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


scum hall at Denver March Sth, 9th
and 10th.
The police department of Victor has
inaugurated street chain gang service
for the purpose of trying to reduce the
number of vagrants.
After sending the drill as far as the
machinery would carry it, the United
Oil Company at Florence abandoned
well No. S49 at depth of $500 feet.
George Long walked into a winze
at the Boulder County mine, near Ne
derland, and fell eighty feet. He still
survives, but with one leg and one
arm broken.
John Davis shot and killed himself
in Denver few days ago because he
could not obtain work and was a bur-
den on his mother. He was thirty-four
years old and weighed 200 pounds.
While fighting fire in Denver on
the morning of February 9th, Lieut..
George R. Harper and Pipeman j. P.
Scavo were seriously injured by a
falling wall. Scavo's injuries were
considered dangerous.
Ths Colorado railroads will grant
rate Of one fare for the round trip to
the meeting of the Elks' grand lodge
next summer and to the laying of the
corner stone of the Shriners' temple
in Denver May I'd.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
F. ]. Chamberlin of Denver on the
board of capitol managers to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Joseph A. Thatcher. Mr.. Chamberlin
is managing director of the Investment
Securities Company.
cattle in Weld and Morgan counties
has led the State Board OF Stock In
spection Commissioners to issue an or
der forbidding cattle within certain
boundaries to be turned on the open
range until dipped.
Judge R. E. Lewis of the District
Court at Colorado Springs has issued
an injunction to restrain cowboys from
holding dances in the school house of
District No. &c. Ell Paso county. Com
plant was made that their gatherings
were reckless and immoral.
A Salt Lake dispatch says: A. ].
Gregory, who was live stock agent for
the Denver & Rio Grande here at one
time, is dead at Provo insane asylum
Gregory was clubbed by holdups two
years ago in Denver and never recov-
cred from the effects.
A conference of active workers in
the Young Mems Christian Associations
of Colorado has been called at Colo
RADIO Springs, March 18th and 10th. All
members of the state committee,
boards of directors, committees of
management and employed association
officers are earnestly requested to at
| tend the meeting.
| Tho throa rnnnthc' short a0i1rcn in
agricultural and domestic science
closed at the Agricultural college Feb
ruary 9th. The students who at
| tended the short course were so well
satisfied with their work that fully
one-half of the number have registered
for special work and will remain at
Fort Collins until the end of the col
lege year in June.
All nurses of Colorado must secure
certificates to practice before April 30,
1906, or they will be ineligible to con-
tinue their profession in this state.
This is the provision of the law regu-
lating nursing which was passed by
the last Legislature and it will be en-
forced by the State Board of Nurse
Examiners. A fee of $40 is required
for examination.
According to a decision just rendered
by County Judge Mirick at Pueblo, a
marriage entered into in violation of
law and which in consequence would
be declared null and void, becomes
valid without further ceremony or act
when the parties live together, after
the disability of the law is removed by
the expiration of the time in which
marriage is prohibited by the statute.
The press is engaged in widely dis
seminating the report that A. X. Cut
ting, Colorado City shoemaker, has
demonstrated that thought can be pho
tographed. He tied a Photographic
film over his head and throught about
his father until the old gentleman's
features were imprinted on the film.
Hereafter when a young man tells his
best girl that he carries her image in
his heart she may call on him to show
it.
The State Land Board has granted
rights of way to the Holly & Swink
and the Arkansas Valley railroads
through state land in the Arkansas
valley. This will save any possible dis
pute between the roads for location.
The board also granted a right of way
to the Fort Collins Development Com
pany for a road near Fort Collins.
This III a sugar beet line, said to be
controlled by the Colorado & South
ern.
The county commissioners of Weld
county have conceded the privilege to
]. j. Henry of Denver of placing poles
and stringiEg wires for conducting
electrical power from his power plant
at Dacono, a new town eight miles
southeast of Erie, through Weld county.
Work on the power plant is to begin
Immediately and in six months it is ex-
pected electrical power will be fur.
nished to all towns between Erie and
Greeley.
In the State Oratorical Association