Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-16
COLORADO NEWS.

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| over one million trees were planted
in Mesa county last year. according to
the report of f. p. Taylor. the county
horticulturist
| The Grand Junction Fruit Growers
association expect to receive three
cars of lemons, two cars of oranges,
two cars of vegetables and mixed fruit
and two cars of bananas within the
next few days
| Bear hunting in the Unaweep coun-
try is reported TO be unusually fine.
| William Casio killed his fiftieth bear
a few days ago. The bear was an
enormous black one and weighed be-
tween 100 and 500 ponds.
| A man who went to Greeley to take
in the celebration was arrested and
breaking away threw a rattlesnake at
the officer. When finally captured and
taken TO the city hall it was found
there were numerous rattlers conceal.
ed in his clothing.
In the case of the Farmers Ma
tional bank of Longmont against VII
| liam Maxwell. tried in county court,
to recover. 81 500. the verdict was that
the note was given to satisfy a gam.
bling debt, that the bank was not an
innocent purchaser and could not re.
cover
Congressman Taylor has advised
Grand Junction that his entire appro.
priation for this session of congress,
which is $4,000. will be turned over
to the federal building fund for which
Grand Junction has been seeking for
a long time. The government has al.
ready purchased its plot of ground for
the new building.
Loyeland has a sensation, City Mar
shall Riley being a fugitive from jus.
tice charged with assaulting a 13-year.
old girl. Riley was very jealous in
guarding young girls and driving out
vice, but himself fell by the way.
side. The marshal he succeeded also
fled the country. Riley is married
and has three children.
Found guilty of killing a horse with
q club. Peter Prison, a ranchman. near
Pueblo. was given thirty days in Jail
Prisons horse baked when he was
driving into Pueblo and when he
struck the animal over the head II
fell dead.
Seven cities have decided to have
| Texas represented in the Roosevelt
welcoming parade In New York by -four
troops of mounted team ladies' from
the ranches of that state. They viii
be attired in the typical ranch cos
tune and divided skirts The unique
feature is being arranged by the Texas
Prosperity club and the cities con
tributing are Fort Worth, San An
tonic, Houston, Waco. Galveston and
Austin. The ranch ladies' are all fine
horsewomen and want to take their
own mounts with them If possible. II
not, mounts will be engaged in New
York.
The Montrose Commercial associa
ton has appointed a committee OF
three consisting of j. B. Olinger, II. N
Whitford and r. G. Trotter to form a
stock company to be known as the
Montrose Publicity aud Exhibit com
pany. Stock will be sold for the pur
pose of raising funds and this money
VIII be devoted TO inducing the fruit
growers of the vicinity to raise the
very best specimens of fruit and other
product for exhibition purposes. The
company Will undertake all expenses
of growing and exhibiting the product
and then Will dispose of the exhibits
to the best advantage. 1t is not ex
pected the company will make any
profit, as the money will be expended
judiciously for the good of the com
munity.