The Dolores star., 1905-12-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Frank Zindlc of Greeley, twenty-four
years of age. accidentally shot himself
while out duck hunting November 26tn
and died instantly.
IL is expected that the Moffat road
terminal will be completed so that II
VIII 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.
\. r. Meyer. one OF the founders OF
Leadville. who built the first sampling
and smelling works there. died a, Kan
'sas City, December LIST. of rheumatism
of the heart.
The auditorium committee of the
Denver City Council will receive offers
oil sites up to December 18th. No site
VIII be considered that has less than
sixteen full 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
26th. at which 125 colonists were pres
ept.
Neal Woodruff. p. A. Mcclellan.
Fred Powell. c. A. Clayton and Robert
billiard. who were tried at Gunnison
for taking trout by means Of seine.
pleaded guilty and were fined s25 and
costs each. amounting to $l35.
Al Denver, December 1st, Mrs. J.
w. Hampton was run over by an auto
mobile and severely injured. suffering
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 IL TO be a 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 1t stopped. No
harm was done.
Edward w. Robinson, II. F. Robin
son and L. NJ. Duncan we're held up
by q lone robber in the office of the
Robinson Lumber Company at Den
Yer on the evening of December 1st
, and robbed of small sum OF money
| and a gold watch.
The new manual training school OF
| Montrose was opened with a 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 $25 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 $G0. 900
to entertain their visiting brethren.
In the District Court at Cripple
| Greek 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 Il sentence of Imprisonment
| FOR life.
The amount collected on the state
| liquor tax license for the fiscal years
which ended November Goth is $71 900.
This shows an increase of S1S.575 over
the collections for last year and an in.
crease of $16,750 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 home for col
ored orphans and old folks of the state.
A tract of 1G0 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" II.
Illustrated respectively by 200 and $50
lantern slides.
Mountain lions have been seen be-
tween Bailey and Shawnee. in Parl;
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 of during a fierce wind storm
November 26th and the plate glass
windows blown in. The property is
owned by H. Hoyle of Pueblo, and C.
Il. Robb of alesburg, Illinois. 1t
has never been finished nor occupied
except by caretaker.
j. p. Lowell, a farmer living on Pine
river. in La Plata county, has re.
ceived notice from the Portland
Worlds Fair Association that he was
awarded the gold, also the silver
medal on oats grown by him. Mr.. Low
ell was the winner of gold medal for
oats displayed at the st. Louis exposi-
ton. 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
unknSwn man, who apparently must