The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-10-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The open season for deer in Colo
RADIO began September 25th and lasts
till October 10th.
The University of Colorado has be.
come a member of the United States
National Amateur Athletic Association,
1t is reported that James F. Burns.
the millionaire mine owner, contem,
plates the erection of 100000 opera
house at Colorado Springs.
Col James w. Penrose, for many
years special agent for the Union Pa.
! cific. and 5. veteran of the Civil War,
died at Denver on the 2Gth ult.
| Paul Hentchel, a saloon keeper Of
Evans. has been found guilty on two
! counts of violating the state law
against selling liquor on Sunday.
The director of the mint at Washing,
ton on the 2Gth ult., purchased 200,,
600 ounces of fine silver at 6S.76 cents.
to be delivered at the Denver mint.
A good many cases of typhoid fever
have been reported in Denver during
the past month. Diphther'a and scar
let fever have been less prevalent than
usual at this season of the year.
The Colorado-New Mexico Fair at
Durango closed on Saturday, the 30th
ult., with Indian dances, games, races
and run by the fire department. The
exhibition as a whole was highly sue
cessful.
Edward J. Livernash of San Fran,
cisco has become managing editor OF
the Denver News, succeeding Edward
Heating. who will remain on that force
as a political writer-a field that he
prefers.
The third annual Douglas County
Fair closed successful three-days' ex-
hibition on the Both ult. at Castle Rock.
The stock exhibits and the dry-farm-
ing grain exhibits were specially no.
ticeable.
John Conner committed suicide at
Steamboat Springs on the goth ult. by
shooting himself through the head. He
came from Kirksville, Missouri. about
five years ago and was living with his
brother, Edward.
On complaint of the State Bureau of
Child and Animal Protection Harry
Mulholland of Denver. was fined SIS
and costs for restricting his horse to a
diet of six quarts of oats day with,
out any hay or other 'roughness."
While hunting in the mountains
twenty miles north of Florence, vii,
liam Canty accidentally shot himself
through the left leg, shattering the
knee and inflicting injuries which
caused his death. His remains were
sent to his former home in Oskaloosa,
Iowa, for burial.
Carlos Martinez and Sanchez Val
dez, two Mexicans accused of waylay-
ing and killing Jose Trujillo Septem-
Der Goth, are confined in the county
jail at Montrose, having been bound
over for trial in the District Court
Valdez attempted suicide after being
placed in jail.
The new superintendent of the State
Industrial School for Girls, Miss Mar
ion Rudgers of Bedford, New York,
who succeeded Miss Gertrude Smith a
few weeks since, has so far got along
smoothly with her charges, the school
being apparently model of good order
and industry.
The application of NJ. S. Reynolds,
Joshua S. Reynolds, George F. Rocka-
fellow, r. S. Lewis, G. A. Baker and
| C. A. Biggs to organize the Fremont
County National Bank of Canon City,
Colorado, with a capital of 100000,
has been approved by the comptroller
of the CURRENCY.
William Dalton, the 16.year-old boy
accused of the murder of his uncle, j.
NJ. Gard, in quarrel at Palmer Lake,
was convicted of involuntary man
slaughter in the District Court at Colo
RADIO Springs. Sentence. which was
deferred, may be from one day to one
year in the county jail.
Mrs. Emma Craig, wife of the Rev.
William Bayard Craig, pastor of the
Central Christian Church at Denver,
died at Denver September 2Gth after
an illness of more than year. She
| . VII IF n trouble and
died after an operation which was un-
| dertaken as a last resort.
The Carbon Coal & Coke Company
| which is opening extensive mines in
Riley canon near Trinidad, has let a
contract for construction of fifty cot
tages for miners. Cement blocks will
be used in construction. but instead of
gravel being ground for the manufac-
ture of the blocks, coke gaze will be
| used.
| Leonard Imboden and James A. Hill.
convicted OF wrecking the Denver Saw
ings Bank, and now serving time in
the penitentiary at Canon City, have
| through their attorney, l.. S. Smith.
filed a brief in the Supreme Court sup
| Elementary to those already filed in
support of their motion fol super
| sedeas.
The contested election case from the
city of Rocky Ford came up in the
District Court at La Junta, before
Judge Voorhees,, who, after hearing the
arguments of the attorneys, decided to
have the ballot boxes opened and the
ballots counted which was done. The
recount showed the election of the no.
license aldermanic candidates. Unless
the case Should be appealed to the Su-
preme Court the three saloons now
running there will be closed.