Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
COLORADO NEWS.

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| Seven people of Sterling have been
indicted for gambling, boot Logging and
other crimes.
Several counties in the southeast
ern portion of the state came In for
Two hours or more of rain Saturday
Ex-Congressman Bonynge has an
nounced his candidacy for the United
States senate two years hence. May
| be.
The Greeley council offers a $50
Job on the police force to pastor who
denounced officials for lax enforce.
ment of law.
Census returns issued show the
population OF Pueblo to be 44,395 as
compared with 2S,157 in 1900, an in.
crease of 577 per cent Pueblo coun.
ty Colorado. has population OF 55..
223, as compared with 34,448 in 1900.
Gypsy fortune tellers paid fines and
costs at Pueblo to the tune of $40 for
relieving a steel worker of $50 which
he permitted the woman to hold while
he made a guess. The woman secured
such strong grip on the 500 that she
did not let go. but 1t proved expen.
sive.
Elsewhere in this issue appears an
account of the death of James w. Han
ma In Denver. Mr.. Hanna was a con.
spicuous figure in this southwest sec.
ton, being the prime mover in irrI-
ga'lon matters In Montezuma county
and WAS elected to the legislature from
Montezuma and La Plata counties.
The Montrose city council voted Fri.
day night to employ an expert account.
ant to check the records of the city
treasurer, city clerk, police magistrate
and street commissioners. This ac.
ton was taken merely to set the off.
Gals right with the taxpayers by issu-
ing public statement of the inves.
| tigation after it Is finished.
The strike of the employees of Den
yer planning mills was settled Satur-
day at conference of the mill own.
ers' committee, the committee of the
employees and the special committee
appointed last week by the chamber
of commerce to take hand in the
adjustment of the differences, and the
500 men returned to their Jobs this
morning. 1t was a case of give and
take on both sides.
| While two patrolmen were listening
at the door of room in a Greeley
rooming house early Friday morning
they say they heard such expressions
as I'm raise you flve;" Its your
ante" Here, this packs short; come
across" As result three prominen,
citizens were cited to appear in the
justice court to answer to the charge
of gambling, one being a doctor, an
other prominent politician and q
third an irrigation authority.
The lifeless body of Eugene O'Neil
Tor hfteen years Waterman at Mig
ger Hill. on the Rio Grande railroad
was discovered Saturday morning Iy
ing beside his isolated cabin near the
railroad track, three miles east O
Debeque. O'Neil led the life of her
NIT, rarely speaking to anyone excep
w. Moore. proprietor of the Debequ,
hotel. He left $1,000, which repre-
sents the savings OF lifetime. II,
had no relatives.
Evans is anti-saloou territory &C
cording to a decision handed down b,
Judge c. s. Bradheld in the count,
court Saturday morning when II. NJ
Brown was adjudged guilty of sellin,
liquor in antl-saloon territory. He wa
granted seven days in which to file
motion for a new trial. This decision
marks the elimination OF one of tn,
hardest fought trials In the history O
Weld county. In his opinion Judg
Bradfield reviewed the case at lengtl
and stated that he believed the DC
tition was filed on March Z, as cor
tended by the prosecution. He ais
gave his opinion that forgery had bee
, committed in changing the date fror
March to March II.
Del Norte sheep owners have cliI
ped 10000 pounds Of wool which vii
: ret them about $4,000.
, The city OF Telluride has coptrac
ed with H. f. Mulnix to audit tn
| books OF that city.
] After Y long residence In Tellurid