The Colorado statesman., 1905-05-13
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

rado conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church at Fort Follins August
3Oth.
The school census just taken at Fort
collins shows 2,066 persons of school
age, being an increase of 224 over last
year.
The Colorado Springs and Denver
base ball teams are considerably below
the top in the Western League so far
this spring.
The Colorado & Southern railroad
has decided to extend its line to Apex
distance of seven miles from Black
Hawk. this summer.
1t is expected that the Pueblo sta
ton of the De Forest wireless tele-
graph service at Lake Minnequa will
be in operation within few days.
A miners drilling contest will be
one of the features of the Boulder
Chautauqua Oh the Fourth of July. Au-
tomobile races will be another attrac-
tion.
Joel F. Vaile. at a recent meeting of
the directors of the Denver & Rio
Grande held in New York city. was
elected to succeed the late Edward o.
Wolcott.
Judge Frank w. Overs of the Fifth
Judicial district is taking vacation,
having gone East last month via Gal
weston. He will visit England before
his return.
1t is said to be definitely decided
that the Colorado & Southern will
operate motor cars between Denver
and Boulder some time between now
and fall.
G. Z. Mcconnell, the newly elected
mayor of Durango. has taken firm
stand for municipal ownership of the
lighting plant, street railway and
sewer system.
Ex-Governor John L. Routt, whose
health has been quite precarious of
late, is said to be getting much
stronger. He lives at the Metropole
hotel in Denver.
The case involving the right of
the city of Denver to issue bonds for
the building of an auditorium will be
argued before the Supreme Court of
the state May 10th.
Judge Riner in the federal court at
Denver has decided that the Pullman
Car Company is not liable for the state
fee sought to be imposed on its in.
crease of capital stock.
The National Electric Light Asso-
citation will hold its twenty-eighth an
nual convention at Denver June 9th to
11th. A broncho busting contest is
being planned as a part of the enter
tainment.
The Pueblo City Council has called
on the mayor to appoint committee of
three aldermen and three business
men to take preliminary steps toward
securing a supply of mountain water
for Pueblo.
Colorado will be represented at the
national Library Association, which
convenes in Portland early in July, by
Miss Hattie l.. Stevenson, state libra
rian, and Charles r. Dudley, city libra
rian of Denver.
E. H. Wilson, tried in the district
court at Pueblo on the charge of false
| registration, was found guilty. The
case will be taken to the Supreme
Court on the plea that the Booth regis
tration law acts as a bar to convic-
ton.
An offer has been received by the
Denver Juvenile Improvement Associa-
lion from E. p. George to give a large
plot of ground, between Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues. two blocks south of
City Park, as a playground for chill
dren.
Mrs. Eldora Steele. &C years of age,
who has lived in Elyria for several
years, recently made the 1,000-mile
journey from Denver to Santa Ana,
Cal, to be married to H. w. Hill of
Los Angeles, who is three years her
senior.
Receipts at the Denver mint for the
month of April amounted to $2,2S6916
The government is preparing to begin
the coinage of money at the mint in
August or September Gold and silver
are now being stored in anticipation
| of this.
At the annual meeting Of the Denver
Union Depot and Railway Compsny,
$4,000 was voted towards the fund for
the "Welcome" arch TO face the depot
at the foot of Seventeenth street. The
old officers and directors OF the com
pany were reelected.
The Baptist church, the oldest
church edifice in Greeley, built in the
early '70s, is receiving an addition.
Partly for the sake of economy and to
show their good will, the men mem
bers of the congregation have under
taken to do all the work of building.
State Auditor A. E. Bent has ap-
pointed j. l.. Frazier to the position of
assistant boollkeeper. This office was
created by the recent Legislature in
accordance with the suggestion con-
tanned in the annual report of Former
Auditor John A. Holmberg, the salary
being fixed at $1,000 per annum.
The general merchandise store of
Boylan & Son at Niwot was burned
on the night of May Sth,
and $1,000 worth of merchandise de-
stroyed. n. H. Nelson, who owned
the building, and a man named Dixon
were keeping bachelors hall in the
second story and had narrow escape,