The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

the Monat road snow continued IN
crease. ~
A special grand jury has been i'm
paneled TO look into election frauds
in Pueblo county.
The Boulder County Fruit Growers
Association is considering the project
of erecting canning factory.
The Crystal theatre on curtis street.
in Denver, was burned on the morn
ing of December End, the interior be-
ing entirely destroyed.
The commission that is taking testi-
mony in the Kansas Colorado water
suit will hold session in Colorado
Springs about December 18th
The Colorado e. Southern railway is
arranging to plant several million
young trout in the streams, already
well stocked. along its lines next
summer.
Harry Pierson was accidentally
shot and killed by DIR. A. w. Robbins
at Bayfield,. eighteen miles east of
Durango, on the End inst. while they
We're shooting at a target
Dunbar F. Carpenter, secretary and
treasurer of the Rocky Mountain Har-
ward club, Colorado Springs, wants the
address of all graduates of Harvard
University who live in Colorado.
The Pueblo Ministerial Association
thinks that the city is in need Of a
childrens home. II one is established
it will probably be in charge of the
deaconesses of the Methodist church.
Ground has been secured in Denver
at the corner of Sixteenth and Lin
coin avenues for the proposed Y. Nj.
c.. A. building. for the construction OF
which the association hopes to raise
$4,000
The widow of William johnson who
was killed by an ore car accident in
the Big Five mine at Camp Francis in
Boulder county last February. has
been awarded $500 damages against
the Big Five company.
The National Live Stock Associa-
tion meets in Denver January 10th for
a five days session. The National
Wool Growers Association will hold
a session at the same time and place,
convening on the 9tn.
A frame building for accommoda-
tion OF officers necessary for the use
of the United States reclamation serv-
ice in connection with the construc-
tion and maintenance of the Uncom-
pahgre valley project is to be erected
at Montrose.
The statement that the owners OF
! the Fort Collins sugar factory are con
| templating the purchase of large
tract of land ON which to raise their
own beets, SO as to be independent of
the neighboring farmers. is denied by
the company.
Corporal punishment, except in the
( case of rebellion, has been abolished
in the State Industrial School for Boys
at Golden by Fred l.. Paddleford. In
the future the punishment will be
bread and water and milk diet and ex-
! ira guard duty.
B. A. Falkenburg, head consul of the
Pacific jurisdiction of the Woodmen of
i the World. with headquarters at Den
yer, has been compelled to take a va
cation on account of i'll health and
overwork and will spend some time
in Los Angeles.
The Delta County Business Mems
Association is taking steps to secure
sugar beet factory for Delta. More
than 100000 worth of beets were
grown this year and the farmers
pledge a large increase in case they
can have home factory.
William Toney, who was carrying
$225 in money on his person, was at.
tackled by a footpad on the night OF
November 27th at Florence and re
ceived very bad cut in his left hand
from knife. Toney saved his money,
but the would-be robber escaped.
The museum CT Stuttgart has asked
General Passenger Agent Hooper oi
the Rio Grande for a series of Colo
RADIO pictures for display in the mu
scum. The Rio Grande recently sent
fifty OF their pictures to Europe foI
various converts. per special request
from Rome
@. E. Hopkins, for the last four
years state organizer for the Prohibi.
tion party in South Dakota, has come
to Colorado to carry on the same kind
of work. He will make his headquar.
ters in Denver with John Hipp, state
chairman, and will visit all sections
of the state.
The state officials at Denver are now
busily engaged in preparing their bi
ennial reports. The printers have al
ready received portions of the reports
of the auditor, printing commissioner,
board Of health and attorney general
The other reports will be ready to be
gin printing in short time.
The Rev. H. Martyr Hart, better
known as Dean Hart" dean of st.
Johns Cathedral in Denver, cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of
his service in that position December
End. He was given grand reception
and presented with gold watch. an
automobile. loving cup and silver
table service.
Official announcement is made that
the Pullman shops in Denver will not
be abandoned, as has been reported,
but on the contrary they will be oper-
ated to their full capacity. There are
400 men now at work, and it is ex.
pected that 200 more will be EN-.
ployed. The work of building Pull
man cars will be resumed.