North Park union., 1905-12-29
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The Colorado Midland proposes to
build and maintain its own dining cars.
The postofices at Brush. Fruita and
Julesburg Will be advanced to the pres
idential class January LIST.
The Rev. John W. Carter OF Owa-
tonna, Minnesota, has accepted the
pastorate of the First Universalist
church of Denver.
The ten-dollar counterfeit bills Of the
Buffalo series, passed in large numbers
in Colorado last spring, have appeared
again in Trinidad.
An unusual number Of coyotes are
troubling the farmers near Florence,
having been driven cut of the hills by
Snow and cold weather.
1t is estimated that some 10000
small pine and pinon trees have been
shipped from Florence to Kansas City
and st. Louis for use as Christmas
trees.
William Van Horn was sentenced In
the District Court at Pueblo to from
one to two years in the penitentiary
for murderous assault on a colored
porter.
Former State Labor Commissioner
]. w. Brentlinger died at Pueblo few
days ago. His funeral was held in the
Fountain Presbyterian church and was
largely attended.
Among the courses recently intro
duced in the state university at Boul-
der is one in sanitary science and pub.
| lie health. 1t has already been taken
up by twenty-five students.
Charles G. Kennison, former presl-
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active participant In labor troubles In
nopah, Nevada, December 10th, OF
| pneumonia.
| Thirty oil locations were filed in the
county clerks Office at Colorado
Spring on the 10th inst on land south
east of SINNERS ranch, where drill
ing is being prosecuted on the Emo
Company's ground.
An eastern syndicate has purchased
the HALFWAY house on the Pixies Peak
cog road from ]. P. Palsgrove. Nearly
the construction of a large hotel and
In other improvements.
The machine shop of the Denver
Engineering Works at Denver took
fire shortly after midnight on the 18th
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the interior was destroyed. badly dam
aging much of the machinery.
Wilson Finney. foreman for W. S.
Scott of Nederland, on the Graham
lease near that town, was accidentally
killed December 18th by an explosion
of dynamite which he was handling.
He leaves widow and three children.
The business mems committee at
Canon City, having in charge sub
scriptions to the bonus asked by F. S.
Granger of $751; 900. reports the money
all raised and work will commence on
the trolley line between Florence and
Canon City by the first Of the year.
Mrs. Mary Weston died at her home.
near Buena Vista, December 18th, at
the age Of ninety years. She was the
Oldest settler living in the valley, hav-
ing lived In the stone house where she
died for nearly forty years. She came
to Colorado in the early sixties. cross
ing the plains in wagon.
The state land board has approved
the selection of 10000 acres of land
In Routt county. made by the Colorado
Realty and Securities Company. The
segregation was made under the Carey
act, which provides that the company
shall >imprQye the land and. pay the
state a price OF so cents ar acre Tor It.
The School OF Mines has withdrawn
from the Rocky Mountain Intercollegi-
ate Athletic Association. which con-
sisted Of that school, the University of
Agricultural College at Fort Collins.
This action is expected to break up the
association.
Aol~ nAa tsNt tha i0tP o$
F. Givens' ranch. nea. Florence, are be-
coming very tame. Mr.. Givens, who is
special game warden, says that
nearly every morning six or eight of
these animals gather around his house
to be fed. There are between forty
and fifty sheep In the flock, but only
few OF them have become tame.
H. H. Officer, Leadville pioneer,
formerly engaged in the lumber bust.
ness with his father and brother at
the foot of Harrison avenue. and af-
terward conducting an assay Office,
later removing to Salt Lake City, died
at Salt Lake on the 18th inst. from
the effect Of inhaling sulphuric fumes
arising from ores that he was roast
ing.
Attired in short dresses. giving them
| the appearance of mere children, Miss
Serena Bonsidini and Miss Rose Sena,
accompanied by their parents and pros
pective husbands, visited the county
clerks office in Trinidad and secured
marriage licenses. The two girls were
both under IA years Of age and 1t was
necessary for their parents to give
their consent before the licenses could
be issued.
The introduction by Congressman
F. E. Brooks in Congress of bill for
the parking of the famous Royal
Gorge is followed by local move
ment to have the government trans
form North and South Cheyenne can
ons, south of Colorado Springs, into
national park. South Cheyenne canon
is owned by a corporation and North
canon by the city.
Patents have been issued to the fol-
lowing Colorado people: Charles Bam-
berg, Aspen, device for sharpening dia-
mond ore drills: Charles E. Eppler,
near Ramah, hose detached; Robert
Graham. Greeley, fly trap; John Peter
son, Idaho Springs. bucket dumping ap-
paratus; John B. Plato and Will H. Kill
gore, Denver, hitching attachment for
vehicles: Theodore H. Proske, Denver,
sharpening machine for drill bits;
James H. Shepherd, Idaho Springs,
wrench.
The Kentucky Home Association
has been organized by prominent for
mer Kentuckians In Denver for the