Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-14

the sentence was suspended durinl
good behavior. She had been selling
some medicine OF her own make,
I Cripple Creek saloons were closed
at midnight Saturday and were warn
ed that hereafter they must obey the
Sunday and midnight closing laws.
Mrs. r. ]. Mcdonald OF Leadville
found a gold nugget weighing an
eighth of an ounce in chickens
craw. The chicken came from Kiowu
county.
Real estate to the value OF $4,000, 600
changed hands in Denver during April,
| according TO reports complied from
the official records by the real estate
exchange.
Walter, the yearoId son of w. IL.
Gilbert Of Grand Junction, swallow ed
two antiseptic tablets by mistake and
was saved from death only after two
nours work by a physician.
The Arkansas Valley Ditch associa.
tion, at meeting In Pueblo. passed
resolutions commencing the work of
the forest service and expressing the
belief that incalculable benefit will
result from the work of the administra-
tion.
The office OF w. II. Furnishes. whole.
sale liquor dealer in Cripple Creek,
was entered just before the closing
hour Saturday night and a roll OF bills
containing $3.50 was taken from the
drawer OF the safe. The loss was not
discovered until the proprietor made
up his cash after the saloon had been
closed.
A possible clue to the identity of tho
skeleton found at shepard's ranch
near Midland week ago is obtained
in letter received by Coroner Thorn.
son from Mr.. Jefiery. an attorney of
Canon City who states that the body
may be that of his cousin, George A.
Clark. who was in Cripple Creek dur
ing the strike and has not been heard
from in three years.
Mrs. Talbot's presence of mind and
prompt action prevented the electro
cution of Frank. the lO-year-old son OF
Rev. r. H. Norenberg at Loveland.
The boy was playing with companions
when they discovered a live electric
light wire. In response to dare.
Frank Norenberg seized tho wire and
was knocked down, Mrs Talbot saw
the affair seized an AK and knocked
the wire from the boys grasp. He
was severely burned.
lightning struck the corner of the
II. T.. Havener barn, FIVE miles west
Of Greeley. burned hole through the
corrugated iron roof and passed down
the roof beam to within four inches
Of a bird sitting on nest of young,
without the slightest injury to them.
c. A. Bryant, merchant of ster-
ling. while driving his automobile at
high speed, attempted to steer II out
10 the side to miss rough place and
lost control and the machine upset and
pinned the merchant underneath, Kill.
ing him instantly.
Mrs Thos. Vineyard of Breckenridge
is under arrest charged with shooting
Norman Acton. boy 1S year old. In
the leg. She says she merely fired to
scare the boy away, claiming that he
and other boys had been congregatlng
near her house and annoying her.
j. A. Sexson, graduate of the class
of 1904 Of the State Normal school,
teaching recently in Mancos. has been
elected superintendent OF the Tellu-
ride public schools at salary of 81, 300
d year, and w. C. p. Meddens, grad
uate of the Same class and school,
has been appointed principal of the
Telluride high school
Reports from the American Con
tractor at Chicago shows that Denver
leads all cities in its gain OF building
permits During the month of April
this year the permits were 170 per
cent above last year. New Orleans
ranks second with 1863 per cent and
Salt Lake third with 1903 per cent Den.
vers April record has never been
equaled In that city.
Bob Sinclair came from New Eng
land TO Greeley FIVE years ago and
worked early and late until he had ac-
cumulated a farm and comfortable
home for girl who promised to be
his wife when he left. When he re-
Gently sent for her to come she sent
him a newspaper clipping telling she
had married his best friend the day
before receiving his letter.