La Junta tribune., 1904-11-09
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

tlsLs IN tLt state VINO pEtCISt "ihbSN
licenses.
Z The Rev. William =. George. late OF
Kansas City, has been engaged as pas
tor OF Trinity NJ +. Church in Den
yer. to succeed the Rev. Frost Craft
George w. CurrieF. prominent pio-
neer and real estate owner OF Denver,
died at his home in Denver on the LIST
inst from stroke OF apoplexy. he
was sixty five years old
A Greeley potato weighing seven
7 pounds was recently sent to the head
quarters of the Colorado Promotion
and publicity Committee at St Louis
by b. ID. Sanborn OF Greeley.
Extensive arrangements are being
made In Denver TO entertain the dele
gates 10 the annual meeting OF the Ma
tional Live Stock Association, which
will be held during the week beginning
January 9Th.
The Denver Real Estate Exchange,
by a series OF resolutions, has placed II
self as opposed to the proposed amend
ment to the city charter extending the
term OF the present aldermen from two
to four years.
The bodies of eight Of the victims of
the coal mine explosion at Tercio had
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last three bodies found could not be
Identified owing to their burned and
mangled condition.
Mrs. Lucy Cownn was burned TO
death near Longmont on the 3Oth ult.
by the breaking OF lamp, which set
FIRE to her clothing. She was nfty-hve
years of age and leaves a husband and
two daughters.
NJ ]. Mcnamara. one Of the pioneer
dry goods merchants OF Denver. as well
as one OF its most public-spirited and
enterpr!sing citizens during long
business career. died at his home In
Denver on the 5th inst
Stanley Gorse. a ten-year-oid Pueblo
boy. had the unusual experience a few
days ago OF being run over By n switch
engine in the Minnequa yards and be
ing picked up bruised but not danger,
ous!y hurt after II had passed.
T. c. Lemmon, superintendent OF
the Grand Junction Indian school has
been transferred TO the superintendency
of the Indian school at MOqui, Arizona.
Superintendent Charles Z. Burton OF
Moqui coming to Grand Junction.
Fred Keller. a young Swiss. slipped
and fell from horizontal bar while
practICing in the Turner hall gymna-
stun IL Denver few days ago strik-
ing the floor 20 hard as 10 break his
neck. He lived but two days after
being hurt.
David X. Crosby. register OF the
United States Land Once at Montrose,
died October goth at the age Of fifty
four years. He was a prominent Mason
and al the time Of his death was grand
high priest Of the Grand Royal Arch
Masous Of Colorado.
Jacob Riis. celebrated for bringing
about remarkable reforms In the tene-
ment house sections OF New York. will
lecture In Denver November 18th and
1ith. under the auspices Of the Y. III.
c. A. President Roosevelt called him
the most useful man in New York"
Mrs. Martha A. Shute Of the State
Horticultural Department at Denver
has on exhibition In the capitol build
ing a big beet OF the mangel wuJzel va
riety that weighs forty-three pounds I
This. with three others averaging
thirty pounds in weight. will be sent &c
the Worlds Fair.
Forty-fye young chaps celebrated
Halloween so vigorously in Denver
that they wound up the celebration IL
jail for such offeuses rs tearing VI
walks. removing doors and signs. TAX.
Ing carriages to pieces and other more
or less malicious mischief The police
were hot after them at every oppOr-
tunity. -.
Arrangements have been made with
all the railroads running into Pueblo
for u special rate OF one and a fiftt
fare for the round trip from all poinu /
In the state to the Arkansas Valley /
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held at Pueblo November 25th and 26th
This association embraces the tsrritor,
from Colorado Springs and Leadyille tt :
the Kansas line.
A Navajo Indian named Hassus hai
confessed at the San Juan lndlhr ,
agency. near Pennington. New Mexico
to the murder of Hosh Yazza, the In |
dian who was found dead at Fort Lewis I
a few days ago. The Indian had beer
beaten to death with n stone. Hassus
claims that both he and the man h'
killed were drunk and neither knew
what they were doing
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Day OF Pagosa
Springs celebrated their golden wed :
ding October 3lst by a reception al
which over 200 people were present
Among the presents from the Gfano
Army post. woman's Relief Corps and
others were a sold-headed cane. a gold
watch and chain and a purse contain
ing $40 in gold. Mr.. Day Is a distant
relative Of Abraham Lincoln
Patents have been issued to Colorado
investors az follows: G.. H Denton
Denver. press for forming blocks: Geo
II Empson. pea-shelling machine. also
rotating drum for pea-shelling ma
chimes Alvin p Granger Denver
stamp mill: Frank E Kiddsr. Denver
wall construction. wilfofd II. Taylor
Denver. weather strip; Lenie.e and El-
sea Thomas Edgewater. picture
hanger: August Uhrf and A. @. Houck
Florence. Gil cup; RalionGo II. Wight
Delta. running gear.