The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-23
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Wednesday, January 4th.
The machinery is being set up for
the new rubber extraction plant at Sa-
Ida.
The national convention of the bill
posters organization will be held in
Denver next year.
A company has been Incorporated in
Denver to manufacture ornamental ar
ticles from cactus fiber.
Representative Bonynge has intro
duced in Congress a bill granting to
Boulder a large tract of land to be
park purposes.
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 International Epworth League
convention meets at Denver next sum.
mer. July 9Th to 9th. The national en-
campment of the G. A. r, follows dur
ing the first week in September.
Gen. William J. Palmer has offered
a site and s3,750 cash for the erection
of a home in Colorado Springs for the
detention of juvenile delinquents in
the event ihat like amount he raised
elsewhere.
The report of Warden John Cleg-
horn of the state penitentiary Will
show that among the inmates are
three school teachers, two lawyers,
two doctors, two actors, one banker
and one bartender.
w. e. Hood, conductor of the Colo
RADIO e 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.
The following rural carriers have
been appointed for Colorado routes:
Dolores, regular. George S. Gardner;
substitute, Mamie Gardner. Mont
clair, regular, Felix z. Jones; substi.
tute, James A. Jones.
The application of S. C. Hurst, ]. C.
Twombly. B. F. Twombly, d. w
Strong and G. B. Kinsey to organize
the First National Bank of Brighton,
with S25.O00 capital. has been approved
by the comptroller of the currency.
1t became necessary a few days ago
for the Moffat road to borrow snow
plow from the Colorado Midland to
clear the track between Mammoth and
Arrowhead. An immense rotary, on its
way from the East, had not yet ar
rived.
More than 200 stores and offices in
Colorado Springs were closed from
10:30 a. III. to l o'clock on the 18th
inst, on account of a great revival
meeting at the Temple theater under
the direction of the Rev. j. Wilbur
Chapman.
The Colorado State Grange will
convene in Denver January 10th, 11th
and 18th, at Britannia hall, third floor,
1882 Arapahor serest. An excellent
programme has been arranged, includ-
ing speakers from the State Agricul-
tural College.
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.
The mandamus proceedings brought
by the newly-elected officers of Arapa
hoe county to compel the officials ap
pointed by Governor Orman to vacate
was heard at Golden by Judge De
France and verdict rendered in ia
vor of the petitioners.
Three prisoners escaped from the
county Jail at Montrose on the night
CT the 18th inst V. A. Laughlin, be
ing held for obtaining money under
false pretenses; Alex Moore for forg
cry, and Paul Gregerson for burglary
broke the locks and got safely away.
Major William Cooke Daniels of the
Daniels & 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.
While burning off pasture land on
his ranch near Parlin few days ago
Wilson Moore, pioneer of Gunnison
county, was overcome by the exertion
and fell into the flames. An Italian
with him quickly beat out the fire
around his body, but Moore was dead
The International Typographical I'm
ion has raised approximately $4,000 oi
the $4,000 required for the erection
of the A. j. Cummings memorial build
ing, which will be built as an annex to
the Union Printers Home in Colorado
Springs. The value of the property
including $4,000 for eighty acres OF
improved land, is $237.l37.9S.
Rey. Franklin Spencer Spalding, rec
tor of st. Paul's Episcopal Church of
Erie, Pennsylvania, for the past nine
years, was consecrated bishop of Salt
Lake, at Erie, on the 14th inst. Bishop
Spalding's father now deceased. was
consecrated bishop of Colorado in the
same church as the son, almost eX-
actly thirty-one years ago.
The Montrose City Council has
passed an ordinance calling for a spe
cial election to be held January 10th
to vote on the issuance of 100000 in
bonds. If issued, the money will be
used to build an entirely new system
Of water works. A reservoir covering
100 acres of land will be located on
Cerro Summit, eighteen miles from
Montrose. Title to the site was
granted by Congress.
A contract has been let for the
building of large reservoir in the
southeast corner of Pueblo county for
the Mustang Land and Cattle Com
pany. This reservoir will cover 211
acres and will irrigate 10000 acres OF
land. The officers of the company are
principally Rocky Ford people and the
land is near the Otero and Pueblo
county line. 1t is the intention to sell
the land in small tracts for the cult