The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


withdrawn from public entry section
IL, township IA south, range SO west,
In connection with the UncompahSre
valley project in Colorado.
The people of Loveland have ap-
pointed committee to confer with the
officials of the Denver, Yellowstone &
Pacific Railway Company for the pur-
pose of trying to induce them to build
through Loveland.
The $4,000 monument to the late w.
S. Stratton, designed by Miss Nellie
Walker of Chicago, is completed and
will probably be placed at the grave In
Evergreen cemetery, Colorado Springs,
on Memorial Day.
Assignee A. H. Brickenstein of the
Bank OF Alamosa was removed by Or
der of Judge Moses Hallett of the
United States Circuit Court al Denver
upon the petition of Goudy & Twitch-
ell, representing creditors Of the de-
funct bank.
Adolph Helen, who it was supposed
was swept to death in a snowslide
near Telluride, made an appearance
three days later. His cabin was buried
under the slide, but sufficient air pen
etrated for him to breathe and he fin
ally dug his way out.
The Colorado Springs Telegraph, to-
gether with its Associated Press fran
chise, has been purchased from c. Z.
| Dodge by C. F. Yeager, e. F. Mckay
and c. E. Perry, all of whom have been
identified with the paper in the past.
The consideration is not made public,
but is understood TO approximate $100,
900.
At Beulah, thirty miles west of Pu
eblo, at the foot of the Greenhorn
range, the store buildings belonging
to DR.. Summers, George Sutton and
Reynolds & Donnelly, beside resi-
dence, were destroyed by fire. The
postotfice was about to be moved into
one of the buildings and part of the fix
lures were already there.
Leonard Imboden and James A. Hill,
under sentence of from nine to ten
years for wreclling the Denver Saw
| ings bank, were committed to the state
penitentiary at Canon City March 18th
They were received by Warden Cleg
horn and enrolled on the prison rec
ords. Imboden will be known as No.
G,599 and Hill as No. 6,540.
At a meeting of the county com
missioners of Delta county and
Gunnison county, at Delta, an
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tlement of the county line dispute.
They will have the line surveyed by
the surveyors of both countless work
ing jointly, and their starting point is
to be the northeast corner of Monrose
county, along the 10Tth parallel.
The State Land Board has awarded
G5,3Sl acres of indemnity school land,
all the indemnity land to which the
state at the present time is entitled.
The property lies in thirteen different
counties. The land in question is
taken in exchange for that upon gov
eminent reserves and the board re-
reived application for 100000 acres.
Adolph Berrich, an old German scout
and trapper, who had been wandering
about in the cold near Edgerton. north
Of Colorado Springs, was finally located
| by County Physician Richardson, Sher-
iff Grimes and Deputy Scofeld in
cave at Edgerton. The aged man WAS
unconscious both feet and legs were
frozen and death would have ensued
had he lain exposed many hours.
Nine pharmacists passed the exam
| ination given by the State Board OF
Pharmacists recently and are entitled
to certificates The successful candi-
dates were Irving l.. Emerson, Grand
Junction; f. L. Engle, Leadville; Lewis
NJ. Hires, Colorado Springs: Adolph
Hauff, Harry e. Huffman, Henry A.
Koch, Henry Langanhan, Denver;
Lewis E. Ressler, Greeley; Henry v
Williamson, Cannon City.
George n. Marden, WHO twenty-five
years ago came to Colorado College rs
professor of history, and is now treas
urer of the institution, was presented
loving cup and luxurious chair by the
trustees, faculty and many of the older
pupils of the college. The occasion was
the SEVENTEEN birthday of the reci-
pient, and the twenty-fifth anniversary
of his arrival at Colorado College.
Superintendent Frank Putney of the
railway mail service at Denver is be
ing OVERLOADED with inquiries in re
gard to the mail carried on the trains
wrecked near Adobe March 10th All
the mail on train No. 1G was destroyed,
AS most of it included business letters.
many containing drafts and checks
from Leadville, Salida, Gunnison and
other surrounding towns, much trouble
will likely result from the Loss.
Edward Kleckner, ranchman, aged
about twenty-five. froze to death on
the night of March 18th, thirteen
miles from Pagosa Springs. 1t was
storming fearfully and he was trying
to reach his home when his horse gave
out. He turned the horse loose and at
tempted to reach home on foot. He
succumbed within one mile of e. e.
Chapsons ranch and four miles from
home, where his young wife was await
ing him. He had been married only
three months.