The Springfield herald., 1912-10-04
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.

inals.
The national grand lodge of the Or
der OF Harugari will meet in Denver
In 1913, it was decided at Chicago.
Nine fairs were in progress last
week. in Colorado, and at all of them
there was evidence OF abundant pros
perity.
George Miner. lessee, was acci-
dentally shot while resisting arrest at
Cripple Creek and his condition is
critical.
Steps have been taken to make the
Colorado chautauqua in Boulder mu.
nicipal institution supported out OF mu-
nicipal revenues.
Ten thousand dollars is the value of
five sacks or ere weighing less than
500 pounds shipped from Cripple
Creek to Denver.
A stay of execution will be granted
Fred Walker. negro. condemned to be
hanged for murder within the week
beginning October 6.
William E. Swan. the bartender, who
was shot through the abdomen by
Charles w Frickey in Denver. died as
result of his wounds.
The recent cold snap has caused
loss Of about $4,000 to melon grow
ers and discontinuance OF cantaloupe
shipments at La Junta.
After four days of record break
ing attendance. the thirteenth annual
Colorado-New Mexico fair came to a
successful close at Durango.
One million dollars is to be spent in
Colorado on roads over which the
mails are carried and on automobile
highways within a year.
The funeral services of William e.
Swan, veteran of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, who was shot and killed by
Charles w. Frickey in Denver. were
held by the Order of Owls.
Delta adopted by majority of ten
new city charter providing for the
commission form Of government. The
vote was only 224, as compared with
normal vote of 500.
Driving an automobile for the first
time since he killed Edward Nellie, a
Limon farmer, two years ago. George
W. Roe of Pueblo ran down and killed
John Sinner. aged sixty-five.
The poaching propensities of New
Mexico Indians, who yearly enter Col
orado and bag large numbers of deer
In violation of game statutes, have
already asserted themselves.
Gustave Kostopulos, Greek barber,
slayer of Mrs. Augusta Robinson, who
was thought to be under arrest in Mil
waukee. escaped, according to advices
sceived by Chief of Police O'Neill of
henver.
With an enthusiastic working force
Of 700 thoroughly organized men and
boys the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of Denver will inaugurate a
whirlwind four-day campaign for 1000
new members.
For the first time in fifty-four years.
Robert Boyd. a pioneer of Greeley.
and his schoolboy chum. Oscar Boards
visit at the Boyd ranch, three miles
out of Greeley.
Harry Hyatt, Denver collector.
who was convicted in the Juvenile
Court of Turing young girls, for which
he received ten-year sentence in the
penitentiary, twice attempted suicide
while being taken to the county Jail.
While leaning out of the cab win
dow to get signal from brake
man at La Junta, Engineer ]. D. Ben
jegerdes Of the Santa Fe, was struck
by the crane of water tank and
hurled from the window to death.
Fire caused by spontaneous com,
bustion in a pile of coal completely
destroyed the Colorado Zinc Works
in Denver, entailing loss of about
$250,000. The plant was completely
consumed. 1t was without insurance.
Clever New York swindlers, who
are said to have victimized many per.
sons throughout the country by means
of Trinity Land Heir" scheme.
have succeeded in duping many
wealthy residents of Denver and Col.
orado out of several thousand dollars
within the last few months. accord
ing to federal authorities.
The Topeka branch of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, which
embraces Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado,
Utah. wyoming, Oklahoma and New
Mexico, and which includes abroad the
Kingdom of Sweden, convened in Den.
yer at the Trinity Methodist church
for a meeting of seven days.
A decision was handed down by
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals, sitting in Denver, suspending
the order entered last June by Judge
Lewis, Of the United States district
court, which enjoined the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad company from
constructing and operating line
through 31O-acre tract of land in
Huerfano county owned by Ogden
Mills of New York.
Harry Hyatt was found guilty in
the juvenile court in Denver of en-
ticing two young girls. 1t is the first
conviction of its kind in more than a
year Pat Hickey, a Chinaman, was
placed on trial upon similar charge.
Another highIprice record has been