Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-14
COLORADO NEWS.


city are violating the law by feeding
brewery swill to COWS.
In case the Denver Water company
fails to sell to the city it offers $780,
Among charter amendments to be
voted upon in May will be one in
creasing saloon license TO $1,000 a
year.
A Fort Collins woman is suing Mrs
| Netta L.. Hinman for $4,000 for al
lienating the affections of her hus-
band.
Covers We're laid for 700 at the
laymens banquet at Grand Junction
/ Delegates are attending from all over
that part of the country.
The Pueblo city council Tuesday re-
voked the license OF Sam English, a
colored saloon keeper, who was fined
$500 in police court for gambling.
Al district meeting the other day
sign for beets unless they are paid
s6 as a flat rate and $3.50 for sil~d
Rev. Mr.. Rhode, pastor of the Ger
man Lutheran church al Grand juno
ton says hereafter he will preach only
twenty minutes, long enough for any
preacher, he says
Maud Richardson was arrested at
Grand Junction Monday on a charge of
bootlegging, preferred by w H. Dan
iels, a local business man, who said
he had purchased six bottles of whisky
at her residence Saturday night, and
Furthermore, that she had robbed him
of $40. She pleaded guilty and was
given sixty days in Jail.
Denver Post of Tuesday contains an
interview with Department Command
er John w. Wingate along with a
photo. II had been reported that Mr.
Wingate did not like to hear Dixie
played. In response Mr.. Wingate said
he had no objections whatever, but
had remarked that he did not think il
practical for Americans to adopt the
song as the national hymn.
A car load of hogs sold in Denver at
$40 Tuesday, the highest prices ever
paid in Colorado.
The price Of 50 for sheep paid by a
Nebraska buyer to August Carlson and
Anton Hederson of Greeley has broken
all previous records for that district.
Jack Ackerman. son of a well known
business man of Grand junction, ar
rested Sunday on "A charge of forgery,
pleaded guilty Tuesday and will be
sentenced later.
A Denver woman accompanied "A
stranger TO a theater. On the way
home she stepped into an alley and
took drink of alleged whisky. She
awolie some hours later with terri
Bile headache and minus money and
jewels. Served her right Beware of
strangers and booze.
| Joseph H. Rosenberg, aged 40 years,
manager of the Weiner Wine company
Sixteenth and Glenarm streets, Den
yer, was arrested at noon Wednesday
by Detective Carr and Bell on the
charge of embezzling from his EN-
ployers a sum of money which, it is
believed. will exceed $4,000.
| Wine, women and song" intermin.
gled with automobile joy rides, are the
reasons given by Robert Pollock, 81
years of age. son of a prominent oil
magnate of Bradford, Pa, for attempt
ing to cash a draft for $500 at the
Antlers hotel at Colorado Springs
Sure to land all who fool with the
three propositions.
A member of the Fort Collins city
council introduced a resolution pro
hibiting smoking in the hall during
council meetings. The vote on the
resolution was tie when the mayor
voted in favor of the resolution. Ii
was argued that II smoking was pro
hibited women would attend the meet
ings and become interested in city gov
eminent. How about Durango?
Judge Mccall at Littleton threw ont
of court cases against the saloon keep
ers of Petersburg. Sheridan and Fort
Logan, charging them with selling beer
to soldiers. The enemies of the sa
loon sought to revive an old statute,
which provides that no spurious IL
quors shall be sold to soldiers. The
judge held that beer was not spirit
uous liquor, but made of malt, and the
saloon men will be allowed to sell
beer to the soldiers.
| Because 1t is alleged that the agri-
cultural lands are only assessed AT
one-half the property of corporations,
the Denver and Rio Grande and the
Globe Express have refused to pay
more than 60 per cent of their taxes
in Montrose county. James Corey, tax
agent for these two corporations. is in
Montrose and has made tender of
60 per cent Of the taxes due AS the
county is badly in need of money,
the commissioners accepted The tender
without preiudicing their right to en-.
force payment of the full amount. The
railroad company complains that the