The state herald., 1904-02-05
COLORADO BRIEF S.

| value of northern Colorado ignite coal
Tor use In Its locomotives.
Thieves recently stole s25 from the
contribution boxes Of the Christian
Science church in Denver.
Emmett FoY has been appointed
regular and Bessie Howe substitute
rural carrier at Fort Collins.
Additional rural free delivery service
has been ordered established March LIST,
at La Junta, with one carrier.
The President, on January 25th,
sent to the Senate the nomination OF
Paul ]. Sours TO be postmaster OF
Denver.
The next annual meeting OF the Colo
RADIO State Federation of Women's
Clubs will be held at Fort Collins next
October.
Up to January Goth more than $4,000
had been pledged to the Colorado Pro-
motion and Publicity committee to
advertise the state.
One battalion of the Second infantry
and the headquarters band, now at
Fort Russell, have been ordered to
Fort Logan, near Denver.
John Powers. an old time miner of
Cripple Creek, was killed by the ex-
plosion Of missed shot in the Jerry
johnson mine January cath.
A Leadville dispatch of January goth
quotes DR.. NJ. howell of the State
| Board OF health as saying that tho ty-
| phoid fever epidemic is practically over
in Leadyille.
The commissioner OF patents reports
to Congress that 4O4 patents and de-
signs were granted to Colorado people
during 1903, this being one for every
| 1885 people.
Fifty-fve sportsmen took part In
rabbit roundup near Hooper In Cos
tilla county January 24th and 1.l67
rabbits were killed. Two men killed
sixty-four rabbits each.
The ownership Of the Denver and
! Kansas City Baseball Club franchises
In the Western League by George Te-
beau was recognized by the league at
its recent meeting in Chicago.
Officers Of Fort Logan have SO far
looked in vain for a cannon range in
the foothills near Denver where there
| is room for target practice without in
terfering with anybody's safety.
Robert Youngblood. the young man
who was shot on New Years eve in
Denver in the ARRAY with Arnold. An
drews and Peters, in which the rob-
bers killed him mother, has so far re-
covered as to be discharged from the
hospital.
The Colorado & Southern Railway
| Company has had 1900 trout fry de-
posted in the Platte river at Bailey.
! The trout are six inches long and will
be a good size to catch when the fish
ing season opens.
Mrs. Arvilla Meeker of Greeley. wild
ow Of n. c. Meeker. is recovering from
a severe attack of pneumonia. She is
ninety years old and It was fearel that
she would not be strong enough to
overcome the disease.
The trial of Newton Andrews and
Charles Peters, charged with the mur-
der of Mrs. Amanda Youngblood. was
begun In the West Side Court at Den
yer. January 25th. II was decided that
Arnold should be tried separately.
Charles peall of the confectionery
firm of Davis & Beall at Colorado City.
committed suicide January 25th by
shooting himself through the stomach
with a shotgun. The deed is attributed
to despondcLcy occasioned by i'll
health.
Sheriff Struthers Of Mesa county took
long ride from Green River into the
Robbers Roost" country In Utah and
arrested and brought back TO Grand
Junction "Dr." J. ID. Bee. who claims
to be a quarter-breed Cherokee and
who is charged with horse stealing.
The religious census taken by the
united effort of the churches shows
Florence to have 1000 families. 1000
people and religious population OF
about 1000. These religious people are
considered those directly connected
with churches of some denomination.
At Colorado Springs the other day
Rev. Duncan Lamont, In competition
with thirteen other members OF the
Ministerial alliance. won the annual
woodsawing contest at the City hotel.
At the close fourteen hungry clergy
men sat down TO dinner at the hotel.
Miss u. Whitney and Miss Carry
Echonohor, both OF Denver. have pur-
chased what is known as the Pueblo
Children's Home at Peublo. The home
has been under the management of Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Gray for the last elev-
en- years. and they retire on account OF
old age and III health. About 100 chill
dren are In the home.
Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell. state super
intendent OF public instruction. has is
sued n book In colors containing many
prose and verse selections suitable for
use on washington's and Lincoln's
birthdays by pupils In the public
schools OF the state All the selections
are patriotic and historical In charac-
ter. and the colors used are those OF
the nag.
David c. Coates. eX-lieutonnnt COVER
nor OF Colorado and first vice president
OF the American Labor Union. IL now
managing the Idaho State Tribune. n
weekly paper published at Wallace.
Idaho. II Is the Idaho organ OF the
Western Federation Of Miners. Short
ly after his departure from Denver II
was stated that MIR. Coates had gone
10 Butte 10 take charge OF the Amorl-
can Labor Union Journal.
A lnrFcly-Rttcnded meeting Of the
Beet Growers Association was held nt
Rocky Ford January 30th To hear and
accept the report Of the committee that
waited on the sugar company In regard
To tho new prices demanded by the
growers. The company comedies the
demand Of S. u ton hat rate. but the
other demands made were not granted
and conditions are unchanged from last
season.
q Al Bucna Vista January 30th. J. W.
Ryan. the Sallda bank ruhbcr. was son