The Colorado statesman., 1906-09-22
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

On the 18th Pixies Peak was cov-
cred with four feet of snow.
Heavy rains about Sunday may have
nave Dad effect upon the sugar beet
crop.
Denver Elks have bought four lots
at cost of $51 ,00G, on which they will
erect a fine club house.
At the opening of the Western Slope
fair at Montrose on the 18th 1000 peo-
pie were in attendance.
A congress of those interested in
dry farming will be held in Denver,
November 23d, Gath and 25th.
Denver business men spent last
week in visiting many of the towns in
the southwestern part of the state to
pick UP business.
The Fremont county fair opened au-
spiciously at Canon City ON the 18th.
The displays were fine and good
weather insures good attendance.
Judge Theron Stevens of Ouray was
renominated for the district judge of
the Seventh judicial district by the
Democratic judicial convention by ac-
clamation.
While walking on the tracks of the
Colorado & Southern at Trinidad on
the 18th inst, Robert Wilson, aged fif-
ty-two years, was run over and killed.
He leaves widow.
Frederick E. Hagen, B. A, Univers-
| ity of Colorado, and a junior in the
| Colorado School of Law, has been ap-
pointed secretary of the university to
| fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
| ton of Harry Kessner.
Plans for the approaching conven-
| tion of the American Mining Congress
are now being completed by that or
ganization, and it is their aim to bring
| Denver more delegates and visitors
than were ever attracted at any pre-
| vious gathering.
Mrs. Florence d. Richards of Ohio, a
temperance orator of national reputa-
ton, will tour the state of Colorado in
the interest of the State Anti-Saloon
League. The watchword of these
meetings will be local option or homo
rule ON the saloon question for Colo
rado.
The Greeley sugar factory began op-
erations on the 14th inst. Eight thou
sand acres of beets were planted for
the Greeley factory and will give an
average yield of twelve tons to the
acre. Eighty thousand tons of this
|
factory and the remainder sent else
where.
One of the exhibits which is attract
| ing great attention is that made by the
| United States reclamation service,
which is carrying on the construction
of the Gunnison tunnel. This consists
of maps and views of the entire work.
The relief maps were on exhibition at
the Lewis and Clark exposition at
Portland, Oregon.
County clerks all over the state have
issued large number of hunting Ii
censes since January 1st, last. At that
time 10000 blanks were distributed
among them by the state game and
fish commissioner. Many of the clerks
are now without the blanks. Several
thousand additional blanks have just
been sent out from the office.
Bert Mellen, sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary for embezZlemept
from the International Trust Company
at Denver, died of typhoid fever in the
prison hospital at Canon City on the
14th inst. A plea for his liberation was
made before the State Board of Par
dons at it's last meeting, but not acted
upon, reports seeming to indicate that
his illness was not dangerous.
The Baer Brothers Mercantile Com
pany of Leadyille, associated with the
Lemp Brewing Company of st. Louis
have brought suit in the United States
District Court to recover damages
against the Rio Grande and Missouri
Pacific railroads for over-charges. The
well known discriminatory rates in eff.
feet from the Mississippi to Leadville
are cited as the ground for the action
h, Nd
of Public Works will advertise for bids
for the construction of the proposed
auditorium. The bids received last
week brought the cost of the proposed
building up to more than 100000
above the amount available. Only 10
cal bidders have bid on the work, and
in the next advertisement an effort will
be maJe to get outside contractors to
bid.
Following are the newly-elected Off
GERS of the Denver Live Stock Ex
change: President, A. A. Blakely;
vice president, ]. p. Adams; board of
directors for two years, Richard Brack-
enbury, C. ]. Mann and Ben Kemper
for one year, James Mckee and Clyde
B. Stevens; board of arbitration,
Henry Gebhard, d. ]. A. Ritchie and
M. H. Mack; board of appeals, A. j.
Campion, A. Bosserman and Paul Hen
derson.
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 gu
preme Court the three saloons now
running there will be closed.