Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-09

| COLORADO NEWS
Mrs. ]. w. Gilluly. wife of the treas
urer Of the Denver & Rio Grande. died
Sunday night at her Denver home.
Merry widow hats are barred from
| the Denver auditorium, even II the
wearer can afford $3.50 plumes.
The Greeley and Fort Morgan sec
tions were visited by rain Sunday
night to the qualification Of farmers
Some of the strawberry growers
around Paonia claim to have made
over $1,000 per acre from the sale OF
the luscious fruit.
In Weld county there are nearly
10000 people between the ages of 6
and l which Indicates population of
about $4,000.
heavy hail storm visited Loveland
and vicinity Sunday night entaiiing
considerable loss, being the severest in
fifteen years.
During severe storm Sunday night
barn belonging to ]. P. Maxwell at
Boulder was struck ky lightning and
destroyed, entailing loss of $4,000.
Boulder claims more automobiles
per capita than any other city of Its
size In the state, one frm alone, hay-
ing sold this year f1hy-nine automo-
biles. Ninety per cent of the recent
purchases range in vflue from $1,000
to $4,000
James +. Denning OF Leadville, aged
about 80 years, was killed Monday
morning at $50 O'Clock by being run
over by train at Salida. He had got
ten off the train during the few min.
utes' wait at this placs and as he was
attempting to board ithis foot caught
in frog and the tran passed over
his foot dragging him, some distance
and seyering his head3from his body.
John A. Moffitt, better known as
Dick" Moffltt, committed suicide at
the Hayward ranch twenty miles west
of Loveland on the Egtes park road.
Moffit was employed sas cook by
a large camping party. The party
had had supper and short time
afterward Moffitt went to his own
cabin, sat down on COT, placed a .38
caliber Winchester riff. to his head
and blew the entire Top III his skull off.
Seized with a cramp while bathing
In a reservoir In the Madison orchard
about two miles west of Harris, Colo,
and sinking to his death before the
Mortified gaze Of his helpless COM
panions. Paul Rudolph. 19-year-old son
of Rev. Walter s. Rudolf OF Harris,
was drowned Sunday morning about 10
o'clock. Although the whole town OF
Harris and many people from Denver
had been engaged ever since In drag
ging the reservoir. the waters refused
to give up their victim until 10 O'Clock
at night.
The city OF Denver and the city of
Chicago are now connected by tele-
phone. The line was completed Mon
day morning and during the afternoon
Mayor Speer Of Denver and Mayor
Busse of Chicago held an extended
congratulating each other
on the fact that the two cities were
The occasion of the first
was celebrated in Den.
yer with a reception in Mr.. Fields
office at which number OF promi-
nent residents of the state were pres
ent. The telephone line between Den
YER and Chicago Is the longest in the
United States and also in the world,
being little over 1900 miles.
The Denver Republican Of Monday
contains the following re-
garding the shooting Of Ed. Caviness:
Edward Caviness, prominent cattle
man of Union county. New Mexico,
was shot and probably fatally wound.
ed Saturday night. by Captain Beall
Of the mounted police at Folsom. ~
NJ, 75 miles south OF Trinidad. rhe
shooting occurred In a saloon. Cavi.
ness and three other men were play.
Ing cards In the saloon and Cavlness
is said to have been carrying u re-
volver. The officer entered the Sd
loon and ordered Caviness 10 give
up the revolver. but the latter refused
and showed fight. whereupon Beall is
said to have drawn his revolver and
fred twice at Caviness. Tbs arst
shot passed entirely through Cayi
ness breast and the second shot enter
ed his nip. tearing off two fingers Of
Caviness' hand, which was In his hip
pocket. Caviness was brought to the
hospital at Trinidad. accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. Drew. Caviness is
said to be prominent and wealthy.
Beall has not been arrested"