La Junta tribune., 1904-09-17
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

. The Yuma County Fair at Wray pre-
sented q nns exhibition and drew an
unusually large crowd
Mrs. Margaret Pollock Of Greeley has
been picking her second crop OF straw
berries. and = good crop. too.
Adjt. Gen. Sherman Bell rejoices in
the advent Of daughter and proposes
to name her after Helen Gould.
State Treasurer Newton and his fam
ily have forsakeu Pueblo and intend to
make their permanent home in Den
yer.
Patrick McCann. . widely-known
mining man of Gilpin county. died at
Central City on the 10th Inst. ot paral-
ysis. tt
The Pullman Car Company has or
dered its shops In Denver closed. 1t is
not stated when. II At all. they will b
reopened.
Engineer Al Philliber Of the D. Z
r. G. lost his left eye at Red Clin OF
the 8th inst. by the bursting Of the
water gauge of his engine.
Mayor Speer of Denver has appointed
Mrs. c. J. Hughes. Jr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam G. Fisher as members OF the Dem
yer Public Library Association. There
are six other members.
John Mosley. who came to Colorado
Springs from Lonuon few months
ago, will tour the mountains with his
family in .'palatial" camp wagon. ft-
ted with electric light. gasoline heat
ers, etc.
The new bridge over the Arkansas
river at La Junta Ia to cost 81 600. The
sum OF $4,000 was appropriated by the
i ha l.
sioners will furnish an additional
5000.
On the ranch of Wilson Bros, near
Lusk, Anton Miklas and Peter Jensen
Quarreled over who should shoot rab-
bit and struggled for the possession OF
. gun. which went OF in the fracas ana
killed Miklas. st4N
Tho State School for the Deaf and
Blind At Colorado Springs recently re-
ceiyed sixteen pupils from Idaho. There
are twenty-four other non-residents in
the institution, mostly from Oklahoma
and Wyoming.
The hearing on the probate OF the
will OF the late Charles NJ. Stebbins.
who left the bulk OF n large fortune to
found an orphans home in Denver.
will come up In the County Court at
Denver. November 10th.
Mrs. West, wife OF X. E. West. organ
izer for the Modern Woodmen OF Amer
lea. was found dead In her room in the
Commercial hotel at Trinidad on the
11th inst. having died Of heart fail
ure. She came to Trinidad from Okla
homa City.
President Moffat Of the Denver.
Northwestern & Pacific railroad. who
has recently returned from the East,
says that work will soon be COM
menced ON the Salt Lake City end OF
the line to meet the grade from Den-
yer.
The state engineer has let contract
to the Pueblo Bridge Company for the
construction OF . Routt county bridge
over the Yampa river at Steamboat
Springs. to cost $1,000. The county
commissioners will furnish the abut-
ments. which will cost $500 extra
Prof. Samuel L. Boothroyd. instruc-
tor In physics at the Colorado Agri-
cultural College. has accepted an ap-
pointment as instructor OF descriptive
geometry at Cornell University. New
York. He is q native of Colorado and
graduated at the Agricultural College.
A large number Of Pueblo sportsmen
took advantage Of the opening OF the
duck season on Sunday. the llth. to
visit the lakes and reservoirs south OF
the city. and the result was that many
teal ducks were bagged. The number
Of these ducks is said to be the largest
ever known.
On the morning OF the 11th inst. the
body Of an unknown man. supposed to
be . tramp. was found near Wigwam.
one the ID. 4 II. c.. cut In two pieces
by car wheels. The unfortunate man
was apparently about thirty-fve years
Of age. medium built, and wore small.
light mustache.
One Of the questions that will come
before the State Supreme Court at Its
present session in Denver is the consti-
tutionality OF the statute permitting the
Humane Society to take charge o.
starving cattle and other live stock ard
care for II II the expense Of the owner.
Mis- Ida e. Michener. who has char ke
OF the Colorado Midland eating station
1t Cascade, twelve miles west Of Colo
RADIO Springs. expected to share an es-
tate Of SIS ,000. 900. which her mother.
Mrs. Talitha Jane Michener Of Carmel.
Indiana. IL said to hate fallen heir to.
Mary r. Lsthrop. who sued the
George ". Clayton estate for 0.OO0
attorney fee for services alleged to
have been rendered In securing the pro-
hate of Mr.. Clayton's will, donating
some q. .0o0. 80 for the estab,ishment Of
. boys school. has lost her case in the
Court q Appeals. sfl
Roger Greenough. aged sixty-eisht
years. IN oiler in the employ Of the
Telluride mill At Colorado City, and
one Of the pioneers Of Colorado. was
caught in the betting Of the machinery
af the plant on the nighe q the 9Th
inst, and probably almost Instantly
killed. His body was not found until
several hours had elapsed
The hunting season for Wild ducks,
geese, snipe, curlews. brants, swans