Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-25

tured at ranch near that town 'rues-
day. He put up such a fight that the
officer had to club him into submis
sion.
In complaint for divorce, Mrs. Ina
V. Atzen OF Grand Junction says her
husband lost all affection for her when
she gave birth TO girl instead oil a
boy. When he learned 1t was girl
he flew in 10 rage and became SO
cruel. that his wife had to go back
TO her mother.
Edward NJ. Profit in Pueblo Monday
pleaded guilty to mortgaging stolen
property, and, as he had heretofore
served term in the reformatory, was
sent TO The penilentiary for eighteen
months. o. Denny, colored. was given
from one year 10 fourteen months In
the penitentiary on the charge OF lar
ceny from the person.
Alexander Sutherland. miner. aged
AZ, was instantly killed In me La Plata
in California gulch at Leadville. A
rock weighing three tons dropped on
his head, crushing tue upper portion
of his body to a pulp. 1t required
three charges of dynamite to remove
the heavy stone under which Suther-
lands body lay for six hours. He
leaves a widow and three sons.
Superintendent Thompson OF the
government fish hatchery at Leadyilie
has received an order from the coin
missioner OF fisheries at Washington
for 100000 eggs of rainbow trout to
be sent to the royal household OF the
mikado of Japan. The eggs will be
placed in the mikados private reserve.
trial order OF 100000 eggs for the
Japenese emperor was filed by the
local hatchery a year ago and the sue
cess OF this shipment was the cause
of the last order being given.
Word was received in Colorado
Springs OF the serious injury at Palm
Beach, Fla. several weeks ago, oil
Former Police Captain ). S. Stewart
of that place. In diving on the beach
Mr.. Stewart struck his head against
rock, dislocating his neck and IN
turing his spine. lie lay at the point
of death for weeks in bed, confined in
plaster cast, but finally recovered
sufficiently to go TO San Francisco
where he has almost completely re
covered.
Frank Tissert was arrested In GranG
Junction charged with improper use ol
| the mails. IL is understood that Tiserl
found a letter a few days ago al
dressed in u woman's handwriting te
"A prominent man OF Rifle. 1t contain
ed some statements which would cause
"A divorce in almost any Two families
in which the principals were mixed
| The charge against Tisert is that alter
| finding 1t he wrote the man a lettei
| jntimating what he mad aud demand
ing 500 to keep silent. The man IL
whom he wrote the letter had hin
| arrested.
The Montrose school had twenty-on'
graduates. The exercises were hell
| Wednesday night.
Albuquerque proposes to pave sev
eral miles OF streets and spend $500,
| 900 for u new sewer system.
John r. Lovett, Henry S. Applebl
and David Ray Appleby were sen
fenced Tuesday in Denver to terms a
Fort Leavenworih for counterfeiting
| Montrose has a civic improvement
society, composed of women, and the!
| will devise means of improving an'
beautifying the town.
A rumor was afloat that on accoun
of the dry season the sugar factor.
| at La Junta would not operate thi
year. but the report has been denie'
by the factory men.
frank Lawton, the janitor at th'
Fort Collins depot. was arrested Tues
| day charged with taking S45 from thu
| ticket drawer. He had $3l when al
| rested.
| State Commissioner Rittenhouse ia
vors reducing the tax on agents an'
premiums, finding the present reven
ues in excess of the department
needs.
| Presbyterians are arranging to buil'
| the greatest sanitarium for tubercu
losis in the world at Albuquerque. /
is to be located on one of the mail
| streets of the town.
| Fifty-two prominent citizens of Gree
ley signed telegram to Senator Gus
genheim asking him TO have the ap
propiation of $4,000 for public build
ing Increased to $4,000.
Pueblo was excited Tuesday by ;
report that u city official melted ant
led the mob that made the attack oil
the Jail in an effort TO get Jim Lynn
the negro murderer. The name of th'
o.ncer was not given.
Oril Armstrong of Longmont who
| some time ago, was convicted OF lar
ceny in that he cashed check whicl
he found, was found guilty for the
| second time today. He had been grant
ed new trial ON technical grounds.
Hal Coulson is the frs, Boulder mar
who has succeeded in making a color
plate negative. He took photograph