The Ordway new era., 1906-03-09
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

AHo pench snow OF the Colorado
Kennel Club win be held ut the Coli
scum hall at Denver March sth, 9Th
and 10th.
The county officers OF Arapahoe
county have been moved into the new
building at Littleton erected for them
by ]. ]. Lilley.
Governor Mcdonald has named Max
Atencio as water commissioner for
water district No. 35 at Fort Garland,
Costilla county.
The City Council OF Boulder will
Offer to furnish an appropriation of
100000 under the Bonynge bill Is
pending In Congress.
Frank Mario. n Colorado Springs
gardener. whose wife had sued for n
divorce. took paris green February
eth and died March LIST.
In the District Court at Cripple
Creek Clayte Watt, Same Haas and
Jack Frame were found guilty of as.
saulting p. l.. Dattlebaum, u saloon
keeper. with intent to rob and kill.
ii. H. Hammond has been appointed
by Governor Mcdonald to the office OF
county commissioner OF Park county
to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation Of Charles d. Peckham.
Thomas Finn. serving sentence OF
from five to six years Mt Canon City
for assault to murder has had his SEN
tence committed to from two to six
years. This will release him within a
few weeks.
The tax valuation OF Fremont county
property this year is $6.424,038, and
of this amount 1O5 taxpayers pay on
$4,249.625. The remaining $2.175,4l3
is divided among 5000 taxpayers. aver
aging 3435 each.
While fighting n fire In Denver on
the morning OF February 9th. Lieut..
George X. Harper and Pipeman J. =.
Scavo were seriously injured by
falling wall. Scavo's injuries were
considered dangerous.
The Colorado railroads will grant
rate OF one fare for the round trip to
the meeting OF the Elks grand lodge
next summer and to the laying OF the
corner stone of the Shrlners' temple
in Denver May I'd.
The Senate public land committee
has reported fayorably the Teller bill
granting Durango land for reservoir
purposes and granting lands for Gem
| etery to the Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows at Central City.
John H. Morrison. aged sc. shift
boss employed on Robeson & Carter's
lease In the Smugler- Union mine ut
Telluride was suffocated by foul air
on the evening OF February 2Sth and
died before help could reach him.
The sentence OF Rachel Leavell OF
Montezuma county to serve for from
two to three years In the State Pen
itentiary for perjury has been COM
muted to eleven months. As she was
sentenced in April. 1905. she will be re-
leased soon.
A Salt Lake dispatch says: A. ].
Gregory, who was live stock agent Tor
the Denver & Rio Grande here at one
time. is dead at Provo insane asylum.
Gregory was clubbed by holdups two
years ago In Denver and never recov-
cred from the effects.
The Missouri Pacific has completed
ARRANGEMENTS to run through train
from Denver to Little Rock via Gen
eseo, Wichita and Coffeyville. making
connections for New Orleans. 1t will
be a fast train and will try for mail
contracts from Denver to the South
west.
Plans are being made in Denver for
the erection of large free medical dis
pensary building for the Denver-Gross
Medical College. which is connected
with the University Of Denver. 1t Is
stated that 10000 cases are treated an
nually by the faculty and students OF
the college.
Charles Hallack, one OF the pioneer
lumber merchants Of Denver and one
of the founders OF the Hallack q HOW
ard Lumber Company, died at Denver
on the Sd inst. at the age OF seventy
eight years. He amassed a consider,
able fortune and was highly esteemed
by all who knew him.
A conference OF active workers IN
the Young Mems Christian Associations
of Colorado has been called at Colo.
RADIO Springs, March 18th and 16tn: All
members of the state committee,
boards OF directors. committees Oh
management and employed association
oficers are earnestly requested to at
tend the meeting.
In order to secure a fuller attend
ance of limited States troops for the
military feature of the Pixies Peak
Centennial celebration at Coiorado
Snrinrs. the executive committee mas
nostponed the date. FSie ceiepration'
which will be Of six days duraIon:
viii begin September cath, instead Oh
September 9th.
Proceedings have been commenced
in the state Supreme Court for the
disbarment of Attorney Charles
Johnson Of Durango. It is cnareeu
that while district attorney OF tne
sixth judicial district, he demanaeo
money OF man accused OF arson
asreeing to let him go Tree 'n'
money was paid.
According to decision Just rendered
nv County Judge Mirick at Pueblo
~. ~ rris re entered into In violation q
isv and which In consequence Woul0
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