The Springfield herald., 1904-01-01
COLORADO BRIEFS.

dressed turkey weighing forty
pounds was raffled off at a Greeley
meat market on Christmas.
The Denver lodge of Elks sent out
500 baskets full OF provisions to that
many poor families on Christmas.
A justice of the peace at Colorado
Springs gives away a snap shot photo
graph with each marriage certificate.
The date of the state fair at Pu-
eblo next iall has been fixed upon. 1t
will begin September 24th and con-
tinue until the close o: the 2Sth.
William kammelar. Denver BIZ
cycle thief. has been sentenced by
Judge Malone to term of from hVe
to ten years in the penitentlary.
Recruiting for the United States
Navy will be conducted in Denver dur
ing the two weeks from January 4th.
Lieutenant George Pettingell is In
charge.
Members of the Pueblo Fire Depart
ment were presented with medals on
Christmas Day by the city government
in appreciation of their excellent work
during the year.
County Assessor De Vault reports the
valuation of property in Teller county
at sl1 .672 900. The valuation In Grip
pie Greek is 81 1665, 900 and in the city
of Victor 81 .O64 900.
Richard Tremayne. one of the most
prominent citizens of Park. owning
large ranch and stock interests on
West Four Mile. recently suffered
severe stroke of paralysis.
Russell Boles. who is charged with
the murder of Harold Friedborn on the
night of December 81. 1901, was ar
raiSned In the District Court at Den
Yer December 18th and pleaded not
guilty.
The Rev. W. T. Jordan. pastor OF
the Calvary Baptist Church in Denver,
has resigned for the purpose OF de-
voting his whole time to the work OF
tn. Colorado Woman's College to be
established at Denver under Baptist
auspices.
L. C. Dubois of Salida, well-known
mining man and engineer. died at Salida
of pneumonia December 25th. He was
a member of the American Institute
of Mining Engineers. the Masons, Elks,
Woodmen. Maccabees and the Ameri-
| can Yeomen.
John Ryan and Miss Leonora Zor-
mig were drowned in Berkeley lake at
Denver on the night OF Sunday. De-
cember Goth. They were skating on
the lake and broke through the Ice.
Their bodies were not discovered un-
til Tuesday. Ryan was butler for
private family and MISS Zornig was
| employed at a boarding house.
The Colorado Telephone Company
have greatly improved their service
during the past few months. BY the
use of copper wires on their long-dis-
tance service one can talk two hundred
miles as easily as two blocks. Many
, CT the larger s:ockmen and farmers are
now using their service, and find 1t OF
great benefit to their business.
The time for holding the Fremont
County Farmers Institute has been
fixed by the executive committee for
January 18th and l4th. Several mem
bers of the faculty of the State Agri-
cultural College at Fort Collins Will be
| present as well as Hon. j. w. Crow
lev of Rocky Ford. all of whom will
address the institute on matters OF in
tereSt.
The Union reservoir, which has just
been completed. adds materially to
northern ColoSado's already splendid
system for storing water. Union res
ervoir is located three miles northeast
OOO coo cubic feet, covers $50 acres and
will water the land under the Union
| and Latham bitches. something over
, 49, 600 acres. The cost of building the
reservoir was $4,000.
A Washington dispatch says that
the division of the Southern Ute In
dian. reservation has been decided
upon The dividing line runs north
and south following the course of the
| Animas river. The eastern half re-
| mains under control of Joseph Smith.
superintendent at Ignacio. and the
western half passes to the charge of
Superintendent Peterson of Fort
Lewis school.
After serving one year of a twenty
hve-year sentence for the murder of
| Charles J. Withern at Coaldale, two
| years ago. Street Mccoy died in the
penitentiary at Canon City. December
| 22d. About five minutes after his
death pardon arrived from Governor
Peabody Mccoy had been sick for
some weeks, and an effort was made
to secure q pardon SO that he might
| die at his home.
Attorney James Ii. Teller, Pueblo,
has directed an open letter to the Cit
| izens' Alliance, in which he condemns
! the action OF both the alliance and the
police department in ordering c. II.
| Meyer president OF the Western Fed
| Grafton of Miners to leave the city.
He asserts that the rights of individ-
/ ual citizenship have been usurped and
that such conditions are fair samples
of the monarchial ruie that prevails in
| Russia.
Edward Somins, boy only twelve
years old. was arrested at Colorado
Springs December 18th on the charge of
having caused the wreck of a Rock ISL
| and train near Elsmere on the 18th
inst the damages to which were near
ly $1,000. He was charged with hav-
ing placed seven-eighths inch bolt
upon the outer rail at a point where
the track makes short curve. with the
result that the fanges of the wheels
were raised above the rail when the
| engine struck the bolt
| From evidence gathered since the
| confession OF Peter Neidermeier. the
self-confessed Chicago murderer. 1t is
thought that he and companion may
| he guilty of the murder of DR.. j. H.
, Turner and c. +. Bishop during an