Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-03
The shooting Of Mrs. Turner and her

son occurred last June. The murder
being the result of insane jealousy on
the part of the husband. The son
was mistaken for a rival and he and
his mother were shot while they were
standing In the dark Just outside the
village church.
| TRINIDAD, Colo, Aug. 31.-The en-
tire population Of Folsom and resi-.
dents from all over this section Of the
country gathered at Folsom yesterday
to attend the general funeral held
over the remains Of fifteen of the vic
Tins Of Thursday nights flood The
Inhabitants of the little village have
scarcely recovered from the terrible
catastrophe and the full realization Of
their loss has hardly dawned upon
them. Only semblance OF order has
been brought out OF the wreckage. and
no more somber picture can be imag-
ined than that Of the sorrowing pop
ulace as the people stood silently
about while the bodies Of the victims
were carried to the little cemetery
Just above town.
DENVER, Aug. 31.-This morning
Attorney H. ]. Hersey appeared before
Judge Shattuck In district court and
submitted affidavits to him to the ef
feet that the Injunction order issued
by the court Saturday morning direct
ed to the Burger committee of seven
officers of the Republican state cen
trial committee and members OF that
organization to refrain from interfer-
ing with the regular Republican city
and county committee had been vio-
lated and for them to appear and
show cause why they should not be
punished for contempt of court.
TRINIDAD. Colo. Aug. 31.-En-
shrouded in mystery is the shooting
Of Jack Straussen, a detective en-
ployed by the Santa Fe, who was taken
to San Raphael hospital at an early
hour this morning from the home OF
Mrs. w. H. Jones. wealthy AMI
stylish young widow, in whose com
pany he has been much of late. Con
flicting stories are told OF the affair,
which Is claimed to be accidental The
first statement given out was that
Straussen shot himself while on a
hunting trip and was taken to Mrs.
Jones home, but as the couple were
seen dancing together at Central park
at l o'clock last night little cred
ence was given to 1t.
Neither the man nor woman will
say word. The woman In the case
is the widow of w. H. Jones who died
two months ago. Her husband was
an intimate friend of Roosevelt She
is an unusually handsome woman and
her stylish gowns have been the talk
Of Trinidad and the wonder and envy
Of its women. Since her husbands
death, she has been seen much in
society. Straussen. who is said TO
have wife and three children In Al
buquerque. has been as her shadow.
TELLURIDE, Aug. 31.-Some ITO
persons came over on the excursion
yesterday from Rico. Beside splen-
did band concert by the Rico band.
there was ball game between the
home team and the visitors. The re-
suit was s to o in favor of Telluride,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Within a
few days Orville w. Wright of Dayton.
O.. will make his flight in an aeroplane
which he and his brother. Wilbur. have
built for the United States govern
ment. Everything is ready to fly but
Wright wishes to perfect minor details
before going into the air.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 31.-At the Mime
sofa state fair today. William ]. Bryan
charged the Republican party with
extravaganza and declared in no de-
partment was this 80 clearly shown
as the army and navy. the Democratic
candidate scoring the Roosevelt ad-
ministration for the increase in the
size of the army and naval forces, and
leaving the impression he would. II
elected. reduce the number Of hight
iu8 Lucn 8Ao put buy " havai GA
pansion.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.--Secretary
Wilson of the department Of agricul-
ture is at his desk today after nearly
two months In the states Of South
Dakota. Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and
Iowa. He spoke in sanguine terms Of
the outlook for Taft.
Il have not been studying politics."
said the secretary, "but there is a feel
ing wherever / have been that the
west is for Taft and that he will be
elected. In Iowa / find factional diff,
ferences not reached on the national
ticket"
Secretary Wilson will later take the
stump for Taft. Speaking in New
England. and win also make num-
ber of western speeches. AS to crops
Secretary Wilson pronounces them re-
markably good. The department has
completed an inquiry for the national
conservation commission, which shows
that In recent years. the productivity
Of the soil is increasing in marked