The Springfield herald., 1905-12-22
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

mountain water.
Who says Colorado isn't winter re-
sort? A butterfly was captured at
Florence few days ago.
Two rival electric railway COM
oanies propose to build lines between
Canon City and Florence.
The Rev. John w. Carter of Owa-
tonna, Minnesota, has accepted the
pastorate of the First Universalist
church of Denver.
Frank Zindle of Greeley, twenty-rour
years of age, accidentally shot himself
while out duck hunting November 26th
and died instantly.
An unusual number of coyotes are
troubling the farmers near Florence,
having been driven out OF the hills by
snow and cold weather.
The Methodist Church building at
Julesburg was destroyed by fire on the
18th inst The loss is stated at about
$4,000. with $1,000 insurance.
The Colorado State Teachers Asso-
,iation holds Its thirty-first annual
meeting at Denver during holiday
week, beginning December 2Gth.
T. ]. Dugan. president of the Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce OF Denver.
has decided to drill wells for artesian
water on the Gale ranch in Beaver
1t is estimated that some 10000
small pine and pinon trees have been
shipped from Florence to Kansas City
and St. Louis for use as Christmas
trees.
Fred H. Pratt, well known Jeffer-
son county ranchman. living near
Cresswell suddenly dropped dead OF
heart disease while working in his
barn.
In preparation for the holiday rush
sixty-five men have been added to the
clerical force at the Denver postofiice.
The new clerks will serve until after
New Year.
The Palisades National Bank of Pal
lsades, Colorado, has been authorized
to begin business with $4,000 capital.
J. j. burke Is president, o. H. Shoup
vice president and j. G. Mckinney
cashier.
The machine shop OF the Denver
Engineering Works at Denver took
fire shortly after midnight on the 10Th
inst. and nearly all the woodwork OF
the interior was destroyed. badly dam
aging much Of the machinery.
Guy lie Roy Stevick, receiver of the
Denver Savings Bank, has paid div
ldent OF twenty per cent. to depositors.
making a total of thirty-five per cent.
to date. He expects to be able to pay
seventy-five per cent. of the entire de-
posits.
John B. Drew of Angora, in Rio
Blanco county, aged ~ years, walked
all the way to Rawlins, Wyoming, a
tot pf mill m
lawsuit In which some OF his friends
were interested. He covered one twen-
ty-fve mile stretch at night.
The United Association of Plumbers
and Filters of the United States and
Canada is negotiating for the purchase
of the sanitarium at Fairmount park,
in Pueblo, for the purpose o; convert
ing the building into a national home
for members of the organization.
Harrison X. Martin, one of the best
known and most highly esteemed col
ored men of Denver, who has been en-
ployed in the office of the Board of
Public Works for the past fifteen
years December 1st. He leaves a
widow and eleven surviving children.
The business mems committee at
Canon City. having in charge sub
scriptions to the bonus asked by F. S.
Granger of $4,000, reports the money
all raised, and work will commence on
the trolley line between Florence and
Canon City by the first of the year.
The four-mile extension of the Sill
yerton Northern railroad from Eureka
to Animas Forks is blocked for the
winter 1t is proposed to keep this
road open all the year after this sea
son and to that end extensive snow
sheds will be built next summer.
A new postofiice has been estab-
lished at the halfway station along the
new road between Loveland and Estes
park, and Mrs. Ella Van Bramer has
been appointed postmistress. The new
office has been named Drake in honor
of the present state senator from Larl-
mer county.
The introduction by Congressman
F.. E. Brooks in Congress of bill for
the parking of the famous Royal
Gorge is followed by local move
ment to have the government trans
form North and South Cheyenne can
ons. south of Colorado Springs, into a
national park. South Cheyenne canon
is owned by corporation and North
canon by the city.
! The great Western Live Stock Sho"
will be held at Denver the week be
ginning January 29th, which will be
, celebrated as Farmers Week" FouI
| important organizations will meet ir
| Denver that week, viz: The Ameri
can Stock Growers Association. the
National Live Stock Association, the
National Wool Growers Association
and the Colorado Cattle and Horse
Growers Association.
| The Kentucky Home Association
has been organized by prominent for
mer Kentuckians in Denver for tht
purpose of building a sanitarium in OF
near Denver for consumptives from
Kentucky. Interested in it both as in
corporators and as the first board o
directors are Caldwell Yeaman, Ster
ling B. Toney, Willard B. Lay, Rudt
Hardesty, w. r. Ramsey, c. F. Clay
Henry v. Johnson, j. II. P. Voorhies
Mrs. Susie d. Carstarphen, Mrs. 1di
| C. Dameron, Mrs. Ida NJ. Monarch AM
Miss Genrose White.
Six years after his murder, case In
stituted by Uplide Vallie of Jefferson
Park county, has been decided i
favor of the plaintiff. The suit wa
against the Farmers Alliance Mutua
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