The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-04
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

A Leadville real estate firm is offer
ing prizes for the identifying of
homes and gardens.
DIT. c. G. Lamb, state veterinarian,
failed to find any cases of CHAMBERS
near Glenwood Springs, where he was
called 10 investigate.
Mexican owners OF a herd OF sixty
goats were recently arrested on the
charge of desecrating graves by let
ting the goats browse in the cemetery
at Trinidad.
Governor Jesse F. Mcdonald has
bought a handsome fourteen-room
house at ISL Logan avenue, Denver,
for $4,000 and will occupy it as the
executive mansion
Mrs. Dan Grant OF Trinidad was
burned TO death April 25th by an ex-
plosion of coal oil. which she was us
ing from five-gallon can to start up
the kitchen fire.
The First National Bank of Holly
has been authorized TO begin business
with $4,000 capital. W. C. Gould.
president: B. b. Brown, vice presi-
dent; ]. s. McMurty. cashier.
A committee has been appointed to
arrange for the establishment of a
Young Mems Christian Association at
Salida. There are nearly 1000 young
men who would be benefited by it.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
two more water commissioners. Fred
Dixon of Paradox. for district No. 61.
and John p. Morgan OF Montrose, for
district No. CO.
1t is stated that as a result of a
favorable showing of the probable re-
ceipts of the Leadville land office Com
missioner Richards has decided not TO
have it discontinued as was proposed.
Ex.-Gov. John l.. Routt celebrated
his seventy-ninth birthday at his
rooms in the Metropole hotel. Denver.
April 25th. Owing to his feeble health
callers were restricted to members OF
his family.
The following postofice appoint
ments have been made: Box Elder,
Larimer county, Andrew G. Webster.
vice w. Webster, dead; Dunton, Do
lores county, Jennie A. Matthews, vice
S. A. Rogers. resigned.
The annual meeting of the Douglas
County Stock Growers Association
was held at Castle Rock April 22d.
County Judge Robert L. Palm was
elected president of the association,
this being his third term.
One hundred thousand young fish
were placed in the Platte river April
27th by the state fish commissioner.
The fish are from one to two and
half inches long and were distributed
between the stations OF Cliff and Cas-
sells.
The great religious revival at Canon
City closed on the night of April oath.
There were 934 conversions reported
and s4,400 in money was contributed.
Tho Re- Mr OF n
will offering of $500 before leaving
for Chicago.
President Roosevelt. who has ac-
cepted an invitation to attend ban
quet given by the Denver Chamber
, of Commerce on the night Of May 18th,
will spend only six and one-half hours
in Denver, arriving at $3.50 pm. and
leaving at midnight.
Philip Tritch. brother of the late mil
lionaire George Tritch of Denver, who
sued for a part of the estate on the
claim that he was a silent partner in
his brothers immense hardware bust
ness, has lost his case in the District
Court at Denver.
P. G. Anderson, superintendent and
one OF the lessees on the Wheeler
mine at the mead of the Platte above
Alma, was carried down the mountain
side distance of 400 feet and landed
on the ice of Wheeler lake. unhurt.
His escape from death is considered
marvellous.
The commencement address at
Colorado College, Colorado Springs,
will be delivered by Frederick ]. v.
Skiff on June 7th. Mr.. Skiff is a direc-
tor of the. Field Columbian Museum of
Chicago and formerly was manager of
the Denver Tribune in the days of
Rothaker and Eugene Field.
Forest Supervisor James H. Clark
has received notice that an examina-
ton for forest rangers and other for
est officers will be held in Denver in
May. the exact date to be announced
later. Examinations also will be held
in other parts of Colorado. the whole
service now being under civil service
rules.
Mrs. Hattie Humphreys. tried in the
District Court ut Cortez on the charge
of being an accessory to the murder
of Frank Ingles and his mother last
May. has been acquitted. The trial of
the woman's husband, who was ac-
cused of being the principal, took
place in November. and he was found
guilty,
Francisco and Rafaela Espor, Mex
leans. Observed their sixtieth wedding
anniversary at Pueblo April 2Sth.
They live near Mineral Palace park
in small adobe house. Both are so
years old and in good health. They
had but one child, a daughter, who
died two years ago. when she was 40
years old.
Simon Guggenheim has donated 81
600 TO the State University at Boulder.
One thousand dollars is for syste-
matte mineral collection to be known
as THE Simon Guggenheim Collection
of Minerals" and one thousand dollars
for biological specimens illustrating