The Dolores star., 1905-10-06
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


are said to be planning extensive re-
vival meetings for next winter.
The Colorado Telephone Company
has commenced the work OF placing all
its wires In Pueblo underground.
Elbert Hubbard. founder of the Roy
croft artindustry colony, will lecture
1t Colorado Springs October 18th.
William II. Henry has been ap-
pointed regular. and d. F. Henry, sub
stitute rural free delivery carrier OF
route No. /. at Colbran.
Gen. William J. Palmer has contrib
uted $1,000 to the prosecution OF the
Colorado Springs druggists who have
violated the liquor ordinances.
1t is estimated that the sugar beet
crop on the old English ranch of 270
acres near Fort Collins will average
eighteen tons to the acre and bring
$24.300.
The orders OF the district judges
seem to have put at least temporary
quietus on gambling in Denver. 1t is
claimed that even the policy shops are
closed.
At Monument, September cath. Rob
ert Bovard, Jr., the little son OF Rob-
ert Bovard, was. thrown from wagon
and had his right arm broken above
the elbow.
There are six black walnut trees on
the state capitol grounds at Denver
that were raised from walnuts grown
on the farm on which Abraham Lin
coin was born.
Colorado farmers are at work dig
ging the greatest crop OF sugar beets
l. fu rxrfr
are all commencing work and things
will be lively for the next two months.
The body OF Clarence v. Clay, for
merly OF Denver. was found on Straub
mountain near Victor September 9th
with bullet wound over the heart. 1t
is supposed to have been case of sui
eide.
Longmont's pumpkin pie festival
Thursday, September 2Sth. was great
success. Four thousand pies were cut.
Fifty floats appeared in the parade,
along with many other interesting fea-
lures.
H. W. Campbell of Lincoln. Ne
braska, whose experiments in dry
farming in the semi-arid regions have
made him worId-famous. will speak at
the Chamber of Commerce luncheon in
Denver October 18th.
Sarah Jean Taylor, Colorado
Springs nurse, has brought suit to re-
cover 100000 damages from the Rock
Island road for personal injuries al.
legged to have been received in the Ii.
mon Junction wreck on June 26th.
Ora Haley, cattleman Of Wyoming,
has engaged cars on the Moffat road
for the shipment of 1900 head of fat
cattle from Sulphur Springs to Den
yer. He has started his drives, which
will come in punches Of 500 or 600
cattle.
The county commissioners of Pitkin
county have awarded the contract for
building the state road up Lincoln
gulch to the Florence Construction
Company Their bid was $4,000. 1t is
to be built from point called the
junction up the Roaring Fork to the
mine located at Difficult. distance OF
twelve miles.
Brooks Irione and the other mem.
bers of the home committee OF the Ma
tional Letter Carriers Association will
ask Congress for an appropriation Of
from $4,000 to 100000 to aid them In
erecting the National Letter Carriers
Home In Colorado Springs. Should
they get 1t, the building plans will be
expanded and provision made for a
$250.000 home.
At the recent examination for EN-
balmers and undertakers held in the
office of the State Board of Health the
following were successful: l.. e. Rog-
ers, Paonia: ID. E. Mickey, Del Norte;
G. ]. Meyer, Denver; H. l.. McHan.
Central City; G. NJ. Hunt, Victor; w.
C. Ketching, Florence; George w.
Powell, Las Animas; Clarence Adams.
Gunnison; William Teppett, Central
City; Frank c. Warren, Denver.
A gathering of citizens at Hahn's
peak, after discussing the proposal of
Hamlin Garland that a national park
be made out of portion of the White
River forest reserve, adopted resolu-
tions that the creation OF national
park. as proposed. would be hurtful to
the interests of the people of Routt,
Rio Blanco, Garfield and Eagle coun-
ties. and that the damage would
greatly exceed any possible benefit.
State Coal Mine Inspector John d.
Jones is OF the opinion that the output
of coal in 1905 will equal that of 1908.
Up to date 1t is equal to the same per-
iod in that year. Comparisons are
made with that year, because the pro-
duction of 1904 was affected by the
great strikes In both the coal and min
eral mining camps, and fell on over
million tons. Tho production in 1908
was approximately 100000 tons and
In 1904 1t was about 100000 tons.
The war relics department at the
state house at Denver has had its COL
lection enriched by the addition of a
Boer flag. 1t was carried through the
Boer war by an Irish brigade. James
Connolly, member OF the brigade,
gave 1t to Richard w. Watson, one of
the Supreme Court bailiffs. by whom it
was presented to Col. w. w. Ferguson.
custodian OF the department. The flag
Is composed OF three stripes of red.
white and blue. running horizontally,