Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-12-16

| the best grade OF WHITE murphleS sell
ing at $l.35 per hundred. while the
best grade of Western Slope spuds
command S1.75 per hundred.
Petitions have been circulated
among the public schools, Sunday
schools, clubs and other organizations
in the Grand valley, urging congress
to vote against the proposed program
of preparedness.
Directors of the high toned Coun-
| try Club of Denver have served no
tice on its members that all lockers
must be emptied of their booze jan
uary and that the club will strict
y obey the law. Good.
There is one thing about this Ford
peace expedition that meets with our
approval. 1t gives nearly hundred
poor, hungry newspaper men a chance
to take an ocean trip without cost,
says the Boulder News.
The first beet seed threshing at the
Loveland sugar factory developed the
fact that twelve acres yielded an av-
erage of 1,500 pounds to the acre.
Lucius NJ. Cuthbert, aged SO, well
known lawyer. business and club
man of Denver, died suddenly Satur-
day of heart failure. Mr.. Cuthbert
had been ill less than one week and
was preparing to leave home for his
office when stricken.
Judge James L. Benus of Boulder,
prominent in many ways, being
Worshipful Master OF the Masonic or
der, has pledged himself not to shave
or have his hair cut until peace pre-
walls in Europe. Guess he is in for
a long siege of whiskers.
The sheriff and police officials made
raid on upwards of forty saloons
and pool halls at Trinidad Saturday
Required several truck loads to carry
the captured gambling pharaphanelia
to the city hall. And this in town
where gambling was supposed to be
closed. It's the old, old story OF
law violation and this is what has
brought condemnation on the saloon
An interesting statement was made
naz5i. -.hs. c..,.eI day by an east
I'm visitor to the effect that the av-
erage pay of the Colorado workman
is larger than for any other state
This statement 81 said to be founded
upon statistics compiled by insurance
companies, and it is probably true.
A gunnysack, such as the highway
man who robbed the bank at Mani
tou of $3.50, last Tuesday, carried,
and overalls which he is supposed to
have worn, were found Monday by
Marshal Woodman of Manitou under
clump of bushes, near the barn of
SLAM Thompson. Four hundred feet
+ from here some of the money taken
bv the robber was found Saturday.
The money recovered Saturday con-
sisted of six 81 and five S. bills.
Governor Carlson announced Mon
| day that he plans to make a number
Of speeches thruout the state on law
enforcement between now and jan
uary l, when the new prohibition law
goes into effect. What | want to do
il to create a public conscience which
will demand strict Enforcement of
the prohibition law" he stated. The
! governors itinerary, h. lnounced,
would induce BOULDER, Greeley, Flor
ence and spor C. City.
Automobiles of Colorado will dec
crate their machines durip-' 1916 with
license tags which are chocolate
brown in color with white lettering.
| The new tags, which were received
last week by the secretary of state's
/ dor at.tt, he nj dc
lance and will have quoting effect
on speed fiends who wish to evade
the police courts and heavy fines. A
total of 43.700 tags were ordered by
the state department for distribution.
Of these $4,000 will go to automobile
owners turnout the state, 1000 to
automobile dealers; 5000 to motor
cycle owners and 100 to motorcycle
dealers; and 1,500 to visitors in the
state. The additional 500 will remain
to replace lost tags.
Denver's tax is surely burdensome
amounting to a per capita tax OF
about SGT. alfalfa Bill'' of Niwot
in the Coloradoan takes this shot al
the Denver taxeating gang: "A big
taxpayer ownin a big block in the
hart of Denver sed tew me the luther
day, Look at that bildin, all vacant
can't rent it, can't sell it. can't Dor.
row mummy on it. Yet that dur,
bunch of cheap not-taxpayin buns
down at the city hall afr yellin fel
moar taxes. Kin yew beat it. Ell
the commissioners wood dew wot aw
the rest of us air dewin economizin
thay Good get thru, but no taxeat
err and his appetite fer uther peepuli
munnw is like void yurnin fur tn,
boat blud of a spring lam. Suppos,
awl improvements were cut off fei
wun yeer and the offs forces re
dooced wun haff-why not, Tha
wood cuver awl the liker license los
and culver the deficit. But not tn,
DUN hawgs hev got THAR shoots il
the swill troff and awl hades cant clul
them off"