The Springfield herald., 1905-12-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Will be running into Denver on its own
tracks about Christmas.
The Democratic Club OF Denver will
give dinner TO 600 poor children who
are charges of the city and county of
Denver, on Christmas Day.
A. r. Meyer, one of the founders OF
Leadville, who built the first samplinG
and smelling works there, died at Kan
sas City, December lst, of rheumatism
of the heart
The auditorium committee of the
Denver City Council will receive offers
of sites up to December 18th. No site
will be considered that has less than
sixteen tull city lots.
The thirty-fifth anniversary of the
coming of Union colony to Greeley was
celebrated by big dinner and re-
union of pioneers at Greeley November
25th, at which l25 colonists were pres
ent
Neal Woodruff. P. A. Mcclellan,
Fred Powell. c. a. Clayton and RobYrt
Hilliard, who We're tried at Gunnson
for taking trout by means of seine,
pleaded guilty and We're fined s25 and
costs each, amounting to s135.
At Denver, December lst, Mrs. J.
w. Hampton was run over by an auto
mobile and severely injured, suffering
a dislocation of the thigh. The driver
never stopped and at last accounts had
not been caught and lynched.
Former Alderman Ben Donahue of
Pueblo reports that he has discovered
vein of good coal within fifteen
miles of the city, and has exhibited
samples which shows it to be SUI
perior quality.
A heavy wind Saturday afternoon on
Boreas hill, east of Leadville, blew the
Colorado & Southern train off the
track and almost down the embank-
ment The train bumped along on the
ties several feet before it stopped. No
harm was done.
Edward w Robinson, II. F. Robin
son and Z. NJ. Duncan were held up
I by lone robber in the office of the
Robinson Lumber Company at Den
yer on the evening OF December list
and robbed of small sum of money
and a gold watch.
The new manual training school OF
Montrcse was opened with public re-
ception November 26th. The building
and equipment cost about 10000.
| Prof. j. b. kesler. late of the Denver
manual training high school, will be
in charge of the school.
The Western Passenger Association
has agreed to make s25 round trip
rate from Chicago to Denver and Col
orado common points for the Elks con
vention at Denver next July. The Den
yer Elks have agreed TO raise 100000
to entertain their visiting brethren.
In the District Court at Cripple
| Creek the jury in the case of James a.
! Warford, charged with the murder OF
Ike Liebo at Goldfield on election day
a year ago, brought in verdict of
murder in the first degree and recon-
mended a sentence of Imprisonment
| for life.
The amount collected on the state
liquor tax license for the fiscal years
| which ended November 30th is $1,000.
| This shows an increase of SlS,5I5 over
the collections for last year and an in
crease of s16.750 over the year of 1901.
which was the largest for five years
| previous to that time.
An organization known as the Col
ored Orphange and Old Folks Home
Association of Colorado, is raising
funds to aid in building a home for col
orcd orphans and old folks OF the state.
A tract OF 100 acres has been procured,
on which the building will be con-
structed.
w. G. Brandenburg, representing
the State Commercial Association, has
started on tour of the central west
ern states. where he will deliver lee
lures on THE Contrast of Arid Amer
lea" and The Story of Colorado il
Illustrated respectively by 200 and $50
| lantern slides.
Mountain lions have been seen be
| tween Bailey and Shawnee, in Park
| county. Mis- B. T. Mack saw one
| Thursday evening while riding from
| her home to Greenisle. Saturday even
| ing Miss Hunt and Miss NJ. Graw en-
countered one near the same place on
| the way to the river.
! The roof OF the big Princeton hotel
| at Chalk Creek in Chaffee county was
blown OFF during a fierce wind storm
| November 26th and the plate glass
windows blown in. The property is
owned by II. Hoyle of Pueblo, and c.
| Z. Robb Of alesburg, Illinois. It
! has never been finished nor occupied
| except by caretaker.
]. p Lowell, a farmer living on Pine
| river, in Ia Plata county, has re
ceiyed notice from the Portland
| Worlds Fair Association that lie was
] awarded the gold, also the silver
medal on oats grown by him. Mr.. Low
ell was the winner of a gold medal for
oats displayed at the St Louis exposi-
tion. This gives the San Juan district
Worlds Fair prizes for wheat. alfalfa.
rye, oats, barley and sugar beets.
On the 26th ult the skeleton of an
unknown man, who apparently must
have been about 40 years of age,
was found by the side of a strawstack
about mile west of Arvada. in Jeffer-
son county. The clothing was badly
rotted In the coat pocket was found
copy of the Denver News dated Jan
uary 6, 1905. other articles were n
pair of scissors, knife. pocket comb
and 4 pocket notebook. He was at,
tired in plain but comfortable clothing
with overshoes and overcoat, and wore
No. 8 shoes.
T. ]. Dusan, president of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce OF Denver
has decided to drill wells for artesian
water on the Gale ranch in Beaver
park. Fremont county. He has 5000
apple trees and large acreage of al.
l..