The state herald., 1915-04-30

Sept 27-oct. s.-Meeting International
Dry Farming Congress at Denver
A new depot is to be built at Hay.
den.
There is new baby buffalo at the
Denver city zoo.
Steamboat Springs and Craig peo
PIE are elated over improved train
service.
The Denver Y. M. C. A. has
started campaign to get 1000 new
members.
1t is predicted that between 10000
and 10000 people will visit Estes
Park this season.
Colorado Midland train No. was
wrecked near Granite. and Engineer
]. NJ. Smith slightly injured.
Rudy Meyer, who killed Walter Nc
Dowell at Frederick and escaped from
Greeley hospital, was captured near
Boulder.
DR.. A. s. Beers, convicted of kill
Ing Will Hopkins at Hygiene, has
filed motion in the District Court at
Boulder for new trial.
Three new baseball leagues, COM
prising eighteen teams in towns along
the Moffat railroad, are being organ
lied for the season Of 1915.
Mrs. Berta Wright, who shot her
husband when he returned to their
home in Denver, intoxicated, pleaded
not guilty and bail was fixed at $751;
900.
Denver will have its annual Nation
al Western Stock show during the
week Of Jan. 1922 next. That was de-
cided at meeting Of the board Of
directors.
Jacob Schiff. New York banker.
brings a cheering message to the west
in declaration that the crest Of a
great wave Of prosperity is in sight for
the American people.
Two Denver nurses have been called
to Serbia to help fight the typhus
plague now prevalent in the Balkan
country. They are Miss Sophia
Weber and Mrs. Hattie Biddle.
At Boulder. Zell Wheeler, an Erie
NCdhbhNit piCouNu NV Bunny ~ ="
charge OF perjury in connection with
testimony In the Hecla mine case, and
was given until May to file motions.
A petition for letters testamentary
presented to the County Court in Den
yer by Mrs. Charlotte Lindquist, wild
ow of Carl Lndquist. shows that the
latter's estate has q value estimated
at 100000.
George NJ. Brown, ninety-three
years old, and well known in Denver,
died at his home. 1919 East Nine
teeRth avenue. Brown was born in
Germany. and was ordained to the
ministry there.
Diab Bedram, u Syrian. is dead and
two other foreigners are in a danger
Gus condition as the result OF fight
In the Arabian.Syrian colony at Wal.
senburg. More than forty men fought
with knives and guns.
Governor Carlson refused execu'
tive clemency to Frank Maurato. who
was sentenced to term OF twelve to
sixteen years In the state penitentiary
for the murder OF another Jap In
Greeley on Jan. /. 1912.
A new trial will be asked for J. Lof
ton Davidson, the South Denver under.
taker convicted OF conspiracy TO de-
fraud life insurance companies OF
$4,000 through the fake death and
cremation OF vivalley Turley.
The $4,000 breach of promise suit
of Mrs. Florence NJ. Theobold OF Den.
yer. against Thomas A. Brown,
wealthy breckenridge mining man,
was thrown out OF court by district
Judge Denison for lack of evidence.
A romance OF the sickroom was re.
vealed In Denver when word was re.
ceived that Col. George Newman.
wealthy mining operator and owner OF
the MacRose stock farm. near Little.
ton. was married In Los Angeles re.
Gently to Miss Ella JoslO, nurse.
Colonel Newman is scventy.six years
of age and his bride. according to re-
ports from California. is but twenty.
Through the efforts OF the State
Department. Leonard Worcester. u
Colorado mining man and brother.in.
law of Francis Il, Bouok. deputy at.
torncy general. has been released
from iail at chihuahua, Mexico, whore
he had been confined since early last
February on charge OF dealing In
confiscated ores. He was given his
freedom upon bond OF $4,000 gold.
Colorado will have record crop
this year. although II viii be some
what late on account OF the recent
heavy rains. according TO Prof. l., A.
Moorchouac OF tho department OF farm
management OF the United States
Agriculture Department Mt Washing.
ton. This rainfall, he says. IN worth
any amount of money to the dry farm
ers The professor passed through
Denver on his way 10 the Colorado
Agricultural College Mt Fort Collina