Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29
COLORADO ITEMS.

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A party of autoists made the trip
from Colorado Springs to Pueblo. forty
five miles, In an hour and 30 minutes.
The people of La Junta will soon
be called upon to vote for the APPROX
al of franchise for a street car sys-
TEN.
Because his wife Of three months
told him she didn't love him anymore
Frank Bloom of Grand Junction, wants
n divorce.
So far the authorities OF Fort Col
llns have been unable to obtain suffi-
cIent evidence to hold any OF the men
arrested for killing Policeman Allen
at the "Jungles" on the night OF July
3. All the suspects have been re-
leased.
The trial of the three men arrested
at Lamar last week charged with
entering and robbing Santa Fe
freight car In the yards there on the
night of July 16. was held and the men
were discharged, only to be re-arrested
by Santa Fe special agents. The men
gave the names of S. V. Swindle, Roy
Plevin and Il. f. Love.
william Southey. master mechanic
at the rod mill at the Minnequa steel
plant of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company, had peculiar accident while
watching rods being turned out. In
some maner one of the red hot rods
jumped from its track, and striking
Southey on the ball of the left foot
100 feet of the red hot metal passed
through the member before the ma
chinery could be stopped.
The fact that the new city water
works force happened to be laying
pipe on the John Ferguson farm, two
miles west of Greeley. saved the own
er of the farm many thousands of dol
lars. A Russian beet worker on the
farm smoked cigarette, threw the
match carelessly away, and 1t ignited
formed a bucket brigade from the
cistern and put out the fire.
Aroused to fever heat over the dis
closures in connection with the death
OF Mrs May Taylor. child-wife of j
T. Taylor at Coal Basin, Friday
threats of lynching the husband, who
was arrested on charge of murder
are heard on every side. II Is feared
that an attempt to do him harm may
be made tonight. Sheriff Begley has
appointed four extra deputies to guard
the prison and says he will do every
thing in his power to prevent violence
VIM Brush, young farmer at Pail
sades has been adjudged insane and
ordered committed to the asylum
Bush declared and his testimony was
corroborated by other witnesses. that
whenever train passed him he would
feel swimming sensation in his head
and his system would be charged with
electricity. Bush's case is sad one
He Is only 30 years old and his young
wife was in court with him when
the jury's verdict was read.
After nearly Ave years the executors
of the estate of the late w. S. STRAIT
ton of Colorado Springs will pay the
state of Colorado 1914 ,664.S7 inherit
ance tax on s5.2S0.000 appraised value
of the estate. Notice of such payment
was given to the state auditor and
treasurer by E. r. Simmons, treasurer
o; FL Paso county. to whom the money
will be paid. Mr.. Simmons asked thai
the exact amount of inheritance tau
due the state from this source with
interest be furnished. 1t was figured
out by state officials and forwarded
by Colorado Springs.
After wandering about the country
in the worst electric storms which
has been experienced at Las Animns
for many years. young man, giving
his name us Chris Anderson, walked
into the home of Sheriff Gruber wher,
he was discovered to be insane. An
derson can give no information abou
himself aside from the fact that hs
came to this country from Denmark
four years ago. He declares that h,
can remember nothing since that tim,
and does not know how he came t.
be in Las Animas, or where he has
been staying since coming to tn,
United States.
A happy home was shattered by tn,
wife's fanaticlsm in her belief In tn,
Williamites, new religious sect, ac
cording to the story told In the distric
court at Colorado Springs by Jane.
Palmer. who is suing Connie Palmel
for divorce. The wife has filed
cross complaint, both charging cruelty
The Williamites discourage matrimon,
and have declared In favor of the fire.,
love tenet, according to evidence giver
In similar case in the county cour
there. A peculiar feature OF the pres
ent case is that Mrs. Palmer, hearin.
that her husband had instituted ;
divorce suit against her, filed her an
swer and cross complaint In cour
before his original complaint was re
corded.