The Colorado statesman., 1906-05-19
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Deen extended twenty years by order
of the comptroller of the currency.
Louis A. Reno, one of the pioneers
of Jefferson county, died at his home
in Arvada on the 18th inst. of paraly-
sis, at the age of seventy-three years.
The wireless telegraph company is
equipping it's offices at Cripple Creek
and Altman with powerful electric mo-
tors to reinforce it's present current
service.
Andrew Carnegie's secretary writes
that $4,000 additional has been appro-
priated by Mr.. Carnegie for the COM
pletion of the public library at Silver
ton, making total of $4,000.
A scarcity of farm hands is reported
from nearly all the agricultural dis
tricts OF the state. Cattlemen and
sheepmen also join the appeal for
help, which seems to be general.
The Colorado State Commercial AS
sociation has issued it's year book COW
ering the work of 1905. 1t contains
much valuable information in regard to
the opportunities and resources of the
state.
Keep Your Money in Colorado" was
the motto on the banners and badges of
| the Colorado Manufacturers Associa-
| ton on the recent excursion of its
| members to prominent points in north
ern Colorado.
Marcus Haines, a prominent lawyer
and for sixteen years assistant district
| attorney at Denver, died at his home in
| Denver May 10th, of pneumonia, at the
| age of forty-seven years. He leaves a
widow and five children.
The publishers of the city directory
at Denver for 1906 estimate the popu-
| lation of the city at somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. There will
be 10000 more names in the directory
than there were last year.
| The contract for building the new
high school building at La Junta has
been awarded to Kranz Brothers, local
be $4,000. The basement will be fitted
| for manual training school.
Brigadier General Constant Will
liams, in command of the Department
of the Columbia at Vancouver, has
the Colorado and will come to Denver
Immediately to take command.
The corner stone of the new 100000
M. E. church at Greeley was laid May
18th with appropriate ceremonies.
Chancellor Buchtel of the University
of Denver and DR.. q. X. Snyder of the
State Normal School were the princi-
pal speakers.
Ivy Baldwin, the famous Denver
aeronaut, has constructed an airship
that will make ascensions at Elitch's
Gardens in Denver this summer. 1t
will be run by a gasoline engine, and
he expects to go against the wind, as
well as steer it in any direction.
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.
The Hardscrabble farming section
twenty miles south of Florence, was
visited by violent electric storm Fri
day afternoon. The Baptist church
was struck by lightning and unroofed
Several persons were shocked, but not
dangerously hurt.
The stage line between Loveland
and Estes Park started May 18th, and
will make daily trips each way lex
cept Sunday until November list. The
stage connects with the c. & s. trains
each way and the road has been
widened and improved.
Ole NelarSer, living between Long
mont and Erie, cut his throat with a
pocket knife Saturday night and was
found by his father-in-law, Ole Daller,
just before he expired. Young Ne
lander was working for his father-in-
law and there was no apparent cause
for his act.
A very attractive program has been
arranged for the Pike Centennial at
Colorado Springs, covering the full
week from September 23d to September
29th. The entire state will join in the
celebration, and there will be large
number of visitors from outside Of the
state.
The sum of s2,6O5.71 was forwarded
to Chairman Phelan of the citizens
relief committee of San Francisco by
| lief committee of Teller county on the
| 10th inst This brings the total sub
scribed by residents of the Cripple
Creek district and forwarded to Cal
ifornia to S7,605.71.
The Rocky Mountain Missionary
convention of the Methodist Church
for Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona
| and New Mexico, will be held at Den
yer, May 22d to gath. It will be a
notable gathering, seven bishops being
among the distinguished speakers
whose names appear on the program,
besides several distinguished mission
aries. -TsfA7
Mrs. Emma Herey Meyer. formerly
| Miss Emma Herey, formerly county
county superintendent of schools in the
| city and county of Denver, and who
was ousted from office in company
| with other Democratic officials by a
decision of the Supreme Court, has
| sued the county for S2,05s.72 for her
salary from June /, 1904 to September