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The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
Durango Farmers Institute.

Denver.-The second Farmers Insti-
,tute will be held in Durango. February
Cd. Educators from the agricultural
college will be present. The following
program has been arranged: A. p.
Camp, president of the board of trade,
address of welcome; F. A.. Kerr, pa
per on truck gardening; w. II. Mason,
grain; Charles Griffith. stock raising
DR.. w. S. Morrison, irrigation; d. w.
Spencer diversified farming; J. p.
Burns of Denver. secretary, Colorado
State Commercial Association, what
Colorado is Doing; f. w. Pingry,
poultry; Blair Burwell sugar beets: A
+. Reeves, on feeding alfalfa; Mr.. Don
ahue' OF Denver, president of the Camp
bell system Of dry farming, on dry
farming; Edgar Buchaitfn, fruit !;
George Allen of Farmingtoh. What l
Can Get from Two Acres NV. S. Bay,
horse breeding: Harry Jackson, farm
ing implements; w. R.N;Armstrong,
THE Future of the San Juan District i
This institute includes La Plata,
sMontezuma anu San Juan counties.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
CHARGE of Intimidation.

Washington.-B. S. Rodey. formes
lelegate to Congress from New Mex
Co,s4reated a fdrore at Fridays hear
nsfoD the joint statehood bill before
, he 4IuLse committee on territories By
lnpollncing that corporate interests
n Arizona had suppressed public opin-
on in favor of joint statehood and
r1eclared that "A popular vote on the
question would show a decided major
ty in favor of the admission of Ari
IONA and, NewNNIeXico as one state. =
There has .beeTi,A intense persecu
ion in Arizona" Mr.. Rodey declared
special interests have perpetrated out
,.ageotis and scapdalous suppression OF
..:jhblic opinion for the last Six months
,Thousapds favor: joint statehood who
ao.net dare to: say, So
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
LAW OFFICER IN JAIL.
,6'ssr,s. q; Attorney. st|iasr,s ! tst D.lte
Committed for Contempt. re

Denver.-The News of Sunday
morning says: District Attorney
Stidger spent last night in Jail and
will have to stay there until Monday
He was arrested at O'Clock last night
upon an order signed by District
Judge Frank T. Johnson, charging him
with contempt of court. The order
committed him to the county Jail until
he had paid a fine of $500 into the
court treasury. Sheriff Nisbet served
the order He was accompanied by
his attorneys, Willis Elliott and Rod
ney j. Bardwell Before acting he
hai asked their advice and was told
by them to serve the orders,as the only
safe thing to do. Tney reserved their
Judgment on its validity.
The district attorney was given q
cot in the warden's quarters in the
basement of the jail. He went to bed
about IL o'clock. After he had been
made fairly comfortable he gave out
the following statement:
Il was taken completely by surprise
when | heard from Judge Johnson $
lips that | was on trial for contempt.
He had given me no intimation that
he had any intention of bringing such
charge against me. l believe the
whole thing was nothing more than a
conspiracy to get me before him and
have me testify under oath that | had
purposely transferred cases from his
division to the criminal division OF the
District Court.
TO say that | was surprised when
he informed me that | was fined for
contempt does not explain my feelings.
At the most. any action that took
was but constructive contempt. 1
committed no contempt in his pres
ence or before the court. And in cases
of constructive contempt the accused
is entitled to due notice and to trial
by jury. To my mind his action
throughout has been entirely outside
the pale of the law
The case is the result of an attempt
by Judge johnson to enforce the laws
against gambling and Sunday liquor
selling. Persons arrested by direction
of Judge Johnson, instead of being
brought before his court. were
taken before Judge Palmer's di-
vision of the court by District
Attorney Stidger, where they prac-
tically escaped punishment. Mr..
Stidger claims that his action was in
accordance with rules of the court,
while Judge Johnson holds that the
district attorney was guilty of con
tempt in removing TO another division
of the court cases originating in his
division.
The case will nof doubt be carried
to the Supreme Court of the State for
a final decision.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
eia. Hunt Iiear Gypsum.

