The Springfield herald., 1906-12-14
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS
-eadville wants a union depot.


from June 27th to December 4th.
The President has nominated Emma
{. Burke as postmaster at Sterling and
j. A. Bunker postmaster at Paonia.
The yearly poor report filed with the
Secretary of State by Kiowa county.
shows that there is one poor person
in the county and the cost of caring
for him last year was $S3.43.
Emmett Ardell, son of E. A. Ardell,
of Pueblo, has received an appoint
ment to the United States naval acad-
emy at Annapolis. Emmett is seven
teen years old and was born and raised
in Pueblo.
1t is now violation of the city or
dinance to plant cottonwood or box
elder trees in Denver The cotton
from the cottonwood tree is strongly
objected to and the boxelder is tabooed
as a breeder of worms.
The Fremont County National bank
at Cancn City. formerly the Fremont
County bank, opened for business on
the third inst. 1t is capitalized at $780,
900 and has $4,000 in deposits and
$614, 900 cash in hand.
The Democratic county committee
at Pueblo reports an expenditure OF
little less than $1,000 for election ex-
penses and the Republican committee
n little more than $11,500, OF which
5000 came from Denver
Felix Powers. an employe of the Sill
yer State Canning & Produce company
at Foct Lupton, was badly burned
about the head and face by the ex-
plosion of can of hot pumpkin, while
1t was being run through the cooker.
For the sum of s22.50O ten Greeley
business men have purchased the j.
160-acre farm one mile
from the center of the city and west of
the State Normal School, for the pur-
pose OF converting it into n fine coun-
try club.
Edwin V. Brake, state labor commits
sioner, is preparing a factory inspec-
tion law to be introduced at the next
to protect the employees
from working in cramped quarters and
see that the factories are kept In san
itary condition.
The restaurant men and the church
people OF Denver have united in an
effort to procure the passage OF an ordi-
nance abolishing the free lunch system
IN saloons. Policemen are said to favor
II in the belief that it will reduce the
i'hobo crop"
BY n careful canvass Frank Lamper
pf Weldon was found to be the largest
beet grower in the Greeley district.
Lamper farmed 23S acres of beets,
from which he harvested 5000 tons
and for which he received $4,000 cash
from sugar company.
The deadlock in the Colorado
Springs City Council was finally broken
and liquor licenses were granted to
zen our of fourteen druggists who ap-
Piled The four licenses withheld will
be Investigate by a committee of
-hree aldermen in regard to alleged vi.
olations of the liquor ordinances.
Figures from the state treasurer's
office show that collection of interest
)n state credits during the past bi-
'nnial period has been $51 ,9s9.0G. Dur
ng the period from 10000 the collec-
ions amounted to $42,354.46, showing
IN increase of $9,625.6O for the period
Just closing.
E. NJ Gets of Delta county, who Wis.,
tied the State Horticultural Department
1t Denver a few days ago, reported
that c. J. Leppart and numerous other
'ruit growers of his section have been
-aising Strawberries up to within the
)ast two weeks. The berries have all
,een full grown and suitable for table
Use.
The Colorado Springs police have
arrested eight boys, charged with par
ticipahng in the assault on Mail Car
'ier f. T. Koupa on Thanksgiving day
The cooperation of the federal authori-
les in the prosecution is assured, and
L re- 4. Il
gated. Carrier Koupa is able to carry
his route.
Formal application for an electric
franchis, through Mantou has
been made to the Manitou town board
Dy w. C. Dotterer and Wesley Comp
on, representing an eastern syndicate
which proposes to eXpend in the neigh
Dorhood of 100000 in the ccnstruc
ion of scenic electric railway from
to Crystal park.
John Crater, superintendent OF
Mitchell park at Pueblo, was attacked
by one of the deer in the park, and but
for the timely arrival of two men at
tracted by his cries for help, would
nave been killed by the infuriated AM
NAL. He escaped with number OF
and bad bruises, inflicted
by the hoofs and antlers of the animal.
A third annual dividend has been de
clared by the directors of the Denver
Union Water Company, the dividend
being five per cent on s7,500,000
stock The dividend will be payable
January 1st, and will amount to abou
SIS a share, total of $4,000 beinr
ready for distribution. The present of
fccrs of the company were reelected
by the directors.
At Greeley on the Sd inst. a meeting
IF farmers, produce shippers, ond rep-
of the Greeley Commercial
lub petitioned to the Union Pacific for
more freight cars TO move 1000 car
loads of potatoes and other vegetables
now hung up for want of transporta-
ion. The movement to build an elec.
trio railroad line to Denver was
strongly endorsed.
Alderman Frank P Lennon, Republi.
can candidate for sheriff of Puebl
ounty last fall, includes the followin
list of election expense items: Paid
tie Grafters' club slOO: for churches.
Grab bags, lotteries, etc, s46.50: for
who worked. SEQ; for worker
VINO didn't work, $50: two jugs o.
'sood cheer that made the recipientG
30 cheerful that they forgot to vote,
S."