The Dolores star., 1905-04-21
coLoaAoo NEWS ITEMS

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A twelve per cent. dividend has been
declared IN favor Of the creditors Of the
bankrupt Overland Cotton Mills Com
pany at Denver.
An elaborate system of brilliant
street lights is being arranged for in
Denver. to be ready by the beginning
of the tourist season
Senator Robert La Toilette Of Wis
consin has been invited by the Repub-
licans Of Denver to deliver several adj
dresses ON the railroad problem in Den
yer next month.
Charles johnson. foreman of Rio
0rande wrecking crew at Denver, COM
mitted suicide April 18th by taking cy-
anide Of potassium. The act IL attrib-
uted to alcoholic insanity.
Aaron Cove. former superintendent
OF public schools in Denver, is plan
ming for an extensive tour of the East.
including China. and expects to sail
from San Francisco the first week in
May.
Las Animas county Is to have dis
tillery. e. Caddell Of Walsenburg has
purchased q tract OF land near Agui-
lar and has commenced plans for i've
buildings which will constitute the dis
tiliery.
Denver will try hard to secure the
location Of the national home for letter
carriers and will send q strong delega-
ton. accompanied by brass band, tc
the convention at Portland next Sep
tember.
A delegation Of the Denver Chamber
OF Commerce and other business men,
yclept boosters" will start on an
other trade expansion tour May 1st;
this time to points in Utah. Idaho and
Wyoming.
The Longmont Farmers Mill and
Elevator Company has decided to build
q large mill in Denver near the Bur-
lington tracks on the north side. The
enterprise calls for the investment Of
about 100000.
The chime of nine bells presented
to the Episcopal Church at Boulder
by H. N. Bradley has been temporar-
lily placed In a wooden tower In front
OF the fine stone church now in course
Of construction.
The Colorado Automobile Club.
which was to have held an uphill race
at Fort Logan the middle of April, has
postponed the race until the middle Of
May. 1t was feared that April mud
would make 1t uphill work.
The people of Trinidad turned out
almost en- masse to attend the funeral
OF John H. Fox, who was killed by Jo-
seph Johnson on the Sth inst. There
was large representation Of the Ma
sons. Elks, Woodmen and Red Men.
A stage line is being organized in
Middle park to connect with the Mof-
fat road at Arrowhead and from there
penetrate to Hot Sulphur Springs.
Steamboat Springs, Hahn's peak and
other important points in Grand and
Routt counties.
The county commissioners of Phil
lips county have sold the tax deeds Of
ia quarter sections Of land to r. N.
White for $1,000, the same to be taken
within ninety days. They comprise all
the land in the two townships which
the county now holds. The county still
owns 300 quarters Of land subject to
tax deeds.
The county commissioners of Arapa-
hoe county have granted a franchise to
the Colorado Monorail Company to build
a one-track railway between Engle-
wood, the end Of the Denver street car
line, and Littleton. 1t Is stipulated
that work on the road shall commence
July 1st. Fort Logan is included in the
franchise.
Two convictions under the game
laws have been obtained recently by
Game Commissioner Woodard. Spec
ial Game Warden William r. Jones,
Jr., arrested J. @. Baker and ]. A.
Starcher near Greeley, April 9Th, for
t,.vH Sv~n
tried in the County Court at Greeley
and each fined $25 and costs.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of George H.
Williams. president of the Mercantile
National Bank Of Pueblo; Clinton A.
Bowman. Nelson A. Ballow, Fred G.
Helmboldt, Albert L. Brown, John H.
Battery and Guy l.. Emerson to organ
ixe the Silverton National Bank of Sill
verton. Colorado. with $4,000 capital.
The Union Pacific Is said to be
planning big improvements in Colo
RADIO construction. 1t Is estimated by
oficials of the road that at least g..
600, 900 OF the $100,000,000 bond issue
will be expended in the construction
of the cut-of between Denver an6
Cheyenne and the tunneling of Athol
hill. This will form the Denver-C Chey-
enne line OF the system.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
four new members of the State Board
Of Health and 1t now consists of DR..
w. H. Davis, DIR. Hugh L. Taylor. DR..
George G. Stemen. DR.. Minnie C. T.
Love and DR.. M. H. Sears, all of Den
yer; DR.. Herbert Work of Pueblo, Dr.
F. N. Carrier Of Canon City, DR.. ]. Ira
cey Melvin of Saguache and DR.. o. ].
Myne Of Como.
Construction will begin about May
1st on depot to be built jointly by the
Denver & Rio Grande and the Colo
RADIO MIDLAND at Grand Junction. The
depot when completed will occupy
ground Ibout 500 feet from the pres
ent structure. 1t will cost $50, 900 and
will be completed about July 1st. The
proposed structure will be one of the