Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
COLORADO PARAGRAPHS.

"Wednesday was the banner day for
he Mesa county fair at Grand Junction
Il is estimated that over. 7 500 attend
ed.
The Coneios county fair at Alamosa
has one Of the best agricultural dts
plays ever seen in the San Luis val.
ley.
Two of the most promising men in
he Aggie football team were ordered
rom the field and their suits taken
rom them. They are chronic rag
Hhewers and while practiciag came
tc blows
w II. Freeman. tax agent OF the
Santa Fe road, has been cited to ap-
lear before the state board of equal.
alton to explain a charge of falsify.
'ng returns, made by Las Animas
ounty officials.
Benjamin c. Wright. who was found
not guilty Of the murder of his wife
and daughter has entered the Uni
sersity Of Denver law school and is
pursuing the regular courses leading
10 the LII. b. degree.
Olga Nethersole, the English act
ress, has decided to spend next sum.
ner in Colorado Springs resting. She
has been taking In the Cripple Creek
district and Is very much impressed
with the Springs and its surroundings.
The body Of Henry James. who was
drowned in the Grand river at Sho.
5hone week ago last Sunday has
leeu recovered, having been In the
water eight days. James neck was
broken and his head and shoulders
bruised by being thrown from a horse
into the river.
Colorado & Southern switchmen
who went on strike several months
ago but returned to work pending
settlement by arbitration. demanding
2-cent increase, score great vic
tory when they were granted all that
they demanded, according to an un.
confirmed report from Chicago.
Cripple Creek merchants are making
strenuous efforts to induce the mine
owners to abolish the card system
for employment OF miners. claiming It
is detrlment to the business inter
ests Of the district. as miners will
not bring their families to the district
while the card system is Ia vogue.
The Fort Collins grand jury has re-
turned It's final report, in which all the
churches In Loveland and Fort Col.
lins, the Elite and Electric theaters Of
Fort Collins, the county jail. the court
house, all the hotels and roomlng
houses. with one exception. are con
demned as being either unsanitary or
unsafe.
Miss Rose Schumacher. whose name
was connected with the recent horse
whipping OF minister at Kremmilng.
has been bound over to the district
court In 5000 bonds on the charge OF
issuing fraudulent check on a Texas
bank. She has not been able to fur.
nish the necessary security for her
| release.
The sherir Of Pueblo county was or
| dered by the county commissioners OF
| Pueblo county to close up all road
houses and places within the county
wherein liquor is sold illegally. He
was told to do thorough job ant
that the county would stand all tn,
expense. During the summer numer
Gus roadhouses have sprung up alonl
the county highways. which catered
to automobilists.
The memorial services IN honor o
the late Theodosia Ammons, conduct
ed at the agricultural college. was at
tended by the 500 pupils. the faculty
and many friends and acquaintance
OF the deceased. 1t Is proposed l.
raise a fund to erect new domesti
science hall to be dedicated "Ammon
hall" as a memorial to the founde
of domestic science work In Colorad
and one OF the pioneers in that lin
OF work In the west
Commander Mellette has issued
call for a meeting Of the council c
administration. 1t is only In rar
cases that this meeting is held an
the purpose OF the gathering Is to Ii
struct G. A. r. posts throuhgout tn
state to refrain from passing resol