The state herald., 1905-07-07
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Pueblo in September.
The revenue to the state from liquor
licenses for the first seven months or
the fiscal year has been $54 900, which
exceeds the total income for the year
of 1904 by $525.
Approximately 100 Texas girls who
Springs and vicinity have rented
Hagernan hall of Colorado College for
the season.
Bert Brennan, the nine-yearold son
of James Brennan, at 11G2 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 10th for a
| three days session. There will prob
ably be 5000 delegates.
The First National Bank of Granada,
Colorado, has been authorized to begin
business with S25,000 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 d. j. Shoup, resigned; Fuford,
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 at about
10000, 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 stubble
ground. are reported to be almost en-
tirelv destroyed by them.
James R. Mcclure formerly miner
at Goldfield. Colorado. committed sui
eide at Trinidad June eth 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 OF
this year in Denver than were issued
in any whole year from 1898 to the
present time with two exceptions. The
total for the month of June is s7Gl ,43G.
The University of Colorado has Sc
cured Prof. Saul Epsteen to fill the
vacancy in the department of mathe-
MATES. caused by the departure OF
Prof. Arnold Emch, who has accepted
a chair of mathematics in Switzer-
land.
DR.. 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. T. p. Nc.
Quire and c. A. Bradley to organize
the Longmont 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
Creek 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'
nprtpl In fuiiy rsgoNgr
The Union Printers Home In Colo.
rado Springs, erected for old and indi.
gent members of the International
Typographical Union. Is rapidly be-
coming crowded to It's capacity, now
having 1871 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 puhlic schools In Den
yer has been postponed one week, to
September llth. on account OF the
holding of the national encampment
OF the @. A. Il. In Denver during the
week Of September 18th.
For the last sixty days about 100
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
n Southern, which was destroyed In
the flood OF some four months ago. can
he again opened for traffic. Nearly a
half mile OF track and roadbed was
washed away.
Judge d. d. Lindsey and Secretary
j. r. Burns OF the Colorado State
Realty Association. who Is also n
member OF the Portland fair commits.
sion. will make an effort TO secure
next years convention OF the National
Association of Charities and Corroc.
tion for Denver. The convention this
year viii be held at Portland. Oregon,
July l5.l7th. Judge Lindsey Is dele
gate ana a member OF the executive
committee.
on June 25th the body Of n man be.
tween sixty and seventy years Of age
was found In the sand In the Arkansas
river about n half mile below the stock
yards at Pueblo. The body has not
been Identified and some are OF the
opinion that II Is that of one Of the
Eden wreck victims The man hnd
gray hair and gray chin whiskcrs. lie
was OF medium height and wore
black suit. flannel shirt. and caliskln
shoes with leather lncCa,
Chief lgnnclo OF the Southern utcs
and his wife were seriously injured
on the 2sth nit. In n runaway In
rhompson's park near Mnncos IT,
nnrlD'H rralp was nearly torn on and