The state herald., 1905-04-21
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

A twelve per cent. dividend has been
declared In favor of the creditors of the
bankrupt Overland Cotton Mills Com.
pany at Denver.
An elaborate system of brilliant
street lights is being arranged for in
Denver, to be ready by the beginning
Of the tourist season.
Senator Robert La Toilette of Wis
consin has been invited by the Repub-
licans of Denver to deliver several ad-
/ dresses on the railroad problem in Den
| yer next month.
/ Charles Johnson, foreman of Rio
Grande wrecliing crew at Denver, com.
mitted suicide April 18th by taking cy-
1 anide of potassium. The act is attrib.
uted to alcoholic insanity.
Aaron Cove. former superintendent
| of public schools in Denver, is plan.
ming for an extensive tour of the East,
including China. and expects to sail
| from San Francisco the first week in
May.
| Las Animas county is to have a dis
tillery. l.. Caddel of Walsenburg has
purchased a tract of land near Agui-
lar and has commenced plans for five
buildings which will constitute the dis
tillery.
Denver will try hard to secure the
location Of the national home for letter
carriers and will send strong delega-
tion, accompanied by brass band, to
the convention at Portland next Sep
! tember.
A delegation OF the Denver Chamber
of Commerce and other business men,
yclept boosters" will start on an
other trade expansion tour May 1st;
this time to points in Utah, Idaho and
Wyoming.
The Longmont Farmers Mill and
Elevator Company has decided to build
large mill in Denver near the Bur
lington tracks on the north side. The
enterprise calls for the investment of
about 100000.
The chime of nine bells presented
to the Episcopal Church at Boulder
by II. n. Bradley has been temporar.
lily placed in n wooden tower in front
of the fine stone church now in course
of construction.
The Colorado Automobile Club.
which was TO have held an uphill race
at Fort Logan the middle of April. has
postponed the race until the middle of
May. 1t was feared that April mud
would make it uphill work.
The people of Trinidad turned out
almost en- masse TO attend the funeral
of John Ii. Fox. who was killed by Jo-
seph johnson on the Sth inst. There
was large representation of the Ma
sons, Elks. Woodmen and Red Men.
A stage line is being organized in
Middle park 10 connect with the Mof-
fat road at Arrowhead and from there
penetrate to Hot Sulphur Springs,
Steamboat Springs, Hahn's peak and
other important points in Grand and
Routt counties.
The county commissioners of Phil
lips county have sold the tax deeds OF
ia quarter sections OF land TO X. y.
White for 5000. the same to be taken
within ninety days. They comprise all
the land in the two townships which
the county now holds. The county still
owns 800 quar- .ers OF land subject TO
tax deeds.
The county commissioners OF Arapa-
hoe county have granted a franchise TO
the Colorado Monorail Company to build
one-track railway between Engle-
wood. the end of the Denver street car
line. and Littleton. II is stipulated
that work on the road shall commence
July LIST. Fort Logan is included in the
franchise.
Two convictions under the rame
hws have been obtained recently by
Game Commissioner Woodard. Spec
ial Game Warden William r. Jones,
Jr., arrested J. q. Baker and J. A.
Starcher near Greeley. April Sth. for
hunting without license. They Were
tried In the County Court at Greeley
and each fined s25 aud costs.
The comptroller OF the currency has
approved the application OF George II.
Williams. president Of the Mercantile
National Bank OF Pueblo: Clinton \.
Bowman. Nelson A. Ballow. Fred G.
Helmboldt. Albert l.. Brown. John II.
Slattory and Guy l.. Emerson to organ.
ize the Sllyerton National Bank OF Sll.
yerton. Colorado. with $4,000 capital.
The Union Pacific Is said TO be
planning big improvements In Colo.
RADIO construction. It Is estimated by
officials Of the road that at least 81.
100000 OF the si00.O0O.OO0 bond issue
will be expended In the construction
OF the cutoff between Denver and
Cheyenne and the tunnoling OF Athol
hill. This will form the Denver.Chey.
onno line of the system.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
four new members OF the State Board
OF Health and Il now consists OF Dr.
W. II. Davis. DIR. Hugh l.. aylor. Dr.
George e. Stemcn, Dr. Minnie c. 7.
Love and DR.. NJ. II. Sears, all OF Den.
yer: DIR. Herbert Work OF Pueblo. Dr.
+. y. Carrier Of Canon City. DIR. ]. Ira.
cey Melvin OF saguache and DR.. o. J.
Myne OF Como.
Construction will begin about NAV
LIST ON depo, to be bull, Jointly by the
Denver a Rio Grande and the Colo
rado Midland AZ Grand Junction. The
depot when completed will occupy
ground about 300 feet from the pres.
ont structure. II will cost 100000 and
will be completed about July LIST. The
proposed structure will be one OF the
finest dopo,s In the state.
Charles s. wynnc. who. under the
belief that he was Wellington &. i.lcw.
cllyn. was tried for the murder OF two
policemen In Denver. has been set
free. Governor Mcdonald refused to
honor the rcquisltion OF the Governor
OF Indiana. In which state wynne was
wanted on the charge OF violating his
parole as prisoner. The Indiana pa.
pcrs were too faulty to be recognized.