The state herald., 1904-04-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

| Avenue presbyterian Church OIL Dem
yer celebrated its twenty-tirst ami
versary and raised $4,000 to pay Off its
Indebtedness.
The Baird House at Durango, for
merly used as n hotel, but of late rent
ed to housekeepers, was burned on the
afternoon of April 9Th, leaving eleven
families homeless.
Mrs. Mary Gillispic, who died in the
county hospital at Senver a few days
ago at the age of eighty-six. was dur
ing her life time the mother of fifteen
pairs of twins.
Louis h. Blackstock. proprietor of
the Blackstock hotel at Fort Collins,
died on the 9Th inst as the result OF a
surgical operation performed few
days before in Denver.
The State University has begun the
publication of n new periodical entitled
THE University of Colorado Medical
Studies" 1t is proposed to make 1t
high-class medical journal
Winfield S. Hughes, charged with the
embe1zlement of $3,l64 while acting as
clerk in the city water department at
Colorado Springs. has been bound over
for trial in the District Court.
DR.. Rose. a well-known veterinary
surgeon of Salida. was found dead in
his room on the night of April 3rd. A
coroners jury decided that his death
was occasioned by heart failure.
Texas Colorado railways will arrange
q low excursion rate from various
places in Texas to St. Louis via Colo
RADIO points, giving tourists chance to
| lott hn I've mol nn Fnt ~
OIL coming.
The statements of the two national
hanks and one savings bank in Trini-
dad show that the total resources are
s25S2 ,075, and deposits aggregating ST.
909,0S0. One of these banks has 4,2OO
individual depOsitoIs.
Col. l.. c. Ellsworth one OF the pio-
neers and most prominent citizens of
| Denver, having taken n leading part
in many important public enterprises,
died at his home in Denver April 9th
from paralysis
It Is stated that Mary Rouse. the
tweive-year-old girl who accidentlly
shot herself in the neck at Brecken-
hospital where the bullet was extract
|
Little Ethelyn McGnl, the three-year-
| old daughter of Representative and
Mrs. Z. d. McGill of Wray, was badly
bitten by two vicious hogs Il few days
since, but her injuries were not con-
sidered dangerous.
DR.. n. X. Morris and Frank A.
knight propose to erect a mill In Dem
Yer for the treatment of fuller's earth,
which they will procure from ranch
near Akron. where the deposit Is said
TO be Of exceptional purity.
Prof L. X. Wolcott of tho State
School of Mines has found evidences OF
radium in the h.t mineral waters OF
Glenwood springs. He says the radio
activity of the waters is greater than
that of any that he has previously test
cd.
William Danner has just been elected
secretary OF the Young Mems Christian
Association at Denver for the seventh
consecutive term. His work in connec-
tion with the establishment of the
health farm near Denver Is attracting
national attention.
The Knights of Maccabeos OF the
| World. at their state convention in
| Denver elected J. A. Griffin of Denver
state commander for the coming three
years. The ladies' OF the Maccabees
elected Mrs. Murrea Marvin Of Denver
as state commander.
At Breckenridge on the ith Inst
Mary Rouse aged twelve years, accl-
dentally shot herself with revolver
receiving dangerous wound. On ad-
vice of her physician she was immcdl-
| ately sent to St Luke's hospital at
Denver for treatment,
Tho federal grand Jury at Pueblo
made It's report TO Judge Hallett on the
9th inst, and returned twonty-onc in
dictments Most OF them are revenue
and timber tiospnss cases. Only few
names OF those indicted were given out.
because many arrests have not been
made.
The Antl-saloon League at Colorado
| Springs is proceeding against n num-
| her OF druggists for the sale OF liquor
| in quantities less than one quart one
OF the druggists. who has been fined TO
the extent Of 5000. has appealed 1--WE
cases from tho Police Court to the
County Court.
Jimmy Brennan, known as the her
nit Of Independence. who had lived
alone for twenty years In n cabin at the
old mining camp Of Independence. near
Aspen. was found dead In his cabin a
short time since, his death having evil
IDENTIFY resulted from natural causes.
lie was about soyenty-two years old
and WAS confederate veteran.
II Is said that Dr. e. o. Rice in con-
fined In jail at Ashland. Virginia. for
safe keeping as a result Of his behavior
there several days ago. Or. Rice shot
and killed Policeman silas Marts Ia
Pueblo recently while In an intoxicated
condition lilo was cleared OF tho
charge on q plea Of Insanity and LEFT
Pueblo In charge Of hla wife several
weeks ago.
Gen. John W. Browning Of Denver.
who died on the 5ih inst at Mobile.
Alabama, served In the National Guar.
Of Colorado from 1857 to 1901 and was
promoted 10 the rank Of briRhdlcr gen
cral November .. 1925, Adiuinnt Cen
oral BELL hnA issued nm order requiring
tho officers Of the guard 10 wear the
usual badge Of mourning for thirty
days In honor Of the m'mory Of Cen
oral Browning
Dr l.. y, McHugh. mayor of Fort Col.
Inns. and Il l.. MeCulloch. also OF Fort
Collins. Appeared before tho county
commissioners II Boulder county foW
days ago and asked for an
electric railway franchise on
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