Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

}. Two hundred and twenty-five person
d suffering from the disease are now
4 the hospitals.
As result of perfecting seru,
J. that is an anti-tox.n against hog cho
J, era the Missouri agricultural colleg
: guarantees the state legislature thu
with an appropriation of s45. 900 yea
r 1t will save the farmers of Nilsson,
! from 3l.000.o0o to s5.ooO,0Oo annual,
: sQuicksand which has been discoye,
/ ed underlying the site of the new $40
: 100000 depot OF the Chicago & North
, western railroad on the West side will
add about half million dollars to tn,
cost Of the structure. The contractor
were told to proceed with the work a
any cost.
| United States secret service mer
have started on . vigorous hunt TO,
members Of large international band
Of swindlers and counterfeiters. who
have flooded New York with more
than 100000 worth of spurious Bel
gian 1 900 franc notes within the last
few days.
Two Cleveland. O.. thugs planned to
to rob together. but when one of the
number grabbed poor washer won.
ans purse. with only 10 cents in 1t
for car fare. the other thug gave his
companion a severe thrashing. Some
thing wrong. when such man as this
turns thief.
The Nebraska AntiSaIoon league,
which held its state meeting at Lin
coin and practically reorganized, is to
take the initiative in movement
which its trustees believe will become
national looking to the closing of the
| mails to liquor advertisements by act
OF congress.
There has been considerable loss
10 stockmen around New Castle, Wyo..
as the result Of the ravages of big
gray wolf. that has during the present
season killed cattle and sheep valued
at several thousand dollars. The wolf
Is the most successful hunter that ever
preyed upon local herds and flocks.
The stockmen have offered a reward
of 800 for the scalp of Mr.. Wolf and
$25 each for all that follow In his
wake.
Moved by the protests of many min
listers who complained to him that the
great majority Of the $50 moving pic
tpre shows of Greater New York were
exhibiting pictures detrimental to the
morals fthe youth OF the city. Mayor
Mcclellan has revoked the license of
every picture show The order init.
mates that this revocation is only TEN.
porary but the conditions under which
new licenses will be issued are such
that It is doubtful II more than a third
viii be re-issued.
William II. Msrtlett. a millionaire
Chicago broker and the owner famous
Bartlett ranch, in vermejo park, N. NJ,
was seriously injured there yesterday
while riding with party of friends on
his estate. His horse became fright
ened by shot fired by one of the
members of his party all of whom are
Chicago or California millionaires, and
began to run. The horse stumbled on
a rock, throwing Mr.. Bartlett to the
ground. His left arm and shoulder
were broken and he was otherwise in
jured.
Tortured by lighted matches applied
to his bare feet. H. A. schabow, a farm
er near Curtice. o., turned over to rob-
bers $3.50 belonging to an insurance
company. The money was in safe
which Schabow opened when he could
stand the pain no longer. The first
the Schabow family knew or the rob-
berry was when the childen rushed to
| their fathers room to wish him
Merry Christmas. He was not there,
and upon entering little front room
used as an office they found him upon
tho floor. unconscious. with his hands
J and feet tied and woolen mitten
stuffed in his mouth.
"Koresh Is deadl" All day Saturday
this wall found its way through hun
dred secret channels into the homes
of the 1000 Chicago followers OF Cy-
rus r. Teed, the self-styled Messiah,
who. despite his claims Of Immortality.
went the way Of all flesh last Tues
day at his man-made heaven in the
little town Of Estero. Lee county. Fla.
Koresh is dead and Koreshanity is dy-
ing. The same hand that struck down
the prophet has given the mortal
wound to his religion. Until Saturday
the majority OF the followers of Teed
were absolutely convinced that they
were endowed by their faith with i'm
mortal life.
COLORADO NEWS.
There are seventy-three state banks