Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-28
COLORADO NEWS.

lhe Farmers Trust company, with
capital of 100000, has been organ.
lied at Greeley.
BY the explosion of coal gas two
men were killed in the boiler room of
the traction company building.
1t is estimated 10000 visitors took
in the Denver stock show last week
and the hotels were running over
50 were some Of the people.
Denver is not without the murder
GUS automobile driver. one of them
running down a telephone girl the
other night and never stopping to as
certain the extent of injuries or offer
assistance. Such brute should be
sent up for life.
Members of the state land board are
still balloting for register of the land
office. Tom Annear of Silverton has
been eliminated as the last vote taken
was between r. l.. Vandueson and
Wellington Gates, each receiving two
votes. Selection will probably result
In compromise. one taking the deputy.
ship.
Instead of showing It rained thirty.
six hours in the Grand valley. Grand
Junction reporting terrible down
pour resembling cloud burst. It
caused the Grand river to rise and
breaking up the Ice. Dynamite had
to be used to prevent damage to
bridges by ice.
John Clark Davis, president OF the
Davis-Bradaham Drug company, who
was killed in the Dotsero wreck, left
an estate worth 100000. The will
filed in the Denver county court shows
that 100000 of this is in personal
property, while 100000 is in real es.
tate. There is also s25,0OO life in.
surance carried by Mr.. Davis in the
Colorado National Insurance company.
1t Is estimated that about 10000
| carloads of potatoes will be shipped
| out of the Greeley district this sea
son, being the product of the crop OF
1908. This means 100000 bushels,
valued at something over $4,000 900.
These potatoes were grown on about
10000 acres, making the average yield
per acre a little over 160 bushels.
The average for the whole state OF
Colorado is 100 bushels.
The attorney for Mrs. Allen F. Read,
who stole $4,000 from the chndren's
hospital fund in Denver. says the WON.
an will never be convicted. The in.
sanity plea viii probably be pushed
along the same lines as In the Thaw
and Hams cases and with a sympa.
thetic jury the embezzler hopes to
escape 100-year term to which she is
entitled. And with the sentence she
should be handed scrub brush.
Samuel Davis, aged 32 years, well
known assayer OF Leadyille, was shot
twice shortly before o'clock Satur
day evening by Mrs. William Craw
ford, formerly Miss Agnes Brady, his
affinity" and perhaps fatally wound
ed. Davis is at the hospital, while
Mrs. Crawford Is locked up in the
county jail. She claims Davis tried 1,
cut her throat with a razor and tha
she shot in selfdefense. and there I.
an ugly wound In her neck to prov,
her statement. I
State Bank Commissioner Beatt,
has received through the president O
the national association of supervisor
Of state banks a letter from Senate
Aldrich, chairman Of the national NOR
etary commission, asking for co-opera
tion between state banks, nationa
banks and trust companies In th
founding of fund that will assist a
{ banking institutions and that win a.
sist the national monetary commissio
in the work of solving the financis
; question Of the government.
: Judge Robert q. Lsvis Of the uni