The state herald., 1905-11-24
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

An attempt will be made to pass al
ordinance in Denver requiring the us
of wide tires on freight wagons.
All of the old directors of the Cole
RADIO & Southern railroad were re
elected at the annual meeting held ii
Denver.
Women are to be allowed to taxi
part in the shooting tournament of TIL
Canon City Gun Club on Thanksgiv
ing day.
Montrose has become city Of thu
second class by action of Governor Nc
Donald, recent census showing {
population of 2,30S.
Arthur j. Ventress, who was injure,
by being thrown from trolley car ii
the Newhouse tunnel at Idaho Springs
Gied on the 18th inst.
Work was recently commenced OF
the two miles of track which will rur
from Gina, on the Rio Grand South
ern, to the terminal of the May Day
tram.
II is estimated that ten months will
la required to build the Moffat road
through Gore canon after the grade
I
q week or two.
Bishop Cranston of the NJ. T.
| Church, formerly of Denver, was mar
ried TO Miss Lucia NJ. Parker at Gin
cinnati, Ohio. on the 18th inst, Bishop
Moore officiating.
Eliza Thomas, convicted at Golden of
criminal assault on his wife's fourteen.
year-old sister, was sentenced by Judge
France to three years in the State Pen
itentiary at Canon City.
Henry j. Teller son of Senator Tel
Ter, was married to Miss Minnie Trum-
bull at Grand Junction on the 1ith
inst. They will live on a fruit ranch
near Grand Junction.
James Il. Burgess, prominent
farmer living In the Box Elder valley,
six miles northeast of Fort Collins.
died on the lith inst, as the result OF
injuries received in a runaway.
Aaron Woods. a pioneer ranchman
and miner of Golden and a veteran OF
the Civil War, died at Gallup, New
Mexico on the 18th inst. while on his
return from trip to California.
Charles Reardon, Rio Grande Sec
ton foreman near Buena Vista, was
struck by passenger train and killed
November l7th. He had been section
foreman on the road for sixteen years.
Percy Ellis, the three-year-old son of
Normal Ellis. was instantly killed near
Berthoud on the 10th inst, by falling
under the wheels of loaded beet
wagon. which passed over the child's
head.
The residents and ditch companies
of Chaifee and Fremont counties are
preparing to contest the use OF the wa
ter rights from the Arkansas river,
near Buena Vista. which were recently
acquired by the Otero district.
William Jennings Bryan is the
grandfather OF young Coloradan,
who's, mother is Mrs. w. ii. Leavitt
MIR. Bryan's daughter. The youthful
statesman was born at the Lafayette
hotel in Denver on the 10th inst.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
was the experience OF o. II. Stevens
In the District Court at Pueblo. After
being released from the insane asylum
he was sentenced to from two TO three
years In the State Penitentiary for
perjury.
The new building which is to be
used for Offices Of the United States
reclamation service and the uncom.
pahgre Valley Water Users Associa.
tion at Montrose has been completed
and the government officers have
moved In.
A special election will be held in
Greeley. Tuesday, December 2Gth. for
the purpose of voting on the question
Of issuing 100000 bonds 10 supple.
mcnt the $3.50. 900 bond issue voted last
spring to be used In increasing the
city's water supply.
Governor Mcdonald OF Colorado and
Governor Brooks of Wyoming ex
changed greetings on the completion
OF the wireless telegraph station at
Cheyenne last week. Their messages
were not so weighty as to overtax the
light air Of Colorado and Wyoming.
The body OF Raymond Minister. the
Canon City boy who. on June ith.
while catching wood floating down the
Arkansas river. fell into the water,
was found near Portland November
18th by J. W, Thompson while hunting
wood. The father Identified the re.
mains.
Father Cushing. the Catholic priest
who was deposed by Bishop Matz Il
few years ago. and who even went so
far Ms To visit the Vatican TO denounce
the bishop. whom he personally as.
saultod on the streets OF Rome. died
In the Mercy hospital at Denver on the
18th inst. after lingering illness.
W. II. Lewis, general manager of the
South Canon Coal Company. with OF.
fees In Denver. has been appointed by
Governor Mcdonald TO succeed the iate
James ]. Cone as member Of the
OF Mines. Nj. Lewis IL a graduate Of
the school.
Work nj the Gunnlson tunnel In pro
crossing from the three different open
lngs, The total depth reported ON the
18th inst. u 5.a2i feet, Thus is com
plotcd the first milo of the ak and the
government oilicorR IN charge OF the
work urc confident OF being able to
ilnish by tho allotted time. April l5
1908.
The residence Of @. NJ. bryant nj
Canon city WAS destroyed by hrc on
tho 18th Inst, II WIS not Insured bu'
most ~ the conicnin were saved Mr.
Bryant, who iH employed NJ the Stat,
ponltentiufy M guard. has been De
cnllarly unfortunate ON October
l1th his son James, seventeen gear