The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


will raise $500 for the purpose OF en-
tertaining visitors during the coming
season.
The State Supreme Court has again
decided that the law abolishing the
fee system in county Offices is consu-
tutional
The new Gilpin County Chamber OF
Commerce was successfully Launched
on the 7th inst with a paid member
ship Of about 200.
The Ministers association Of Boul-
der has passed resolutions discoun-
tenancing Sunday funerals, except on
urgent occasions.
The Battlement Mesa forest reserve
will be opened to cattle growers April
1st instead of May as was at hrst
announced by Forester Pinchot.
The taxpayers Of La Junta have
voted by majority of over six to one
to bond the city for the sum OF $780,
900 for the purpose Of putting in new
water works.
For the first time in the history OF
Teller county both the county and
every school district is paying cash,
the last of the county and school war
rants having been called in.
Since November 1st of last year Pc
ter Haldi has brought to Boulder from
Altona IL Boulder county the heads OF
nineteen coyotes, three dead and one
live wild cat and one live eagle.
James Unteriner, a miner at the
Great Western coal mine at Heathton,
six miles south of Canon City, 1eii
167 feet down the shaft of the mine
and was instantly killed on the 6th
inst.
Joseph Weir, ranchman. was shot
and killed on Thursday, March Sth,
in Blanco basin, Archuleta county, by
his nephew, Oral Weir, who claims
that the shooting was the result OF
quarrel.
Charles johnson, employed In one
of the mines of the Big Five In
Boulder county, was fatally injured by
either falling drill or a rock on the
night of the 5th inst. his skull being
badly crushed.
Walter Rock. who was reported to
have been murdered in Goldfeld. Ne
vada. several months ago, has re-
turned to Cripple Creek and says he
was not at Goldfeld at the time the
story started.
There are eighty-one applications
for divorce to be disposed of during
the present term of the County and
District Courts at Pueblo. Why not
decree a blanket divorce to cover the
entire population-or at least all VINO
want to unhitch?
L. V. Brake, deputy labor commits
sioner, is making strenuous efforts to
enforce the law requiring semi
monthly payday on the part of all
kinds of corporations. He will send
out a letter to all the mining COM
panies in the state.
Three camps have been established
on the Holly & Swink railroad grade
al, the Holly end of the line. They
are located five, eight and twelve
miles, respectively. from Holly, and
have over 200 teams and similar
number of men engaged.
County Judge Mirick, Of Pueblo, has
appointed a commission of six persons
whose duty it shall be to assist the
juvenile court in keeping track of the
county's charitable and reformatory
institutions. Three are Republicans
and three Democrats.
The commissioner of Indian affairs
has appointed John S. Spear TO sue
ceed William NJ Peterson as superin-
tendent of Fort Lewis Indian school
at Durango. Spear is transferred to
that post from the school at Fort
Lewis, Arizona Peterson leaves the
service.
The House of Representatives has
passed bill allowing the Denver mint
to coin nickels and pennies. This
coinage has heretofore been done en-
tirely at Philadelphia, but the other
mints of the country will make the
minor coins hereafter If the Senate
passes the bill.
Charged with murder alleged to have
been committed nearly four years ago
at Aguilar, Antonio Mastello. an Itai-
ian, was arrested at Louisville a few
days ago by Frank Trujillo, deputy
sheriff and special officer for the Colo
RADIO & Southern railroad, and taken
to Trinidad, where he was placed in
Jail.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
three accountants to audit the books
of the state treasurer and the board
of land commissioners. The commit
tee is composed of C. F. Allen, L. R.
Harper and Charles C. Hendrie. The
law requires that the books of the
treasurer and land commissioners be
audited twice year.
Maggie Pututaro, wife of we'll
known saloonkeeper, was fined $25 and
costs by Justice Bowers at Trinidad,
on the charge of brutally beating IL
year-old Nick Colasco, an Italian boy,
who had been left in her charge. The
court declared but for the woman's
physical condition he would sentence
her to a term in Jail.
Contractors have finished over
twenty miles of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company's million dollar canal
under construction between Florence
and Pueblo. for carrying water from
the Arkansas river to the steel works
Between six and seven hundred men