Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-07

out Governor Shafroth, Euditor Kene-
the "Huerfano business" ]. d. Nor.
tez, the county clerk of Huerfano. Fri
day informed the commission sent
down by the governor and the auditor
and the attorney general to examine
the books of the county officials that
1t could not see his books or the
books of the county commissioners.
| The Biedle ranch, lying near Monte
Vista in The San Luis valley. was re-
Gently sold for sum exceeding SEQ.
0o0. The ranch embraced ZOO acres
An adjoining ranch was also sold TO
Iowa parties. the consideration being
$4,000. Colorado lands are being
sought for in an avaricious manner by
outside capital
| Chief of Police Armstrong of Den
YER has issued orders that all dance
halls whether private or open must
close at ~ O'Clock the same as saloons.
There are number of halls down
town that are used for dancing pur.
poses. On Saturday nights they usual.
| ly run till 2 or 3 o'clock in the morn.
ing. The chief says from now on they
must close AT midnight the same as
the saloons.
Thomas O'Donnell. proprietor OF the
Petersburg tavern, and Frank DeMan.
del proprietor OF the Wayside Inn, are
both serving one years sentence in the
Littleton county jail in addition to a
500 fine for violating the Sunday
saloon closing law. They have ex.
hausted every effort to gain their free
dom. expending large sums When lib.
Grated. they will have more reverence
for the law.
Auditor Kenehan and state Labor
Commissioner Brake have locked horns
and the state house is preparing for
bloody doings. The auditor held up
the payroll for Brakes office for March
and now everyone employed In the
office. from Brake down. will have
to wait for March salary until ;he at
torney general gives his opinion as to
whether the auditor Is taking the right
view.
The Grand Junction Sentinel de
clares that r. ID. Catlin OF Montrose
is in the field for Republican nomina.
ton for congress. The same state.
mert appeared in the Denver News
on the same day. The Montrosc Press
however denies and says Mr. Calin
Is not candidate AT this time but
at some future time may ask favors OF
the party. II Is understood MIR. Cat.
months
Sheriff Nisbet Of Denver says he
has discovered that e. w Taylor. for
mcr state boiler inspector. for whose
charging Taylor with The embezzle.
ment OF record of his office. is now in
England The sheriff's force has been
searching for Taylor ever since the
inspectors office 1t is said that Tay.
lor left Denver when the firsr arrest
in the case was made-that OF Alex.
ander E. j Whitney.
Revolution of The school system,
which will revohtionlze the method of
selecting the state superintendent OF
public instruction and the county su-
periuiendents of schools, is recon-
mandad hv lhn onmn,ittaa an ,nu,,t Al,
organization Of The educational coun.
eli in session In Denver. To take the
offices which have to do with educa.
tional life out of partisan politics Is
The aim of the committee expressed in
a report submitted by George L. Hess,
superintendent OF the La Junta schools
land chairman OF the committee.
State OIL Inspector Claude Street
has issued warning to the public
that some of the oil companies of the
state are selling adnlterated gasoline
The warning is especially for automo-
bile owners who. Street says. are being
made the special victims. He asks
that all cases OF adulierated gasoline
be reported to him. According to the
state inspection law, all gasoline sold
should be plainly labeled with its cor
rect quality after being tested by the
state oil inspector. There is a fine
and AN imprisonment penalty for yio-
lations. Inspector Street might take
Il swing around The circle and make q
uerNnual Ingnepfinu
The street paving and sewer bonds
of Grand Junction have been sold to
Sweet 4 Co. bond buyers OF Denver
The bonds sold at 9s with interest
from date Of issue. There were three
other bids, two Of 96 and another at
% "a. The bonds will bear interest
AZ the rate of per cent The city
commissioners have estimated the TO
tai bond Issue for the sewer and pay.
Ing construction work at S210.000. The
estimate for the sewer bond is placed
al $175O0O and the bonds for the paw
ing which Is now In view. at S35 900.
Work will be pushed on both projects
and early construction VIII be brought
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