The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-28
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Business men of Lafayette are plan
hing to build large sawmill to be
run by electric power.
The first annual convention of the
American Stock Growers Association
will meet at Denver May 9th.
Nearly 100 locomotives of the Denver
& Rio Grande system are being
equipped with electric headlights of
the latest pattern.
The trial of Mrs. Matte Vidler at
Cripple Creek. on the charge of muir
dering Mrs. II. C. Douglas, has been
set for April 25th.
Colorado Springs vegetarians are
anxious to secure the establishment
of branch of the Battle Creek sana-
torium at the Springs.
The meeting of the Anti-Cigarette
league at Stratton Park, Colorado
Springs. May 9th. will be addressed by
Judge B. B. Lindsey of Denver.
The Ish Reservoir company has beer
organized at Berthoud. 1t is proposed
to raise the capacity of Ish lake from
100000 gallons to 29o,Oo0,O0o.
The building and machinery of the
Sterling electric light plant was badly
injured by fire on the morning of April
Goth. the loss being estimated at about
$4,000.
The American Stock Growers Asso-
citation will meet at Denver May 9Th
for three days session. A strong
effort will be made to induce Presi-
dent Roosevelt to be present.
Harry Hugh Lee, a prominent Den
yer lawyer. died at the Hotel Colorado
at 4lenwood Springs, April 21st. Of
acute kidney disease after few days
illness.
An expert of the United States geo
logical survey will be detailed to make
an investigation of the underground
waters along the South Platte river in
Colorado.
A permanent farmers institute for
Yuma county was organized at Wray
April 22d with r. NJ. Reed as presi-
dent and Editor Hawks of the Gazette
as secretary.
Edward Weston. sent to the state re-
formatory at Buena Vista from Grand
Junction for burglary, tried to escape
few days since, but was followed
by hounds and captured.
DR.. Rodney II. True of the Bureau
Of Plant Industry of the Department of
Agriculture at Washington is visiting
Colorado to make an examination of
the rubber plant in this state.
The work of transcribing the rec
ords of old Arapahoe county. so far
as they apply to the new county of
Adams, once comprised in Arapahoe.
has been completed at cost of $780,
900.
One OF the few Austrian theaters in
the United States is to be established
at Pueblo this spring. 1t will be
erected under the auspices of the Aus
trian colony ut Bessemer, suburb of
Pueblo.
At special election held in Fruit
mere. suburb of Canon City, 1t was
voted to incorporate as a village under
the name of East Canon. The vote
was rs for Incorporation and %
against.
Judge w. P. Seeds of the District
Court at Cripple Creek has issued an
order that all gambling must cease in
the district, and as result the rou-
lette wheels. bank and slot machines
are said to have been stored away.
fire at Min:urn. on the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad in Eagle county
on the morning of the 18th inst. burned
the American hotel. three residences.
saloon and barber shop. the dam
age being estimated at about 100000.
Commissioner Richards of the Gen
eral Land Office has ordered withdrawn
from all forms of disposal. township
thirty-two. range thirteen west, in
Durango land district for use in con-
nection with the La Veta river irri
cation project.
1t is announced at the offices of the
Denver-Boulder Interurban railway
that electric cars will be running be.
tween Denver and Boulder by Septem'
ber LIST. Practically all the prelimin-
ary work of securing rights of way.
ETC.. has been concluded. the money is
on hand and work will begin at once.
w. Perry Pollock. formerly OF Platte
Vile died April 14th at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, at the age of seventy-four
years. He was born in Missouri and
came to Colorado in 1858. His first
home was on the present site of Den
yer and in the early days he was en-
gagged In freighting across the plains.
On May 9th in Denver the State
Board of Pardons will consider the ap.
plication for clemency of the three
young men sentenced to death for the
murder of Mrs. Amanda Youngblood
in Denver on the night of December
81. 1903. The criminals are Charles
o. Peters. Newton Andrews and Fred
Arnold.
The Loyal Legion Of Denver gave
a farewell reception on the night of
April 18th to Gen. Frank d. Baldwin,
who has been transferred from the
command of the Department of the
Colorado to be In command of the
Southwestern division. The reception
was largely attended and was brill
liant affair.
State Senator Fred w. Parks has
filed quo warranto proceedings in the
Supreme Court against Lieutenant
Governor Cornforth. The fight is owe:
the office Of lieutenant governor, which
Senator Parks claims by virtue of be-
ing president pro tenn of the Senate.
The court has decided to take original
jurisdiction in the matter and the re-
turn is set for May 4th.
Interscholastic oratorical and liter
airy contests will be held at the State
University in Boulder Nav 18th, to be |