The state herald., 1904-10-21
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


nounced as remarkable freak at
Greeley. Snowballs Will soon be in
bloom all over the state.
The members of the Cripple Creek
Mine Owners association have issued
positive denial of the charge that
they intend to reduce wages.
A new banking institution, the
United States National bank, has
been opened in Denver. w. A. Ho.
YER, wholesale druggist. is president.
The First National Bank Of Meeker
has been authorized to begin business
with $4,000 capital. C. q. Parks, pres
ident; X. oldland, vice president. and
f. Il. Fordham. cashier.
+. M. Grogan of Pueblo is reported
to have found gold within or near the
city limits and has shown one pan
OF earth containing five colors. u mug.
get and several rubies.
Minnie" Hudson, Pueblo colored
man.. known as a successful gambler
and professional politician. died on
the 18th from the effects Of wounds re-
ceived in u fight in Kansas City several
years ago.
The directors of the State Fair at
| Pueblo will endeavor to have the Leg
islature come to the aid of the annual
exhibition. The organization Is heavily
In debt because Of bad weather, which
cut down the attendance.
! Roy Il. Dixon, n school boy eleven
years old, saved tho Durango Silyerton
| passenger train from being wrecked by
tagging 1t in time to prevent 1t from
striking rock slide near Durango. The
passengers made up purse for him.
Tho sugar factory at Fort Collins
| began operations October 10th. 1t
| verted the entire seasons crop of
beets tributary TO the factory, esti-
mated at 100000 tons, into granuia-
| ted sugar.
Judge Ben d. Lindsey has been re-
nominated county judge for the long
term by the Denver Democratic execu-
| tive committee. His name will also be
/ on the Republican ticket. The judges
work in the juvenile court Is held to
place the position outside Of politics.
1t is stated that Mrs. Ella Perkins,
wife of steel worker at Pueblo, is
one of nine heirs to an estate In Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, valued at $lS.O0o,-
| 600, left by an uncle. Colonel Jacob Ba-
ker, of whom she and the other heirs
had lost sight, who died fifteen years
ago,
The bonds of Frank NJ. Downey, Su-
perintendent Joseph +. Nilsson. melter
and refiner. and A. b. Hodgson. as
sayer of the new mint at Denver, have
been received at the Treasury Depart
ment and approved. 1t is expected that
the coinage of gold will begin some
time next spring.
County scat contests are being car
ried on in Eagle county and Arapahoe
! county. In the former the fight is be-
tween Eagle and Red CHI. the present
county seat. and in the latter Littlcton.
/ which become county seat when the
city and county of Denver was formed,
has numerous competitors.
Jackson Solomon. who broke ou, OF
the penitentlary at Canon City Sep
tember 23rd, was captured on the 18th
inst. at Thatcher. In Las Animas
county, by Dave Brighton. Santa Fe
switchman, who was looking for car
thieves. Before Solomon surrendered
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The roads Of the Western Passenger
] Association have decided 10 make the
Colorado common points ah-the-year-
round points instead OF summer tourist
points only. Tourist rates will apply
all the year hereafter TO Denver, Colo
rado Springs and Pueblo, instead OF
only during the summer months as
heretofore.
I.adderman Frank u. Lunt died u,
Denver on the 18th inst. being the
third member OF the Denver Fire De
pariment to lose his life from the cf-
fects OF nitric acid fumes inhaled at
the fire In the Office Of the Denver Post
September 10th. Lunt mad been dis
charged from the hospital rs cured. but
was attacked by pneumonia.
For the first time In the history OF
the Colorado Springs pos,oiilce. the
amount OF money order business for
the fiscal year ending September 80
1904, exceeded the 3l.000,000 mark.
The amount was Si.0l0.7SG27. last
years figures being e908.fiG.0b, no
that gain for tho tweleye months
past was sio2.3io.22.
Fred w. Kohler. prominent Boul-
der county farmer. who had only two
years ago taken up his residence In the
city OF Boulder. committed suicide on
1 the 18th inst. by cutting his throat. Mr..
Kohler was scyenty-two years OF age
and In prosperous circumstances. His
family relations were also pleasant. 80
that no reason Is known why he should
kill himself.
George e. Bacholder. aged ninety
two years. is believed To be the oldest
truck gardener In Colorado. During
the summer he did nll the work nee.
essary on his little patch In Boulder.
doing tho digging. seeding. cultiyat lng
and irrigating without any assistance,
Aside from the early vegetable he
has harvested n liberal supply OF to,
mntocs and 700 head OF cabbage.
The Juvenile Court and Detention
House" exhibition. made by Judge Ben
u. Lindsey and his associates In Den
yer nj the Worlds Fair In St Louis,
has been awarded gold medal. The es.
hibltion consists Of various charts and
pictures. tho charts shown. the work
Of the court In It's various phases: the
pictures being Of the boys who have
been under Judge Lindfcy's care.
Tho following patents have been Is.
sued TO Colorado Inventors; Edward
u. Blake. Fowler. sweep rake: George
A. Carpenter. Fort Morgan. device for
putting medicine Into eyes. Burton ].
Downing. Mnngnnolh. fruit picker.
John A, Ferguson. Denver. wall for