Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-12

Goldfeld strikers. The possibility oil
securing a congressional Investigation
of President Roosevelt's action in send
ing troops to Goldfeld at the request
Of Governor Sparks of Nevada. was
dlcussed and II was practically de
oided to bring the matter to the at
tention of congress
While standing in the par,or talking
to her husband. apparently in the
hest of health and spirits. Mrs. j. D.
Turner. wife of prominent business
man of Manitou. uttered cry of
pain and fell forward into her hus-
bands arms, victim Of heart failure.
Death was Instantaneous.
Or. D. f. Dayton has been appointed
register of births and death for Trini-
dad and Las Animas county by the
Colorado state board of health. He
has already informed the physicians
and undertakersi of thar city that
hereafter all births and deaths which
are brought to their notice must he
registered with him.
j. NJ Boggs, an employe in the rail
way mail service at the union depot
1t Pueblo, believes that William X.
Boggs, millionaire mining man who
was killed in Old Mexico by miners
when he could not pay them, is mis-
cousin. Mr. Boggs has q cousin OF
the same name whom he has not
heard from for several years.
Geo. X Hummet of Denver was the
administrator of the estate of Bar
tholomew Moriarlty. AS such he held
he funds of the estate ami instead OF
giving the widow 5000. which belonged
to her. he dribbled the amount out in
81, SO and So payments County Judge
hudson is looking into the admins
rator's affairs and ran across this,
lie sent for Hummet and when ne
'ame before the Judge there was n
'cene seldom enacted In court rooms.
rhe judge scored him to finish and
)rdered that he pay the 5000 to the
widow Immediately. Hnmmet was
aiken to jail where he will remain
ntil the amount is settled.
The roof Of the $4,000 school build
Ing at Fort Morgan was threatened
by heavy snow. 1t has since been de-
ciared safe and school resumed.
Fire bugs were busy in LeadvilIe.
Two fires were started within short
time OF each other. The hlazes werc
controlled before doing much damage
one of the chambers filled with gas
exploded at furnace No of the
open trench mill at the Minnequa steel
works. killing one man ana injurinG
seven others, four of whom died. after
being taken to the hospital, The vic
Tins are all foreigners.
G. Fl. Grinnell, who confessed to rob.
bing the Beaumont hotel of $3.50, was
sentenced to three years lis the peni-
tentiary, He WAS acting as night clerk
when he made the theft.
A Fort Collins jury awarded IA man
~ damages for the death of his dog.
rhe case cost the county 5000. The
nan against whom the judgment was
siven has given notice of an appeal.
A Denver woman was fined S5 and
,osts for assaulting the gatekeeper at
The union depot. She appealed the
case and will contest payment of the
inc. The husband was also charged
with assault, but was discharged.
\ man, representing himself to be
the agent of Chicago firm, has been
collecting money in advance on orders
taken from farmers in the Fountain
valley, below Colorado Springs. A war.
rant has been sworn out charging him
with fraud
Doc Powell. a freighter at Aspen.
was stricken blind while at work.
Physicians are unable to determine
the cause or whether the blindness is
permanent, Powell never had any
trouble with his eyes before and was
n good health.
After a search OF two days Frank
Vigil, the l7-year-old Mexican, who was
held responsible for he killing OF
young Argello. near Pueblo. has been
'aptured. The boys We're out hunting
and the younger was shot through the
head. Vigil reported that the boy
had killed himself.