The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-06-28
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THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
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PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

Warren. nine-year.old son of @, C,
Collins, was drowned in creek lead
ing to the Uncompahgre river, near
their home at Delta, Colo.
The mangled body of an unknown
man was found in the railroad yards
at Pueblo recently. The coroner be-
lieves he committed suicide.
After losing their nine-year-old son
from diptherla. Mr. and Mrs. John
Wagner of La Sale. Colo. are critical
ly i'll with the same disease.
Twelve inches of snow has fallen at
Bailey, Idaho, and the weather is ex-
tremely cold for this time of the year
This is the heaviest snowfall recorded
here in June for years.
Two hundred and fifty-five thousand
dollars in gold dust. the first spring
shipment from the interior OF Alaska
and the Yukon territory. was brought
down to Seattle by the steamboat
Humboldt. which arrived from Skag
way recently.
In n feud battle between the Sharp
and Waldrop families at Sperry's
ranch, near Sherman, Texas, four per-
sons were killed and two wounded. Be
fore she was slain, Miss Georgia Sharp
killed one man and wounded another
man and his wife.
Scores of armed men from Bokchito,
Durant and McAlester, Okla. are
securing the country for five bandits
who robbed the First State Bank of
Bokchito of $4,000. and in an hours
battle with citizens. probably fatally
wounded two men.
Mission architecture. the most
unique and beautiful Of all forms OF
American buildings, is the salient fea.
ture of San Diego's exposition, to be
held in 1915. The foremost authority
in the world on architecture is design.
Ing all the buildings in this style.
The franchise OF the Pueblo baseball
team in the Rocky Mountain League
has been transfers. to Trinidad Busi-
ness men for the remainder OF the sea
son. The Colorado Springs team is
now representing Dawson. New Mexi.
co. and the Canon City nine is playing
at Ration, New Mexico.
To test the right OF the government
TO regulate power companies which
use water sites In forest reserves, =
suit has been filed in the Federal Court
at Denver by the government agains.
the Central Colorado Power Company,
the biggest corporation OF It's kind in
the state.
For hundreds OF miles In either dl.
rection from Needles, Cal, the low.
lands along the Colorado river are in
the grip Of the worst rayages OF floods
since the river began to rise. Though
the water is reeGdlng. heavier dam
age is being done than occurred with
the rise. Needles is threatened with
destruction.
Abandoning It's old channel almos.
completely, the Colorado river. accord.
ing TO n report. has thrown itself upon
barren stretch OF sand dunes at the
great benz IN the stream In the north
western part OF Arizona. News OF the
big break was carried to Fort MoJaye
by Indians, who thought the strange
change In the channel was warning
from the gods OF impending disaster
The West is face TO face with The
biggest railroad strike In It's history.
Between 100000 and 100000 men have
voted In favor OF walkout The or.
dcrs were not issued on account OF ne
gauatlons between Julius Kruttsehnltt,
director OF maintenance Of way OF the
Hartman lines. and Representatives OF
the ahopmen on that system looking to
a settlement OF the strike which has
been on for more than year.