Denver-What veteran hunter
terms the biggest hunt ever held in the
state of Colorado, says the News. will
take place in the Gypsum-Glenwood
Springs district next month, under the
supervision of Jake Borah, who war
one. of President Roosevelt's guides
Lions, bobcats, wolves and coyotes are
down on the list for determination, and
100 dogs, thirty of which belong to
Bolah, will be brought into use. The
hunt will take place February 7th, Sth,
9th and 10th. inclusive. Tempting in
ducements are being made to those
who wish to join in the hunt in the
way of horses, copveyances, hotel ac-
commodations and railroad fares. the
Denver & Rio Grandc having fixed a
rats of one fare for the round trip from
Denver and other points to. Gypsum
Glenwood Springs or Eagle. The start
each day will be made from GYPSUM.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
BEET CONTRACTS
-
REFUSED BY FORT COLLINS BEET
GROWERS.
OBJECT TO TERMS OFFERED
Farmers Want Five Dollars Ton for
Entire Crop-object to Fifteen Per
Cent. Test-Want Beet Seed at Ten
Cents a Pound r."

Cents Pound. " -.
Denvsr.-A Republican special from
Fort Collins says; AT a well-attended
special meeting of members OF the To-
cal beet growers association, the new
beet contract offered by the Great
Western Sugar Company for 1906 was
fully discussed, objections to some oil
the clauses being made in strong
terms.
A motion to sign the contract and
take the word OF C. S. Morey of Den
yer, president of the Great Western
Sugar Company, that the company
would pay IS per ton for beets this
year. Notwithstanding the fact that one
clause says that beets testing less
than fifteen per cent. sugar would be
paid for at the rate of $3.50, received
only one Affirmative vote.
This is the principal objection to tie
contract. The growers say that this
must be stricken out and that beet
seed must be furnished at 10 cents per
pound before they will sign.
The executive committee OF the
State Beet Growers Association was
criticised for agreeing to contract anu
"knuckling down to the corporation.
A committee composed of j. S. McClel-
land. |. II. Harris ana a. !. Aiken was
appointed to report the decision Of the
association to the sugar factory people.
Another committee composed Of Tom
Beach, A. II. Hice and E. S. Bumsted
was appointed to request the expert
ment station at the agricultural college
to determine the value of beets as
stock food for fattening purposes.
The situation is anything but encour-
aging and there is grave danger that
the Fort Collins factory will be perma-
nently closed at the end of the present
campaign unless satisfactory terms be-
| tween .he growers and the factory peo'
pie can be arranged soon, SO that prep
arations can be made for the spring
planting. While n great many farmers
outside of the growers association
have signed up contracts for the l9OG
crop, the tonnage they will produce
would not be sufficient to justify the
reopening of the factory.
1t seems likely that the beets pro
duced in the Fort Collins district this
year will be sent either TO Windsor
| Greeley or Loveland.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
RANCH TRAGEDY
FARMER NEAR LoNeMoNT FOUND
IN DYING CONDITION..
VICTIM OF UNKNOWN R0BBER
George w. Coffin Struck Down While
Alone at Work.-SkuII and Jaw
Fractured.-Was Formerly Mayor
of lonqmont.

of Longmont.
Denver.-A Republican special from
I.ongmont Saturday night says:
George w. Coffin, prominent
farmer and one of the earliest set
tiers of Colorado, was found on his
ranch four miles east of Longmont
this evening in dying condition,
with his head beaten to II pulp.
Mr.. Coffin had been hauling manure
and tenant on the place, Mr.. San
ders, was absent from the ranch. The
first thing unusual noticed by Mrs.
Sanders, who was at home with her
little daughter, was Mr.. Collins team
running loose with the harness on.
About this time Mr.. Sanders came
home and went to the small house oc-
cupied by Mr.. Coffin to investigate.
He found Coffin in bed, lying in pool
of blood, with his head badly crushed.
From the appearance of the house
Mr.. Coffin had dragged himself there
and opened the door, washed his In
juries as best he could, undressed and
gone to bed. On the door knob there
was blood and bloody wash basin
showed that he had used 1t. There
was also large quantity of blood
upon the wagon, making it appear as
if, after being struck, he had leaned
against the wagon, which was par
tally loaded. He must have then un
hitched the team and gone to the
house.
During the absence of his wife in
California Mr.. Coffin has been spend
ing considerable time at his ranch and
it is supposed that some one had taken
this opportunity to rob him. He was
known to have had considerable
money on his person and none of il
could be found. either in the house OF
on his clothing.
The nature of his injuries are such
that an accident is out of the ques
ton. His skull is fractured in two
places, as If struck from behind witt
some blunt instrument, and his jaw
is supposed to be fractured on the
right side. There is a bad bruise or
the left cheek.
He is now in the Longmont hospi
tai in an unconscious condition anc
recovery seems impossible.
Mr.. Coffin is a brother of r. F. and
Morse Coffin. and is well known to the
old timers all over Colorado. He has
served as mayor of Longmont and has
been identified with all its public i'm
provements. His daughter. Mrs. Ger
trude Seckner. is well known in Wom
ems Club circles in this state and is
secretary of the School Board of Long
mont.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
Bad Break in Eggs.

