The state herald., 1905-02-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The board of trade of La Junta pro-
poses to secure site for city park.
The thirteenth annual banquet of the
Denver Bar Association will be held
at the Brown Palace hotel February
21st.
Grading will be commenced imme-
diately on the Pennington branch of
the Lenver & Rio Grande, below Dur
ango.
The National Civic Federation has
made Denver the headquarters of one
of the seven districts in which it will
open offices.
George Bauer OF the Bauer Mercan-
tile Company and Bauer Bank at Man
cos. died at n sanitarium in Guadala-
lara, Mexico, January 3lst.
The Monte Cristo Rubber Plant
Company has been formed at Greeley,
to buy and run big rubber plantation
in Pa!emque, Old Mexico.
Colorado College. at Colorado
Springs, has an endowment fund of
| 100000, and will make vigorous eff
fort to increase it to s1.000,OOO.
George II. Crosby, formerly of Den
yer, has been appointed freight traffic
manager for the Burlington in place of
the late Thomas Miller. who died re-
Gently.
The Pueblo police magistrates have
| decided that the law prohibiting mi
nors from entering saloons must be
| enforced against newsboys engaged in
selling papers.
George w. Berger. a prominent
blacksmith of Greeley, committed sui
eide February I'd by taking chloroform.
There was nothing in his business or
domestic relations to explain the act.
John U. and Bruce L. Watkins of
the firm of Watkins Brothers at Pu.
eblo, are informed that they are heirs
with five others to an estate in Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, valued at $4,000
900.
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.
The Denver Young Mems Building
Association has purchased a building
site, 125xl25 feet in size. at Sixteenth
and Lincoln avenues, which is between
the Brown Palace hotel and the Cap
itol building.
The Interior Department has with.
drawn from all forms Of disposal what
ever. six townships, embracing l3S,2i0
acres OF public lands, in the Glenwood
Springs land district, on account OF
irrigation projects.
On the arrest of Alexander Z. Jack
son on the charge of robbery in Den
YER about 81 800 worth of jewelry and
diamonds was recovered. Jackson is
negro. and is said TO be an extreme
ly successful sneak thief.
Dudley ID. Sales. Denver hoy, now
studying at the Stanford University,
has chosen to participate In the con.
test for the President Carnot prize, Of
fered for he best speech on the gov
ernment or history OF France.
The flock OF tame ducks in the City
park at Denver has been reinforced
this winter by many wild ducks that
have alighted among them. After be-
ing fed few times the Wild ducks
become as tame as the others.
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.
Judge c. NJ. Miles and Jack" KEEP.
pei. the famous cowboy cook. started
for Washington few days ago To
return the visit of the President and
Washington correspondents who were
entertained at Hugo on their western
trip.
At Canon City few days ngo
twenty seven drummers for all kinds
OF business landed on the afternoon
and night trains the same day. The
inns OF the place were able TO take
care OF them without unlocking the
Hotel de Canon City.
The Sallda Board OF Trade recently
adopted resolutions indorsIng the
scheme OF a. G. Fitzgerald. who Is
driving tunnel 10 tap the Poncha hot
springs. II Is expected that the tunnel
will also tap deposits OF gold and silver
ore and mica.
Sam Erickson was killed at the
Camp Bird mine. ouray. January Both.
by falling 100 feet down n shaft. He
was n Finn, % years OF age. and sin.
gle. Two sisters and a brother reside
In Michigan. and his father and mother
are stlll In Finland.
Arthur LOWS. Il Missouri Pacific
trainman. while golng back to nag
train after an accident noar Eads.
station east OF Pueblo. was attacked
by rayonous pack OF coyotes and only
escaped by brsndlshing u lighted fuse
and retfoatlng TO the caboose.
4 convention OF the III Paso county
Sunday school association viii be
held at Colorado SpnnFs March e3d.
sith and 25th, The annual convention
OF tho Colorado Sunday School ass0
citation will also be held In Colorado
SPRINGS May s0th. 3lst and June lst.
Mrs. Lucy Ann Crandall. a pioneer
Of Denver, died December 30th. within
two hours after u jury had pronounced
her Incapable Of managing her huai.
ness aiIairH, She had property valued
ut 100000 and the lunaey proceedings
were instituted by relatives.
AZ ranch near Hayden. In Routt
| county, January 2sih, Marsh rugh was
shot and severely wounded In the side
/ by his nephew. Louis pugh. Tho quar-.
/ rel ia said TO have been over IN old
family fcud. and the two were strur.
Cling with each other whon the shot
| was fired.
AZ mass meeting held at RAIDS.
Kiowa county. attended by ranchmon
and merchants from all parts Of the
! county. resolutions were passed indnrn.