequacy of a baking powder
can as safe deposit vault was unfor-
tunate proved to T.. Arbeny, a rancher
was burned Among the articles de
stroyed was $500 in currency which
had been placed in a baking powder
can for safe keeping. The can was
found after the fire. but the bills had
turned to ashes The can and its
contents have been sent to the treas
ury department at Washington, in the
hope that the department experts may
be able to go through the ashes and
ascertain the denomination of the bills
and the number
Warrants were sworn out Thursday
for the arrest of Charles Taylor, boiler
inspector under Governor Peabody He
is charged with ENLIGHTENMENT of funds
during that administration. The
charges are the same as against the
other three men now under arrest.
During the day the district attorneys
office went over the records OF the
office for the last twelve years and
inspector during that period will prob
ably be arrested. State Boiler Inspec
tor Cosseboon, who was appointed
Monday sent a letter TO Deputy Boiler
Inspector Crum at Colorado Springs
discharging him, telling him that the
office is vacant. He will appoint an
Make it hot for grafters is The Her
AIDS motto.