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Show 'to . CONVICT REGAINS POSITION OF ESTEEM GREELEY. Colo.. Jsn. 25. Nes. -I ton C Dougherty, president of th:-Colorado th:-Colorado Farmers' congress. who fought his way back to a position of' esteem after having served five years I In an Illinois prison following his conviction con-viction of misusing funds while TO" 1 perlntendent of schools at Pcori i. 111., died here Tuesday. IIC was 78 years old. He was formerly president of tho National Kducatlon association. After being pardoned by former Governor Dunn of Illinois. Dougherty came to Greeley to the ranch of his son. Sim he has been engaged In farming and has taken an actlse interest in affairs af-fairs In his community Last December Decem-ber he was reelected president of the Colorado Farmers congross. |