The Springfield herald., 1906-04-06
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


The annual encampment Of the de-
partment of Colorado and Wyoming,
Grand Army of the Republic, will be
at Greeley, June 18th to 14th.
Mayor Robert w. Speer is preparing
for the sale of 100000 worth of city OF
Denver gold coupon bonds to raise
funds for the purchase of site and
the erection of the new auditorium.
A movement has been started to Sc
cure Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton building for Fort Collins, to cost
not less than $50, 900. site included. and
the prospects are bright for its sue
cess.
Miss katherine L. Craig, state super
intendent OF public instruction. has Is
sued handsome booklet in which she
has compiled selections suitable for
use by the schools of the state in the
observance of Arbor Day, April GOTH
The Canon City Y. NJ. C. A. is plan
ming for the erection of a fine building
as soon as the $25,000 beQueathed TO it
for that purpose by the late F. A Ray
nolds shall become available. 1t is
planned to raise large additional
fund.
+. r. Harper OF Gunnison county and
John Saxton of Pueblo have been con-
stituted a commission to go into Cone
jos county and check up on behalf OF
the state the books of the defaultins
treasurer of the county, Charles ii,
Brickenstein.
Ii is announced that premiums ag-
gregating $1,000 will'be offered by the
National Cattle Association in addition
to the premiums offered by the Colo
RADIO State Fair Association for the cat
tie exhibits at the State Fair at Pu-
eblc next fall.
Frederick l.. StaIrett of Rochester,
New York, has accepted the call to be-
come general secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association at Denver
to succeed W. G. Danner, who mas re-
signed to take charge of the y. M. C.
A. health farm.
Stanton w. Pendery, a young min
ing man and secretary of the Ford
Optical Company. committed suicide
in Denver March 26th by shooting him
self through the heart with shotgun.
He had been rendered temporarily IN
sane by neuralgia, which affected MS
brain.
DIR. Pistor, federal stock inspector,
reports 225 carloads of sheep shipped
from the northern Colorado district,
which includes Laraimer, Weld and
Morgan counties, during the week end
ing March oath. This means that 5O,-
900 sheep were marketed The inspec-
tar saws $50 carloads more will be
shipped.
Tho contract for building bridge
for the Arkansas Valley Railroad Com
pany across the Arkansas river, east. OF
Lot, 4 I'll
of Lamar. The bridge will be 1000
feet long and constructed on piling
forty feet long. The contract price Is
s4O,1OO. the bridge TO be completed by
May 18th.
Howard I'll. Dawson. treasurer of
Dolores County, has brought in a bill
against the state for the sum OF
sllG.14, which he claims is due him as
5 per cent commission for the collec-
tin of state taxes since FEBRUARY,
1905. State Auditor Bent scouts the
idea of n State commission to county
treasurerB.
Fifty sacks of high grade ore, aSSte-
eating 5000 pounds, were confiscated
in raid made at Cripple Greek few
DAYS ago by Secretary Floyd Thomp'
son and Special Agent Harry Brown of
the Mine Owners association on an as
say office conducted by Charles Ropp
at the corner OF Fifth and Bennett ave-
nues. The ore is estimated to run
about ten ounces to the ton.
Three feet of snow prevented Game
Commissioner j. w. Woodland from Sc
lecting a site for the Grand county fish
hatchery. Commissioner Woodarf and
w. S. Kincaid, general superintendent
of fish hatcheries started 20 look for a
site but were compelled to give up the
work and return TO Denver. Among
the points visited were Arrow Heal
Frazier and CRANKY, hut no site was
decided On
REPRESENTATIVE Brooks last week
called upon the Japanese minister and
advised him that many Colorado citi-
zens desire to contribute to the relief
of the starving Japanese. Mr.. Brooks
was informed that any contributions
would be appreciated by the Japanese
government, which already has re-
ceiyed nearly 100000 from Americans
Contributions should be sent to the
Japanese minister in Washington.
State Auditor Bent has sold the Bent
ranch of LOO acres in Prowers county
to G. NJ. Smith of Kansas City and Nv.
A Smith of Greenwood, Missouri. for
$4,000. The land lies about five miles
from Lamar and about $50 acres arc
under cultivation. Sugar beeis, alfalf;S
and other crops are raised On the
ranch The purchasers have secured
perpetual water rights on the prop
erty About ten years ago Mr.. Ben.
bought the place for about half the
sum he has sold it for.
Plans for the extension of the Union
depot at Denver for an increase of
trackage are now being completed by
the Union Pacific's chief engineer nj
Omaha. 1t is expected that they will
be forwarded to Denver within thirty
days and contracts let for the enlarge
ment of the terminal facilities. The
purchase of the Union Pacific of prop
erty on Nineteenth and Wewatta
streets for 100000 completes the nee
essary amount of ground needed for
the improvements.
Congressman Bonynge has appointed
Robert c. NulniX, son of Harry Mul-
nix, of Denver. as a candidate for ad-
mission to the Annapolis naval acad-
emy. If young Mulnix passes the ex-
animation he will succeed Thomas
withers, who graduates this spring.
Ranorfs receiyed by Mrs Martha