Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-28

The Rio Grande ngures that the spe-
cial scenic attractions it has will han
die one-third Of this traffic or 2,O00,-
900 passengers. Allowing 500 poo
pie to = train, which ia big num-
Der, and only ten trains day, which
would be 5000 persons, it would take
them 400 days to haul all the traffic,
so as one official expressed, 1--WE will
have. to hire track walkers to go out
and pour water on the rails to keep
them cool."-Grand Junction Senti-
mel.
Miss Clara Busch, second daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs August Busch, made
her "million-dollar debut" at the Sun
set Inn the other night. The flowers
cost more than $4,000 and the 500
guests sat down to a $14,500 banquet.
Jewelry valued at more than $500, 900
was worn, while the gowns made es-
pecially for the occasion cost more
than $50, 700, says the telegraph. This
may be a society item but we should
designate it as an inventory.
An Italian government loan of
$500, 200, 900 at 81 per cent has been
arranged for. The loan will extend
over period of twenty-five years
from January l, 1915.
That Frank Hohl, the bandit who
was killed in a battle with the Gin
cinnati police during the past week,
has operated in Pueblo ard was pre-
pairing to rob bank in that city when
he was forced to leave town, became
known when Special Agent Frank
Lynch Of the Denver 4 Rio Grande
railway, received word that Hohl was
dead. Lynch and other railroad de-
tectives have been looking for Hohl
since last summer. A reward of $40O
was offered for his apprehension.
The Grand Junction sugar factory
has just issued checks to beet grow
ers which aggregate $125 900. At the
same time the factory made the an
nouncement that it would pay $500
a ton flat rate for sugar beets next
year, an increase of 25 cents ton.
Suit for $4,000, in which defama-
nation of character is charged, has
been filed in the Montrose district
court by the Rev. C. +. O'Farrell, pas
tor of the st. Mary's Catholic church
of Montrose. against Prof. D. Weld.
man, superintendent of the Montrose
city schools.
The general policy Of the legisla.
ture and the administration is the
topic of much discussion throughout
Colorado just now. 1t is believed
there will be a general reduction o,
state expenses and the abolishing oi
a large number Of boards, bureau,
and commissions. The Legislature
meets two weeks from tomorrow ane
three weeks from today the new ad
miiistration will assume the duties Of
office.
A preliminary draught Of the an
nual report Of James Dalrymple, stat.
coal mine inspector, shows a decreas,
of 1,1S3,577 tons in the coal output
in 1914 from the total in 1918.
Winter wheat has been sown thii
fall on Al 1,263,00O acres, an increase
of Abs 900 acres over the revised es
timated area sown last fall, the de
partment Of agriculture announced
The condition Of winter wheat on De
cember was 1873 per cent Of nor
NAL, against 97.2 last year. A feat
ure of the planting Of winter wheat
this year is the great increase il
acreage in the southern states, wher,
farmers are devoting more land ts
the crop, decreasing their acreage fol
cotton. In the great wheat growing
states the increase in acreage ranger
from to 15 per cent, except in tn.
the greatest Of winter wheat states
Kansas, where per cent decrease
in acreage is sown.