The Colorado statesman., 1906-05-26
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

are preparing for a grand log rolling
contest in Loveland July 4th.
Steel fixtures are being rlaced in
the vaults OF the state capitol building
at Denver at cost of $22,O95.
While out hunting near Wellington
in Larimer county, Rudolph Leader,
aged fifteen, was accidentally shot and
killed.
The next annual meeting of the
Colorado Funeral Directors Associa-
tion will be held at Boulder July 18th,
18th and 14th.
Prof. P. NJ. Condit, for four wears
principal of the Central school at Flor
ence, will become superintendent OF
the Delta schools.
A civil service examination will be
held at the postofice in Denver July
23d for those applying for positions or
stenographer and typewriter.
The old mint building and site at
Denver is among the properties that
the secretary of the treasury has
asked permission of Congress to sell.
In the County Court at Fort Collins
Elmer Chips and Arthur Wade were
each fined S25 and costs for catching
trout in the Cache la Poudre out of
season.
j. H. p. Voorhies of Denver, who
was in San Francisco at the time of
the earthquake, urges the removal of
poles, overhead wires, insecure cor
nices and signs from all city buildings.
Otto Wiegand, formerly of Pearl,
Colorado, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the read at Sara
toga, Wyo., May 18th. He leaves
brother and sister at Johnstown.
Wives, widows and blood relatives of
Spanish War veterans have formed an
auxiliary to General Henry W. Lawton
Camp No. 1, Department of Colorado,
United Spanish War Veterans at Den
yer.
The Rocky Mountain National Bank
at Central City has received a certifi-
cate from the comptroller of currency
extending its charter for another
twenty years. The bank was organized
in May, 1866.
The city of Denver has subscribed
for 100000 of it's own auditorium
bonds. They will be purchased for in
vestment of the Firemen's Relief and
Sinking funds, and will pay four per
cent. interest.
John McEachren, well-known
hotel man of Golden died May 22d
from stroke of apopleXy, having
previously been in good health. He
was sixty-four years of age and vet
eran of the Civil war.
Contributions to the fund for the
purchase of a silver service for the
cruiser Colorado are being sent in from
all parts of the state, but not so rap
idly as could be wished by those in
charge of the subscription.
Work has begun on drainage sys-
TEN for the bottom land of the Saliva
tion Army colony at Amity. This
ground has been worthless on account
of seepage from the Little Buffalo ca
| nal and from irrigation of higher land.
The Seventh Day Adventists have
made arrangements to use the Boulder
| Chautauqua ground for their annual
camp meeting this year, beginning in
| August and holding over into Septem-
| ber. An attendance of 500 or more is
| anticipated.
| S. G. kelso, county commissioner of
| Fremont county, has asked Warden
| Cleghorn to furnish twenty-five more
| convicts for county road work. Twenty
| five men are working now near Flor
encve and the commissioners expect to
work about 100 convicts all summer.
The Central of Georgia Railroad
| Company has decided to open western
headquarters in Denver and will close
the commercial agency at Oklahoma
| City. Col. A. H. Stevens has been
transferred from Oklahoma City to
| take charge of the agency in Denver.
In the District Court at Greeley on
| the 18th instant, William Eaton, aged
seventeen, convicted of assault with
| intent TO do bodily injury on John Muir
| ply, was sentenced to sixty days in
! Jail. James Eaton, his brother, aged
twenty, convicted of stealing a horse,
| was sentenced to the State Reform
atory for an indefinite period.
In addition to a large amount of jew
| elry and other small valuableS found
in the possession of Charles Heater
and Clarence Wade, the two alleged
burglars arrested at Colorado Springs,
some property has been discovered
which belongs to Trinidad people, in
Guiding two gold watches, a Masonic
charm and valuable diamond ring.
An extraordinary large tourist
travel from Louisiana, Texas and
other Gulf states is anticipated by the
roads between Colorado and the
South, and several large excursions
have been planned. Various newspaper
contest Trips to Colorado" are being
instituted, similar to those which
brought so many parties to the state
last summer.
"Send dollar" is the new slogan
adopted by the silver service commit
tee that has in charge the work of col
lecting money to purchase a gift for
the new cruiser Colorado. Governor
Mcdonald, as chairman of the commit
tee, has issued an appeal to every man,
woman and child in the state. Gifts
from the children of from 10 cents M