Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-25
COLORADO NEWS.

'H"' NNNhtH ipl inns year is SlS.9b9.,
aG5. as against s12.5s7 ,S3e last year.
Kid Franklin, alleged pugilist, who
was scheduled to fight in Trinidad on
Thanksgiving night. was recently
fined for heating his mistress.
A runway electric car jumped the
track and crashed into an undertak.
ing establishment at Trinidad. A year
ago a similar accident happened. No
Que was injured.
Thos II. Devlin. Union Pacific
switchman, was instantly Filled in the
Denver yards. His foot got caught
in a frog and he was unable to get IT
ont. passing train ran over him.
According to Denver papers the gov
ernment has filed equity suits against
railroad and coal corporations in all
the counties Of the state of Colorado
where alleged frauds have been made
for Illegal entry
In lieu of ready cash the sugar fac.
tory at Grand Junction issued certifi.
Gates In payment to farmers for beets.
The officials announce that they will
pay 7 per cent interest on all certifl-
Gates issued by the company.
a Greeley farmer has Invented"
plant that produces sweet pea bios.
SONS ON top and peanuts under the
ground by connecting an electric
wirc to the vines he expects to har.
vest his peanuts already roasted.
An al-day Sunday session was held
by the Colorado Springs aldermen on
the question Of fixing the city tax levy
for next year. AS a result of the
conference 1t is expected the levy will
be 20 mills, an increase of mills over
that OF last year.
Jealous over the affections of a pret.
ty Mexican girl, Fenia Truhillo. aged
Is. was responsible for the killing of
Marcellio neca at Pueblo Beca and
Jose Raseon both loved the girl. who
was engaged to marry Beca on De
cember 10.
Charged with shooting quail. p. j.
Ryan, John Sheeban Mike Sullivan.
Tim sheehan and Fred Wolfe. OF Bes-
semer, We're arrested at the Tabor q
skinner ranch near Pueblo. They de
MED ownership Of nine quail found in
their wagon, and claimed they did
not know the birds were In the yehi-
Gle.
Word was received by Harry Pike
of Pueblo that his l7-year-old son,
John, who has been travelling with
snake show as wild man and snake
charmer, was bitten by vicious moe
casin at Tucson, Ariz.. last week The
boy is said TO have been bitten on the
tongue while he was playfully wrap
ming the snake around his face. He
is not expected to live.
Contracts will soon be let for the
erection Of fine city hall In Trini-
dad.
Loyeland, which has been "dry"
town. II TO have saloon. as the
"wets" control the city council.
Thos. F. Walsh has been chosen
president Of the state bureau OF child
and animal protection TO succeed the
late W. S. Cheesman
Charles Skrules was convicted of
murder in the second degree at Glen
wood Springs. He stabbed his victim
in n dispute over a pay check.
Geo. +. Crocker of Denver was
drowned in one of the lakes near there
while duck hunting The shock of the
news caused the death OF his aged
mother.
The roof of the Fort Morgan high
school was pronounced unsafe owing
TO the weight Of snow and the school
was dismissed week so that the roof
could be strengthened.
w. X, Tommasson. a brakeman on
the Aspen branch of the D. q II. c.,
was knocked OFF a car at Hooks and
struck on his head and was instantly
Killed. lie leaves a wife and two chill
dren.
Fort Collins city council passed an
ordinance permitting drug stores to
sell liquor In sealed packages on pay.
ment of $500 license. The temperance
people are up in arms against the
new law
Mountain lions are reported plenti.
ful in Routt county aud depredations
among the cattle herds are numerous
They hunt in pairs and are able to
kill yearlIng cattle and sometimes full
grown stock fall victim.
In the case of Homer Walsh. j, T.
McCreery and w. II. Creery, t.oveland
druggists on the charge of selling
liquor, three separate verdicts OF
guilty were returned. one against each
defendant. Notice of motion for n
new trial and arrest OF Judgment was
given.
Morris Arnsteln. arrested for the
second time charged with running a
blind pig in Huerfano street alley
at Colorado Springs. was fined 5000
and costs a week ago he was fined
5000 for the same offense. He IS ar