The state herald., 1905-09-29
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Blossoms have appeared on many ap-
pie trees at Pueblo during the past
two weeks.
State Treasurer Holmberg will prose-
cute all saloonkeepers and druggists
who undertake to do business with
state licenses,
The Woman's Club of Colorado
Springs has voted to donate SEQ to the
Jacob Riis settlement at As Henry
street, New York City.
The county commissioners of FIRE.
mont county have ordered a large
steam roller, crusher and other ma
chinery for road work at cost of ST.
coo.
The broad-gauge railroad from Du
range to Pennington, New Mexico. was
finished September 10Th. All fruit
shipments from Pennington now come
TO Durango by rail.
Harvey w. Hawley, editor and pro-
prletor of the Denver Times from 1888
10 1894, died at Berkeley, California,
September 21st after an illness of
several years from paralysis.
President David Starr Jordan of the
Stanford University will be one of the
lecturers ut the meeting of the Colo.
rado State Teachers Association in
Denver December 26th to 29th.
The baggage room of the Rio Grande
railroad at Colorado Springs handled
$4,000 pieces of baggage during the
month Of August, this business far ex-
ceeding that of any previous month in
its history. ~.
f. c. Smith, retiring general super
intendent of the Cripple Creek Short
Line, was presented with $3.50 gold
watch and chain Ny several of the
Short Line employees, previous to his
departure for New York
Rufus Petit, a fullIblooded Cherokee
Indian and graduate of Carlisle
school, enlisted at Trinidad few days
ago In the regular army as an infantry
private, Petit graduated from Car
Isle with the highest honors.
On September 21st more than l,10o
Pueblans went to Canon City to at.
tend the Fremont county fair Each
wore badge on which appeared n
large cluster of grapes and the words,
pueblo Greets Canon City Sept. 2l,
1906"
Gov Joseph w. Folk the celebrated
reform executive of Missouri, was
guest of the Denver Chamber of Com
merce luncheon September 2lst and
made ringing speech in behalf OF
clean government and the enforcement
of the laws.
II. l.. Hall, post trader for the Ute
Indians at Ignacio, Colorado, is author
ity for the statement that the name
given TO Pixies Peak by the utes was
"Acowacadee,' meaning Red Top
mountain" The accent is on the sec
ond syllable, COW"
A meeting has been called In Salida
by Marshal Herzinger for October 23d
and oath for the organization Of the
OF Police. Mayors, city marshals and
heads of city detective departments
are eligible to membership.
Invitations have been issued by the
board of trustees and faculty OF the
Colorado School of Mines, Golden. an
nouncing Monday, October I'd, as the
date on which the cornerstone OF the
Simon Guggenheim hall will be laid.
The exercises will be held In the after
noon.
The contract for the construction of
n new high school building In district
No. 90, Pueblo (South side), has been
let for sl0S.000. the structure to be
completed by October /, 1906. While
the present building will cost siOS.000.
the plans call for two wings on tho
ends OF the building and when these
are coplcted. the cost OF the building
will be 100000. but these wings will
not be constructed until there is a de-
mand for more room.
At the close of the second trial at
Durango, September Goth. the jury in
the trial Of Jake Zipperian. charged
with the murder OF Matt Luxsinger af.
ter being out twelve hours, brought in
verdict OF guilty OF manslaughter.
Zipperman was then sentenced TO from
seven 10 eight years In the peniton.
tiary. The murder occurred on the 18th
OF last October and was the result OF a
quarrel over some of Luxsinger's eat.
tie that got into Zlpperman's fields.
Thre now members and one transfer
are announced In the faculty OF the
Agricultural College at Fort Collins.
Royal Hawlett and Miss Florence
Stuyor will be assistant professors In
mathematics and Professor $. A. Nc,
Donaud will be acting head OF the
mathematical department Professor
Il. II. House. formerly at the head OF
this department, viii take the position
OF professor OF Irrigation engineering
under Director l.. q. Carpenter.
On September 22d II. ]. Williams.
Jr., of Battle Creek. Michigan, for.
merly physical Instructor In the SAM.
tarium OF that name. walked from the
summit of Pixies peak to the cog sta.
tlon at Manitou In one hour and 25Mk
minutes. Williams started with the
train. arriving at the station two and
onehnlf minutes ahead Of the train
This beats all records for the descend
Ing Of the peak. nnd the time IL
vouched for by several passengers on
the train.
The Western Polo Association has
been organized at Denver, The repre-
Aentatlycs Of the Glcnwood Springs,
Tenth cavalry. Colorado Springs and
Denver Country Club teams met ut the
Denver Country Club to form the new
association, W. II. Dovcrcans. Sr.,
was named president, he representing
the Glcnwood team; Colonel Augur of
the Tenth cavalry. Fort Robinson. Ne.
brnska. vice president: d, u Turner
of the Denver Country Club. secretary
and treasurer
II has been found that John Duncan,
who was run over and Killed by u
freight train nj In Sale on the nlght
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