The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

I Wi mo Ava w. Pooi.
There is a serious egg famine in the
Denver market and eggs have been re-
failing at thirty-five to forty cents a
dozen.
President Theodore Roosevelt car.
ried the state of Colorado by a plural
ity of 34,5S2 votes. Four years ago
Bryan carried the state by 30,694.
Representative Bonynge has intro
duced in Congress a bill granting to
Boulder a large tract of land to be
owned and maintained by the city for
park purposes.
The Colorado & Northwestern is al
most into Eldora. and it is officially
announced that the road will be COM
pleted and trains running to Eldora by
Christmas day.
Edward E. Gilman, superintendent
OF the Silverton railroad, stated while
in Denver recently that the road
would be built over to Ouray during
the coming year.
The school at Marshall in Boulder
county, has been closed because of the
prevalence of diphtheria. Marshall is
coal mining camp and is inhabited
mostly by Italians.
"chA AiiPP, oNdlC NIldll IHdu VI LlS
Prohibition party. was somewhat badly
injured on the 7th inst. at his home
in Denver by falling through trap
doorway into the cellar.
The supervising architects office at
Washington has caleld for bids which
will be opened December 30th, for in
stalling heating apparatus in the
Leadville public building.
The First National bank OF Arvada,
Colorado, has been authorized to begin
business, with $25,OOO as capital
George G. Swadlay is president, A. H
Barth vice-preSident and d. H. Staley
cashier.
Gen. William ]. Palmer has offered
site and $3.50 cash for the erection
of home in Colorado Springs for the
detention Of juvenile delinquents in
the event that like amount he raised
elsewhere.
The following new postmasters have
been appointed in Colorado: Arlo.
MonteZuma county, Henry Wagner,
vice J. R. Millspaugh, resigned; Mesa.
Mesa county, Lee l.. Prewitt, vice T. T.
Carr, removed.
w. E. Hood, conductor of the Colo
rado & Southern switch crew at Love-
land was run over by a loaded beet
car at the sugar factory on the Sth
inst and literally cut to pieces. Death
was instantaneous.
w. w. Womack, aged fifty-nine
years, was seriously injured in an acci-
dent while at work in the Valley Forge
mine near Salina in Boulder county a
few days ago. A piece of rock fell and
fractured his skull.
The efforts of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Boulder to
secure funds for the erection of a
building are meeting with considerable
success. The subject has been taken
up by the churches and numerous
pledges secured.
Secretary o. ]. Kennedy of the Sa
Ida board of trade has published a
book entitled THE Colorado Rubber
Plant" The book describes series of
experiments with the plant in Salida
and recites its possibility as future
Colorado industry.
Major William Cooke Daniels of the
Daniels G. Fisher Stores Company
Denver, recently arrived at Singapore
in the British East Indies after year
spent in connection with a scientific
expedition in the work of exploring the
island of Papua, New Guinea.
In a quarrel over the sale Of some
chickens, which took place on the road
near Littleton, December 9th, Simon
Miller was fatally stabbed by Elmer
Cobb. The affray took place just in
the edge OF Jefferson county and Cobb
was taken to the jail at Golden.
1t Is claimed that one million pieces
of mail matter, each telling about Colo
RADIO and Denver, will be sent out tC
boom the convention of the National
Electric Light Association, which will
| be held in Denver in June. Excursions
will be run to different parts Of the
/ state.
Judge Lindsey of Denver has re
ceived a personal letter from Presi
dent Roosevelt, commencing the work
of the Denver Juvenile Court and ask
ing him to come to Washington and
deliver an address on the work accom-
plished by the court among the boys o!
| Denver.
The International Typographical Un
ion has raised approximately $4,000 o
! the 100000 required for the erection
Of the A. J. Cummings memorial build
ing, which will be built as an annex t.
the Union Printers Home in Colorado
Springs. The value of the property
including 100000 for eighty acres o
improved land, is $237 1875.
dispatch from Sunrise Decembe
9th says: About ten days ago it was
announced that the output of the Hart
vile iron region would be increased
from 700 to 1000 tons daily, but nov
new rush orders have been given b.
the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company tt
increase the output of the Sunrise irol
mines to 1000 tons per day, which il
nearly treble the average amount o
ore heretofore mined in this section.
A contract has been let for th
building of a large reservoir in th
southeast corner of Pueblo county TO
the Mustang Land and Cattle Com
pany. This reservoir will cover 81
acres and will irrigate 10000 acres o
land. The officers of the company ar
y nrlsy Ford ponpla and fh