Semi-weekly herald., 1910-10-24
COLORADO NEWS.

The grand lodge l. O. o. F.. Is In
session at Cripple.
The rain and snowstorm is general
over the western post:5u o; me state
Too bad La Plata county is not rep
resented in the big land show at Pitts-
| burg.
Denver Y. NJ. c. A. is making
vigorous campaign for one thousand
new members.
An immense number of sheep viii
be fattened In the Rocky Ford district
this winter.
An al.. .sad in the irnld val
| ley is said to be In full bloom again
after producing Il crop this season.
The Grand valley is shipping about
shipments to date running close to
500, with possible total OF 5000.
| Denver Post admits that It printed
the articles charged In Senator O'Con-
every one of them. 1t is our opinion
the senator will have sorry time.
| Machine Democrats of the legisla-
ture. led by Billy Adams, are well
pleased with the result of the extra
session. Members were able to re-
plenish their purse to the extent of
about $500 each and the corporations
managed to kill off everything they did
not want
The sum of SS02,tl will be allowed
the state OF Colorado for operating ex.
penses next year. according TO the
assessments fixed by the board Of
equalization. The total to be realized
from the four mill rate viii be 81 $50.
542, but a part Of this will be devoted
to the maintenance of various state in
stitutons and specific purposes.
Fire completely destroyed the Rio
Grande depot at Icl Moro early Mon
day morning. Only a few personal ef-
iects of the agent and the money In
the safe was saved. The loss Is esti
mated at $4,000. Agent b. l.. Gregory
rushed into the burning building, got
the money and his typewriter. and
escaped Just before the blazing roof
fell in.
| Sunday In Las Animas county will
be dry. Robert Branaugh. secretary OF
the Liquor = 'eas' association, has
been served with notice by former
Judge Jesse G. Northcutt that the law
requiring midnight closing Of saloons
in Trinidad and throughout the county
| must be complied with and that all
failing will be prosecuted to the limit
OF the law.
| A careful compilation Of figures re
Gently made by those engaged in the
business, places the number OF sheep
to he fed In the Lamar section this
winter at 100000. That territory In.
cludes the larger portion OF both Prov.
ers and Bent counties. comprising the
land between Las Animas on the west
and Holly on the east
| Ernest l.. Powers, who, the district
attorneys office maintain. is mem
Der OF the Maybray gang of swindlers,
will not be prosecuted in Colorado.
The complaint against him has been
dismissed in the west side court OF
| Denver Powers was tried last year
on charge defrauding his friend, j.
G. Bowman. formerly OF silyerton, out
of $4,000 in an alleged fake foot race
AT Council Bluffs. He escaped pun
ishment because the race was run at
| Council Bluffs. la, and the supreme
court allowed him bond while await
ing new trial, although a conviction
was obtained. Recently Deputy Dis
| trict Attorney Chiles decided to prose
holding that, although the race had
been run in another state. the plot was
arranged In Denver.
II cost Alamosa $1,000 to care for It's
smallpox patients last winter.
The contract for the building OF Puc-
bios Y NJ. C. A. has at last been
awarded.
| A good roads convention Is being
agitated In Denver TO be held some
| time In December,
| Contract has been let for the cree
tion OF the Burma opera house at Colo
RADIO Springs. the building to cost
$3.50, 900.
A young man was arrested for play
Ing violin late at nights and thus
disturbing the slumber Of people. The
Justice weighed the testimony and
decided the young man had right to
play at any time day or night without