Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-02
COLORADO NEWS.

A B. Gray has gone to Nevada and
entered the newspaper business. He
| took along the Populist party.
Twelve Of the best and noted de.
tectives from all parts Of the country
will assist in guarding Denver during
the national convention. a a
Denver has secured the next an
| nual meeting of the National Live
Stock Exchange which has Just closed
Its sessions at Omaha.
Reports continue to come In from
all parts OF the country surrounding
Fort Collins of destruction to beets
aud alfalfa by the web worm. SEN
| ator Drake says that the farmers will
suffer heavy losses. Combined efforts
are being made to fight off the de
structive pests with paris green, by
| running streams OF water containing
the poison around the fields.
| One OF the heaviest rewards eveI
placed on the head of a mail pouch
thief has been offered by the postmas-
ter general for the arrest and convic-
ton Of Charles Savage, a negro. alias
Stevens. alias Stevenson, who few
weeks ago robbed pouch In Kansas
City. securing $4,000 in currency, and
overlooking 100000 worth OF jeweIry.
and It has been reported that the
negro Is suspected OF hiding In Pueblo.
The reward Is $4,000. lid u
Mrs. st, Justin Beale is being given
considerable notoriety in the Denver
papers In an attempt to raise $500, 900
on fraudulent subscriptions for a
school TO be known as the Excelsior
School and Club. Mrs, Beale was In
Durango year or two ago. She
claims TO have had brother murdered
in San Juan county and has caused
the postal authorities much annoyance
through Investigations. claiming her
mail was tampered with. ETC., by q
man named Beale who is an inmate of
Mercy hospital. .fr ..ll
Gov. Henry A. Buchtel has gone
east TO reopen his Chautanqua lectur-
ing tour. which he began last year.
The governor -will be absent until July
4 on his trip. He Will leave again on
July II and be gone until July rs,
when he will return to Denver. From
August / to August 22 he will be out
Of the state and his last swing will
be from August 21 to September L.
He will thus be out OF the state most
of the summer Lieutenant Governor
Harper is now acting governor and
will continue as such throughout the
governors absence. 1NA HalN
Under the direction OF Texas horse
men the Overland track will be re-
opened this afternoon and SIX races
will be offered daily. The races will
be conducted without bookmaking, in
|accordance with the Colorado law. All
gate money will be divided equally
among the promoters Of the new race
meet. No bookmaking will 90 on, but
this, II is believed, Will not Interfere
with the success Of the meet 1t is
promised that the horses will be even.
ly matched, and that the races will be
much better than with large f,eIds of
entrants. many running merely to gain
a handicap. NiA
The Will OF Edward n. Howe OF Tel.
luride, who died a few days ago, was
opened Saturday and II contained
some very unusual provisions. He
remembered practically every church
and secret organization In Telluride
with $500. He also remembered the
churches and secret orders In his home
city. Pomona. Cal He left 81 900 to
be expended for playthings for the
children at the state home for de,
pendent children In Denver. He left
$1,000 to be used In the removal Of
the body OF his brother from where
Il Is now buried In Guatemala to their
old home burying ground In Califor
mia. He left his library to his Law
partner. z. B. Adams. and divided
the rest among his brothers. e4 o
With the commercial Organization,
OF 10 western Colorado towns repre-
sented, the Western Slope Commercis
congress, the object Of which In t,
unite. the commercial bodies of thi
section was organized 1t Dclta Trida:
with the following officers: Pres
dent e. c. Skinner Of Montrose: set
retary, J. H. Baird Of Dslta: treasurer
c. g. Park ef olsavoo< opetASA Eacl