Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-14
COLORADO NEWS.

found dead In his cabin near Holyoke,
with bullet hole in his temple. Eyi'
IDENTIFY suicide.
Republicans of Conejos county in
structed their delegates to vote and
work for the nomination of Judge G. G.
Holbrook for supreme judgeship.
AT an auction sale of stock at Gree
ley one span of mares brought $77O,
one span Of mules $3.50 and an odd
mule went for 1920. The stock was
not registered.
By the premature explosion of
blast of dynamite at Saguache, A. H.
Smith of Salida, had his hands so
badly mangled that amputation was
necessary.
On Labor day Governor .Buchtel par
doned William Randolph, sent up from
Huerfano county for 30 years for for
gerry. Randolph was employed in the
road gang near Starkville.
c. ]. Luthe ot Des isoincs, Iowa,
was fined $25 and costs for attempting
to ship trout out of the state without
a permit. The box was laoeled fruit"
He will kpow better next time.
Aspen is greatly encouraged over
two recent finds of rich ore, one in
the Smuggler and one in the Million
aire mine. Increased forces of miners
will be put to work and the mines
worked to their full capacity.
Allen Hense Downen, three-time
murderer, serving life sentence in
the penitentiary has applied to the
board of pardons for liberty. Dow
| nen is classed as a bad one and has
served twelve years of his term.
David G. Williams. aged 80 years,
was drowned in the Canon City nata-
torium. He dived into the deep water
and did not come up again. 1t is pre-
sumed he struck his head against the
bottom and lost consciousness.
With $4,000 already paid. negotia-
tions are practically closed whereby a
New York syndicate will take over for
a consideration of upward of 100000
the famous Cave of the Winds, Mani
tou Cliff Dwellers' canon, South Chey
enne canon and the Seven Falls.
A gentlemanly looking holdup is
working the suburban grocery stores
of Denver. He carries a gun and gen
orally gets what he is after. He may
also get what's coming to him some
of these fine nights. as the merchants
are on the lookout for him.
A damage suit entitled Olive A
Brown against the G. S. & c. C. Dis
trict Railway company with Ella
Brown as intervenor, is occupying the
Teller county district court. Both
women claim to be the wife of the
deceased who was killed by being
struck by trolley pole.
In fight which is believed to have
started over a woman, Joe Busa, an
Austrian of Pueblo, struck Joseph ST.
monich over the head with monkey
wrench in the steel works yards, and
climbing over the fence started to
wards Walsenburg. He was arrested
by sheriffs posse. Simonich is in
serious condition.
Fire, thought to have been of in.
cendiary origin, destroyed the ware.
house of the Continental Oil company
In Leadville. The warehouse contain
ed large stock of candles and 1t was
only with difficulty that the hot candle
grease was prevented from carrying
the fire to the oil tanks and adjoin.
ing buildings. The loss was $4,000
In full view OF several thousand hor-
rihed spectators, John Tripp, IA years
old, of Golden, was severely injured
when the celebration of Labor day by
the local camp of Woodmen of the
World was at Its height at Athletic
park. A wild broncho became uncon-
trol1able and dashed down the track,
colliding with young Trip.
Anton Cavello of Pueblo, 1t is said,
narrowly missed shooting his wife
when, 1t is alleged, he attempted to
commit suicide, owing to despondency.
AS he drew the revolver and pointed
1t at his forehead. his daughter rush.
ed forward, seized his arm and Cavello
discharged the gun. The bullet struck
Just above the head of his wife, who
was entering the room.
Augustus Swanson, a miner, com.
mitted suicide at his home In Cripple |
by taking carbolic acid. He was an
invalid. and his wife used the acid /
to disinfect the room. When she got |
through she left the bottle in the |
room and went about her household |
duties, when she returned Swanson
was In the throes of death and could |
not be revived.
The state military board has COM
pleted the purchase of the half of
block Of ground in Denver as the site
Tor the new armory that is to be built
~ a cost Of S150.000. The land cost
$4,000. OF this the state has already
paid cash down ssS.ooo. The plot is on