The Springfield herald., 1904-05-06
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

RADIO expect to take in 81 ,25O,O0O as the
result OF this years feeding operations.
Among the towns where Odd Eel
lows anniversary celebrations were
held April 26th are Longmont. Wray
and Florence.
A fair to raise money to build an
addition to st. Josephs hospital at ou-
ray will be held by the people OF Ouray
May 18th to 14th.
David II. Moffat, it is we'll known,
can run n railroad. He has lately
bought an automobile and is learning
to run that.
Fifteen burros were recently shipped
from Trinidad to the Worlds Far,
where, it is said, they will be used as
asses from Jerusalem.
The Carnegie library at Colorado
Springs has arrived from Andrew Car
negie the gift of the works OF hugo
Grotius on international law.
me Gentlemen's Riding and Driving
Club of Denver laid the corner stone
of a magnificent grand stand April
30th at the speedway in Denver's CITY
Park.
Lieut.. Gov. Warren C. Haggott ar
rived in Denver April 21th to act as
governor during Governor Peabodys
absence of about week at the WORLDS
Fair in ST. Louis.
The Longmont Farmers Produce Ex-
change has been buying out Implement
dealers. 1t includes some 400 farmers
among its stockholders and starts III
as if 1t meant business.
At Rocky Ford April 26th Mrs. j. J.
Thompson and her little grand-dauen,,
ter were fatally burned by coal OIL
explosion. The child died in snort
time, but Mrs. Thompson lived until
the next morning.
r. b. King electrician at the dis
tributing plant of the Colorado Electtic
Power Company at Dyer, on Bull MIL
was severely but not dangerously
burned on the face and hands whlie
overhauling the plant.
The eleventh annual meeting OF the
Arkansas Valley Odd Fellows Annlver-
sary Association was held at ROCKY
Ford April Goth with an unprecedent-
ed attendance Next years meeting
will be held at Ordway.
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.
Bishop Warren, who has been absent
since last September, having visited
Hawaii, Japan. China and the Philip
pines, returned to Denver April 2ith
and Immediately left for Los Angeles
to attend the Methodist conference
AS a result of experiments conduct
ed by Professor L. R. Wolcott OF the
State School of Mines and Professor
]. c. Shedd of Colorado College, the
water of the mineral springs at Mani
tou has been found to possess radio
activity.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the First National Bank OF
Monte Vista to begin business. Ihe
bank will employ capital OF S2o,ooo.
The officers are: President, h. IA. Ap-
bott; vice president, c. w. Gates;
treasurer. Wesley Naly.
The proprietors of the Albany hotel
in Denver have bought ranch OF Zso
acres, formerly known as the q. V. AL
len ranch midway between Denver ana
Golden, which they will call the Albany
Hotel Farm. 1t will furnish milk,
chickens and vegetables.
Secretary Haywood of the Western
Federation of Miners, who was in jail
at Denver on charges which 1t was un-
derstood were made to prevent his be
ing taken to Telluride, was admitted
to bail April 30th. The charges
against him at Telluride were with
drawn.
Sheriff w. H. Gilbert of Ell Paso
county has rendered his resignation to
the coutny commissioners, owing to the
pressure of private business. Under
n Il r,ip hau haan
ed sheriff in Gilbert's place, while Dep
uty Sheriff George f. Dayton will sue
ceed Grimes.
Over 165 900 young fruit trees have
been planted in Mesa county this
spring. Besides the trees aver 4O,ooo
grape vines have been planted. Thls is
the largest number of trees ever plant
ed in one season in Mesa county. Here
, tofore from 10000 to 10000 trees have
been set out each spring.
The cases against eight Colorado
| Springs druggists, charged with viola
ton of the liquor ordinance, were al
dismissed by the city attorney. who
stated that nothing could be PROVED
against them on account OF the dlsap
pearance of The principal witness. OF
whose evidence the Anti-Saloo1
League had relled.
David C. Kiser. the fourteen-y
son of Mrs. Kiser, of Monument. go
lost on the plains during snow storm
on the night of April 23d, about four
teen miles from Eastonville in Ell Past
county. and died from cold and expos
ure He was living with his brother
in-law, named Howerton, in tent, ol
claim the latter had taken up, ant
got lost while going to the neares
house in the night. His body was no
found until the next Thursday.
John O'Brien. alias John Davy, ais
known as "Shamus" O'Brien. was al
rested in Denver April Both by detect
ives Koehler and McGowan. The pris
oner is charged with having stolen
horse from o. C. Blatter of Golden an
another from ]. H. Shrock of Morrison
and he is also alleged to have stole
about 500 horses in Colorado and WY
oming during the past two years
O'Brien is a Wyoming COW punche
and has been in the Industrial SchoC
at Golden.
The State University has receive
word from twenty-one high school
l,