Chicago.-The coterie of gentlemen
who blithely bought up millions of doZ-
ems of eggs last fall. expecting to reap
a golden harvest this winter, are fac.
ing bankruptcy instead. Because OF
the'unusually. warm weathersthere has
been no diminution of the regular sup
ply, and eggs that were bought to cor
ner the supply at II to 23 cents per
dozen,a now a;drus on the market
at IL to IA cents. Members of the pool
admit they are losing more than a mil
lion dollars a month and unless cold
weather comes; soon and stops the
hens laying throughout the country
they, are facing certain ruin
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
Southern Pacific Purchase.

Denver.-A News special from Du-
range, says: The report to the effect
that the Southern Pacific railroad has
bought4the property of the Porter Fuel
Company, located at Porter, small
station on the Rio ,Grande southern
railroad about six miles from Durango,
is authentic. This the.largest land deal
which has ever been put through in
this section OF the country. The title
to some $4,000 acres has passed IN
the deal. and the consideration is SAID
to be sS5 an acre, making something
like $4,000 for the total considera-
tioD. The purchase was made Tor. the
railroad by Mr.. John Mcneil OF Den
yer. The head of the Porter COM
pany is Mr.. John A. Porter of Colorado
Springs.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
FACTORY FOR LAS ANiMAs.
Contract to Build 6oo-Ton scet Sugar
Plant in 1907.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Las Animas says: A formal contract
was drawn up Thursday between a
committee of citizens of Las Animas
and Frederick Weitzer, manager of the
American Beet Sugar Company's plant
here, whereby in consideration of con-
tracts for $500 acres of beets for 1906
and 5000 acres for 1907-0S-09, to be
grown in the vicinity of Las Animas.
the American Beet Sugar Company
agrees to construct G00-ton ltet SUI
gar factory at Las Animas ready for
the 1907 crop and to build railroad
spurs from Las Animas east and west
for distance of about ten miles each
way.
These spurs are to. be connected
with similar spurs to be built out OF
Lamar and Rocky Ford, thus forming
a through line. all to be completed by
1907. The American Beet Sugar
Company is to provide "a. sufficiently
large bond to insure the fulfllment of
their contract. 1t took only two
weeks to provide the acreage and the
right-of-way necessary to secure this
factory. s>
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
THE. LITTLE wiDoW..
A Mighty Good Sort of Neishbor to
Aave-

"a little widow, a neighbor Of mine.
persuaded me to try Grape Nuts when
my stomach was so weak that it
would not retain food OF any other
kind" writes grateful woman. from
San Bernardino Co., Cal.
Il hadtbeen i'll and confined to my
bed with fever and nervous prostra-
tion for three long months after the
birth of my second boy. We were in
despair until the little widows advice
brought relief.
IT liked Grape-Nuts food from the
beginning. and in an incredibly short
time it gave me such strength that
was able to leave my bed and enjoy
my three good meals a. day. In two
months my weight increased from 95
to 113 pounds. my nerves had steadled
down and / felt ready for anything.
My neighbors were amazed to see me
gain SO rapidly and still more so
when they heard that Grape-Nuts
alone had brought the change.
My 4-year-old 4, boy had eczema,
very bad, last spring and lost his ap-
petite entirely, which made him cross
and peevish. ] put him on diet OF
Grape-Nuts. which he relished at once.
He improved from the beginning. the
eczema disappeared and now he is
fat and rosy, with delightfully."- soft,
clear skin. The GrapeNuts diet did
1t. will Willingly answer all in
quiries.,' Name given by Postum, Co.,
Battle Creek Mich, ,v.
: There's a rtasoh Read the fittle
book. The Road to Wellyille,' In
ul;ur
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
Grand Junction Fruit Growers.

