The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Denver sent seventeen carloads OF
provisions and clothing to San Fran
cisco two days after the earthquake.
Congressman Brooks wires that the
Postoff1ce Department has allowed
Alamosa, free delivery route running
| south Into the country fifteen miles.
Over 800 people attended the golden
wedding of Judge and Mrs. w Il. Wat
son at Silverton April 23d. 1t was
the first golden wedding ever cele-
brated in Silverton.
N. A. Litsey, at Bailey, in Park
county, recently caught an unusually
large mink in ii trap. The animal is
three and one-half feet long and weighs
forty-one pounds. 1t is n beautiful
specimen.
w. e. Swartz, one of the leading
building contractors of Denver. who
had done the carpenter work on large
number of the principal buildings in
the city, died at his home in Denver a
few days ago.
John A. Fielder. an old resident of
Colorado Springs, was found dead in
his bed on the morning of April I'D.
Mr.. Fielder was one of the best-known
stage drivers on the road in the early
days of Cripple Creek.
Fred Orr, a miner, aged thirty, mar
ried, was killed, and James Tai
bot, forty.five. years old, single,
was mortally injured by an explosion
in the Moffat shaft on Rock hill, Cali
fornia gulch, at Leadyille, April 2ith.
Mr.. Clifford Pinchot. head OF the
government forestry department, has
sent out notices that ranger examina-
tions will be held at Durango, Salida,
Glenwood, Ouray. Sulphur Springs.
May 14th. Supervisors examinations
May 18th, all large cities.
The county commissioners OF IRE
mont county are working twenty five
convicts on the new wagon road 10
the coal camps from Brewster. This is
the first public work done by cnnvicts
since the new law was passed. These
convicts will be employed all suInmer
by the county.
Deaths in Colorado for March num-
bered 963. or this number twenty
nine were from diphtheria. typhoid
and scarlet fever. AS compared with
the previous month there was a de
crease of diphtheria and scarlet fever
cases and an increase of smallpox and
typhoid.
College, has been awarded fellow
ship in physics at the University of
Chicago upon the recommendation of
the department faculty. Fitch is a
graduate OF the East Denver high
school, and has taken an active part
in Colorado College athletics.
The following rural free delivery
routes have been ordered established in
Colorado, to commence service June /:
Lafayette. Boulder county, route No. l.
population served 430. number OF
houses on route, 112; Rife. Garfield
county, route No. l, population served
400, number of houses on route III.
Col. F. T. Davis, U. S. A., adjutant
of the Department of the Colorado. fin
ished his inspection of the Colorado
state troops April 2Sd at Battery A
armory. In Denver. The work has prac-
tically taken three weeks. All things
considered, he states that he finds the
state troops in excellent condition.
In report Just completed by State
Engineer T. w. JaycoX the contentious
of the county commissioners of Ouray
county as to the boundary line be-
tween Ouray and San Juan counties
are upheld. This will settle the dis
pute unless the San Juan county com
missioners take the matter into court.
Every one of the eighteen camps,
Woodmen of the World. in Denver, was
represented at meeting of consul
commanders and clerks held Friday
night One thousand dollars was ap-
propriated for the immediate relief
of the sufferers in San Francisco. Ar
rangements We're also made to swell
this fund to $4,000 within few days.
One of the large Notwithstanding
engines of the Santa Fe blew up in the
railroad yards at Trinidad, April 22d,
Just as the engine, pulling a long train
of cars had entered the yards. The
engineer and fireman had miraculous
escape from death. They were blown
through the open windows of the cab
for some distance on each side of the
engine and only sustained few
bruises.
Patents have been granted to Colo
RADIO investors as follows: William
Cooper, Denver, automatic exhaust;
James S. Harris and ]. r. Hoskin. Cen
trail City. rock drill chuck; Isaac p.
Lambing, Denver, gold saving appa-
ratus; Willis E. Phillips, Collbran.
camera attachment; Michael A. Sal
mon. Denver. nail receptacle; Solomon
Schwayder, Denver. receptacle u Stor-
ing alcoholic liquors.
Governor Mcdonald and Auditor Bent
have received a report from Experts
E. F. Rundlett and John NJ. SaNton con-
cerning the amount due the state from
Conejos county on account of the
shortage of former County Treasurer
C. II. Brickenstein. The total amount
due the state, it appears, is slips. and
it is stated that at the next meeting OF
the county commissioners at Alamosa
action will be taken up to settle up this
account.
The passenger department of the Den
yer e. Rio Grande has just issued a
new book on Colorado agriculture. 1t
is entitled Fertile Lands of Colorado"
In the introductory it is announced
that the railroad has no lands for sale
and is interested in booming no par
ticular section, and that the book is
for information. The book takes up
agriculture, stock raising, irrigation
and kindred topics and also shows the
advantages that each section has to
offer
Joseph II. Macon. brother of Judge
Thomas Macon, and pioneer, who