The state herald., 1906-03-16
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


season.
The State Supreme Court has again
decided that the law abolishing the
fee system in county offices is consti'
tutional.
The new Gilpin County Chamber of
Commerce was successfully launched
on the 7th inst with a paid member
ship of about 200.
The Minister'S 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
LIST instead of May as was at first
announced by Forester Finchot.
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
Altoona liz Boulder county the heads OF
nineteen coyotes, three dead and one
live wild cat and one live eagle.
James Unteriner. IA miner at the
Great Western coal mine at lleathton,
six miles south of Canon City, fell
167 feet down the shaft of the mine
and was instantly killed on the 9th
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 a
quarrel.
Charles Johnson, employed in one
of the mines of the Big Five in
Boulder county, was fatally injured by
either falling drill or rock on the
night of the 9Th inst, his skull being
badly crushed.
Walter Rock. who was reported TO
have been murdered in Goldiield, Ne
vada, several months ago, has re-
turned TO Cripple Creek and says he
was not at Goldfield 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 blanket divorce to cover the
entire population-or at least all who
want TO unhitch?
| Il. 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 letter to all the mining com
| panies in the state.
Three camps have been established
on the Holly q Swink railroad grade
at the Holly end of the line. They
are located hvc, eight and twelve
miles, respectively, from Holly, and
have over 200 teams and simila,
number Of men engaged.
County Judge Mirick. OF Pueblo. has
appointed commission Of six persons
whose duty II shall be TO assist the
| juvenile court in keeping track or tn,
county's charitable and reformatory
institutions Three are Republicans
and three Democrats.
The commissioner Of Indian Affairs
has appointed John $. Spear TO sue
coed William NJ. Peterson MS superin
tendcnt Of Fort LCwis Indian school
at Durango. Spear Is transferred "a
that post from the school Ut Fort
Lewis. Arizona Peterson leaves tho
service.
The House of Representatives has
passed bill allowing the Denver mint
| al trN1a
coinage has heretofore been done On
tirely Al Philadelphia. but the other
mints Of the country will make the
minor coins hereafter II the Senate
passes the bill.
Charged with murder alleged TO have
been committed nearly four years ago
at Aguilar. Antonio Mastello an liai'
ian, was nrrcstcds Louisville n few
DAYS ago by Frank Trujillo. deputy
sheriff and special officer for the Colo
RADIO A. Southern railroad, aud 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. +. Allen. T.. II
Harper and Charles c. Iiendric. The
law requires that the books Of tho
treasurer and land commissioners be
audited twice q year.
Maggie Pututaro. wife Of n well
known saloonkeeper. was fined SIS and
costs by Justice Bowers NJ Trinidad
ON the charge of brutally beating II,
yeafold Nick colasco. nm Italian boy
who had been left In her charge. The
court declared but for the womap'f
physical condition he would sentence
her to term In Jail,
twenty miles OF the Colorado Fuel a
Iron Company's million dollar canal
under construction between florcnc,
and Pueblo. FOR carrying water from
the Arkansas river to the steel works
between six and seven hundred mcr
nro employed and the cnnnl will be
completed for the summer high water
Al Cripple Greek on the 18th inst
three masked men entered the llttl,
candy and stationery store Of Fred
PooEchkc nt 1873 South Third street
about nine o'clock In the evening nnt
killed him, Robbery was evidently The
motive The shot was heard aud pco
pie ran Into the building only To hnt
him dead. shot having penetrated
his brain pornrhkr ~ supposed {,
have had large amount NJ none,
hidden In his store, liut Nhrn ihl
police searched Il sitter the murder
ihUy were nuly able 10 fnd tskh