Denver-A Grand Junction dispatch
says: The annual meeting of the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers Asso'
citation was held Saturday with 200 in
attendance. The managers. report
shows that S6S cars of fruit and sup.
phes were handled, realizing over
5000 O00.. The,assets of the association
are $4,000. Next Saturday the stock
holders will vote on increasing the
capital from $4,000 to 100000. The
report shows $476,000 paid in cash to
fruit growers. AS there are four other
associations in the county, an estimate
an easily be made of the enormous
mount realized by fruit growers las
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
Governor Mcdonald Goes East.

Denver.-Governor Mcdonald left
"Wednesday night for a ten days trip
10 his old home in Springfield, Penn
/. syINania where he viii visit his father
sand mother. During his absence,
Lieut.. Gov. Frederick Nv. Parks will
sit in the executive chair at the state
house. +'"
"a am going to attend only to rout-
inc matters and there will be no ap-
pointments or startling things during
my term said Lieut.. Gov. Parks
Matters deemed of unusual impor-
lance, If any such come up. Will await
the return of Governor McDoDald.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
Workmen Can't Be Had.

Cbicago.-Ttailway. presidents and
contractors here fear that considerable
extension work planned for the West
ana Northwest will have to be cur
railed or abandoned because no labor.
ers can be had. Thirty thousand men
are wanted AT this time at wages rang
ing from 81 .25 TO $3.50 a day and board.
but the cities have been secured in
vain for help. There are thousands OF
idle men in all the cities, but they de-
cline to engage in this work. The st.
Paul, which planned an extension to
Seattle from the Missouri r.vey VIII be
the worst sufferer.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
Apostle Smith Makes penial.

Salt Lake-Apostle johp Henry
Smith makes vigorous denial of pub
:. lshed reports alleging to quote him
in relation to the Woodruff manifesto.
Apostle Smith says MY attention
has Just been brought to, the fact that
have been quoted as saying in an in
terview with one Professor Wolfe that
the manifesto issued by the late Pres
ident Wilfcrd Woodruff prohibiting
the practice of polygamy was only a
trick devised to beat the devil at his
own game -t
with reference to the above l
simply desiresto say that never at any
time or place did ! make such state
menf to Professor Wolfe or any other
person
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
VIII Attack Mutineers.

! st. Petersburg.-In order to put an
end to the intolerable condition of af-
fairs in Manchuria, the military coun-
Gil has instructed General Linevitch to
forthwith send General Stackelberg
to attack the bodies of mutinous sol
diers in the rear. while General Zako-
melslly attacks them from the front.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
. New eisIi for Funston.

San Eyanoisco-Th Gail says Brig.
Gen. Frederick Funston wip soon he
relieved fiein conimand of the Depart
ment OF California and ordered to the
philippines. where he will be placed in
charge of one of the brigades which
are being formed in Luzon with view
to their possible utilization in connec-
tion with any move which may be
made against China.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

!; A Philadelphia man. committed sni-
eide because. the girl he fell in love
with could not prove that she had "a
long line of. illusttious ancestors.
Philadelphia has reformed politically
but refuses. to give up the srandtather
idea.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
New Patrick Evidence.

New York.--Former Judge William
x. Olcott' ffcounsel for Albert 7. Pat
rick. will, on or about the first Monday
IN February. make application for
new trial. The application will be
based on the claim of newly discovered
eNidenCe. 49,
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

A Minnesota woodchopper fornd
pearls in an abersdoned birds nest
This is probably the only case on rec
ord where last years birds nest
ever panned out anything. e.,
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
Delegate for Alaska.

