Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-06
GENERAL NEWS.

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Barrett at Laird on Christmas day.
VIM. Freeman. colored. sent UP from
Las Animas county in 1903 for muir
der In the second degree. was pardon.
ed by Governor Buchtel on New Years
| day.
Mrs. ]. F. Eden and daughter OF
Salida. were almost suffocated by gas
IN a Denver rooming house. They did
not understand how to manipulate the
gas fixtures,
Because she refused to receive at.
tentions from others Rose Moore.
negress. was stabbed three times by a
negro named Fred Allen at Trinidad.
The wounds are not serious.
Colorado Springs lumber dealers
have announced material reduction
In the price of lumber. Common stock
is now selling at from 81 to IS less
than at the first part of last year.
Two men near Greeley captured
big elk that had been driven to the
valley by deep snow. They have him
in strong corral. They will keep
him until the snow melts and then
turn him loose
The First National bank Of Victor
| closed Its doors on November 3, 1903.
| The receiver has Just wound up the
business and paid 100 cents ON the dol
lar for all deposits. and has some left
| for the stockholders.
Edward Elder, newsboy of Denver,
| says a gang Of hoodlums attack him
| every morning on his route and take
| his papers from him. He tired OF this
| and armed himself and shot the leader
of the gang when he was attacked.
The wounded boy will recover.
Boulder rejoices over Its prosperity
during the past year. It has a new
water system; new 100000 hotel un-
der construction; 100000 appropri-
ated for new government building;
new university buildings valued at
100000; new Y. NJ. C. A. building
costing $4,000; electrical railway con-
necton with Denver; two oil refineries
In operation. Who wouldn't rejoice?
The new Canadian life insurance
| bill is much less drastic than the re-
| port made q year ago.
| Work was resumed In the plant OF
the Eastern Steel company at Potts
Vile. Pa. giving employment to 1000
men.
Plants OF the Stanley G. F1agg com
pany and the Bracote Dye works re-
opened at Pottstown. Pa. giving en-
ployment to several hundred persons.
Five hundred persons were given
employment yesterday when the Sax
onville tMass) woolen mills resumed
operations after months idleness.
Several hundred employees OF the
Southern Pacific railway shops at Sac
ramento. Calf. who were laid on
few days ago. and expected a long
period of idleness. have been recalled
to work.
All women except members OF the
Thaw family and women reporters will
be excluded from the court room dur
ing the second trial of Harry X. Thaw.
under an order issued by Justice Dow.
ling. Thaws trial will begin Monday.
Secretary Taft, in a speech at Bos-
ton, declared that the methods Of GER
tain financiers and not the actions OF
the president were to blame for the
recent furry and that the tight for
honesty must go on.
A house occupied by the families Of
John and George Sarnello. at Export.
a mining town near Greensburg. Pa.
was shattered early by an explosion OF
dynamite. No one was seriously in
ured. The crime is said to have been
committed by a Black Hand society.
Cracksmen blew the safe of Miller
a. Sons bank at Tructon, N. Y, and
secured $1,000 In cash. The safe was
completely wrecked and the interior
OF the bank badly damaged. The bur
glars made their escape with a stolen
horse and wagon, which was found
later at Cortland.
Announcement was made that Col
onel Vespasian Warner. United States
commissioner of pensions. would erect
an armory at Clinton. H.. to cost $780,
900 for the use Of a proposed company
of state militia. Efforts to organize
company have been hampered by
lack OF building and Colonel Warner
came to the rescue.
Because he said In sermon that
. all women who dance are questionable
characters Rev. Ernest Sweeton, =
Holiness minister OF st. Louis. was
egged and clubbed on the streets q
Newburg. Ind. The eggs and other
missiles knocked him down. and meA
: then beat him with clubs. No arfssts
: were made.
The senate committee on military
+ AFFAIRS spent on the Investigation Of
the Brownsville shooting array. nov
:. in progress, over 10000 between July
e /, 1906. and June 30. 1907. according y
= the report Of the secretary Of " -
O ate. inst published. Most OF the iooUo