Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-03

ADAMS county has q candidate for
state superintendent Of schools on the
Democratic ticket In the person OF
Mrs. Katheryne NJ. Cook.
} The Alamosa fair Will be held on
October z. 8 and 9. the date having
been changed from September to avoid
conflict with the state fair at Pueblo
Both Patterson and speer wings OF
the Democratic party held primaries in
Denver yesterday. It's war to the ex.
termination OF one side or the other.
Il A man named Shear is In trouble III
Denver. 1t being alleged he eloped with
his cousin from Canada and wife has
spent eight months In tracing the cou.
pie.
Two prominent families of Walsen.
burg are at swords points over the
shooting of dog and next Saturday
the court Will be asked to settle the
matter.
The Denver policemen who attacked
Bradley and came near killing him
VIII undergo rigid examination. The
bunch should be fired. They disgraced
their calling.
| A peddler was arrested I'm Pueblo
FOR selling diamonds too cheaply. The
man didn't have license, however.
and the police took advantage of that
to put him in hook.
Ihe governor refused to honor the
extradition papers from Washington
Tor the return of J. ]. Henry. charged
with larceny In connection Of the DOS.
session of water company stock.
The twenty-eighth annual state Sun.
day school convention will be held at
Fort Collins. September /, Q. and 3.
Marion Lawrence. international gener.
al secretary. will be one of the chief
speakers.
DIR. A. E. Goodwin near Fort Col.
Inns has threshed 1.5OO bushels of
wheat from 10 acres. an average of
zL4a bushels an acre. This is eyi
dence Of the good results being obtain
ed this year by the dry farmers.
Town Marshal w. A. Abbott of Ak.
ron was arrested by Sheriff d. A. Ro-
land after the sheriff and Mayor ]. F.
Dole engaged In quarrel which near.
ly ended In blows over the liuuor cues.
tlon.
The judicial committee of the
Twelfth district voted unanimously to
endorse the candidacy OF Judge Hol.
brook for supreme Judge. The Twelfth
district includes the counties now pre-
sided over by Judge Holbrook as dis.
trict Judge.
Joseph Bellchell OF Canon City has
brought suit against the Central Coal
company for $4,000 damages for in.
juries sustained while employed on
the company's property. The complaint
alleges negligence on the part of the
company.
Abe James, ex-marshal OF Williams
burg. is in trouble for releasing
woman prisoner. who was confined In
the jail on a charge OF drunkenness
and disorderly conduct. James fur.
nished the woman transportation to
Cripple Creek.
Fred Ullery. aged 20. son of H. @
Ullery. prominent coal man of Grand
Junction, was waylaid by highwaymen
last night at the doorstep Of his hoiue
and after being beaten into uncon.
Bciousness was robbed OF all money
he had and htu watch
Journeying from Louisville, KY, ia
Join her husband who had written of
the excellent climate Mrs. C. II. Har.
yerson reached Denver only to learn
that her husband had died suddenly at
Manitou. Mr.. Harverson died of heart
failure while climbing the hills near
Pixies Peak. He was a wealthy drug
gist in the Kentucky city.
Ben Schultz of Cripple Creek satur-
day afternoon lost in game Of poker
S76 which his father had given him to
go to an eastern college on. Schultz
was about to take the train when he
was induced to enter the game and
he quit two houra later with no money.
His father. DR.. Schultz, swore out
warrant for the arrest Of the man who
is alleged to have won the money.
An automobile party touring from
Buena Vista to Haywood Hot Springs
encountered an immense swarm of
flying ants which completely surround.
ed the car seriously inflicting the oc-
cupants with their bites. The driver
OF the car, ]. 8. Goodwin, was almost
overwhelmed by the insects and It
was with difficulty the machine was
guided through the swarm into clear
| air.
The Democratic party Of Las Animas
county is hopelessly split as result
OF two factions III the county con.
vention which was held Saturday to
elect forty-three delegates to the state
convention at Pueblo having a war of
words which lasted six hours and end.
ing in one faction Withdrawing and
holding rump convention. Two sets
OF delegates we're selected leaving a
bitter feeling between the factions
Il with no hone of settlemept