The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

cided to erect a hospital for women
and children
Fruita prides herself on the fact
| that she is TO have ballast roads and
mountain water.
Two rival electric railway CON-
panies propose to build lines between
Canon City and Florence.
Who says Colorado isn't winter re-
sort? A butterfly was captured at
Florence few days ago.
Frank Zindlc OF Greeley. twenty-rour
years of age, accidentally shot himself
while out duck hunting November 26th
and died instantly.
William c. Thomas, assistant cash
ier of the First National Bank at Den
, yer, died on the 4th inst, from an at
tack OF pneumonia.
The high school students of Colorado
| Springs have been ordered to disband
| all their fraternities on pain of expul-
sion from the school.
| Customs revenue collected in Colo
rado during the past fiscal year
amounted to $780, 1888. while land office
receipts reached 1922. .1GS.
T. ]. Dugan, president OF the Ma
| tIOldl bdIh VI SoluIlciCS VI bSAsSi'
has decided to drill wells for artesian
water on the Gale ranch in Beaver
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the Berthoud National
Bank to begin business with $4,000
capital. T. c. Bunyan, president; John
Bunyan, cashier.
At a special election to vote upon
the refunding of the Lake City water
bonds, the vote was almost unanimous
in favor of the proposition, two voting
against and 210 for 1t.
The Office building at the mouth OF
the Cave of the Winds, near Manitou,
was burned on the night of the 9th inst
1t contained a small stock of valuable
curios, which were destroyed.
The State Supreme Court has de
cided that life insurance companies
are not subject to a money judgment
unless the insured personally makes
a revocation in favor of his creditors
Albert H. Branch, formerly manager
OF the Denver Gas Company and one
of the most prominent members OF the
Masonic order in Colorado, died al
Denver on the 9th inst. OF disease OF
the lungs.
Crude oil by the bucketful has beer
struck at the Gwillim ranch, twelve
miles northeast OF Colorado Springs
at 92O feet. The second oil stratum
has been penetrated, and rapid prog
ress is expected.
William H. Dixon of Denver, an old
time mining man and inventor OF the
Dixon ccncentrator and other mining
machinery, was killed by fall in the
Cash mine at Gold Hill, in Boulder
county, on the Sth inst.
An election will be called at Forl
Morgan to vote bonds to construct an
electric light plant to be owned and
managed by the city Of Fort Morgan
and run in connection with the water
works plant in the same building.
A New York dispatch states that the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company has
sold its entire output of steel rails fol
the year 1906 and practically all of the
product for the year 1907. The dis
patch estimated the output of rails a
100000 tons.
The handsome new school building
at Alamosa, just erected at a cost o
SIS 900 and not yet occupied, took fire
on the morning of the 10th inst. from
stoves that were being used to dr.!
the plastering, and was almost entirel!
ruined.
Five men were badly scalded at thu
Fort Collins sugar factory on the I'll
inst. by steam from a heating drum
Charles Anderson Of Chino, California
died from his burns and Nesbit Els
more was seriously injured. The othe
three were not dangerously hurt.
The United Association of Plumber:
and Filters of the United States ant
Canada is negotiating for the purchase
OF the senitarium at Paramount park
in Pueblo, for the purpose of convert
ing the building into a national hom'
for members of the organization.
Harrison r. Martin, one of the bes
known and most highly esteemed col
ored men of Denver, who has been EN-
ployed in the office of the Board o
Public Works for the past fifteel
years December 1st. He leaves
widow and eleven surviving children
The Durango City Council passed /;
resolution commencing Presiden
Roosevelt for his message and anothe
resolution to be forwarded to Colorado
senator's and representatives, askins
lnem 10 ala lue fIeSlueul III HIS el
forts to secure railway rate legisla
ton.
DR.. Harlan A. Trask of Colorad,
Springs, who has been in the FL Past
county Jail eighteen months awaitin;
action upon his application for wri
of supersedeas. after having been sen
fenced to the penitentiary for six t.
eight years for larceny of jewels from
patient, has been granted nev
trial.
Clifton Lowe, Washington attor
ney, offers to collect the sum of $13
$50, due the state of Colorado unde
the United States laws as five per cent
commission on sale of lands taken VI
on land script. If he succeeds he viii
be allowed twenty-five per cent. com
mission on all the money secured 70
; the state.
Articles of Incorporation have beel
filed with the secretary of state 70
THE Colorado Prison Association
This organization has as its objects thu
. prevention OF crime. reform in crimi
nal laws and prison management, jai