The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-03
COLORADO NEWS times

| Louisville, In Boulder county, wants
-four mill
The board of trade of La Juuta pro-
poses to secure a site for u city park.
Daily mall service to Estes Park, via
| Lyons. was established February 1st.
| The hearing at Denver in the Kan
sas-ColoradO water suit closed January
25th.
! The National Civic Federation has
made Denver the headquarters of one
OF the seven districts in which it will
open of1ces.
| Andrew Carnegie will donate 10000
for public library building at Silver
| ton. the town to appropriate 81 900 a
year for its maintenance.
The Monte Cristo Rubber Plant
Company has been formed at Greeley.
to buy and run big rubber plantation
in Palemque. Old Mexico
Wung Lung, who presided over
the joss house between Blake and Mar
ket streets In Denver for thirty years,
died in the Denver county hospital a
few days ago.
Professor Paxson, who has been in
Europe for several months. has re-
turned to Boulder to resume his duties
as professor of history at the Uni
rersity of Colorado
| At meeting of passenger officials ot
the western roads at Chicago it was de-
| termlned that hereafter all party bust
ness from Colorado common points
| must move on tariff rates.
Last year $50 arrests were made
by the police OF Denver, of which 1928
were of males and LOAF of females
! The number found drunk and taken to
the city Jail in the patrol wagon was
| 2,345.
Secretary of State John Hay is the
| owner of Crystal park, the beautiful
| little vale or nook that lies on the slope
| of Pixies Peak at the foot of Cam
eron's cone, two or three miles above
Manitou.
Seventy-siX cases of burglary were
reported in Denver last year and Chief
of Police Delaney reports that the
burglars were captured in every case
and many of them sent to the peni-
tentiary
The Salida hunting party. who had
their annual hunt In the San Luis val
ley January 29th, managed to kill
about 700 rabbits The hunters, in
cluding sportsmen in tie vicinity. mum,
bered about $50.
The flock of tame ducks in the City
park at Denver has been reinforced
this winter by many wild ducks that
have alfghted among them. After be.
ing fed few times the wild ducks
become as tame as the others.
In the District Court at Trinidad
January Goth, Lazaro Trujillo was con-
victed of murder in the first degree for
the killing of Joe Bosco, near Stark
vile, October 18th. The penalty was
fixed at Imprisonment for life
Walter Smith, colored, and his eigh.
teen year old son, William. were found
guilty of burglary in robbing brick
plant and the father sentenced to the
penitentiary for three years, while the
son goes to the reform school,
Telegraphers from all over Colorado
are preparing to attend the first annual
ball Of the Denver & Rio Grande div
vision 3. Order of Railway Telegraph
ers. which will be held in Woodman
hall at Pueblo, on February 2Sth.
Judge c. NJ. Miles and Jack" Keep
pei, the famous cowboy cook. started
for Washington a few days ago to
return the visit of the President and
Washington correspondents who were
entertained at Hugo on their western
trip.
Mrs. Lucy Ann Crandall. pioneer
of Denver. died December 30th, within
two hours after jury had pronounced
her incapable Of managing her bust.
ness affairs. She Cad property valued
at $400,0 and the lunacy proceedings
were instituted by relatives.
A Loveland special to the Denver
Republican January eth says: The
Loveland Reporter, after being under
the management OF w. l.. Thorndykc
for the last twelve years, was sold to.
day to Frank McMeekin of Canon City,
who will take possession tomorrow
AT a ranch near Hayden, in Routt !
county. January 2Sth. Marsh Pugh was
shot and severely wounded in the side
by his nephew, Louis Pugh. The quar-.
rel is said to have been over an old
family feud, and the two were strug.
Cling with each other when the shot
was fired.
At a mass meeting held at Eads, |
kiowa county. attended by ranchmen /
and merchants from all parts of the
county. resolutions were passed indors.
ing the Brooks homestead bill, which
provides for larger holdings, and urg.
ing Congress to take favorable action
on 1t at this session.
According to a ruling by Attorney
General Miller county superintendent
cannot be compelled to accept and
pass upon examination papers for.
warded by the superintendent of an.
other county, although not prohibited
from doing SO. This is a matter of
much interest to many teachers.
Building Inspector Williamson of
Denver, wants fire escapes in the
shane Of spiral slides placed in all