The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Id" tii'e W pil, ii wen hIo"H itdi
estate man. committed suicide in Den
yer on the 2S,h ult. He leaves widow
and six children.
Leon c. Johnson, a prominent resi-.
dent of Fruita, was seriously burned
by the explosion OF a can of powder
at the Sugent coal mine, December
18th, died on the 10Th.
Michael Skorec, an Austrian EN-.
plOyed At the ore crushing plant OF
the Pueblo steel works, was caught in
the crusher and almost ground to
pieces. He lived three hours.
The new chime of fifteen bells at St.
Johns Cathedral in Denver, was rung
for the first time on Christmas eve.
pealing out .'Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing" at midnight. after having been
formally blessed by Bishop Olmstead.
f. d. Childs, son of the Rev. H. s.
Childs and former telegraph operator
on the Santa Fe road, was run over
and killed by a D. & r. G. train at
Canon City on Christmas day. He was
thirty-five years of age and unmarried.
Mrs. Stephen r. Bamber of Denver
found gold nugget the size of small
pea in the crop Of goose that she was
dressing for her Christmas dinner.
This may have been the goose that laid
the golden eggs-unless 1t was a
gander.
Firebugs made another attempt Sat
urday night to burn Canon City and
only by the prompt work Of the city
fire department were several disas-
trous fires averted. About 7:45 o'clock
fires started almost simultaneously in
three different parts of the city.
w. ID. Wilholt of Lincoln. Nebraska,
who was struck by lightning on the
summit of Pixies Peak last July, has
collected insurance from three sepa-
rate companies, all acknowledging the
responsibility, despite the omission Of
a lightning clause in the policies.
William J. Wilson, the well.known
cattleman, who was murdered by But
termilli BilP' Hensley at Denver a few
days ago, left his entire estate, valued
at about $225,OO0, to his wife and two
young sons. The wife died few years
ago, leaving the sons the sole heirs.
All of the buildings comprising the
Philadelphia Smelling plant at Pueblo
are being thoroughly overhauled and
painted. For long time the Philadel-
phia has not been in operation and
most OF the machinery has been moved
and added to the other three smelters.
A handsome new building is con-
templated by the domestic science de-
partment of the State Agricultural Col
lege at Fort Collins. 1t Is said that a
number of enterprising citizens of the
state will contribute to this building
and also to an endowment fund for its
support.
The Union Pacific is making num-
Der of improvements at Carr station,
twenty miles south of Cheyenne, which
is taken to indicate that the road has
no intention of building a cutoff which
would eliminate Athol hill, the steepest
grade on the line between Cheyenne
and Denver
The following postmasters have been
appointed in Colorado: Calcite, Fre-
mont county. Frederick w. Feldhauser,
vice c. P. Wilson, resigned; Eureka,
San Juan county, Chesley A. House.
vice A. w. Helmboldt, resigned; White
Cross, Hinsdale county, James II.
Sloan, vice H. H. Lynde, resigned.
At the close of its session in Denver
the Colorado Teachers Association
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, X. z. Snyder, Greeley; secretary,
w. w. Remington, Denver; treasurer,
H. S. Phillips, Denver; director, w. A.
Oliphant. Monte Vista; auditor, Fred
Dick, Denver.
On request from State Treasurer
Holmberg. Assistant Attorney General
Melville has rendered an opinion de-
claring that all social and athletic
clubs which sell liquors will have to
pay the state license of $25 to sell
liquor Some of the clubs of the state
have not been paying this license.
Col. ]. H. Stead, one of the Oldest
and best known citizens OF Salida, died
Christmas morning, after four months
illness, from typhoid fever. He was
seventy-nine years of age and leaves
widow and one son, Charles. the lat
ter being well-known resident of
Leadville. He was a member of the
G. A. R. and the Odd Fellows.
Florence officials of the C. F. and I.
state that the Bear Gulch coal mine at
Fremont will be made the largest in
the Arkansas valley. Before the fire in
September, which destroyed all the
buildings, the mine maintained a pro.
duction of 400 tons day. After the
new machinery is placed and several
acres of new coal land opened, its ca
pacity will be 1000 tons day.
The annual conference of the Asso-
citation of Colleges of the Interior will
be held at Colorado Springs, February
21st and 22d, representatives of twenty
Institutions of higher learning being
expected. The conference was held
last year in Chicago, Colorado Springs
being chosen for 1906. Among the
vital topics for discussion will be that
of the revision of football rules and
school discipline.
A letter from l. N. Smith, former
Idaho Springs attorney, now residing
in the state of Washington, says that
his son, 1. Chester Smith, met his death
in a typhoon off the coast of Manila.
Young Mr. Smith was born and raised
in Idaho Springs. After attending the
public schools he studied at the School
of Mines at Golden. He was we'll
known as a football player, and during
the late war with Spain served in the
engineer corps. and at the time of his
death held lucrative position in the
government service in the Philippines.
Two large circus tents have been Sc
cured for the Western Live Stock
show, which will open in the Union
Stock Yards in Denver the last week in
January. A third tent is being figured
on. The committee on arrangements