Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-10
wards of 500 pupils this week.

, wards of 500 pupils this week.
II Florence was visited by sever
! hail storm Sunday. doing oonsiderabl
/ damage.
A very heavy hail storm prevalle,
around Pueblo yesterday. ping mucl
damage to fruit in the ARK lnsas val
ley
The Montrose commercinl associa
ton endorses the policy OF the Den
land grant proposition.
Book making was closed at Little
ton Saturday last by County Judg,
Dunn who ordered the sheriff and dis
trict attorney to do their duty, and
1t is said this means the closing o
the racing season there.
Max Morris, fourth vice president
! OF the American Federation OF Labor
died at st. Joseph's hospital. Denver
Monday morning of yellow jaundice
He was a member OF the lower house
OF the Colorado legislature for three
terms.
The fact that racing has been de
olared off at Littleton because the
bookmakers have been put out of bust.
ness is sufficient reason for closing
the brace game. Racing was simply
for the purpose of Fleeing the ull.
suspecting sucker
The railroads of the country. by
their own admissioners. are robbing
Denver OF $4,000 a day. 100000 a
month, or sl,2O0.000 year, by unjust
and excessive freight rates." declares
George j Kindel. who has made al.
most life study of Colorado trans.
portution charges.
Mrs. Harry Swanson, wife of mer
chant tailor of Greeley was probably
fatally burned Saturday morning by
the explosion OF gasoline tank near
where she was working When the
tank exploded her clothing was cover
ed with flames and before they could
be extinguished she received injuries
which will probably prove fatal
Auditor Kenehan today made the
distribution OF the forcstry reserve
fund thar has been secured from ihe
national government for the forest re
serve. The distribution IS on basis
of 5.65 mills per acre The total
amount to be distributed is $SS.542.42
among forty-one counties in which the
forest reserve is located Cosiilla
county received the smallest amount
and Gunnison the largest
Robert Williams and S-yearold son
Thomas, and Jake Tyndall while at
tempting 10 cross the Grand river at
Sulphur Springs on the cable ferry.
Monday, were thrown into the raging
torrent when the cable broke After
trying 10 save his son, Williams drag
ged himself ashore. The bodies of
young Williams and Tyndall have not
been found The river Is higher than
for many years.
Practically every branch of indus
u III iilhlhtih dhu bfISHbulihS ioWub
is nj standstill as the result of the
destruction of the new power house
OF the Southern Colorado Power com
pany. An explosion In the transform
er started a fire which wiped out the
plant causing loss by reason of the
destruction of the building and ma
cbinery alone of more than s300,00
The loss due to shutting down of
mines and other industrial plants is
incalculable.
c. A. Rodell of Pueblo was acquitted
on a charge of embezZlement In the
district court Saturday Rodell was
charged with embeZzling $1.220.S1
from the Globe Express company. The
jury was out almost four hours and
when they brought in verdict of not
guilty, Rodell's wife threw her arms
about her husband and kissed him,
while many friends came forward and
congratulated him. The young man
who has been connected with the ex
press company since he was boy
was charged with appropriating the
money but he claimed II was the poor
system of accounts that mixed mat
ters.