The Springfield herald., 1905-06-30
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


TALL.
The First National Bank of yelling
ton, Colorado, has been authorized to
begin business with $4,000 capital. the
officers being P. Anderson, president;
F. NJ. Wright. vice president; John S.
Cusack. cashier.
The application of Edmund Kelley
Of Pagoda, Colorado for permission to
construct an irrigation ditch in the
White River forest reserve has been
approved by the Forest Service at
Washington.
1t is stated that next month will see
an addition of $50 Japanese laborers
In various departments of the Mime
qua steel plant. This will increase the
number of Japs on the payroll to more
than 800.
The premium list of the Colorado
State Fair. beginning at Pueblo, Sep
tember list, has been printed. There
are large number of premiums in
all departments, calculated to bring
out fine display.
The state conventions of the Colo
RADIO Christian Missionary Society and
the Colorado Christian Womans Board
of Missions will be held at the Central
Christian church In Denver, August
10th to 18th.
Mrs. C. d. Fitch. who formerly con-
Quoted a private sanitarium in Denver
has been convicted in the United
States Court of sending obscene and
Indecent matter through the mails.
Her attorney filed a motion for a new
trial.
The salaries of the following Colo
RADIO postmasters have been changed:
Increased, Grand Junction, $2,4O0 to
$2,5O0; Montrose, $1,000 to $4,000;
Walsenburg, sl,500 to $1,000. De-
creased: Florence and Golden, $1,000
to $500.
The advertising committee of the
Pueblo Business Mems Association is
preparing to issue 10000 booklets on
the advantage of Pueblo for circulation
largely among the delegates to the G..
A. r. encampment which is to meet
in Denver.
John r. Connor. ranchman living
six miles northwest of Grand Junction,
was dragged to death June 17th, while
driving home on a hay rack. He fell
through the rack while intoxicated and
was dragged by the lines in which he
had become entangled.
The application of NJ. L. Moore, L. ].
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and ]. H. Rosdiger to organize the Nor
gan County National Bank of Fort
Morgan. Colorado, with $4,000 capi-
al. has been approved by the comp
roller of the currency.
Mrs. Lena Livingston. colored
Woman who says she is 104 years old
Ind claims to have been slave in the
'amily of Jefferson Davis the leader
Of the Confederacy. was dangerously
hurt by fan on the court house steps
at Denver few days ago.
Bids We're opened June Goth in the
office of the supervising architect at
Washington for the construction of the
new public building at Colorado
Springs. There were thirteen bidders,
The lowest being Dieter & Menzel, Jop.
lin, Missouri. at $96,16S.
The warehouse of the F. C Ayres
Mercantile Company at Sixth and West
Walnut streets in Denver, was burned
on the afternoon of June 18th, the loss
of hay, grain and feed being estimated
at nearly $4,000. The building was
valued at 100000. Both were insured.
Eight miles of the new beet railway
owned by the Greeley, Eaton and
Windsor sugar factories, connecting
Windsor and vicinity with the Eaton
tountry. were completed June Gath.
Seventy-flve men and teams are still
working on the road, which will be
fourteen miles long. This road will
open up the country to the north OF
Windsor and west of Eaton. which
heretofore has had to contend with
long hauls in getting farm produce to
market.
At Elitch's Gardens in Denver the
Bellows company has been presenting
"A Japanese Nightingale" and open,
ing Sunday night, June 25th. the play
for the week Is THE Maneuvers OF
Jane" one of the cleverest of Clyde
Fftch's comedies, in which Mary Man,
nering starred last winter. These
standard plays that have added mate.
rally to the popularity of the gardens,
and which promise this season to in,
crease the popularity of Denver's ia,
nous resort.
T. II. Wolverton, who had been
working for County Treasurer c. E
Black at Hot Sulphur Springs for more
than year, recently got on a pro
tracted spree and at New Chicago,
near Arrowhead, June 23d he terror.
lied a number of people with a re.
volver. Deputy Sheriff Charles Gibbs
of Arrowhead was sent for and when
he attempted to arrest Wolverton the
latter drew his gun and pointed it at
Gibbs, who Immediately drew his re.
volver and shot Wolverton dead.
Announcements have been made OF
the fifth annual Sible Conference to
be conducted by the state committee
of the Colorado Young Mems Christian
Associations at Glen Park from August
5th to 18th, inclusive. This conference
is a gathering of Christian men from
Colorado and adjacent states for ten
days of Bible study and recreation.
This year there will be delegations
from Nebraska and Kansas. Some of
the speakers who will be present will
be: Rev. w. Irving Carroll, ID. d. of
Dallas, Texas; Mr.. Lester Mclean, sec
retary-elect of the Y. M. c. A. of ia
pan; Rec. Joshua Gravett of Denver;
DR.. w. c. Sturgis, a member of Har-
Yards faculty; Rev. Benjamin Brews-
ter of Colorado Springs, Mr.. Chas. ID.
Hurrey of Chicago Mr.. c. B. Hall, sec
retary of the Pueblo Y. NJ. C. A, and
others.
Mancos has a new industry in the
form pf q creamery which start cd