Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-04

I'm Tor her sick mothor and 5.year- old
brother, whom she said were starving
at home. opened the doors Of the
Jail for her father. John Macklin. who
had been arrested in d charge Of rob
berry in Trinidad, The girls story
was told to District Attorney Mac
Hondrie- The Macllins live at III
Moro, coal camp hye miles from
Trinidad. and every day since her
fathers arrest she walked to Trinidad
over the hot, husty road to visit him
In the Jail The district attorney
sent court officer TO visit tho Mack
lin home and fornd conditions MS the
girl had stated Macltln Is said 10
have admitted the alleged theft. but
claimed he was impelled by desire to
keep his family from starving.
Mrs. reodoriin Gurule. so years old.
was fatally injured by the roof OF her
adobe house caving in upon her at
Garcia Plaza, a Mexican settlement
near Trinidad. The crash was heard
by neighbors, who at once went TO
her rescue. She would have been in
stantly killed had not a large timber
fallen in such way as to keep much
Of the weight OF the roof Off her body.
1t is estimated that boboes do So 900
worth of damage annually to the rail
way station at Grand junction.
Kansas is trying to persuade the
government to move the horse expert
ment station from Fort Collins to that
state.
Tobe Ice was accidentally shot and
killed by David strumbo during a
night Of reyelry at Trinidad Sunday.
Both were mill men.
The Antonito Ledger says the Pros
byterlan minister who was engaged
TO preach there has not been heard
from and thinks he has backed out.
The S24-mho automobile race sat
urday Lynn Matthews, driving "A 40
horse power Thomas, won, covering
the distance in hours and "a min
utes.
James NJ. Hin of New York has
taken bond and lease on the prop
erty of the La Sal Copper Mining com.
pany. in the Paradox valley. for half
a million dollars, the time of the bond
being one year.
A woman giving the name Of Mrs,
Margaret Slower WIS caught by II
watchman in the act OF throwing
switch ON the Moffat road al Argo.
and was arrested. Several switches
have been thrown there recently.
A special to the Republican from
Silverton says. that Jack slattery oil
that city has decided not to buy the
Pueblo Western league club. He gave
as his reason for not buying the club
that it was too late in the season to
get new material to strengthen t.
G. Wilson. convict sfom 0uray.
serving term of twelve TO fourteen
years, was pardoned by the governor
on Decoration day II appears he
owes his pardon to the fact that he
was model prisoner, having been a
trusty on the penitentiary farm, aud
that several people signed his petition
for pardon.
Rev Robert Poliman and wife. for.
merly located at La Junta but now
of Larned, Kans., are visiting in La
Junta. Rev. Poltman preached in the
Presbyterian church in La Junta Sun.
day and announced that he and his
wife would soon 80 TO China. where
they have a son.
Mrs. j. A. Hartman of Denver, fear
ing for her husband to go as a me
chanic in the 32l.mile automobile race
at Denver Saturday, gave him NOR
phne in his plum pudding and he
slept the entire day She went over
the road the day before the race and
thought 1t was so rough as 10 be
lhe Montrose council is passing a
funny ordinance. II provides that
man must not stop his team in the
middle OF the street without making
a motion with his hand or yelling 80
people behind him would become
aware of his intention OF stopping;
also that no driver sh9ll start his team
from The curb or side OF the street
without first making a sign so that
anyone behind him may know he is
going to start. The reasons for all
this are not apparent.
Ill and without funds, unable TO
get work and grieying over the loss
Of his wife, whom he idolized, l. W.
Zimmerman, aged 81 former cashier
Of the Oberlin. Kansas. State bank
forper. manager OF the Globe Invest
ment company of Boston. and promi.
nent Mason. blew out his brains with
a revolver in his room in the western
hotel in Grand Junction.
Arrangements have just peen com
pleted between the University OF colo
rado and the United States forest aery
ice, in cooperation, for the establish
ment OF timber testing station at the
University OF Boulder Colo. A series
nf taefa undor tho ,Iiraaffan of The