The Glenwood post., 1906-01-13
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

owned electric lights.
Twenty-eight persons had small
poN In Denver last year. every one of
whom recovered, and eighty-one cases
OF erysipelas resulted in no deaths.
The Boulder oil refinery has been
leased for long term of years to
Harry Casaday, the agent of the
Standard Oil Company in Boulder.
Score one more for Colorado. John
Sanders, the siX-months-old son OF
Justice of the Peace John G. Sanders
OF Florence, has cut both his eye
teeth.
The Second Infantry, now statione>.
at Fort Logan, has been ordered to the
Philippines. The troops must be at
San Francisco, ready to embark, be-
fore January 27th.
The Colorado Springs Humane So
ciety has affiliated with the State
Bureau of Child and Animal Protec-
tion. Dr. w. f. Slocum is president
and w. f. Richards, secretary.
DIR. U. d. Mcdowell, n well known
physician of Longmont, died January
Sd of consumption. He was brother
of Bishop w. f. Mcdowell, formerly
chancellor of the University of Den
yer.
The First National Bank of Ber-
thoud has been authorized to begin
business with $4,000. Thomas H.
Robertson, president; John A. Cross.
vice president; Guy E. Loomis,
cashier
Benz, F. Harrington. formerly county
judge of Arapahoe county, died at Den
yer, January 5th. He came to Colorado
in 1871 and was well known and popu-
lar, holding at various times many i'm
portant offices.
The bell boys in the different Den
yer hotels propose to form a club and
endeavor to build a hotel to be known
as The Bells" for the use of bell
boys and other male hotel employees
exclusively.
The weather bureau at Denver re-
ports that during the siXty-eight days
intervening between October 30th anC
January 9th, there was no precipita-
ton, and only four days during that
gDeriod when bright Colorado sunshine
did not prevail.
A verdict of suicide was rendered at
Colorado Springs by the jury in the
case of +. Crane Wilson, the wealthy
Chicago shirt manufacturer who was
found dead with a bullet in his brain
on the Franceville road, eight miles
east of the city.
Charles w. Martin, former we'll
known Colorado hotel man, having
been manager of the Denver Club, as
sistant manager of the Antlers at Colo
RADIO Springs, and manager of Hotel
Colorado at Glenwood, died at Canton,
Ohio, January 9Th
The farmers in the Arkansas valley,
north and west of Lamar, and north of
Las Animas, are rejoicing in the pros
pect of a new railroad, which will be
commenced this spring and pass
through the northern part of Prowers.
Bent and Otero counties.
Judge Moses Hallett, executor of
the Clayton estate in Denver, has au-
thorized the announcement that early
in the spring he will begin the erec-
ton of the Clayton Memorial college
on the eighty-acre tract belonging to
the estate near the City Park.
While skating on Hayden's lake near
Boulder on the night of the 5th inst,
Irvine Finney, aged seventeen, broke
through the ice and was drowned.
Young Finney's father was killed by
an explosion of giant powder at Neder-
land only about two weeks before.
Postmasters appointed: Edward B.
Wise, Cuatro, Las Animas county,
vice C. c. McWilliams, resigned;
Charles E. Higgins, Pallas, Routt
county, vice B. C. Myers. resigned;
Ollie j. Willford, Pearl, Larimer
county, vice NJ. Crawford, resigned.
January goth has been set as the
date for the farewell reception to the
officers of the Second Infantry to be
given by the Denver Chamber of Com
merce. The affair is to be rendered as
a testimonial TO the officers prior to
their departure for the Philippines.
The application of w. e. Combe,
Lewis Linebarger, NJ. |. Linebarger,
H. N. Linbarger, Mark Burke and
c. +. Parker, to organize the
First National Bank of Julesburg.
with $4,000 capital, has been ap-
proved by the comptroller of the cur
Tency.
TIE State Bureau of Child and Ami
NAL Protection will endeavor to have
a bill passed by Congress, through the
offices of one or more of the Colorado
members of that body. compelling the
IdllTOauS 10 give i've SLoCh SulplneHlS
the right Of way over dead freight and
empty cars.
The Eastern Colorado Medical As
sociation, composed of physicians of
Morgan, Washington and Yuma coun-
ties, held its quarterly meeting at
Wray, and elected DR.. Earl ID. McGill
of Wray, president and DR.. G. b. Bills
borrow of Yuma, secretary for the en-
suing year.
Ina written opinion, Judge Riner in
the United States Court at Denver.
overruled the motions to quash filed
by David W. Irwin and p. e. Meanan,
county treasurer of Yuma county, who
were indicted by the federal grand
jury for perjury in connection with the
land frauds in the eastern part of the
state.
The Midland railroad is preparing
to put dining cars on the line the
coming year, and Manager Vallery is