The Glenwood post., 1905-10-21
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

of erecting club building.
Denver people are not all supersti-
tious. Four marriage licenses were
taken out on Friday, the 18th inst.
Lewis II. Breeze. assessor of Mesa
county, died on the 18th inst. after four
months illness from appendicitis
Martin u. Turpin, who died at Lead
vile on the 10TH inst. was Il Civil War
veteran and one of the pioneers of
the camp.
The lei Paso County Horticultural So
ciety has selected August 22d, Esd and
oath of next year for the next annual
flower show.
The Denver Republican says that
Joel F. Vale Will be a candidate be-
fore the next Legislature for election
to the United States Senate.
George Gouson, Denver dairyman,
had his house burned Il few days ago.
and with it 5000 in money that he had
been unwilling to trust 10 the banks.
Andy Adams. the famous cowboy
author OF Colorado Springs, will
shortly issue a new book, Cattle
Brands" dealing with his own Texas
range experiences.
Alvin Cummins. who escaped from
the State Reformatory at Buena Vista,
September 10Th. was recaptmcd at St.
Louis and brought back by Deputy
Warden Richard J.. Shaw.
Frank Buster, charged with the mur
der Of Martin O'Connor at Victor liz
April last, has been released and the
case against him dismissed, there being
no evidence to warrant a trial.
leaac n. Reed. well-known resi-
dent of Denver and Chicago. died in
Chicago October 5th Mr.. Reed was
a publisher in Chicago and man of
considerable wealth, having real es-
tate in Colorado and California.
The 1000 acre ranch of the Earl of
Dunraven in Estes Park has been pur-
chased by Miller Porter of Denver. to-
gethor with hotel. cottages and live
stock ON the place. The price is said
to be 100000.
John Doyle. employed in the rail
mill at the Bessemer steel works. was
drawn into the machinery and in
stantly killed. He was twenty-five
years of age. unmarried, and had for
mery lived in Denver.
Patrick Horan an old soldier who
came TO Denver from Omaha for the
G. A. X. encampment. and was sup
posed to have been missing, has been
located He has written friends in
Omaha from Evansville. Ind.
Judge Malone of the District Court
at Denver will bar professional jurors.
He has issued an order that persons
who have served on juries during the
year shall not be eligible for further
service until the year expires.
The Colorado delegation in Congress
will use every effort next winter to
obtain an appropriation for Il new post
office and federal building in Denver
and to secure an enlargement of the
accommodations at Fort Logan.
Judge j. c. Abbott, aged about sixty
five years, an old-timer of the San
Juan country. was found dead in his
bed at the Hoffman House at Silverton
on the morning of the 10th inst, death
| having been caused from heart fail
ure.
| James w. Wilson, who was injured
by street car at Pueblo in February
of last year has been awarded judg
ment of $4,000 damages against the
Pueblo and Suburban Traction and
| Lighting Company. The case will be
| appealed.
DR., Hugh Taylor, secretary of the
state board of health, has appointed
Miss Grace Courtney snd Miss A. l..
Hartner TO compile the mortality sta
tistics for Colorado for 1905, to be
used in the next United States cen
sus bulletin.
The naval recruiting station in Den
has hEan .ln for. h
ing in forly.six physically perfect
young men Three-fourths of all those
who offered to enlist stood the examin-
alton and were accepted This is an
uncommOnly large percentage.
The first report of the new Weather
Bureau station at Lake Moraine. on
level, was issued October 18th. The
instruments We're imported from
France through the generosity of Gen.
w. j. Palmer.
Colorado militiamen are to be trained
in athletics. Sergeant Mckay of Troop
c. First squadron cavalry, has been as
signed to conduct the athletic work.
He will visit the various aImories and
put the men through training eXer-
cises. This will include various forms
exercises, etc.
Through the generosity of Simon
Guggenheim the State University has
acquired an important set of plants
from Routt county-a region hitherto
little known to botanists. He re-
Gently placed sum of money at the
disposal of the regents for the pur-
chase of museum specimens and the
collection of plants.
Aaron Cove. the widely-known for.
mer superintendent of Denver schools,
recently returned from the Philippines,
where he spent several months in in
vestigating the prospects of the cane
sugar industry. Mr.. Cove thinks sugar
can be made there SO cheaply that 1t
will eventually prove a serious menace
to the makers of beet sugar in this
country.
subscription is being taken up for
funds for the erection of new post
office building at Silverton. and as