Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-12-20

Denver's new postoffice building
opened for parcel post business We'd
nesday. The new building will be en-
tirely utilized by January /.
Charles S. Logan, editor Of the
Chaffee County Democrat, of Monte
Vista, has been recommended by Con-
gresham Taylor for the appointment
as postmaster of Buena Vista. Good,
Mr.. Taylor. We are glad you
recognize newspaper ability.
In a speech in st. Louis the other
evening, eX-President Bush of the D.
& R. g., said. "In a few years cleo
trification will be the rule on most
railroads. In 25 years steam will be
an unknown quantity on American
railroads is the general belief.
A Pueblo bandit held up the saloon
of Barnett and Franklin at 121 North
Union avenue Wednesday night, lined
the customers up against the wall
and forced Jacob Franklin, one of the
owners, to hand him 800 the CON
tents of the cash register. He then
backed out of the door and disappear
ed.
The A. Olson Investment company
Of Denver viii construct the three
new buildings for the Colorado State
Insane asylum at Pueblo The Olson
bid was below $4,000. Thirteen bids
were received for the work, ranging
| from $4,000 to S171,0O0. Frank
Taylor of Pueblo was the next lowest
bidder with an estimate Of $155,000.
Forty-five children, from 6 to IA
years were marched safely from
a Boulder County school building that
was destroyed by fire Wednesday. The
| roof was in flames in sight Of the pu-
pills when discovered by the teacher,
Miss Helen Webb. With the assistance.
Of several of the oldest boy pupils,
Miss Webb removed all the books and
desks.
Mrs. Arthur B. McElroy, widow of
Sheriff McElroy who died last week
as the result of an accidental gun
wound has applied for compensation
in the sum of S2,500. McElroy was
showing prisoners how to break rock
at the county Jail when his gun fell
from his pocket and exploded, shoot
| ing him thru the foot. He died from
| blood poisoning.
The trial to determine the present
sanity of James c. Bulger, under SEN
tence for the murder of L. C. Nicho-
demus has been set for Monday, Dec.
20, in the Denver district court. A
reprieve until January was recently
granted by the state supreme court
| during which time the district court
was instructed to determine Bull
gers present mental condition.
All Southern Colorado coal com
paines are going to do their part to
make prohibition effective. Most
companies have posted the following
notice which goes so far that man
will be discharged who keeps liquor
in his possession: Beer and liquors
of all sorts are outaWed in Colorado
| beginning the first day of this coming
January" the notice reads 1.-THE su-
preme court of the state has Just
held that this law applies to every
part of Colorado. But why wait un-
til the first of the year to quit drink
ing? Why not quit now? Whiskey
and beer have never done anything
for you but take shoes from your
children, clothing from your family
and food from your table Do not
patronize any whiskey peddlers after
the new year begins. Saloons are
bad, but these peddlers are worse.
And do not have any liquor or beer
IN your possession after the new law
becomes effective. If you are found
with it you will be discharged"