The state herald., 1905-02-24
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Rock breaking has been commenced
on the Pennington railroad south OF
Durango.
The Rio Grande railroad paid over
$4,000 to its employees at Pueblo on
Its last monthly pay day, February
nth.
The Pixies peak climbing contest for
automobiles next August is attracting
n good deal Of attention all over the
country.
Isaac Rosskam, who died at Phila-
delphia recently. left $4,000 for the Ma
tional Jewish Hospital for Consump-
tives at Denver.
The annual exhibition of the Colo
RADIO Kennel Club will be held at
Denver March I'd to 4th. Some ia
nous dogs will be shown.
William F. Jones. auditor of the Mof
fat road, who has recently returned
from the East, states positively that
the road has not been sold.
1t is said that creamery men
throughout the state propose to take
active steps to enforce the law IN re-
lation to oleomargarinc and butterine.
The name, "San Cristobal," as ap-
piled to body Of water In Hinsdale
county, has received the approval OF
the United States Board on Geograph'
ical Names.
Chris Laib of Longmont was badly
frozen while trying to walk from Ned
erland to Caribou on the 18th inst, and
1t may be necessary to amputate some
of his limbs.
A. NJ. Stevenson. Republican ma
tional committeeman from Colorado,
has been notified that he has been ap.
pointed a member of the presidential
inaugural reception committee.
j. c. Booslnger, the Pueblo engin.
Ger who was injured In a Denver d
Rio Grande collision near Portland.
in Fremont county, some months since,
died In the Salida hospital on the 18th
! inst.
Engineer Sullivan of the Colorado &
Southern, in charge of engine 425, was
badly scalded at Loveland on the 18th
inst by the loosening of a rivet in the
boiler. He was taken to the Loyeland
| hospital.
Numerous robins and meadow larks
| made their appearance In many parts
of Colorado previous to the recent eN'
tremely cold weather and II is feared
that some of them may have been
killed by II.
Oscar c. Reitze. former president OF
| the Reitze Wall Paper and Paint Com
pany at Denver, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head In
his room at the Baltimore hotel at Vic.
tor February l7th.
| Mrs. Jennie Peabody. widow OF the
late Jesse Peabody. and sister-in.law
of Gov. James H. Peabody. died at her
home in Canon City February 18th,
eight days after having suffered a
stroke of paralysis.
The late +. A. Falkenburg will he
succeeded as head consul of the Wood.
men of the World by John II. Foley,
head adviser OF the order, until meet.
ing of the head board of managers
can be held TO make permanent Sc
lection.
Mrs. Elizabeth SopTis. widow OF
Richard Sopris. former mayor of Den
yer, celebrated her Goth birthday ami
versary et Denver on the 18th inst.
Richard Sopris. was the first reprcsen'
tative of the pixies Peak country" il
the Kansas Legislature.
Fifty.fve carloads OF lambs, mum
bering $4,000 head. left the depot at
Greeley for Omaha, St Joseph and
| Chicago February 10th. II is estimated
that about one-half Of the sheep being
fattencd for market In northern Colo
RADIO have been sold.
The application OF Morton Jones of
Denver. j. NJ. Herbert. A. c. Foster,
NJ. Y. Osborn, J. J. Meade and l.. Il.
Fauvor. to organize the First National
Bank OF Loveland. Colorado. with $50.
900 capital. has been approved by the
comptroller OF the currency.
Miss Margaret Prondergast. first as.
slsHnt In the Department OF Domestic
| Art Mt the Colorado Agricultural Col.
lege. has ben elected to the professor.
ship of domestic science and art at the
Wyoming Agricultural College and will
begin her duties there next Soptem.
ger.
The trial of Charles Wynn, alleged
| to be Wellington Lowollyn, for the
murder OF Policemen Thomas clifford
and William Griiilths. will be held at
| Denver during the second week In
| AidTCHs u lh NlulHltu tHh' HuHF WV
nesEes will swear to tho identity Of
Wynn and Llewollyn. which the de
fcnse will deny.
Tho secretary OF the treasury today
requested Congress- TO appropriate
$4,000 to supply the deficiency In the
appropriation for new machinery for
the Denver mint The cost Of ma.
chinery has been greater than was
| estimated, and that amount II needed
In order to have the mint ready for
coinage June ht.
Treasurer Holmberg's deputies have
been engaged the past month hunting
| up druggists. saloons. bottling houses
and others who sell liquor. and collect
ing tho state tax. In Denver, since
tho LIST OF February, they have found
| 100 unpaid licenses. Out In the state
| the discoveries arc even larger. II
Is Nil To be collected. The state taS
Is s2b year.
Judge Moses Hnlio,, OF tho United
States District Court refused TO review
| the evidence In the Pueblo case Of the
seven French girls alleged to have
been brought from France 10 the
United States for immoral purposes.
| and the tlrco men charged with cntic
| ing the girls to America and issued nm
order that the girls and men be immo.
| dlntoly returned to Now York City,
where the trial will be held.
Miss Rozcnc u. Mcokcr Of Greeley
has iiled suits In the District Court nj
Denver against the Republican Pub
fishing Company and the NowB'Tlmos
Publishing Company for $4,000 dam.