The Springfield herald., 1906-07-13
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Nine-year-old Ernest Storey of Boul-
der lost three fingers of his right hand
by the explosion of giant cracker
July 4th.
The Elks' convention begins in Den
yer Monday, July 10th, and lasts four
days. Immense preparations are be-
ing made for II.
At Pueblo July 5th the City Council
turned over to the owners of the wa
terworks bonds to the amount OF over
100000 and the South Side plant for
mally became city property.
The First National Bank at Windsor
has been authorized to begin business
with 100000 capital. John E. Law is
president; Lewis korn, vice president,
and Frank N. Briggs, cashier.
Halsey NJ. Rhoads of Denver, the old
newspaper man. has been appointed in.
spector for the Department of Agricul-
ture and collector of statistics of live
stock. sugar beets and wheat for Wy
oming and Colorado.
Samuel Woodbury. has been declared
insane by jury in the County Court
at Boulder and sent to the stat asy-
lum at Pueblo. Woodbury. went crazy
over trying to perfect a patent in CON
nection with irrigation.
Edward Hawks, a Civil War veteran,
was shot and killed at Altman on the
9th instant by Michael McCready In
McCreadys saloon. The shooting took
place as the result of saloon quarrel
over private differences.
Over 5000 names have been at
tached to a petition asking the street
car company to reduce the fare be-
tween Colorado Springs and Manitou,
('haVannn
from 10 cents to cents.
Henry Rogers, a well-known STOCK
raiser and resident of Boulder county
since 1870, died at Boulder on the 5th
instant of cancer of the stomach. He
was seventy-two years of age and ma
tive of Cornwall, England.
Samuel c. Carpenter. the Denver po.
liceman who lost leg as the result of
wounds received at the time of the
election riots in Denver November 9,
1900, has been granted pension of
$40 month.
The Fourth of July attractions at
Frisco in Summit county included
horse and foot races, drilling contests,
a baseball game and a twenty-round
prize fight, together with display OF
fireworks from the top of Mount
Royal.
The State Supreme Court has de-
cided that the Oakes Home for Con
sumptives in Denver is exempt from
taxation, it being in the same class as
to charges for service with other hos
pitfalls that have always been so eX'
empted.
Allen Yard. three years old, while
fishing with his father on Beaver
creek, near Florence, few days since,
caught nine-inch trout. He is the
youngest child that has ever caught a
fish in the stream. The boy landed
the fish without assistance.
The Colorado Telephone Company,
through its treasurer. E. b. Field, Jr
has contributed 800 for the fund to
purchase a silver service Tor the
cruiser Colorado, The check was re.
ceived by Governor Mcdonald ana
turned over to the trustees OF the fund
The report of the business trans
acted by the Pueblo land Office for the
year ending July l, 1906, shows tha'
1868 homestead entries have been
made, covering 162,041.62 acres and
that 223 desert land entries have been
made, covering 46,427.47 acres. This
is the largest business done by the
land office OF this district for many
years.
In the Cripple Creek District on
July LIST. B. F. Wildman, en-
gineer at the Cameron power house.
was struck by bolt of lightning ana
paralyzed. He was walking to the door
after oiling his machinery, when tho
flash came. knocking him down. He
was removed to the Red Cross hospital
for treatment with little chance of saw
ing his life.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the juvenile
court at Denver has ordered Frances
and Chrissie Burlington. daughters of
Pittsburg man. who have occupied
considerable DEWEY newspaper space
recently. to be placed in the Home OF
the Good Shepherd. a waiter with
whom it is said the girls went to Lead
VILE. is in the county jail awaiting
prosecution by the girls father.
The Colorado Bankers Association
Mt its session, Just closed, in Glcnwood
SPRINGS. elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, q Z.
Eemming. vice president of FL Paso
National Bank of Colorado Springs;
vice president, F. B. Gibson of Den
yer: treasurer. Alva Adams of Pueblo;
secretary. A A. Reed of Boulder Inc
next annual meeting vii be held at
Boulder.
william A. Otis and associates, in
Guiding G. A Taft. president OF the
Pixies Peak Hydro Electric Company
have organized the Empire Water
Power Company and announce that
they will soon begin the erection OF a
new electric power plant at Manltou,
to cost 100000 In addition they pro-
nose to expend 100000 on pipe lines
and reservoirs, and 100000 additional
in general improvements.
"A considerable sum is being ex'
pended by the Friends in Council, a.
woman's organization OF Canon Guy,
in beautifying the public school
grounds of Canon City. South Canon
and Lincoln Park Flowers and shrub
berry have been planted on the grounds
and an arrangement has been made
with the boards of education whereby
the ianitors of the various schools will
care for them during the summer
months.
Mrs. w. T. Fancher of Beaver Creek
in Fremont county, whose husband
was killed by an electric wire while
riding the range about year ago. has