-, W.ashington:m.The Senate. commit,
report or Senator, Nelson's bill. provid-
ing for delegate in Congress from
Alaska.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

The Chicago man whose wife beat
him over the head with poker and
pushed him out ofEdoors, because he
didn't bring her. home Christmas
jpresent ought TO know what to ''do
next time.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

The kaiser moved his seat from enc
box to another. to be nearer the stage:
when Geraldine Farrar was singing
"Tannhaeuser' in Berlin. King Ed
ward would have gone behind the
scenes.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

1t is announced that 1000 new hios-
raphies will be added to the next cdi-
tion of who's Who in America The
important peop-e of the United States
are being rapidly discovered. 80.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Prof O'Brien lost his pocketbook
and diamond stud TO "A Philadelphia
pickpocket. This may soften Just a
trife the bitterness of Prof. Fitzsim-
mons melancholy.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Mrs. Leslie Carter has with her on
her tour this winter an automobile.
chauffeur, man servant, footman, a
Chinese chef and three maids. Also
her press agent.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Nine. Nordica bravely stopped a
fire on the stage by. putting her foot
on it, but the. question whether she
would have stoppe,l a mouse in the
same way is nndecided. ...-.... :.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

AS Santo Domingo always keeps n
large surplus supply of presidents on
hand the disappearance of one now
and then cannot make much differ
ence.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Twenty-Five coal dealers IN Cine in
natl. have been indicted fora conspir-
acy to raise prices. What would
their sentence be, in case of .convic-
ton, If it were left to popular vote?
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

In st. Paul 1t has been decided that
n kiss is not a caress but an assault.
1t shows what a bracing winter eli
mate will do.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Before marriage a girl talks about
how often her betrothed writes
Afterward she talks about woman s
rights.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

One of Mr.. Carnegie's Christmas
gifts was 81, $50 to Methodist church
in Catawissa, Penn. for 4 new organ.
That beats Russell Sage.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

President Eliot complains that the
average barber makes as much as the
average school teacher. Yes. but
think what a mine of information he
&c
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

The battleship New Jersey Is to be
launched in the spring. or course
everybody knows what she'll 90
"chrisJeneu" with.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

It has been nearly century since n
Russian czar said to an English dip
lomat. There is a sick man in Eu-
rope" and Turkey is still alive.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

A New York dentist who shot his
father-in-law has been held for mur-
der. 1t does not pay the dentist to
use lead for filing.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Jacob H. schiT. the New York
banker, gave his cook. Lena, $4,000
for a Christmas present. MIR. schif~s
cook will stay.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Those brewery workers ins Cinoin-
natl who preferred a nine-hour day
with free beer to an eight-hour day
without probably figure TO use the ex-
ira hour, up getting their beer.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

In many respects Santo Domingo is
delightful country. It's only serious
defect is the quality of its inhabi-
tants.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Old 1905 must have been glad to
go. He had aged fearfully from men
tai worry over strikes, revolutions.
and insurance scandals.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

After this the United States Steel
corporation should insist that its pres.
ident's pay envelope be sent straight
home to his wife.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Some inquisitive person wants. to-
know why the. man -who waters his
milk is put in jail, whfle' the man WHO
waters trust stocks is called a
great fnancier But is the man who
waters his milk always put III jail?
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

May Yohe wants divorce from
Putty Strong. In other words, May
finds it impossible to stay Put.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

1t ,uld be quite joke on Prof.
O'Brien should Prof. Jeflries recon
slider.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Traveler-"I hear you have had
great religious. revival in this town"
Westerner-"Yes-si stree. Why, even
the gamblers had to jine the church or
lose their customers"
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

Mr.. Hartman says he is not phil
anthropist, and yet no one seems dis
posed to take issue with him.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

The emergencies that never turn
up are the ones we always feel able
to cope with.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

!Women are killing SO many of our
birds - wear on their heads that it is
time for fashion to make d change.
Mice are suggested as appropriate, or
cats. or infant ksngaroos. When Will
a woman learn that she is the attrac-
ton, and not the dead animal she
'wears?-Brooklyn Eagle: -. ''''+'