The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-29
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Leonard Cutshaw. a well-known
Denver architect and engineer and
prominent Grand Army man. died at
Denver April 22d at the age of sixty
ono years.
"Shanty," handsome Irish setter,
fell 100 feet down the shaft Of the Gold
King mine, in the Cripple Creek dis
trict, few days ago. and still lives, not
exactly to tell the tale But to wag the
tail
r. B. King, electrician at the dis
tributing plant of the Colorado Electric
Power Company at Dyer, on Bull hill.
was severely but not dangerously
burned on the face and hands while
overhauling the plant.
Bishop Tikhon, head OF the Greek
Church of North America, celebrated
high mass at the Green church in Pu-
eblo April 25th. While in Denver the
bishop was entertained by Bishop Ohm
stead of the Episcopal Church.
The principal business of the Colo
RADIO Springs Police Court appears to
be filming Otto Fehringer for infraction
of the law in regard to selling liquor.
by druggists. Mr.. Fehringer makes it
/ his business to appeal every case.
The State Humane Society has taken
in charge the two children of William
I Towne, who was recently arrested at
Fort Collins and convicted of the muir
der of William Gardner. The children
will be placed in the State Home of De-
pendent Children.
The proprietors of the Albany hotel
in Denver have bought a ranch Of $50
acres, formerly known as the G. " Al
len ranch, midway between Denver and
Golden. which they will call the Albany
Hotel Farm. 1t will furnish milk,
chickens and vegetables.
Arrangements have been made to
erect potato starch factory at Gree
ley. which is to be ready for 1OO-day
run by September 18th. The factory
is expected to furnish a market for all
the Gull potatoes that have heretofore
been Of little or no value.
Trembling and on the verge Of col
lapse. Seymour B. Wacaster, who shot
and killed his young wife at the Glen
arm hotel April 7th, pleaded not guilty
when arraigned before Judge Carpen-
ter in the West Side Court at Denver.
Inc trial was set for May 18th
Judge B. B. Lindsey. who conducts
the Denver juvenile court, has con-
ferred with Mr. c. s. Morey in regard
to the work for boys in the beet lelds.
Mr.. Morey. as president Of the Great
Western Sugar Company promised to
do all he could to help place the boys.
Ex-Governor John L. Routt celebrat-
ed his seventy-eighth birthday at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. w. H.
Bryant, in Denver, April 25th. While
he did not feel strong enough to receive
callers. he was the recipient of many
good wishes and numerous gifts of
flowers.
The trial trip over the new street car
line at Trinidad was made April 25th.
One car was run from the power house
in Trinidad to Sopris. Some of the Of
ficials of the road made the trip over
the line, which was for inspection only.
Everything was found to be in excel
lent condition.
Mrs. Catherine Donaldson LES been
granted divorce, in the District Court
at Fort Collins, from her husband, T.
j. Donaldson. who was sentenced to
the penitentiary for INCEST last fall
Mrs. Donaldson was also given tine GUS
tody of her daughter. Violet, who is in
the House of Good Shepherd In Denver
Frank Emerson, who two months
ago confessed to the Pueblo police
that he had murdered a man in Grip
pie Creek, said that he wanted to be
punished for his wrong doing and will
be released in few days from the
Woodcroft sanitarium. DR.. Work
claims Emerson is cured of insanity.
The United States Court at Pueblo
adjourned April 2lst and will meet
again about October 10th by special CT
DER, as Congress provides for but one
session annually in Pueblo. A number
of criminal cases are carried over from
this term and several indictments by
the grand jury did not receive the at
tentiOn of the court
Active steps are being taken at Pu-
eblo to locate the parties who have
sent Police Matron Hoover several
threatening letters. The letters re-
ceived were unsigned. and threatened
Mrs. Hoover with death of she at
tempted to further interfere with the
conducting of dances at the Board OF
Trade hall.
The News Dispatch of 'Leadville sus
pended its daily publication April 18th.
announcing that only the Sunday
morning edition would be issued for
the next thirty days, pending changes
in the plant. The Herald Democrat ex.
presses its belief that the suspension
of the last daily rival of it's two edi.
tions, the Herald-Democrat and Chron.
icle, will be permanent.
A report that the Colorado & South
ern Railway Company will rebuild the
old line from Fort Collins to Cheyenne
IN the event of the construction of a
line from Orin Junction to Lander by
the Belgo American company, has
gained circulation. Should the exten-
sion be built direct route for the
product of the oil districts of Wyoming
into Denver will be furnished.
At the preliminary hearing of Clyde