The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


The corporate existence OF The Colo
rado National Bank of Denver has
been extended twenty years by order
of the comptroller OF the currency.
Louis A. Reno. one of the pioneers
Of jefferson county. died AT his home
in Arvada on the 18Th inst. OF paraly
sis, al The age of seven, y-three years.
The knights of Columbus conferred
the fourth degree upon lGl candidates
at i,enver Sundar. the order is a
Catholic one and is becoming very
prosperous in Colorado.
The -.'lerican Gypllm IN Company of
Kansas has announced plans for build
ing plaster OF paris factory at Flor
ence. it will secure lease on a deposit
of gypsum on state land near Cramer.
J. II. p. Voolhics of Denver who
was in San Francisco at the time of
the earthquake. urges the removal of
| poles, overhead wires. insecure cor
nices and signs from all city buildings.
Otto Wiegand. formerly of Pearl.
Colorado. committed suicide Ly shoot
| ing himself through the read at Sara
| toga, Wyo.. May 18th. He leaves a
| brother and sister al Iohnstown.
The Rocky Mountain National Bank
at Central City has received ceilih-
cate from the comptroller OF currency
extending its charter for another
twenty years. The bank was organized
in May, 1866.
The contract for building the new
high school building at LA .Iunta has
been awarded 10 liranz Brothers, local
contractors, the approximate cost to
hD %
for IL manual training school.
Brigadier General Constant Viii
| liams, in command of the Department
of the Columbia at Vancouver, has
been transferred 10 the Department OF
the Colorado 2Ed will come TO Denver
Immediately to take command.
Contributions 10 the fund for the
purchase of a silver service for the
cruiser Colorado are being sent in from
all parts of the state but not so rap
idly as could be wished by those il
| charge of the subscription.
Work has begun on drainage sys-
! TEN for the bottom land Of the Salv3
| ton Army colony at Amity. This
| ground has been worthless on account
Of seepaae from the Little Buffalo ca
nal and from irrigation Of higher land.
The Seventh LAY Adyontists have
made arrangements to use the Boulder
| Chautauqua. ground for their annual
camp meeting this year, beginning in
| August and holding over into Septem-
| bor An attendance of 500 or more is
anticipated
The stage line between 1.oveland
and Estes Park started May 18th, and
| will make daily trips each way tex
cept Sunday until Noyember 1st. The
stage connects with the c. {: S. trains
| each way and the road has been
widened and improved.
S. G. kelso. county commissioner of
Fremont county. has asked Warden
| Cleghorn to furnish twenty-five more
convicts for county rod work. Twenty
| five men are working now near Flor
encve and the commissioners expect to
work about 1eJ convicts all summer.
The Central of Georgia Railroad
| Company has decided to open western
headquarters in Denver and will close
the commercial agency at Oklahoma
transferred from Oklahoma City to
take charge Of the agency in Denver.
John Divers. brakeman was al
most instantly killed in the
Denver & Rio Grande yards at
iunnison May Goth. He was
making coupling when he got his foot
fastened in "A frog in the track. A box
ear mangled him. Divers who resided
in Salida, leaves a widow and child.
In the District Court at Greeley on
the 18th instant. William Eaton, aged
seventeen. convicted of assault with
intent to do bodily injury on John Muir
ply. was sentenced to sixty days in
Jail James Eaton. his brother, aged
twenty convicted of stealing horse,
was sentenced to the State Reform
atory for an indefinite period.
In addition to a large amount of jew
elry ana other small valuables found
in the possession of Charles Heater
and Clarence Wade. the Two alleged
burglars arrested at Colorado Springs.
some property has been discovered
which belongs to Trinidad people. in
Guiding two gold watches, a Masonic
charm and valuable diamond ring.
Send dollar" is the new slogan
adopted by the silver service commit
tee that has in charge the work of col
!acting money to purchase a gift for
the new cruiser Colorado. Governor
Mcdonald as chairman Of the commit
tee, has issued an appeal 10 every man.
woman and child in the state. Gifts
from the children of from 10 cents up
ward are solicited.
Mrs Martha Shute, secretary of the
State Board of Horticulture at Denver,
has received reports in the last few
days from various counties in the
state concerning the fruit crop of this
year All the reports are favorable
for the largest crop ever harvested in
Colorado. They come from the coun-
ties of Mesa, Chaffee. l.arimer, Las
Animas, Jefferson, Garfield, Montrose,
Boulder and Fremont.
The body of Ed. Fridez, who was
killed by farmer near La Sale Fri
day night, while trying to break into
his house, was taken to Pueblo for
burial. Tie mother and sister of Fridez.
and also his late employers, state that
he for some time had been addicted to
the use of liquor and opium. and it is
their belief that he was so insane at
the time of tie tragedy that he was ut
terly irresponsible.
Notice has been given by the COM
missioner of the General Land Office
that the President has revoked the or
der of November Is, 1905. which d.
rected that June 80, 1906. the land Of
flee at Lamar should be closed and
the Bent land district merged with Pu.