The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

organize "A company of the National
Guard and build an armory.
The bench show of the Colorado
Kennel Club will be held at the Coll
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 j. J. Lilley.
Governor Mcdonald has named Max
Atencio as water commissioner for
water district No. 80 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. a Colorado Springs
gardener, whose wife had sued for a
divorce. took paris green February
27th 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. saloon
keeper. with intent TO rob and kill.
II. II. Hammond has been appointed
by Governor Mcdonald to the office of
county commissioner of Park county
| to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
| resignation of Charles ID. Peckham.
George Long walked into winze
| at the Boulder County mine, near Ne
| derland, and fell eighty feet He still
survives. but with one leg and one
arm broken.
Thomas Finn, serving a sentence OF
| from five to six years at Canon City
for assault to murder has had his sen
| tence commuted to from two to six
years. This will release him within
| few weeks.
The tax valuation OF Fremont county
property this year is S6,424 .03S, and
OF this amount los taxpayers pay on
| $4,249,625. The remaining $2,175,413
is divided among 5000 taxpayers, aver
aging $435 each.
While fighting n fire in Denver on
the morning of February 9th, Lieut.
George II. Harper and Pipeman J. p.
| Scavo Were seriously injured by "A
falling wall. Scavo's I'M lries were
considered dangerous.
| The Colorado railroads Will grant n
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 Shrners' temple
in Denver May I'd.
The Senate public land committee
has reported favorably the Teller bill
granting Durango land for reservoir
purposes and granting lands for "A Gem
etery to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows at Central City
John II. Morrison, aged SO, shift
boss employed on Robeson a. Carter's
lease in the Smugler- Union mine at
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 for
the Denver q 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.
Charles Hallack, one of the pioneer
lumber merchants Of Denver and one
of the founders of the Halack & How
ard Lumber Company, died at Denver
on the ed inst. at the age of seventy
eight years. He amassed a consider
able fortune and was highly esteemed
by all who knew him.
conference of active workers in
the Young Mems Christian Associations
of Colorado has been called at Colo
rado Springs. March 15th and 10th. All
members of the state committee.
boards of directors, committees OF
management and employed association
officers are earnestly requested to at
tend the meeting.
In order to secure fuller attend
ance of United States troops for the
military feature of the Pixies Peak
Centennial celebration at Colorado
Springs, the executive committee has
postponed the date. The celebration,
which will be of six days duration.
will begin September 24th, instead OF
September 9Th.
Proceedings have been commenced
In the State Supreme Court for the
disbarment OF Attorney Charles A.
johnson of Durango. II is charged
that while district attorney of the
sixth judicial district he demanded
money of q man accused of arson,
agreeing to let him go free II the
money was paid.
The stained glass window. with the
portrait of the late Senator e. o. VOL
colt. which has been planned for the
state capitol for some time, will be
placed over the presidents seat in the
Senate chamber. The committee con
sisted of Senators Lewis, Barela and
De La Vergne, who secured the por-
trait at cost OF about $4,000.
An agreement has been signed be-
tween the colleges in interest whereby
the annual football game between the
University OF Colorado and the School
of Mines eevens will be played on
Hoyt field. the new grounds of the