The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Ine shops OF the Florence & Cripple
Creek railroad at Canon City, which
were recently destroyed by fire, will
be rebuilt.
Col. James w. Penrose. for many
years special agent for the Union Pa
cific. and ;. veteran of the Civil War,
died at Denver on the 26th ult.
Paul Hentchel. saloon keeper OF
Evans, has been found guilty on two
counts of violating the state law
against selling liquor on Sunday.
Herman Hofmeister, thirteen-year-
old son OF Casper Hofmeister Of
Golden, was killed by the kick of a
horse at his fathers ranch, north of
Golden. on the Ith inst.
A good many cases of typhoid fever
have been reported in Denver during
the past month. Diphther'a and scar
let fever have been less prevalent than
usual at this season of the year.
Up to the 9th inst, the county clerk
of Fremont county has issued 66O
hunting licenses since the season
opened This is the largest number is
sued in the history of the county.
The Roaring Fork Plaster Company
of Florence, which a few months ago
acquired a large gypsum quarry on
the Roaring Fork river near Glenwood
Springs, is preparing to build mill on
the property.
The Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems
Association at its meeting In Den
yer passed a strong resolution in IA
vor of building of interurban electric
lines to connect the cities and larger
towns of Colorado.
A business mems convention will be
held at Fort Collins, October Gath,
25th and 26th under the auspices of
the Fort Collins Chamber OF Com
merce and the Colorado State Com
mercial Association.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows and
the Daughters of Rebekah will meet
at Florence, October 18th, and remain
in session during the week. Canon
City lodge has planned for the dele
gates to spend a day in Canon City.
Terriil Yocum, Colorado & South
ern fireman, suffered double fracture
of the left leg in an accident at AL
pine tunnel on the 5th inst. He was
carried to Pitkin for treatment. The
accident was caused by the breaking
of driving pin.
In a quarrel in a billiard hall at
Hotchkiss on the night of the 5th inst.
David Meyers, farmer, was shot and
killed by p. b. Reynolds, an employe
of the establishment. Reynolds gave
himself up to the authorities and was
placed in jail.
The county commissioners of Gilpin
county have appointed l.. c. Todd of
Central City as county judge to fill the
unexpired term of Judge Flor Ash
baugh, who has resigned on account
of being a candidate for judge of the
First judicial district.
The first car of apple boxes to come
into western Colorado this fall was re-
ceived on the 4th inst, by the Grand
Junction Fruit Growers Association
and the famine in apple boxes, which
threatened with loss of the crop of the
entire western slope is partially re-
lieved
Oliver p. Virgins of Denver, the
noted eighty-hve-year-o scout and
MeAican War veteran, suffered from
paralytic stroke few days ago, and
his life was despaired of, but he sub
sequently rallied with apparent
chances of more or less complete re-
covery.
The United States Fish Commission
has forwarded $4,000 brook trout for
deposit in Los Pinos creek near Del
Norte, $1,000 in Currecanti creek near
Sapinero. 10000 in Elk creek at Sapi-
nero, 10000 in Sapinero creek and
$4,000 each in the Grand river and
South Boulder creek.
Lieut.. Frank Lahm of the Sixth
cavalry, who recently won the James
Gordon Bennett cup in the interna-
tional balloon race at Paris, is
nephew of Mrs. T. NJ. Harding of
Canon City, and the grandson of Mrs.
Henrietta Lahm, who for many years
has made Canon City her home.
At Breckenridge, on the 7th inst,
while John Sweeney was feeding the
crusher at the Old Union concentrat-
ing mill. his left hand and wrist were
so badly crushed that amputation
may be necessary. This would leave
him without hands. Several years ago
while working at railroading he lost
his right hand.
At Grand Junction, on the 9th inst,
Judge Stevens ordered the release of
st. John, formerly president
of the Telluride Miners Union and
identified with the West
ern Federation of Miners. The court
ordered the prisoners release because
of the prosecution being unable to
verify certain evidence against him.
Martha Owens, the oldest woman in
Weld county, died at Greeley on the
4th inst. She was born October 16,
1913, and was nearly ninety-three
years of age. For years she wove rag
carpets at Greeley, but for five years
she mad been blind and deaf and help
less as a child. She was the mother
of the late Mrs. George Howard and
her son-in-law took care of her.
Copies of ten books for the blind
have been received at the state library