The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

| The national convention OF whole
sale druggists will be held at Denver
next year at the same time as that OF
the retail druggists.
| 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 7th inst.
| Up to the 9th inst., the county clerk
of Fremont county has issued 6G0
hunting licenses since the season
opened. This is the largest number is
sued in the history Of the county.
A public-spirited citizen. who with
| holds his name. will present the city
of Greeley with a fine bronze drinking
fountain. 1t is to be ten feet in height
and will be located in South Lincoln
park.
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 a mill on
the property.
The demand for hands in the beet
| fields is said to be making it next TO
| impossible for contractors on the Mof-
| fat road to secure workmen. Con-
struction work may be set back for as
much as six months by the scarcity OF
labor.
w. A. Oliphant, the popular and eff
cient superintendent OF schools in
| Monte Vista for the last four years,
| died on the 10th inst. of appendicitis,
after an illness of about ten days. He
was thirty-six years old and leaves a
widow.
| In a quarrel in billiard hall at
Hotchkiss on the night of the 9Th 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.. G. Todd Of
Central City as county judge to fill the
unexpired term of Judge Flor Ash
baugh, who has resigned on account
of being candidate for judge of the
First judicial district.
The second annual Tomato Festival
at Fort Lupton, on the 18th inst, at
tracted large gathering. Pies and
| sandwiches were served and an OK
was roasted whole. The sports in
cluded sack races. foot races, horse
races. a novelty horse race and potato
| races.
Oliver p. Virgins OF Denver, the
noted eighty-five-year-old scout and
Mexican War veteran, suffered from a
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.
]. P. Osburn, late Socialistic candi-
date for governor of Georgia, was ar
rested few days ago for "loitering"
on the corner of Sixteenth and Champa
streets in Denver, but was discharged
by the police magistrate. Osborne was
| speaking and attracting crowd and
did not move on" as promptly as the
police desired.
At Breckenridge, on the 7th inst,
while John Sweeney was feeding the
crusher at the Old Union concentrate
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 Iailroading he lost
his right hand.
company F, Eighth Illinois cavalry,
during the Civil War. and well known
in Colorado mining circles since he
came to the state in 1880. died at Den.
yer on the 10th inst, after long i'll
ness from epilepsy. Mr. Granger was
the inventor of the Granger dry con.
centrator and portable stamp mill.
At Grand Junction, on the 9th inst
| tho rpIpaSp nj
Vincent St. John, formerly president
of the Telluride Miners Union and
prominently identified with the West
ern Federation of Miners. The court
ordered the prisoners release because
of the prosecution being unable tc
verify certain evidence against him.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany's canal, which is now forty-fivt
miles long and fifteen feet wide. and
which has been in the course Of con
struction for nearly year, will soon
be completed. Gangs of men are now
working a few miles from the steel
works. The canal will convey water
| from the Arkansas river to the stee
works at Pueblo.
While standing in front of mirror
adjusting his necktie and collar, pre-
| paTatOTy W btdItihS ioi Woih uhS
while apparently in the best Of health
John Izett, manager of the st. John &
Barnes plumbing establishment al
Trinidad, dropped dead Of heart fail
ure without moments warning, ir
the presence of his wife. Mr.. Izett
was formerly in busineess in Denver.
w. S. Kincaid. state superintendent
of fish hatcheries, says the Town com
pany recently Incorporated at Estes
park, will put up private fish hatch
cry for the purpose of stocking
streams in that neighborhood. Mr.
Kincaid says the capacity of the hatch
lery will be half million eggs a year
The state is encouraging the establish
ment of private hatcheries at all sum
mer resorts. as the public distribution
of fish is necessarily limited.
| Frank w. Wadleigh, assistant gen
oroI nosceuper agent for the ID e. r