The Glenwood post., 1906-08-18
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

10th inst
The county commissioners OF Boul-
der have appropriated SIS in aid of a
representation of the county at the
State Fair at Pueblo.
Hon. Franklin E. Brooks, congress.
man-at-large for Colorado, has written
a letter stating that he will not be
candidate for denomination.
Perry Newbrough, a young man of
seventeen, son Of George NewbrOugh,
was drowned in Monument lake in Ell
Paso county on the 18th inst, while in
swimming
The handsome Montclair Casino
Country Club building, in the suburbs
OF Denver, was burned on the night of
the 18th inst The loss is estimated at
about $4,000
Capt. C. H. Warren of the Salvation
Army of Trinidad is planning to erect
permanent barracks for the army at
cost of $4,000, of which amount about
onefourth has been subscribed.
A branch of summer apples less
than eight inches long and containing
seventeen fine apples was recently on
exhibition at Joslin's dry goods store
in Denver from the farm of f. NJ. Oak
ley, six miles west of Denver.
Gaetano Fiurino, an Italian. living
on Delgany street in Denver, was shot
and killed by his wife on the 9Th inst.
because he accused her of going with
other men and started to write let
ter to her brother in Italy, telling him
So
Thirteen cases of illegal liquor sell
ing brought by the town of Ault have
been decided against the liquor sellers.
The city administration. aided by Citi-
zens, raised $7OO and hired detectives,
whose work resulted in many COnvic-
tlOns.
The body of the man found dead at
the headgate of Robinson lake and
irrigating reservoir, eight miles north
of Denver on the Globeville road, on
the 5th, inst, has been identified as
that of Fred Luksik, resident of Den
yer.
The offer of Abraham Bosler of Phil
adelphia to purchase certain of the
assets of the defunct Western Bank
at Denver, said to be worth $4,000.
for $4,000, was refused after an eX-
preston against it by meeting OF de-
pOsitorS.
The September term of the District
Court at Trinidad promises to be one
of the longest ever held in the county.
There are twenty-one cases Oh the
criminal docket at the present time
ana the officers state there probably
will be ten or twelve added during the
month. Three are murder cases.
The beautiful granite monument
which is to be erected by the eXeCu-
tors of the Stratton estate at the grave
OF w. S. Stratton, in Evergreen cem-
etery, at Colorado Springs, has been
completed and will arrive September
list. The monument which cost $1,000
will be set up over the grave without
public ceremony.
El Paso county is given a valuation
of $23 $4,000 in the annual report of
Assessor F. +. Schreiber. The valua-
ton Is about fifty per cent. of the ac-
tualIy due, making the wealth of the
county approximately 100000 or
the assessors estimate. $16,35O,OOO is
on real estate, 81 900, 900 on personal
property and $3,50O,0OO on railroads.
The Denver & Intermountain rail
road has been having a new line sur
veyed from Johnsons Crossing for a
short distance up Clear Creek canyon
This road was formerly the Denver,
Lakewood & Golden, and is operated
between Denver and Golden partly by
steam and partly by electricity. 1t is
denied that any immediate extension
is contemplated.
Insane jealousy over his young and
pretty wife was the cause of a murder
and suicide near Rouse, coal mine
camp thirty miles north of Trim
idad on the 18th inst, when
Juan Duran, Mexican, fired
two bullets into the body of his wife
Isabella Duran, killing her instantly,
and then ended his own life with bull
let through the heart.
Mayor Speer of Denver has ap-
pointed a full list of delegates to the
National Irrigation Congress. which
meets at Boise, Idaho. September Sd
to Sth. Frank b. Goudy, a vice presi-
dent of the congress. will nave charge
of the Colorado DELEGATIONS Among
the addresses TO be delivered will be
one on DRY Framing" ny Robert
Gauss of the Denver Republican.
J. J. Manuel, an employc q. the state
capitol, Rev. John L. Ford and B. w.
Fields have been selected by the Peo-
pies Sunday alliance and the colored
business men Of Denver rs delegates
to the National Negro Business League,
which organization will hold cOnven-
tion in Atlanta, Georgia August 27th,
2Sth and 10th. The Denver delegates
will endeavor to secure The 1907 con.
vcntlOn.
Mayor Speer of Denver has received
a communication from the mayor OF
Budapest inviting him to be one of the
guests of honor at the unyeiling Of
statute to George Washington Sep;em-
Der 18th According to the letter the
statue is the gift of Hungarians of
America and the mayors of all the
principal cities in the United States
are invited to witness its formal pre-
sentation.
An examination will be held in Den.
yer August 29th for stenOgraphcrs and
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