The state herald., 1905-08-25
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

| Two SHALLOW wells nave struck OIL
near Peyton, east of Colorado Springs
Fort Collins has 2,191 children Of
school age, of whom 1,752 are enrolled
| In the schools.
| Colorado Springs druggists have Oh
tained damages for the seizure of liz
uors by the city officials.
The Farmers National Bank of Ster
ling has been authorized to begin bust
ness with capital of 100000.
A new society, known as the Sons
of Colorado. and embracing tbs
younger native-born residents of the
state, has been organized at Denver.
c. II. Ramsey, a Greeley man, has
offered to pay all the expenses Of a
special election to vote on PROPOSE
tion to grant him telephone fran
| chise.
The widows Of three Denver firemen
who lost their lives by the deadly ef.
fects of chemicals at fire in the Post
office. have each sued the Post com.
pany for $4,000 damages.
For more than an hour Thursday
morning the entire town of st. Thomas,
suburb of Sopris, was threatened
with destruction by fire. A bucket
brigade saved 1t after hard work.
The State Land Board inserted In a
deed of sale of state lands a provision
that the people of the state should
never be debarred from fishing along
the stream that runs through the land,
Engineer G. w. Thompson was killed
on the 18th inst. by the overturning OF
his engine between Red Mountain and
Silverton. The train remained on the
track and no one else was hurt.
One hundred ana sixty people at
Boulder have subscribed an aggregate
Of $4,000 toward the erection Of Y.
NJ. c. A. building, and there are 200
more people for the committee to see.
George II. Whiteley, son of Former
Mayor NJ. S. Whiteley of Boulder, has
started for Oxford. England. to enter
the university there. he having been
granted Rhodes scholarship last
spring.
Col. w. w. Ferguson, assistant quar-.
termaster general of the G. A. r. at
Denver and custodian of the war mu-
scum in the capitol building, has had
- s'Ne' VI - ph'ih i''Ni iioih hN
now seems to be recovering.
William Il. Johnson. aged twenty
years. was instantly killed by the &C.
cidental discharge of n Winchester
rifle at Baxter's station. five miles east
of Pueblo. on Saturday. the 2lst inst.
He had been shooting at a mark.
On a petition filed before Judge Hal
lett in the federal court the independ-
ent Smelling and Refining Company at
Golden was adjudged bankrupt. The
request of the company for the ap-
to Referee Harrison.
With reservoir No. / full. and Nos. .
and two.thlrds full. the city OF Flor
ence has enough mountain water for
domestic use for full year. Tho
water is secured from the head OF
Newlin creek, distance of twenty
miles from Florence.
Sixty tons of hay. valued at $780, was
totally destroyed by fire at the STRAIT.
ton ranch, south OF Colorado Springs,
on the nth inst, as result of the
carelessness of some small boys who
threw the lighted stubs of their cigar
cites on the haystack.
John Egelin. n workman in the rod
mill OF the steel works at Pueblo. had
his left leg burned on on the 18th inst.
by red hot rod that became coiled
around II in coming from the rolls.
He was taken TO the Minnequa hos.
pital and the leg amputated.
A party Of twonty.three boys and
girls bound for Hochne ON n moonlight
picnic at late hour Thursday night
met with an accident which may cause
the death OF one Of the party. They
were riding on hay rack and the
team ran away.
The Colorado starch factory at Gree
ley has been sold for $4,000 TO w. ID.
Boutwell, OF Waupeca. Wisconsin. Mr.
Boutwell, has been engaged In the
manufacture OF potato starch for the
last fifteen years In different parts of
Wisconsin. lie will enlarge the Gree.
ley plant.
Leon Lonhart. aged thirty.fye years.
son of one OF the wcalthiest residents
OF Trinidad. was found dead under a
tree at Trinidad August Goth. the top
OF his head having been blown of by n
bullet. All Indications point to sui.
eide. although no cause for such an
act is known.
No more timber cutting will be per.
mttcd on North and South llardscrab.
BILE creeks, Fremont county. A gov
ernment ranger appeared on the
creeks recently and ordered timber
cutters TO dcsist. For several years
timber sections have been devastated
by the choppers.
Judge Cunningham, in the District
Court at Colorado Springs. has denied
the motion for new trial In the case
OF J. B. Belford W.. the Stratton estate.
and entered Judgment for the plnintiif
IN the sum Of 5000. An appeal was
granted TO the supreme Court. Judge
Belford's claim IL for services as at.
torncy during Mr.. STATIONS lifetime.
Seven of The twcnty.one members OF
the uintah drawing pool comprised OF
Colorado Springs and Pueblo police
mon and railroad men. drew numbors
at Provo, County Commissioner J. u.
Rush OF Pueblo drawing No. GO, The
next number was 1876. the next S3S.
and larger numbers In quick success.
sion. The members of the pool. who
agreed before the drawing To share all
lands secured. will cndeayor to secure
TN entire iownslto by rcllnqulshlng
crtaln numbers.
Tho commission of Wilford How.
ard, the deputy game warden who has
been serving ihlriydnys' sentence IN
the county Jail nj Trinidad on n
.hnrp, NJ obtaining money under flso