The Elbert County tribune., 1909-09-02
COLORADO ITEMS

shipped $50 boxes OF fancy apples to
the eastern market. This is the old
est orchard in Colorado.
A match dropped on the floor by
his wife caused fire in the home Of
Davis s. Miller, prominent real es-
tate dealer of Grand Junction, and
caused damage that may reach 81 900.
The loss is covered by insurance.
Branch H. Giles. law partner OF
Judge e. C. Stimson and one OF the
most prominent members of the Den
yer bar. died Sunday night at his
home, 1445 Race street. He had long
been a sufferer from tuberculosis. He
was unmarried and is survived by q
father and sister.
Charged with robbing a passenger
Of SIPS and a ticket to the coast. a
tourist car porter, Clifford Reed, was
arrested at the union station at Pu-
eblo. He denied his guilt but became
nervous when 500 OF the money was
found, hidden, in the stove. He IS be-
ing held
Jill T yHh, tnc futDlO llsnlinS ilIt-
man who is to meet Bill Pettus at Pu-
eblo on September 22nd In a ten
round bout for the benefit Of the Pu-
sblo baseball club, has arrived from
California and will open up training
quarters soon. Pettus is expected to
arrive soon and start training.
Charging her husband, Cassius NJ.
Eby, prominent local attorney and
chairman Of the Republican central
committee at Boulder. with having for
years inflicted the greatest cruelty
upon her, and accusing him OF infidel-
ity. Mrs. Eva L. Eby has brought suit
in the District Court asking for $4,000
permanent alimony and the custody OF
q minor child.
Two barns of A. ]. Allison at Castle
ton, near Gunnison. were burned. to-
gether with hay, harness, saddles and
poultry. Total loss. $4,000. no insur-
ance. Incendiarism is suspected
and a warrant is out for the arrest of
Victor Swallow, a discharged hay
hand. Swallow was seen at a nearby
ranch this morning and denied ever
working for Allison.
Excitement. causing hemorrhage.
all brought about by being informed
of the death of Captain Ward Perish
ing, an old time friend and comrade
In the Spanish-American war, resulted
in the death of DR.. Albert B. Hender-
son, retired army surgeon, who has
been in Denver for a few weeks. try
ing to regain his health. He died at
st. Joseph's hospital just an hour af-
ter the death of his comrade.
Oppressed with fear that some mis-
fortune had befallen her father, John
TRULY, Mrs. Stella Brilliant made the
trip west from Pennsylvania, arriving
at Greeley a week ago. She found him
In good health, but three days later
he suffered an attack OF appendicitis,
and his death occurred at the Greeley
hospital. He was sixty-nine years old,
and was well known there. He is sur
vived by a widow, two daughters and a
son.
Three furnaces are now In operation
at the big plant OF the United States
Zinc Company at Pueblo while the re-
manning seven are undergoing repairs.
They will be blown in from time to
llIlt anu IL lS eApeCteu tustt lhc ptdhe
will be running full capacity by Octo-
ber 1st There is no evidence of
strike at the plant whatever and the
company declares it is finding no trou-
BILE in securing men as soon as they
need them.
Joseph Haughton, 81 years old. OF
Victor, Colo. was killed at Grand
Junction by being run over by west
bound Rio Grande passenger train.
Haughton. with brother and
chance travelling companion, were rid
ing from Glenwood to Grand Junction
on the tender of light engine. Un-
| noticed, he slipped from his precarious
perch and lay on the tracks just above
Clifton, probably unconscious. until
the regular passenger train which was
a short distance behind ran over him.
Ed lillian, notorious horsethief and
ex-convict, who escaped from the Del
ia jail July 28th, has been recaptured
in Monticello, Utah. When he escaped
lillian had hand-to-hand encounter
with Sheriff Williams, whom he near
ly murdered. Extraordinary efforts
were made by officers in all of this
inter-mountain country to find the
man. lillian was recognized by for
mer pal. who gave the officers hint
OF his whereabouts, his rearrest result.
ing. Sheriff Williams will leave to-
night to bring him back.
Greeley. C. McCreery will have a
unique agricultural display at the
Weld county fair, which is to be held
here September l. 2. 8 and 4. In the
lot will be specimens Of the vegetable
lemon. South American product.
These are the first plants of the kind