Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-26

dorsement and Rhoady did not fiie
an. objection. Thus It will he seen
that the famed auditor is not averse
to paying out state money when he is
affected
Thurston Andrew White. president
of the state board of horticulture and
one of the foremost horticulturists OF
| Colorado, died at st. Mary hospital,
Pueblo, Sunday, from complication
of diseases. Mr.. White was well known
throughout the state. He has been n
resident of Canon City for the past
twenty-three years. He was brought
from that city to Pueblo for treatment
several weeks ago.
Grasshoppers in many parts of Weld
county are threatening the destruc
lion of the crops. The James brothers
who own property near La Sale, were
In Greeley Saturday purchasing paris
ed TO such an extent that they will
burn the field, hoping thus to do away
with the grasshoppers This is rather
unusual and startling to the outlook
for the year in Weld county, for 1t was
| believed that the recent frosts had
destroyed the grasshoppers.
Only the prompt action of her hus.
band saved Mrs. Oscar Samuels, for.
merry Miss Bess HudeIson, daughter
| of j. c. Hudelson president of the
First National bank at Trinidad, from
being cremated. Mrs. Samuels was
standing by gasoline stove when her
apron caught fire and the whole side
of her dress was soon abla2e Mr.
Samuels smothered the flames with a
| rug before she was burned seriously
He was badly burned on the hands
and arms.
The Post is out with its annual of.
fer for big trout All that is necessary
| IL to ship the big ones to the Post
| and after being weighed you can dis
pose of them as you please. The
awards are as follows: $50 in gold for
trout weighing eight pounds or over
when received at the office of the Den.
yer Post; S25 in gold for trout weigh
in gold for trout weighing six pounds
and under seven; $40 In gold for
trout weighing Ave pounds and under
| six
Two lives were sacrificed and prop
| erty damaged by an electrical storm
| In the vicinity of Ramah Friday. The
| 5-month- old infant of Mrs. Edward MIL
Ter was Killed instantly in its mothers
arms as the latter ran from their home
| during the storm. A bolt of lightning
striking the house tore away heavy
piece of timber and this struck tue
infant as the mother ran with It clasp
hurt The Miller home was badly dam
aged. John Ferguson. aged 46. one of
| the old school COW punchers, was kill
| ed by lightning on The ranch of l..
NAH Ferguson was hoeing potatoes
and after the brief shower was re-
| turning to the field. He was going
through a brabed wire fence when the
| lightning struck him, causing instant
death.
Denver and other parts of the state
came In for considerable snow Sat
urday as vide the following from Sun.
day morning Republican: "Automo-
billing, aviation and running records
have been smashed beyond all recog-
milton since the first of the present
! year. but never before has Colorado
Witnessed such freaklsh weather as
that which enveloped this community
yesterday and a portion of last night.
The fact that snow fell as late as May
2l is calling for remarks of surprise
from all sides and even the attaches
of the weather bureau are unable TO
give solution as to the cause. AL
though the snow was somewhat heavy
during the early part of yesterday, no
great damage was reported, either to
trees or telegraph and telephone wires.
The only thing that caused the tele-
graph and telephone companies trou.
BILE was the probability of heavy
frost last night.