The Dolores star., 1906-09-07
coLoeAoo NEWS ITEMS


4 On August 31st. for the flrst time Il
the history OF the health department o.
Denver, there was not q single case
Of diphtheria In the city.
The Democratic candidate In Maine
| for governor, Cyrus w. Davis OF wa
| terviIIe, has made his fortune largely
| in Colorado mines. He has been In
terested in various Colorado properties
for many years.
Little Herman Campbell. the year.
old child Of Lode Campbell, living near
Littleton, got into a swarm OF hornets
| a few days since, and was stung on the
| head sixty times, barely escaping with
/. life after terrible suffering.
Denver will have an assessed valu-
alton of 3115.750.000 for the coming
year. As Denver is credited with over
one hundred millionaires. 1t Is appar-
ent that they are the only people IN
the city who own taxable property.
At the inquest into the death Of
Bonito Borego, who was killed at FL
Moro by a Denver & Rio Grande en-
gine a verdict was returned by the
Jury stating that the death of the man
was due to the negligence Of Pietro Pa
Indie, who was driving the wagon at
the time of the accident.
Robert Waugh, a well.known pioneer
of Ell Paso county, has been appointed
financial agent for the Ouray and Uin-
tab Indian agency at Fort Duchesne.
Utah. He is a Civil War veteran and
was agent at the same reservation dur
ing President Harrison's administra-
tion.
The Trinidad City Park Company
been organized for the purpose of es-
tallishing a park and pleasure resort
at Trinidad on the Day Lake proper
ty. The intention Is to construct i
fine baseball ground. dancing pa
vilion, band stand. boathouse and elec-
trio prisnatic fountain.
Justice of the Peace Hudson. of Den.
yer, laid down the law to a saloon
keeper who recently tried to hold a
suit of clothes to enforce payment of
a liquor bill. The booze man was told
that 1t couldn't be done and was given
an hour to deliver the clothes, under
penalty of punishment for larceny.
Helen Thomas, daughter OF Calvin
Thomas Of Greeley, has been appointed
assistan librarian in the reference and
cataloguing department OF the library
Of the state University of Michigan,
located at Ann Arbor. Miss Thomas is
graduate OF the Greeley High school.
State Normal School, Wellesley. and
Albany, New York, Library School.
The date of the eleventh conven.
ton Of the State Federation of Labor,
which will meet at Colorado Springs,
has been changed from Sept. 10 to
Sept. "a, in order that the delegates
can be present during the Pike CEN
tennial celebration. The election of Of
efers and other important business
will come up during the four days ses-
sion.
James F. Callbreath, Jr., secretary.
at Denver, has mailed to President
Roosevelt, governors of all states and
territories. mayors and other states,
city and county officials in the United
States a notification of the official call
for the ninth annual session of the
American Mining congress-. naming
Denver as the place and Oct. 16, II,
Is and 10 next as the dates.
BY express a few days ago Governor
Mcdonald received a box containing
three dozen fine mountain trout. The
gift came from George Roosevelt,
nephew of President Roosevelt, who,
In company with Lieutenant Land of
the United States army, has been fish
ing In the Gunnison. The fish sent
to the governor at Denver represented
two days catch of George Roose.
welt and party.
Enveloped in flames through the ig
milton Of matches which he carried
in his pocket, William A. Haffey, a
substitute elevator pilot at the state
capitol, in Denver, barely escaped q
horrible death, and the sight of his
burning clothing created panic among
numerous passengers in the car where
the incident occurred. Joseph Boyd
the regular pilot, snatched off his own
coat and extinguished the flames.
Denver merchants have arranged q
of the state on Sept. 16. The trip will
| towns included in the itinerary are
Leadville, Glenwood Springs, Aspen
lCarbondale, New Castle, Salida, Pa
onia, Buena Vista, Grand junction. The
excursion Is under the charge o.
Thomas Scott, manager of the Colo
RADIO Manufacturers association.
John Zimmerman, conducting hote
at Home, in Larimer county, sixt,
miles northwest of Fort Collins, caugh
a bear in a trap one night recently a
his ranch, and the bear escaped b,
gnawing off the foot by which he wa
held prisoner in the trap. From tn
size of the foot in the trap the bea
must have been huge one, and is sup
posed to be the slayer of many youn,
cows and colts which rancnmen in tha
vicinity have lost during the las
month.
In the District Court at La Junt
George H. Harrington, alias Fran
King. of Leadville. pleaded guilty t
burglary and was sentenced by Judg
Voorhees, to serve a term OF not les
than FIVE nor more than seven years a
the penitentiary. Harrington attempte
to blow open a safe belonging to l.. s
Gee June goth last, but was caught i
the building. The next day he wa
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