The state herald., 1904-08-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The Santa Fe depot at Fowler was
destroyed by fire on the night of July
9th.
Hereafter Sheriff Clarke of Las Ami.
mas county will run down criminals
with a first class automobile.
Up to July 26th the secretary Of the
hsh and game commission Of Colorado
at Denver had issued 1,74O hunting
permits this year.
Harry E. Mulnix has been given
contract to audit the county books of
Pueblo county, for which service he
is to be paid $1,430.
President Meyer of the Western Fed
GRAFTON OF Miners says that the coop
erative stores at Cripple Creek and
Victor will be reopened for business.
1t is estimated that there is now
over 5,000,000,000 cubic feet of
stored water in the Poudre valley
available for the maturing of crops
this season.
Gus White, the S-year.old son of G.
| A. White, fruit dealer of Pueblo, ran
away few days ago and was neard
from three days later at Great Falls,
Montana.
Thomas Clark has offered reward
Of $25 for information leading to the
arrest of the parties who dynamited
his fish pond near Longmont and
killed n wagon load of fish.
The fall circuit OF the Arkansas val.
ley Racing Association will hold races
In Leadyille for three days, August IL.
IL and l3, under the auspices of the
new Leadville Racing Association.
John Alexander Dowie has been
sending large quantities of Zion City
| literature to Pueblo and people are
wondering if he is not coming out in
person to try to capture the town.
A hailstorm July 26th between Or
chard and Weldon, in the western
part OF Morgan county, did consider
able damage. In some places chick
ems. pigs, sheep and calves were
killed
Eugene W. Holmes was burned to
death at Pagosa Springs July 22nd. In
fire that destroyed Gaylord & Gar
wins saloon. Holmes was about fifty
| FIVE years old and had been at the
Springs abou. three years.
A. d. Hall, farmer living near
Sterling, was killed July 27th while
passing from one part OF his farm to
another upon the Burlington track.
stepping in front of train that he
failed to see.
Among the successful Colorado
drawers of land in the Rosebud reser-
walton in South Dakota are Charles w.
Meyer OF Denver, W. X. Montgomery
of Colorado Springs and John d. Coop
er OF Colorado City.
Walter Wellman. representing the
| New York Herald the Chicago Record
| Herald and the Philadelphia Press, one
OF the best-known newspaper men OF
| the country, has been looking into af-
fairs at Cripple Creek.
The employees of Denver dry goods
establishment gave an excursion on
| the Moffat road few days ago in
which over I 200 people are said to
have participated. The new line is
proving highly popular.
Harry Hunter of the Big Greek
ranch near Pearl. in Larimer county,
lassoed big cinnamon bear near the
| ranch n few days ago. lie afterwards
\ tied the bear. loaded him into the
wagon and took him TO the ranch.
Willie Ennis. the twelve-year-old
son oil +. j, Ennis. living eight miles
west OF Fort Morgan. was instantly
killed by lightning on the night of
July 25th while riding a horse on the
! prairie. His horse and dog were also
| killed and the three were found to
gether later In the night.
Harry Davies, the Colorado snake
charmer. received his twenty seventh
snake bite AT Denver few days ago
He was only Just recovering from III"
bite OF n Gila monster. This last nip
was from a Texas diamond.back rat
tier. but Davies doesn't mind u little
thing like that.
DR.. T. d. Bancroft who has been
| In Colorado Springs for some time ne
gotiating for the construction OF
free home for consumptivcs, has Sc,
cured an option on 10 acres directly
west Of the Portland mill in Colorado
| City, and expects to commence actual
construction In the fall.
Earl Losey, the ii.yearo old son Of
! Charles A. Losey Of the Colorado
| Springs Fire Department, ran away in
| company with another boy n short
time ago and on July 2bth word was
received that he was killed near ozone
Junction, twenty-five miles west OF
| Cheyenne. Wyoming, while trying 10
steal ride ON freight train.
To determine whether tho rubber
plant can be proiitably cultivated In
| the lower Arkansas valley the Amer
lean Crude Rubber Company has en-
ployod bo,anlst from tho State AZ
rlcultuml College 20 conduct expert
mcnts. Pueblo people are Interested
and the Business Mems Association
has numerous Inquiries from eastern
| investors.
President Beyle of the Colorado
| City Chamber ~ Commerce Is inaug
uratlng n movement 10 secure several
manufactures. His plan N 10 hay,
Colorado Springs and Colorado city
together raise 100000 In bonds. OF
which s2O. 900 would go for cement
plant. $4,000 for wooden mill. and
! .iO.O 600 for glass factory. with the
remainder In factories Of various
kinds.
W. W. Price of Colorado Springs is
having made Ia Ohio quad" thirty.
horse power aluminium automobile, ~
n cost of $500. In which. nce0mpan-
led by " r. Lowe. l.. q. Carlton and
Dr & u bartlett. he Will tour the
South and West ON trip ot nearly a.
600 miles The party will leave Colo
RADIO SpfinsA ON August 18th travelling
TO Cleveland by rail, and expects 10 be-