Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24

20 years. prominent ranchman of
that district. was instantly killed and
the four horses OF the team hauling
lead of household goods, were all kill.
ed, three of the horses being thrown
forty feet from the right of way and
n fourth ground to pieces in the pl-
lot of the engine Friday last. A calf,
which was loaded in the back end OF
the wagon, was also killed. NJ. C..
Rice. who was accompanying Dewey
to assist In loading his goods into a
car at Prowers, barely escaped death.
receiving only minor injuries.
The federal authorities will soon be
gin proceedings TO recover the prices
of about 1000. 900 feet of timber which
has been cut from The public domain
and used by different mines In this
state. A shipment OF timber to be
used for mining purposes was seized
a few days ago In Canon City by spe.
cial agents of the government. working
under the direction of NJ ID. McEniry
OF Denver. as first step in the plans
for putting a stop 10 use of govern
ment timber by the mines OF the state
This action of the government is the
result Of n recent decision handed
down by the supreme court in which
| IL Is declared that mine owners can
cut timber for mining purposes on
the public domain only In regions
which are mineral In character.
Farmers east of Greeley In the vi
cinity of Kersey will undertake novel
method of Kidding heir farms of po.
tato bugs, by planting fifty acres of
carly potatoes on which II is expected
the bugs will gather and then be kill.
tx.tth ntia hn IaFa
tatoes. which make the bulk of the
northern Colorado crop. will be saved
from molestation. Hundreds of acres
of potatoes were entirely destroyed In
that country last year by potato bugs.
This year each farmer will donate n
small patch to the bugs. and win plant
to early potatoes In April. six weeks
prior to the time OF putting in the
late tubers The early potatoes will
be well grown before the late variety
comes out OF the ground and before
The time for the bugs to attack the
late potatoes. they will have been de,
stroyed. 1t is said that bugs within
several miles will find an early potato
field and when a district Is once clear
ed, they will return no more that sea
son.
Fourteen arrests In Denver Sunday
for violation of the Sunday saloon
ordinance. Send The lawbreakers 10
jail and then the eyil will soon end
Under pure food decision no more
melons can be pamed off ON the peo
pie as Rocky Ford product unless they
actually come from that district.
Jim Maloney of Rocky Ford topped
the Denver hog market last week Bet
ter than that he got the highest price
by 5000 ever paid in the Denver mar
kei for n carload of hogs. lie received
s. 800. lie sold at Sl0i71s
That her husband took their o
months-old baby and held It under a
stream of cold water In order to stoI
its crying is one Of the allegations
made by Mrs. villa c. Brugger In her
suit for divorce from Joseph Brugger
"a Denver plumber
The Empire Construction company
has let the contracts for repairing tn,
bi eak In the dam OF the Iulesburl
reservoir and for~rebuilding the 2h
miles OF railroad washed out by III.
flood, to A. NJ DeRemer and .Iohi
Olson of Denver for 100000. 1t will
cost $4,000 to rebuild the $50 fee
Of dam and s25.OOO to replace the rail
road bed The Julesburg irrigation
district Will pay all expenses, whicl
will be met by an assessment of 81
per acre on The $1,000 acres in the
district.