The state herald., 1907-03-29
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

| street car system.
| just died near Florence. She came to
Colorado tbirty-five years ago.
J Leadville safe-crackers pulled on
another robbing the other night. Over
$4,000 has been stolen there OF late.
Nimrods will be pleased to know
that sea gulls and ducks are swarming
| the lakes In the neighborhood of Gree
ley.
The curtains are again to roll up on
vaudeville in the old California theater
| in Florence, after being closed three
| years.
Frank Roney, a Pueblo man, has
been arrested for kidnapping his own
| child? Why didn't he let the kid do
its own mapping?
II there isn't music in the air at
Fort Collins it will be no fault of the
band boys, who have just received
| their new uniforms.
John w. Carol, for a number OF
years conductor on a railroad is can
didate for mayor of Salida. He ought
to know how to handle the tickets.
Winter tiptoed in so quietly, acted
| SO nicely, and departed so slyly that no
one knew 1t was on the place. Colo
RADIO weather is nothing II not genteel.
All the carmen on the Colorado &c
Southern employed between Walsen-
burg and Texline. are to receive a
raise Of cents an hour after April
| ist
The Logan County Advocate and
the Republican at Sterling have been
consolidated and will be conducted by
d. C. Smith, former publisher OF the
Republican.
Julesburg narrowly escaped being
burned up this week by fire set from
sparks from an engine. AS 1t was.
several mead of stock were cremated
on adjacent ranches.
John Zimmerman. a mountaineer,
living sixty miles west OF Fort Col
Inns, trapped n ferocious mountain lion
!! last Tuesday. and now has its skin
tackled on his cabin door.
E. E. Burlngame. one of the most
noted men in Colorado for the last
forty years. died at his residence. 1858
York street, in Denver, at l o'clock
Wednesday morning.
John Okey, a sixteen-year.old boy.
has been held on the charge Of murder
ing Alexander Albin. 4 ranchman near
Montrose. The deed grew out Of a
quarrel over line fence.
C. E. Mahoney. acting president OF
! the Western Federation OF Miners. has
gone to Goldfield. Nevada, where he
was called to settle the strike now in
progress there. He expects TO be there
two weeks.
The first automobile club in Wyo-
ming has been organized at Cheyenne.
This ought to open the eyes of East
ern tenderfeet who think that Wyo-
ming is nothing but home for buck
ing broncos.
Sentence OF death has been pro-
nounced upon Santiago Tafoya, who
was convicted of numbering Pedro
Grcigo near Sopris. six weeks ago. He
will be hanged in the state penitertiary
| during the week OF July 9Th.
A package containing $500 that
was taken from the depot platform at
| Aspen few days ago. has been re-
turned by mail. The name OF the con-
science.smitten one who returned 1t
was not given.
DIR. J. A. Holmes has invented n
process whereby the lowest grade OF
coal may be made useful. The coal
is saturated with mixture. BY this
| process millions OF tons OF Colorado
coal will be made valuable.
| Announcements OF the tenth annual
session OF the Colorado Chautaupua
and summer school, TO be held at
Boulder. have Just been made. Twelve
distinct schools are organized. thus
| giving the students splendid opportun'
tiles.
Scout Oliver Virgins, the Denver
weather prognosticator gives Il out
| fiat that these diggin's air to hev n
threefoot snow about April LIST. by
cracky." The old scout comes desper-
htely near telling the truth about II.
| too.
| Three railroad men In Denver are
| giving up some OF their skin to save n
| fellow.worlSman's life. He was scnlded
in n wreck and new skin must be
grated onto his wounds Here is one
skin and grating game the general
public will applaud.
Tho poBtofncc report from Colorado
Springs for the year ending March 81
will show receipts npproximating
sllI,960. This IL an increase OF more
than 5000 over the previous year.
the best year in tho history OF the
office.
"Thc Scouts Revenge" blood and
thunder tragedy In three acts, has
been pcrpetratod upon nm unsuspecting
public In various towns In tho state
during tho past week. Just what tho
public has done TO have revenge taken
out on u. tho complainants saycth
not.
Mike Piolli. living at the coke ovens
three miles south ~ Glonwood Springs.
attempted TO kill HIS wife the other
day by shooting her three times with
bird shot. lie is IN Jail and tho doctor
is making a collection OF pellets for
evidence against him. The woman viii
recover.
Twen,y..hrce years nro BABY VII.
liam Porter was kidnapped by his father
back In an Eastern state. During all
these years his mother has searched
for her hoy. one day this week her
dear old heart was made clad by again