The Springfield herald., 1908-04-24
COLORADO NEWS

A new information containing fifty
counts has been filed in District Court
at Durango against Charles E. McCon'
nell. president of the defunct Smelter
City State bank.
Pains famous Carnival and Naples
and Eruption of Nesuvius" Will be the
big night attraction at Overland park
in Denver during the Colorado inter-
state fair and exposition. september
7th TO 18th.
The executive board of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative union has
named S. Z. Schnech of Pueblo as rut-
chasing agent He will BUY all sup
plies at wholesale rates and deliver
them to the members of the union
Pardon Saylers Of Ell Paso county was
named as organizer.
While riding a horse through gate
on the ranch OF his uncle between
Pueblo and Colorado Springs. April
18th, Roy Doud. aged twenty-five. was
killed The horse SHE'D and Doud was
thrown OFF. his head striking a gate
post. The force of the blow was such
that his skull was crushed and he
lived but few minutes
The members OF the Senior Glass
who will graduate in Horticulture in
June. will help 10 prune the utility for
est plantation OF Mr.. f, J Chamber
lain of Denver The work Will be ac'
compished under the direction of Prof
B. o. Longyear of the Department or
Botany and Horticulture.
Henry Burd, who was charged with
shooting and killing George s. DUBOIS
at Balarat some time ago, was re
leased at Boulder on motion of District
Attorney Van Horn. Later evidence
secured. il is said. showed that Dubois
fired two shots before Burd fired. Two
bullets supposed TO have been fired in
Burd's direction were found and both
fitted Dubois revolver. One was i'll
the wall and the other in meal bag.
Doctors testified at the preliminary eN.
animation that Dubois could not have
fired after receiving his wound.
The jury in the Taylor case at Glen
wood Springs April 18th returned a
verdict of guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree. This verdict carries a
penalty of from ten years to life inn
prisonment IN the penitentiary. The
crime with which Taylor is charged
was the killing of his wife at Coal
Bason. Piiliin county. July 10, 1907,
He was given trial al Aspen the
jury disagreed and change OF venue
was taken to Garfield county, \ hard
fight was made TO clear Taylor on the
ground that the woman had committed
suicide
Captain Thomas J Sipple. who was
for five years sheriff OF Boulder county.
died April 18th at the University hos
pital in Boulder after surgical opera
ton for ,unior 1t proved to be OF
cancerous growth and SO badly were
in'ernal organs decayed that deaf.
followed. CaHtain Sipple' was sixty
three years old April list He gained
his title by his services on "A steam
boat. He Joined Company +. Ninth
Rhode Island volunteers and served
through the War of the Rebellion. Cap.
tain Sipple came 10 Colorado and To-
Gated at jamestown in 1882. Before
his election as sheriff he served as M
dersheriif under o. c. Hansbroush.
At meeting in Denver details were
completed for the formation of new
Colorado organization TO be known as
the Merchants association. The Colo
RADIO Manufacturers association is be
hind the new organization, which
is formed TO make war on
the mall order houses which
are constantly invading The ru
raj districts TO the de,rment of small
merchants Every merchant in Colo.
RADIO will be eligible for membership
and the aim of the association will
be to cut cut the catalogue houses OF
The East from Colorado. \ committee
was appointed to arrange for perma
nent organization. consisting OF c. ID
Griffith. A ID. Lewis. l.. b. Bridaham,
r. Hardesty, Fritz Thies of Denver ami
c. J. Haines of Pueblo.
Reports made at a recent meeting o!
the Colorado Prison Association show
that durilg the year 1904, eighty aDlll
cants for relief were taken care OF, In
1905. 106 were cared for and during the
first quarter of 1905 the association
has received applications from 10. The
association secured employment fo
eighty of the lis applicants. there be-
ing many of the others who did mol
need to apply for work. Since the first
Of the present year the association has
furnished 571 meals, 251 lodgings ami
forty-three lots of clothing and bedding.
Transportation has been procured foi
twenty applicants, money has been
loaned to nine, two have been provided
with tools. medical attention has been
rendered three others and two families
have been supplied with coal.
This dispatch was sent ont from
Colorado Springs on the 18th inst:
Although their combined ages agSre-
gate 142 years and the prospective
groom is embarking on his fourth and
the bride-to-be on her third matri-
monial venture, C. A. Gordon and Mrs.
Eva McCoach today secured license
and will be married tomorrow. Cor
don is eightsiX and is employed by
the street car company. He has lost
three wives. been around the world
four times, is veteran of the civil
War and of two East Indian wars. in
one of which he was an English army
officer He was married the first time
when only sixteen and has been a res
ident of FL Paso county forty-nine
years. Mrs. McCoach is ifty-siN and
has two divorced husbands living.
If sufficient encouragement is re
ceiyed from the heads OF fire depart
ments in various parts of the state.
Colorado Day, August 1st. will witness
the greatest old-time volunteer fire
mems tournament in the history of the
West. More than seventy-tive letters.
addressed to Colorado towns posses