Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-01

positively that fraud had been con
mitted, all he knew being suppos
tion. He proved to be very poo
| witness for the state.
The Grand Junction charter CON
mission has decided in favor of thfe
instead OF Ave commissioners /,
| charge of the proposed new city gov
| ernment. 1t has enlisted all lawyeri
In the city When the commission q
2l was selected 1t had only thre.
lawyers.
Game Warden Fred Gordon o.
Glenwood Springs shot himself in tn.
head nt Meeker He left n note say
ing he wanted his property to so tc
his wife and that he wished to be
buried on Mnyine creek. Rio Blanco
county. He is stun living but there is
no chance for recovery.
Mrs Eugene Nancolas. wife of a
farmer living six miles north of La
iunta, while driving 10 town had theft.
baby killed and was severely injured
The team started to run and she. with
foui-month-old babe on her lap, was
dragged over the dashboard when The
whiffletree broke The baby was ia.
tally crushed and died before phy.
sician reached the scene
Denver Republican says ex Senator
feller started q boom for Bryan In
Introducing him to a Denver audience
the other night by saying he had re
oeived the Democratic electoral vote
three times and that If he called on
The party it would respond for the
fourth time. The Herald does not be.
lieve the Democrats will ngree with
Mr.. Teller. They have had a-plenty.
Edward keating managing editor of
the Rocky Mountain News, Attorney
Tom Harrington. former District Judge
John l. Mullins and h. l.. Castor, went
into deal with Mark G. Woodruff to
grab 100000 acres OF valuable coal
lands in Routt county, according to
the testimony of Axel Swanson given
Saturday forenoon before the legisla
tive investigation committee. says the
Denver Post.
W. H. Jones, as a citizen and tax
payer, has served papers In mandam
NJ proceedings against the mayor and
board Of trustees of Alamosa. demand.
ing that they call II special election
fs,x.
mayor and bonrd of trustees. The
complaint cites that there has been
no election for six years and that
the present board Is not legal body
The complaint further states that the
board OF trustees. prior 10 April 1909,
OF at any time since, ns provided by
law, has failed 10 call an election. The
petition also stipulates that all con
tracts be stayed and no further dis
bursements OF city funds he made I'm
der the present administration
Fire early Saturday morning de
stroyed the plant of the Conejos Roller
Mills company, cntailing loss of $780,
900 For time the court house and
other valuable property was threat
ened. As this mill generated the elec
triclty for ConeJos and Antopiia, these
two cities are now In darkness. The
burning OF the mill takes one OF the
early landmarks of southern Colorado
and the first flour mill In that sec.
don OF the state. The mill was built
in 1867 by Mai. Lafayette Head, found
er OF the town. Although an old str,ic.
ture the mill had modern equipment
and It's product took The special gold
medal on flour at the st. Louis expo
sition. Power was furnished from
The river.
After he had promised 10 marry two
women, 1t is said, as soon as they
could procure divorces, Albert Sever
sen. aged So. wealthy ranchman OF
Oak creek. Routt county, shot himself
the head. dying almost In
staDily. Though there are those who
murder. the coroner states that he is
satisfied ii Is a case Of suicide. For
several months Seyersen had been
paying attention to two women of
Oak creek, both married. and with hn.t
bands living in the east. II is charged
that he had promised marriage to both
and that each had agreed TO return TO
her home, secure divorce. return
and marry him. Thursday evening he
was seen In the company of each wu
man at different times Next morn
ing al o'clock he accompanied Mrs.
Wood to the train. and after an nj
fectionate farewell. went TO his room
Almost instantly "A shot rang out and
when those who heard 1t dashed into
his room he was lying In u pool nj
blood. revolver beside him. He died
before medical aid could be secured
Among those frat at his side were
the two women about whom gossip
has centered Both were prostrntod
over the tragedy and neither win talk
of the case.