The Glenwood post., 1906-03-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The young men of Ault propose to
organize company of the National
Guard and build an armory.
The bench show of the Colorado
Kennel Club will be held at the Coli
scum hall at Denver March Sth, 9th
and 10th.
The county officers of Arapahoe
county have been moved into the new
building at Littleton erected for them
by j. J. Lilley.
Governor Mcdonald has named Max
Atencio as water commissioner for
water district No. 80 at Fort Garland,
Costilla county.
The City Council of Boulder will
offer to furnish an appropriation of
$6O,OOO under the Bonynge bill Is
pending in Congress.
Frank Mario. a Colorado Springs
gardener, whose wife had sued for
divorce, took paris green February
27th and died March 1st.
In the District Court at Cripple
Creek Clayte Watt, Same Haas and
Jack Frame were found guilty of as
saultng p. l.. Dattlebaum a saloon
keeper, with intent to rob and kill.
H. II. Hammond has been appointed
| by Governor Mcdonald to the Office of
| county commissioner of Park county
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
| resignation of Charles d. Peckham.
George Long walked into winze
at the Boulder County mine, near Ne
derland, and fell eighty feet. He still
survives, but with one leg and one
arm broken.
Thomas Finn, serving sentence of
| from nve to six years at Canon City
| for assault to murder has had his sen
tence committed to from two to six
years This will release him within a
J few weeks
The tax valuation of Fremont county
property this year is $6,424 O3S, and
of this amount 105 taxpayers pay on
| $4,249G2 The remaining S2,175.4l3
is divided among 5000 taxpayers, aver
aging S435 each.
While fighting fire in Denver on
the morning of February 27thr Lieut..
George r. Harper and Pipeman J. p.
Scavo were seriously injured by a
falling wall. Scavo's injuries We're
considered dangerous.
The Colorado railroads Will grant Il
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.
| The Senate public land committee
has reported favorably the Teller bill
| granting Durango land for reservoir
purposes and granting lands for a Gem
| etery to the Independent Order of odd
Fellows at Central City.
John H. Morrison, aged sc, a shift
boss employed on Robson & Carters
| lease in the Smugler- Union mine at
Telluride was suffocated by foul air
on the evening of February 2Sth and
died before help could reach him.
The sentence of Rachel Leavell OF
Montezuma county to serve for from
! two to three years in the State Pen
itentiary for perjury has been COM
muted to eleven months. AS she was
sentenced in April, 1905, she will be re-
| leased soon.
Salt Lake dispatch says: A. j.
Gregory, who was live stock agent for
the Denver & Rio Grande here at one
time. is dead at Provo insane asylum.
Gregory was dubbed by holdups two
years ago in Denver and never recor-
cred from the effects.
|
lumber merchants of Denver and one
of the founders of the Hallack & How
ard Lumber Company, died at Denver
on the Sd inst. at the age of seventy
eight years. He amassed consider
able fortune and was highly esteemed
by all who knew him.
A conference of active workers in
the Young Mems Christian Associations
| nf Cn1nraI bnS haan pallal Of Colo
rado 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.
In order to secure Il fuller attend
ance of United States troops for the
military feature of the Pixies Peak
| Centennial celebration at Colorado
| Springs, the executive committee has
postponed the date. The celebration,
which will be of six days duration,
\ will begin September oath. insCoad of
September 9th
Proceedings have been commenced
in the State Supreme Court for the
| disbarment of Attorney Charles A.
Johnson of Durango, 1t is charged
I that while district attorney of the
sixth judicial district he demanded
money of a man accused of arson,
agreeing to let him go free if the
money was paid.
The stained glass window, with the
portrait of the late Senator E. o. VOL
colt, which has been planned for the
state capitol for some time, will be
placed over the presidents seat in the
Senate chamber. The committee con
sisted of Senators Lewis, Barela and
De La Vergne, w.io secured the por-
trait at cost of about $1,000.
An agreement has been signed be-
tween the colleges in interest whereby
the annual football game between the
University of Colorado and the School
of Mines elevens will be played on
Hoyt field, the new grounds of the
University of Denver. The team OF
the U. of d. expects to play its Thanks
giving game away from home.