Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-26
COLORADO NEWS.

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| Arthur Cornforth was chairman of
the Republican county convention OF
El 2aso at Colorado Springs He ap-
peal ID for harmony hereafter. In ud-
ditiol to approving Roosevelt's poll.
cies The convention declared for Taft.
In an address which for eloquence
and torcefulness has seldom been
eqnalled in the courts of Colorado, U.
S. District Attorney Thomas Ward.
| Jr., arralgned Thomas Beach. presi-
dent OF the Fort Collins Packing com
| pany, on trial in the district court on
| the charge OF larceny of cattle and
receiving stolen property, as the ole
man who, as fence. is responsible
for al the cattle stealing in Larimer
county branded him as liar who.
when caught In plot. was ready to
swear TO anything manufacture fraud.
ulent evidence to save himself from
the penitentiary. and told the jury it
was its duty to return a verdict of
guilty.
Farmers in the Eeaton and Greeley
districts are much interested Ia new
kind o. wheat which Halsey NJ
Rholts, special government field
agent, gathering statistics In Colorado
and adjoining states, has brought to
their attention. An Idaho farmer
found few kernels of this wheat
growing wild in Alaska, and. attract
ed oy their plumppess, hardness and
other good qualities. brought home
seed and planted II. This was two
| years ago a1d the seed gave a large
crop last year. Millers pronounce it
superior to any wheat grown in this
country for milling purposes. A
pound of this wheat was procured for
IS. part OF which will be given to
| the state agricultural college. Mr..
Rhoals believes the wheat is special.
ly adapted to this country.
Fremont county Is to elect new
jail. And this reminds us that La
Plata county should follow suit.
Nadson Holm of l.eadvile was burn
ed to death in his cabin His body
was. burned to crisp before rescued.
The jury in the famous Beach trial
at Fort Collins after being out q
hours reported it could not possibly
| agree and was discharged.
Edward Sayoie has brought suit
against the Colorado Fuel and Iron
comoany for $4,000 damages for in.
juries sustained at the works.
The rate on cotton from the East to
Denver is declared excessive by the
interstate commerce commission, and
suggests s1.5O Is sufficient Present
rate is s1.7s.
The Denver papers state that fully
10000 farmers came TO Colorado last
year and invested in homes, and that
it is estimated that fully $4,000 more
will come this year.
The farmers around Montrose. Del
ia. Grand Junction and other places
are forming a union the purpose oi
which is to promote the best Interests
of farming and farmers.
The engineering and fuel depart
ment Of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co
has removed from Denver to Pueblo
and offices are now being fitted ~
for their accommodation.
The dispatch published in the Dem
ocrat Sunday morning to the effec
that Patterson won ont in securing
election judges was false aad cam'
I from Denver Times sources. Spec
: men were placed on as the judge
\ throughout the city.
q The United States civil service con
= mis- sion announces an examination
On Apr. 23 and "a in Durango to Sc
cure eligibles from which to fill vacar
/. cies as they may occur in the positio
}. of assistant forest ranger in the foref
n service OF the department of agr
@ culture.
L After being down for about thre
l. weeks the converter department {
% the Minnequa plant at Pueblo resun
j. ed Sunday night, giving employmer
d to between 200 and 300 men, and tn
T. rail mill will run double turn in o
p der to get out larger orders recent
\ received.