The Springfield herald., 1905-05-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

| ing prizes for the beautifying OF
homes and gardens.
DIR. c. G. Lamb, state veterinarian,
failed to find any cases of glanders
near Glenwood Springs, where he was
called to investigate.
Mexican owners OF herd of sixty
goats were recently arrested on the
charge of desecrating graves by let
| ting the goats browse in the cemetery
| at Trinidad.
Governor Jesse f. Mcdonald has
| bought handsome fourteen-room
house at 1l5l Logan avenue. Denver,
for $4,000 and will occupy 1t as the
! executive mansion.
Mrs. Dan Grant OF Trinidad was
burned to death April 25th by an ex-
| plosion of coal OIL which she was us
ing from a five-gallon can to start up
the kitchen fire.
The First National Bank of Holly
has been authorized to begin business
with $25,000 capital. w. C. Gould.
| president; b. b. Brown. vice presi-
dent; ]. S. McMurty, cashier.
A committee. has been appointed to
arrange for the establishment of a
Young Mems Christian Association at
Salda. There are nearly 1000 young
men who would be benefited by it.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
two more water commissioners, Fred
| Dixon of Paradox for district No. 61.
and John p Morgan OF Montrose. for
district No. 62.
| 1t is stated that as result of
favorable showing of the probable re-
ceipts of the Leadville land Office Com
missioner Richards has decided not to
have it discontinued as was proposed.
Ex-Gov. John l.. Routt celebrated
his seventy-ninth birthday at his
rooms in the Metropole hotel. Denver,
April G5th Owing to his feeble health
callers were restricted to members of
his family.
The following postotfice appoint
ments have been made: Box Elder,
| I.arimer' county, Andrew G. Webster,
vice w. Webster, dead; Dunton. DO
lores county, Jennie A. Matthews, vice
| S. A. Rogers, resigned.
The annual meeting OF the Douglas
| County Stock Growers Association
was held at Castle Rock April 22d.
County Judge Robert f. Palm was
elected president of the association,
this being his third term.
One hundred thousand young fish
were placed in the Platte river April
9th by the state fish commissioner.
| The fish are from one to two and a
half inches long and were distributed
! between the stations of Cliff and Cas-
sells.
The great religious revival at Canon
| City closed on the night of April 24th.
| There were 934 conversions reported
and 81 400 in money was contributed.
The Rev Mr.. Sunday was given free
/ Q n l,nE 10 in
! for Chicago.
President Roosevelt. who has ac-
cepted an invitation to attend ban
quet given by the Denver Chamber
of Commerce on the night of May 18th.
will spend only six and one-half hours
in Denver. arriving at $50 pm. and
| leaving at midnight.
Philip Tritch. brother of the late mil
| lionaire George Tritch of Denver, who
sued for part OF the estate on the
claim that he was a silent partner in
/ his brothers immense hardware busi-
| ness, has lost his case in the District
Court at Denver.
p. G. Anderson, superintendent and
one of the lessees on the Wheeler
mine at the head of the Platte above
Alma, was carried down the mountain
side distance of 400 feet and landed
on the ice of Wheeler lake. unhurt.
His escape from death is considered
marvellous.
The commencement address at
Colorado College Colorado Springs,
will be delivered by Frederick J. V.
Skiff on June 7th. Mr. Skiff is direc-
tor of the Field Columbian Museum of
Chicago and formerly was manager of
the Denver Tribune in the days of
Rothaker and Eugene Field.
Forest Supervisor James II. Clark
has received notice that an eXamina-
tion for forest rangers and other for
est officers will be held in Denver in
May. the exact date to be announced
later Examinations also will be held
in other parts of Colorado. the whole
service now being under civil service
rules.
Mrs. Hattie Humphreys, tried in the
District Court at Cortez on the charge
of being an accessory to the murder
of Frank Ingles and his mother last
May, has been acquitted. The trial of
the woman's husband. who was ac-
cused of being the principal, took
| place in November, and he was found
| guilty.
Francisco and Rafaela Espor, Mex
leans. observed their sixtieth wedding
anniversary at Pueblo April 2Sth.
They live near Mineral Palace park.
in a small adobe house. Both are so
years old and in good health. They
| had but one child, a daughter. who
died two years ago, when she was 40
years old.
Simon Guggenheim has donated 81
| 900 to the State University at Boulder.
| One thousand dollars is for syste-
matte mineral collection to be known
as THE Simon Guggenheim Collection
| of Minerals" and one thousand dollars
| for biological specimens illustrating
chiefly the Rocky Mountains fauna to
be known as "The Simon Guggenheim
Biological Collection"
State Senator Fred w. Parks has
| filed quo warranto proceedings in the
Supreme Court against Lieutenant
Governor Cornforth The fight is over
the Office OF lieutenant governor which
Senator Parks claims by virtue of be
ing president pro TEN of the Senate
The court has decided to take original
jurisdiction in the matter and the re-
turn is set for May 4th.
] Mount Cutler. near colorado