Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-16
COLORADO NEWS.

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built In Weld county.
Denver Is already In the field for
the next Republican convention.
Hon Robert Bonynge addressed the
Taft club at Fort Morgan Saturday
| evening.
Preparations were made for $4,000
visitors In Denver but the number
| fell far short.
It was 80 In the shade ut Fort Nor
gan last Saturday.
Cripple Creek district entertained
eastern newspaper men Sunday In n
royal manner.
Elmer F. Beckwith is Colorado's rep
resentative to officially notify Bryan
| of his nomination.
James A. Patten, leading wheat buy.
er In Chicago. dropped S150.000 In one
| day to protect his deals.
An electrical storm did considerable
| damage to wire service at Colorado
Springs Saturday, but rain did more
good to parched crops.
The annual convention OF the West
ern Federation Of Miners meets in
Denver this week and will continue
| its sessions two weeks.
Puebloites opposed to the building
| OF new court house have applied to
l tht toultS lOl Itbti OTueTb
against the tearing down OF the pres
ent structure.
District Attorney Smith says there
can be no race track gambling at Lit
tleton and the evil promises to be
| rooted out In Colorado.
Four men were instantly killed Sat
urday afternoon by q Denver and In
terurban car a few miles north OF
Semper. The dead are: George Lib
hey. Fred Knippers, John Mills and
Fred Jordan.
The Rio Grande has completed dou-
bic tracking the line between Canon
City and Florence and work will be
| continued until the line Is double.
| tracked to Denver.
Denver Post claims Ringing Bros
have formed circus trust to run the
Sells-Floto circus out OF business And
this Is cause for special article
80 the People May Know"
| At Pueblo Sunday Sioux City won
two games, one on merit Of the play
ers and another by unjust decision
| Of the umpire who WAS handed q hot
bunch by the Pueblo fans. being knock
ed down by one enthusiast.
Bruce F. Johnson, pioneer stockmar
OF northern Colorado, and well known
over the state. was seriously injured
Friday noon by an automobile. Ht
sustained fracture Of the collar bone
and II is feared that he received In
ternal injuries.
The Indians which have been II
camp at City park during the pas
week have returned home to their res
ervation at Dulce, New Mexico. Thii
group Of twenty-four men, sixteer
L IL - 4 4.
cred on the Jicarilla Apache reserva
tion by Mr.. Christ, a delegate from
New Mexico to the Democratic con
yention.
Lieutenant Governor Harper is {,
have the task Of settling the rumpu
in the state agricultural college, &C
cording to the Denver Republican
Governor Buchtel left Friday night 10
the east on q Chautauqua lecture tou
and Mr.. Harper will be acting go,
} ernor when the report OF the commit
tee appointed to investigate tn
charges against President Ayleswort
: is submitted some time this weei
There are said to be four members {
the state agricultural board for th
president and four against him. A
ex-officio member OF the board, rel
resenting Governor Buchtei, Mr.. Ha
5 per will have the deciding vote shoul
: the board remain divided on the COZ
I mittee's report.
Governor Higgins OF Rhode Islam
his staff. aud all the Rhode Islan
Q delegates, two car loads Of Democrat
\ will make the circle route and reaS
d Ouray in a few days. The gentleme
are taking In this part OF the cou
u try for the purpose Of looking ov'
the mines with possibility and oxpe
Q tation Of Investment. These are on
o few OF members Of various state d.
l. egations. Ouray has succeeded
10 steering her way. The only Difficult
% 10 scarcity Of hotel accommodation
Oursy says she Is keeping Messi
N Hooper and Wadleigh Of the d. 4
Is @. guessing whether II wouldn't
s better to switch all such parties ov
DR. the narrow guase rather than over 4
In broad as heretofore.
% Las Animas county prisoners will
b. employed in the construction OF I
Colorado state highway, II the prese
~ plans Of the county commissions
I'd are carried out. The nrst approp
~ alton BY the legislature for the .
to ployment OF convict labor has alma
10 hssn Exhausted an1 Il = probAhls u
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