The state herald., 1905-11-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

trlc line 10 Fort Logan.
Colorado Springs expects to have a
Japanese tea house with imported
Geisha girls TO dispense the beverage
The widow of the late Willard Teller,
brother of Senator H. M. Teller, will
inherit his entire fortune, estimated at
$124,O00, there being no children.
Helen Schmidap, in whose case the
jury disagreed, will be tried second
time the second week in November on
the charge Of numbering her husband.
A check OF 5000 in payment for the
last Of the court house bonds, given by
the county commissioners October
26th, left Boulder county entirely free
from debt.
Abe Williamson, aged fifty.five years,
a farmer living near Housed school
house, about six miles east of Boulder,
committed suicide few days since by
taking strychnine.
A civil service examination will be
held in Denver November 22d, for a
saddler In the Quartermaster's depart
ment at large. The salary in the posi-.
tion is $545 year.
The new home for nurses at the
Oakes' sanatorium in Denver, erected
at cost of $25000. was dedicated
October 26th. The money for the
home was contributed by William ID.
Sloane of New York.
The board of capitol managers has
let contract ior altering the north
entrance of the ctate house in Denver
putting in wider flight of steps and
I-i. hot 81 ,,t,
The work will cost Si,750.
The Colorado Springs members OF
the International Typographical Union
have decided in favor of an assess
ment of so cents per week per mem
Der to support the fight of the union
throughout the country for an eight
hour day.
Attorney General Mills says that he
has received calls from the assessors
of Morgan and Logan counties and
that they have agreed to levy assess.
ments according to the increased valu
ations ordered by the state board OF
equalization.
The Holly Sugar Company has been
incorporated with capital of sl.250,-
900. The directors are: Platt Rogers,
w N. Wiley. Harry c. James, Ken
meth B. Schley, Michael Gavin, Grant
B. Schley. Dennis Sullivan and VIII
liam X. Ryan.
In the District Court at Montrose
Judge Theron Stevens sustained the
contentious OF John Gray, who OBJ
tanned an Injunction two months ago
restraining the commissioners OF
Montrose county from maSing an ap-
preparation for advertising purposes.
The proposed monument at Denver
to the pioneers of Denver and Colo
RADIO is now practically assured, within
"a much shorter time than anticipated.
More than $4,000 of the $4,000
needed has been secured by the com.
mittee of prominent men, headed by
John S. Flower, which is In charge OF
the work of obtaining subscriptions.
Bishop Earl Cranston of the Meth.
dist church. who is siNty-ive years oil
age and widower, will be married at
Cincinnati. November 18th, to Miss
Lucy Mason Parker. The bishop is a
former Coloradoan and well known in
all parts OF the state. His son, Earl
NJ Cranston. is United States district
attorney at Denver.
L. T.. Nichols, a pioneer resident and
former mayor OF Manitou, died in a
sanitarium AT Colorado Springs Octo.
Der 26th, at the age OF seventy years,
death following surgical operation.
Mr. Nichols was widely known from
his long connection with the Clin
House. His son +, Z. Nichols, Jr. is
the present mayor OF Manitou.
The formal opening OF the big suga'
factory Will be the occasion OF two
days harvest celebration at Sterling,
November 22nd and 23rd. A big bar
becue will be one Of the attractions on
the second day and there viii also b.
n fine display OF agricultural pro
ducts. all OF eastern and northern
Colorado being asked TO take part.
The Grand Junction Chamber OF
Commerce has commenced a campaign
In behalf OF the proposed high line
canal. Plans are being formulated to
send a committee TO Washington this
winter and data is being secured tu
inform the government. The Water
Users Association will cooperate In
the work and every effort will be put
forth TO build the canal.
Additional game wardons have made
greater number of arrests for viola
tions Of the hunting regulations, posi-.
Bile according to the state game com
missionor's ofiico, which Is daily ~
porting the capture and lining Of OF
tenders. Bernard Cav. who WAS tried
at Lamar. was fined s55 for killlne
a deer Cav had no license The tech
meal charge WIS hunting without 4
license.
Register Woodruff OF the State Land
Board will visit Mnncos. Montozumn
county. November s5th. for the pur.
pose Of selling NJ public auction ten
quarter sections Of land belonging to
the State Agricultural College. Ten
applications have been received for the
land which lies partly under the Mon
tozuma Valley Irrigation company's
ditch. or will be IN the proposed irriga.
tlon district.
Charles o. Peters. the only living
member Of the trio OF youngblood muir
dorcrs. lg beyond question hop.lcHsly
insane, and his death sentence Will be
oommuted. Til. physicians who have
examined him state tina, there n no
hope Of his ever regnining his sanity.
The rcprioyo granted In his eaHe hnA
about expired. but his condition II
such that there IN said To be no chance
OF the original sentence being carried
out.
Seven persons were injured In a
wreck which occurred nj the Colorado
a Southern dcpo, at Golden shortly