The Delta independent., 1910-12-02

is inclined to doubt that theory and
suspects that his brotherin-law
may have be murdered.
Thistles Stuck to Count.
A al coInt last wesk submitted
final proc on his homeste ad near
Num-, in the Greeley district and
male applicat on for final ct,ze1 ship
papers. He is Count Carl Won Red
mann. He prefers to be without any
title what yer and has foreswo-n his
alleg ance to the car. His crops W re
not as good as he had expected and
in explanation of this he said. Rus
an thistle stuck to me too closely.
II as my arg st crop. Perhaps be-
ca Sc l m a Russian it followed me
to ma e me feel at home.
Eight Men Sentenced.
Eight men pleaded guilty before
Judge Rizer of Pueblo, Thursday of
last week in the district court and
received sentences. Among them
was Edward Anderson. who was ar
rested in Pueblo in company with
Dorothy Sauler, a Denver girl. He
pleaded guilty to forgery and was
given two to three years in the peni-
tentiary. Tom Lee was given the
two and one-half to three years. An
tonic Valestros, one to two years
John Lee. two to three years. Claud
Gillette and Frank Wells were sent
to the state reformatory and James
Ryan and George Delmar were sent
to Buena Vista.
Stsle Wires From Poles.
August Fisher was arrested Fri
day in Pueblo. and pleaded guilty
to a charge of stealing 500 feet OF
copper wire from the linnes of the
American Telegraph and Telephone
company few miles east of Pueblo.
Several TIM s recently the lines near
Pueblo have been out of commission.
An examination each time disclosed
that large sections of the wire had
be- n carried away. The last theft
was reported to the police and a
short time later Fisher was arrested
while trying to sell some wire TO a
junk dealer.
lmboden and Hill to Stay in Pen.
The Supreme Court Saturday de
clined to act on the Imboden and
Hill case in which they asked for
a writ of Habaers corpus on the
grounds that the jury which con
victed them of wrecking the Denver
saw gs bank in 1906 contained
man who was not naturalized
the two bankers must serve out their
term. They have tried all ways
to get out of the penitentiary. The
court did not pass on the question
of the alleged illegal jury. but sim
ply declined to do anything, declar-
ing 1t to be out of their jurisdiction
loses Hands and Eye i'm Explosion.
John wahl. 90 years old, was ser
iously injured Saturday afternoon at
Golden. by an explosion of delayed
blast in the tunnel of the Campbell
ShuECu nIlsdiion ColupdHs, ioNi
miles north of Golden. Both hands
were so badly injured that amputa-
ton was necessary. indicating that
he was directly in front of the drill
hole when the explosion occurred.
His body from the waist up. and one
side OF his head were punctured with
powder. He lost the sight of onne
eve. The injured man was taken TO
st. Joseph's hospital in Denver for
treatment. He formerly lived at AS
pen, where his sister still resides.
Grasshoppcr Crusade.
The first definite action to
ward the determination of grasshop-
pe,s in Colorado, was taken Satur-
day in Fort Collins when some fifty
ranche:s met for the purpose of
discussing ways and means of rid
ding themselves of the insects. An
ether meeting will be held In Gree
ley. January 6. at which time Fort
Collins men will be present and