Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
point Of revolvers relieved John To


of $50 diamond ring and escaped in
the darkness. The officers have as yet
found no trace of the men.
| Friday afternoon, during heavy
rainstorm, while Mr.. and Mrs. w. IL.
| Hubbard were driving to the ranch
home OF their daughter. Mrs f. t,
Chapman, about ten miles from Glen.
wood, they were struck by bolt of
lightning and Mrs. Hubbard was in.
| stantly killed. Mr.. Hubbard was hurl.
ed from the buggy, but the body OF
Mrs. Hubbard remained in the vehicle,
and the horse ran direct to the home
of the Chapmans. He is not expected
to live.
Harry Pike of Denver, the real es.
tate agent, who shot and seriously
wounded Miss Mazelle Ritter May 81
last. was sentenced to fourteen years
in the penitentiary by Judge Riddle
Saturday after he had entered a plea
of guilty to attempted murder. Miss
Ritter was In court and wept when
the sentence was pronounced Pixies
two sons, aged IL and s, who were liv.
ing with him in Denver at the time
of the shooting, are now with their
mother in Chicago.
About 100 business men met the
state fair directors and members of
the Ministerial association Friday to
discuss state fair conditions and the
resignation of President Higgins. After
many speeches n vote was taken. and
II was the unanimous sense of the
meeting that in the interests OF the
state fair and Pueblo, liquor and pool
selling privileges should be granted.
Mayor Fugard, who was present. an.
nounced that he is opposed to granting
these privileges and said IL the state
fair depended upon them he would
rather see no fair.
Should ask for reelection, shall
demand the endorsement of the Re
publican voters of the state by direct
nomination. Whether this should be
obtained by primary law, which in.
senators, or by expressions of state,
county or legislative conventions or
otherwise, / do not presume to ad-
wise" In the foregoing language Sen.
ator Guggeinheim outlined the position
he has taken relative to his re-elec.
ton to the United States senate should
he decide to become candidate The
statement is made in letter address,
ed to DR.. Hubert Work, chairman of
the Republican state central commit
tee, and dated August I'd of this year
Ben Albeita, a giant negro weighing
about 23O pounds, was shot and killed
while resisting arrest at Walsenburg
Albeita started to beat woman, and
Frank Jones, another negro, interfered
Albeita said all the sheriffs and po
lice in the country could not arrest
him. The police were notified and
when Marshal Martinez and II. Potts
went to arrest Albeita and broke into
the house, Potts knocked revolver
out of the negro's hand. Albeita knock
ed both officers down and ran from
the building. The officers then open.
ed fire and Albeita was found dead, $50
yards from the building The coron.
er's jury found that he came to his
death while resisting arrest. He was
an ex-conylct
A distressing accident happened near
Parkdale, five miles west of Canon
City, Friday afternoon, as conse.
quence of which Mrs. Elizabeth Mach
in, wife of John Machin of Canon
City, was instantly killed Mr.. and
Mrs. Machin and family, consisting of
three little boys and a daughter, left
here few days ago for vacation in
the vicinity of Parkdale. That after.
noon they went into the hills on a
picnic, taking a rifle for target shoot
ing. After engaging in practice for
while, the rifle was given to one of
the boys, with instructions to stand
il against fence near by. In some
manner 1t was discharged, and the bull
let entered the woman's back, passing
through the body and killing her In.
stantly. She was 33 years of age and
was born in England
Denver and Colorado will feel a
great scarcity OF hay this year. MIX
will necessarily be higher and meat
also. Not one-half the amount of hay
raised near Denver last year will be
obtainable this year. owing to the late
freezes, the grasshopper plague and
drouth. Unless conditions change, at.
fairs will assume a most serious as
pect. Most of the hay which viii be
used this year will have to be brought
into Denver from surrounding states
The Arkansas valley farmers are the
only ones throughout the state who
have big hay crops. Boulder and Long.
mont have fairly good crops, and OF
course Denver will get all this. The
localities where the crops have been
good are being searched out by the
dealers in hay, and most Of the feed
will have to be shipped from those
points. This will raise the price OF
feed from 81 TO SO ton, and Will