The Springfield herald., 1906-10-19
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Herman folmelSter, thlftecn-yeaT
old son of Casper Hofmeister OF
Golden, was killed by the kick of 6
horse at his fathers ranch. north oi
Golden, on the 7th inst
Up to the 9Th inst, the county clerk
of Fremont county has issued GGC
hunting licenses since the season
opened This is the largest number is
sued in the history of the county.
A publicspirited citizen. who with
holds his name, will present the city
of Greeley with a fine bronze drinking
fountain. 1t is to be ten feet in height
and will be located in South Lincolr
park.
The Roaring Fork Plaster Company
of Florence, which few months age
acquired large gypsum quarry or
the Roaring Fork river near Glenwooo
Springs, is preparing to build mill OF
the property.
The demand for hands in the beet
fields is said to be making ii next to
impossible for contractors on the Mof
| fat road to secure workmen. Con
struction work may be set back for as
much as six months by the scarcity oi
| labor.
w. A. Oliphant. the popular and eff
cient superintendent of schools ir
Monte Vista for the last four years
died on the 10th inst. of appendicitis
| after an illness of about ten days. He
was thirtysix years old and leaves q
widow.
In quarrel in billiard hall al
Hotchkiss on the night of the 5th inst.
David Meyers, a farmer, was shot and
killed by p. b. REYNOLDS, an employe
of the establishment. Reynolds gave
' himself up to the authorities and was
| placed in Jail.
The county commissioners of Gilpin
county have appointed l.. C. Todd OF
! Central City as county Judge to fill the
unexpired term of Judge Flor Ash
baugh who has resigned on account
of being candidate for judge of the
First judicial district.
The second annual Tomato Festival
at Fort Lupton, on the 18th inst, at
tracted large gathering. Pies and
sandwiches We're served and an OK
was roasted whole. The sports in
cluded sack races, foot races, horse
races, novelty horse race and potato
races.
Oliver p. Virgins of Denver, the
noted eighty-fve-year-old scout and
Mexican War veteran, suffered from a
paralytic stroke a few days ago. and
his life was despaired of, but he sub
sequently rallied with apparent
chances of more or less complete re
covery.
j. p. Osburn, late Socialistic candi-
date for governor Of Georgia, was ar
rested few days ago for ''loitering'
on the corner of Sixteenth and Champa
streets in Denver, but was discharged
by the police magistrate. Osborne was
speaking and attracting crowd and
did not move on" as promptly as the
police desired.
| At Breckenridge. on the 9TH inst.
while John Sweeney was feeding the
crusher at the Old Union concentrate
ing mill. his left hand and wrist were
so badly crushed that amputation
may be necessary This would leave
him without hands. Several years ago
while working at lailroading he lost
his right hand.
Alvin p. Granger, lieutenant OF
company F, Eighth Illinois cavalry,
| during the Civil War, and well known
in Colorado mining circles since he
came to the state in 1880. died at Den
yer on the 10th inst. after long i'll
ness from epilepsy. Mr.. Granger was
the inventor of the Granger dry con
centrator and portable stamp mill.
At Grand Junction, on the 9th inst,
| Judge Stevens ordered the release OF
Vincent st. John, formerly president
of the Telluride Miners Union and
prominently identified with the West
ern Federation of Miners. The court
ordered the prisoners release because
of the prosecution being unable to
verify certain evidence against him.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
panys canal, which is now forty-five
miles long and fifteen feet wide, and
which has been in the course of con
struction for nearly year. will soon
be completed. Gangs of men are now
working a few miles from the steel
works The canal will convey water
from the Arkansas river to the steel
works at Pueblo.
While standing in front of a mirror
adjusting his necktie and collar, pre-
paratory to starting for work and
while apparently in the best of health
John lett, manager of the st. John
Barnes plumbing establishment al
Trinidad, dropped dead of heart fail
ure without a moments warning, in
the presence of his wife Mr.. lzett
was formerly in busineess in Denver.
| w S. Kincaid, state superintendent
of fish hatcheries, says the Town com
pany recently incorporated at Estes
park, will put up private fish hatch
cry for the purpose of stocking
streams in that neighborhood. Mr.
Kincaid says the capacity of the hatch
cry will be half million eggs year
The state is encouraging the establish
ment of private hatcheries at all sum
mer resorts, as the public distribution
of fish is necessarily limited.
Frank W. Wadleigh. assistant gen
eral passenger agent for the ID. & r
c., has gone to New Mexico, where
he will form one of an exploring expe
dition sent out by the road to secure
photographs of the cliff dwellings in
New Mexico and southwestern Colo
rado. 1t is planned to secure enough
photographs TO print a complete pic
torial history of the cliff dwellings moi
only of Mancos cauon. but of all the
territory adjacent 70 the road.
A fire at Monte Vista on the morn
ing of the 18th inst destroyed six
buildings on Adams stgeet, three two
story and three or-a-story franc