The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-07-06
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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Pueblo In September.
The revenue to the state from liquor
licenses for the first seven months OF
the fiscal year has been $4,000. which
exceeds the total income for the year
of 1904 by $525.
Approximately 100 Texas girls who
will spend two months in Colorado
Springs and vicinity have rented
Hagerman hall OF Colorado College for
the season.
Bert Brennan, the nine-year-old son
of James Brennan, at 1162 Stout street,
Denver, was instantly killed by light
ming while playing in the yard on the
afternoon of July LIST.
The National Association OF Fire
Insurance Agents will meet in con
vention in Denver August 18th for
three days session. There will prob
ably be 5000 delegates.
The First National Bank Of Granada
Colorado, has been authorized to begin
business with $4,000 capital. Starr
C. Gregory is president: Limburn
Boggs. vice president. and James
Mayfield. cashier.
Postmasters have been appointed In
Colorado as follows: Green Mountain
Falls, Ell Paso county. Francis A. Hart,
vice ID. ]. Shoup. resigned; Fulford.
Eagle county. Mary b. Burgess. vice
T. Stremme, resigned.
w. b. Bristol has sold his large stock
and dairy ranch on Box Elder creek,
sixteen miles north of Fort Collins.
containing 5000 acres of hay and pas
ture land, for a sum stated Mt about
100000. to f. c. Cradle.
Great numbers of potato bugs have
appeared in the neighborhood OF La
Sale and Big Bend in Weld county.
Some fields, planted on stubbie
ground. are reported to be almost en-
tirely destroyed by them.
James II. Mcclure. formerly miner
at Goldheld. Colorado, committed sui
eide at Trinidad June 9th by shooting
himself through the head. He was
fifty-five years of age and leaves a
| wife, son and daughter.
There have been more building per-
mits issued in the first six months OK
/ this year in Denver than were issued
in any whole year from 1893 to the
| present time with two exceptions. The
total for the month OF June ~ $76l ,436.
The University Of Colorado has Sc
cured Prof Saul Epsteen to I'LL the
vacancy in the department of mathe-
mates. caused by the departure OF
Prof. Arnold Finch. who has accepted
chair of mathematics in Switzer-
land.
DIR. Taylor. secretary OF the State
Board of Health, has sent out letters to
all the county and city boards, as well
as to all the physicians in the state.
stating that the law in regard to the
reporting of births must be enforced
| hereafter.
The application of F. w. Flanders.
J. w. Paxton, II. l.. Wood, 7. p Nc
Quire and G. A. Bradley to organize
the I.ongmont National Bank of Long
mont. with $4,000 capital, has been
approved by the comptroller OF cur
rency.
The census OF manufacturing indus
tries and factory products. which is
being taken In Colorado by the census
bureau. is nearing completion. In
about three weeks more the active
work OF gathering statistics will have
been completed.
! Michael Harding. superintendent OF
| the Joe Dandy mine in the Cripple
| eek district, was covered with nearly
| six feet of rock from chute few days
since, but was dug out alive after four
hours of work by some twenty-five min
ers. He was badly bruised, but is ex-
pected to fully recover.
The Union Printers Home In Colo
RADIO Springs. erected for old and indi.
| gent me mbers of the International
| Typographical Union, is rapidly be-
coming crowded to its capacity, now
| having 1877 inmates. The trustees
have been notified of this condition.
At the request of the members OF
the Grand Army the opening OF the
| fall term of the public schools in Den
yer has been postponed one week, to
! September 11tt, on account OF the
| holding of the national encampment
of the G. A. X. In Denver during the
week of September 4th.
For the last sixty days about 100
J men and several teams have been at
| work changing the channel Of the river
bed in the west part OF Trinidad SO
| that the Catskill branch of the Colorado
| az Southern. which was destroyed In
| the food of some four months ago, can
be again opened for traffic. Nearly
half mile of track and roadbed was
washed away.
Judge B. B. Lindsey and Secretary
]. r Burns of the Colorado State
Realty Association, who Is also
member of the Portland fair commits
sion, will make an effort TO secure
next years convention of the National
Association OF Charities and Correc-
ton for Denver. The convention this
year will be held at Portland, Oregon.
July 15-17th. Judge Lindsey is dele
gate and member Of the executive
committee.
On June 25th the body Of a man be-
tween sixty and seventy years of age
was found in the sand in the Arkansas
river about half mile below the stock
yards at Pueblo. The body has not
been ideLtified and some are Of the