The state herald., 1904-10-07
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

at the state fair a big banquet at the
Maine hotel.
Rural free delivery route No. will
be established November list from
Grand Junction. population TO be
served, 75O; houses on route, 500.
On account of the heavy rains dur.
ing the week the state fair at Pueblo
did not close on Saturday as sched-
uled, but was held open for another
day.
The National Association of Railway
Agents, with membership Of 600 Will
hold its convention in Denver next
year. visiting different parts of the
state.
When the sheriff of Weld county
catches tramp, he sets him at work
on the county road. Six in one day
were sentenced to seventeen days
work each.
Pueblo ilremcn sent a large wreath
of roses TO be placed on the bers of the
Denver fremen who lost their lives by
the explosion of nitric acid in the rooms
of the Denver Post.
William Richardson. miner in the
Bonanza district, who has been CON
sidered dangerous for some time, has
been adjudged insane by the County
Court of Saguache county and ordered
taken to the insane asylum at Pueblo.
The eighteen-monthso old son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. +. Cummings, living three
miles from Parker in Douglas county,
on September Goth, drank the contents
of laudanum bottle and died within
a few hours.
At the meeting of the Rocky Noun
tain Hotel Mems Association In Denver
a resolution was passed strongly in
dorsing the work of the Colorado Pro
motion and Publicity Committee and
pledging 1t active moral and financial
support.
l.. c. Greenlee has been selected by
the Denver School Board to succeed
Aaron Cove as superintendent of the
Denver public schools. Mr.. Greenlee
was for many years superintendent of
the West Denver schools and was Mr..
Gove's assistant when the latter re-
signed.
Agent II. d. Kerr OF the Humane So
ciety reports that the stage horses in
use in the western part of the state are
now in greatly improved condition
has lust returned to Denver from trip
to the western slope and says several
drivers have been prosecuted for abus-
ing their animals.
Prof. V. Norman McGee. recently
chosen professor of engineering in Col
orado College. died at Colorado Springs
September 2Sth of tuberculosis. Pro-
fessor McGee was educated in the pub-
lie schools OF Denver and at Leland
Stanford University. and was profess
sor OF engineering In the Imperial Uni
yersity at Tien Tsin, China, when the
Boxer rebellion broke out II was there
his health became undermined.
The trial at Fort Collins OF j. w.
Tiily, Otis Miller. H. Il. Eberly, G. w.
Grimes, X. j. Sutton, j. S. Sheehan and
d. II. Bonnell, charged with assault
with deadly weapon with attempt TO
kill BENJAMIN Evans and Thomas VIII
son, resulted In verdict Of guilty
against Tilly and Miller. The other de-
PENDANTS were acquitted. Counsel
moved for a new trial for Tilly and
Miller.
A monster eagle attacked the small
son Of Cornelius Starr, sexton of the
0
and when the father rushed 10 the
boys assistance the bird kept up It's
fight. II clrcled over the heads of the
two and every now and then swooped
down upon them for an attack. Mr..
Starr meanwhile keeping II away with
a shovel. a neighbor came TO his as
fistnnCe with shotgun and then the
bird flew away.
w. f. Porter Of Cow creek engaged
in desperate fight with nm old female
bear and her three cubs and finally
succeeded In killing all four Of the Hn-
imals a few days ago. The Cow rrccA
country, which is near Ouray, is over
run with bear. and this makes the sec
ond killing reported within a week,
John Gould having killed three others.
The old bear Is large specimen Of the
cinnamon species.
on September 3Oth at Durango, the
Colorado. Arizona Railway Company
filed Its articles for rlghtOfway from
Durango to the state line for a rail
way south from Durango Similar a.
lngs were made al Santa Fc. New Mex.
leo, and Tucson. Arizona. This road
Is projected to be built from Durango
to Tucson. II Is presumed along the
proposed line that the southern Pacific
Is building this road.
Following are the newly.clectCd on
Gers Of the Rocky Mountain Hotel
Mems Association; President. n.
MaNey Tabor: vice president, G. II.
Morse: secretary, H. Jerome Toy;
treasurer, Samuel +. DuttOn. and
chairman Of the executive committee,
II. ". Hakc. The association will work
In conjunction with the Colorado Pro,
motion and Publicity committee and
the state Realty Association In adyor,
tlEinF the state.
william Larson, Of Grover In Void
county. had hlg head badly hurt u few
Nxoks ago by the falling Of horse.
IN the last day Of September he rode
hry miles In order 10 get 10 Greeley In
time TO be- hanged, Ms he said. lie
changed horses several times along
the road. taking fresh one when be
wanted II. lie was captured by MAJ.
shnl Camp OF Greeley and placed Va
the county fail for safe keeping Lar.
son had been charged with larceny
from hls landlady In Greeley.
Patents have been Issued tu Colorado
inventors ns follows; David 7, Blow
ina. II. l.. and william Il Benton and
T.. l.. Raymond, Windsor, beet topper,
Charles @, Nnwkcs, Denver mold f't
tires; Edwin ] Gould 4. Bow, B1uldsf,
seed plnntcr: Hardin Hines Alamor.,
rail Joint: byron G. Dcnvlti. Dcnyc
plaster bnndnFc rolling machine; WA
NJ. Mcintosh Denver. ear seat; job
q, Michael. Denver hltchlng doylcf,