The Elbert County tribune., 1906-07-19
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

IN the Penn mine on Breeze hill at
Leadville. was killed on the 18th inst
py falling rock
On August LIST the people of Grand
junction will vote for or against an
ordinance ratifying the plan TO expend
>SoO,OOO for mountain water system.
The First National Bank at Windsor
has been authorized to begin business
with $4,000 capital. John h. Law Is
president; Lewis Korn. vice president.
and Frank n. Briggs. cashier.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
NJ. NJ. Buck of Yampa, Colorado, as
water commissioner of water district
no. 5S, to fill vacancy caused by the
Resignation of w. f. Wheeler.
The following new postmasters have
been appointed; William H. Lawyer,
Montezuma. vice L. S. Fairchilds, re-
signed: Joseph r. Chitwood, Tin Cup.
Gunnison county, vice E. o. Churchill,
resigned.
Myles Edward Mather. a Welshman.
hfty-seven years of age. who came from
Los Angeles eight months ago. was
found dead on vacant lot in Denver
July 10th. There was no evidence of
suicide or foul play.
The Anti-Cigarette League will hold
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18th and 10th. 1t is expected that Mrs.
Carrie Nation will be present and de-
liver an address. The names of some
OF the best speakers in Colorado are
on the program.
The new state armory at Ault was
opened on the night of July 18th.
There was large attendance of Wis
.itors from Greeley. Eaton, Windsor and
other neighboring towns. The Ault
military company, under Capt. Ray
Gale, has a membership of forty.
The Greeley Gas and Electric Com
ipany's plant has been sold to the Fed
,eral Gas Company of Chicago. The
| plant will be moved from its present
quarters outside the residence portion
'of the town. II will be enlarged but
no practical change will be made In
the management.
Reports are being made by wool
buyers who are returning to Trinidad
from the chief grazing districts of the
state that the clip this year is the larg-
est and best ever known in Colorado.
Prices range from q to "a cents
pound, which is higher than has been
paid for number of years.
New dining car service on the Colo.
RADIO Midland went into effect July 10th
for the first time in the history of the
road, and through it the Midland
trains No. and No. to the west
will be able to save one hour and thirty
minutes between Denver and Grand
| Junction. This time was formerly oc-
| cupied in stops at eating stations.
The body of Henry Rudy. a prospect
| or. who was swept down the mountain
| by a snowslide last winter at the head
of Junction Creek. sixteen miles above
| Durango, was found in a snowbank on
the Both of June by his brother. who
had been looking for him since early
| Spring He had been struck by slide
| while going from his mine to his cabin.
On the afternoon OF the 18th inst
lightning struck the granary on Frank
| Bushnell's farm, five miles northeast
of Fort Collins. in which Ralph Yaw,
| aged sixteen; Arthur Linder, aged nine
teen and Joseph Hubbard, aged thirty,
had taken shelter from the rain.
Young Yaw was instantly killed, Lin
der badly injured and Hubbard badly
| shocked.
Hundreds of cattle are lying dead
on the plains in the eastern part OF
this county and surrounding territory
because of the long continued drouth,
says Trinidad dispatch to the Denver
Republican. The grass has entirely
dried up and cattle are forced to eat
poisoned weeds. which is causing their
| death. The loss to the ranchers will
reach thousands of dollars.
The date of the Harvest Day Festi-
| val at Greeley has been set for August
| 23d and the day promises to witness
even a greater celebration than last
year. The festival will be a county af.
fair and the Harvest Day Festival
Club, which was organized shortly af-
ter last years meeting. has a mem
bership of representative men from all
parts Of the county.
At meeting of the Colorado com
mandery of the military order of the
Loyal Region of the United States at
Denver, David II. Moffat, captain com
pony B. Third Colorado cavalry in the
War of the Rebellion, was elected an
| original first-class member of the or.
der. There was a large attendance Of
companions and Captain Moffat re-
ceived hearty greetings.
County Superintendent Harrison
finds the total school census of Weld
county to be $40 persons between the
ages OF six and twenty-one years.
Upon this number 1t is estimated that
Weld county has population OF 49,
600. OF the number enrolled this year,
1904 are males and 1896 are females.
There are eighty-eight school districts
in the county and 100 schools.
The annual meeting of the directors
of the Denver. Northwestern & Pacific
railroad (Moffat road) was held in
Denver on the 9th inst. The directors
went through the formality of re-
electing the old officers as follows:
David H. Moffat. president; William
G. Evans. vice president; F. B. Gibson.
secretary; Thomas Keely, treasurer;
w. A. Deuel., general manager.
A gift from Gen. w. ]. Palmer has
ac,,in1od tba School ~ Enroafrv of Col.