Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-10

eral Council OF the Christ in Am
organization. which already mum
100000 church members. vii
established next week In Dsnvs
o. f. Gardner OF New York. ID
the secretaries Of the council.
Frank Gotch defeated Fred Bee
two straight falls in wrestling M
at the Denver auditorium last q
The first fall was In "a minutes
~ seconds and the second fall 4
seconds. Gotch lifted Beeli clear
the mat and placed him on his ID
ders.
James l. Hamilton, owner OF
of the large orchards near Grand J
tion. and Inventor OF the Hami
oil pot. was seriously burned by
explosion OF gasoline I'm his pacl
house ut o'clock Monday morn
Fire followed and the packing hd
was completely destroyed.
Although he died possessed Of Il
estate valued at from 500. 900 to S2
900. the names of Charles w. Lehn&
court honse warrant shaver. mos1
lender and script buyer. OF Den9
who was found dead In bed at E
home Sunday morning. does not
pear on the books OF the county
SCISSOR or the county treasurer,
the whereabouts of his fortune Ia =
yet unknown.
Joe Garrans, the f5-yenr-oid son
Mrs. N. J. Gerrans of Aspen. was
cidentally shot at the ice house not
OF town and died half an hour lat
Gerrans. with comrade named III
ris, was watching for ducks. n
ducks appeared and Gerrans attem
ed to pull his gun through a wlndc
when both barrels were discharg&
one charge entering the right thik
and the other his right side.
Burglars Tuesday night blew Cpl
the big safe in the Rio Grande stati|
at Trinidad with nitroglycerine al
secured $3.50 The force of the Z
pIoslon shattered the safe, tore II
door from the hinges and blew II d
tirely across the room, partially wrsd
Ing the side of the building. ri
robbery was not discovered until Il
station agent unlocked the buildi1
the next morning. The police BELIEF
a professional gang OF safe crscksI
Is al work In that section.
Gov. Shafroth vetoed the bill pr
yiding for the appointment OF a cor
to draft new set of revenu
laws and also the measure establi3l
Ing normal school at Glenwoc
Springs. The veto against the revenu
was on the ground thi
the state board OF equalization woul
draft such bill and would therefor
save the $4,000 provided for that pu
pose, and the veto against the Ole
wood Springs normal was because
bill providing for the normal at Gu
nison had already been signed. au
the two were unnecessary.
With the backing OF 10000 Chriatia
men and 10000 Christian women, +
gether with the aid OF the Christia
Endeayor and Epworth league soci
Ties. the Denver Anti-Saloon leagu
intends to haugurate a campais
against the liquor business in the nss
future. Such were the sentiments o
pressed at mass meeting held At II
Denver Woman's club, at which A
derman s. 8. Kendall's bill recent
introduced In the city council to pr
vent brewers or breweries from owl
ing saloons or holding saloon license
In brewers names was endorsed.
overbalnnced by sudden swerve
a sloping road while going at fair
fast speed, the automobile OF Mr.
William r. Jones of Denver. capsize
injuring Mrs. Jones. and ser
ously injuring her daughter. Miss Nc
lie Jones. and a guest. Mrs. c.
Lawson, The two latter women wei
pinned under the car and were 7
leased only when crew OF ssctic
men upraised the machine. Fort
nately the automobile did not COZ
ple;ely turn turtle. for had It dons |
all three women would undoubted
have been crushed on the embankmel
beneath It.
A half dozen aspiraDts are now 9
gagged IN an energetic scramble 4
the position of postmaster at Graz
Junction. Edwin Prise. the prese
incumbent. who has held the Job sin
the Mckinley victory In 1896. is I
the first time confronted with acti
opposition. His term expires In
few months and he Is making a stro
bid to be retained. w. J. Struthel
defeated aldermanic candidate At 1
recent election. has received the I
dorsement OF many prominent Repl
licans and Is his leading opponeI
II ex'Congressman Haggott hnd u q
all would get the double cross.
II. ID. Hopkins. editor OF the Ora
County Advocate. found Black Ha
note under his door Sunday mornil
but IL did not become generally kno'
until Tuesday. The paper contain