The La Jara chronicle., 1906-08-31
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS
.abor DAY september Bal.

tembcr 10th and lasts five days.
The Western Slope Fair will be held
at Montrose, September 18th TO 2lst.
About 500 teachers will be employed
in the schools of Denver for the com
ing year.
The Teller county Democratic
county convention has been set for
September 9Th.
The Republican convention for the
Second congressional district will be
held at Colorado Springs September
18th.
In an open letter County Judge Ben
b. Lindsey of Denver formally an
nources himself candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor.
Frank p Peabody of Denver, brake
man on the Union Pacific railroad,
was killed by falling from the top of a
ca. near Fort Lupton August 27th.
James G. Pierson, driver for stor
age company, fell under a slab OF mar
Bile that was jostled of his wagon near
the United States mint in Denver, and
was instantly killed.
The Denver Trades Assembly is
making preparations for an immense
parade on Labor Day, Monday, Sep
tenber Sd. 1t is expected that 10000
people will be in the line of march.
Manual training has been adopted as
a part of the curriculum of the high
school at Boulder. Prof. ]. C. Chester
has been appointed director, and a con-
tract let for an extensive Quitting of
tools.
According to the Denver Union Wa
ter Company. the amount of water
used daily in Denver is $50 gallons to
nlah .f ntt nd o
there are many dirty looking people in
Denver.
The Grand Valley National bank OF
Grand Junction has been made a
United States depository. This is "a
distinction enjoyed by but one other
bank on the western slope, the First
National of Montrose.
Little Herman Campbell, the year
old child of Lode Campbell, living near
Littleton, got into a swarm of hornets
a few days since, and was stung on the
head sixty times, barely escaping with
life after terrible suffering.
l.. w. Lewis, the negro who was
blown up by premature explosion in
the stone quarry near Starkville, was
taken to Trinidad and had his right leg
amputated. He lost both eyes, one OF
his hands and his left foot.
As a result of the prevalent whole
sale poisoning of dogs in Colorado
Springs, Humane Agent Neff has
served notices on the druggists that
failure to make the required record OF
poisons sold will be prosecuted.
George f. Corbin. Sr.. member OF the
Corbin Dairy Company, died at his
hCme in Denver August 21st, at the age
of seventy-nine years. Mr.. Corbin was
a cousin of Major General Corbin and
was one of the wealthiest dairy men in
the state.
The famous evangelist, Billy Sunday,
ard his assistants. will hold big re-
vival in Salida. beginning September
10th. Mr.. Sunday. known as the base
ball evangelist, at meetings at Canon
City two years ago added over thou
sand converts to the churches
Attorney General Miller. in com
munication to Governor Mcdonald, an
nouncos the opinion that the county
courts of Colorado have no authority
10 naturalize citizens under the new
law passed at the last session of Con
gress.
The cooperative creamery at Rifle
at present produces 1000 pounds OF
butter per week and can not supply the
increasing demand for its product,
having to scour the adjacent country
as far as Basalt and Carbondale for
cream.
The dam and headgate at the outlet
of Timberline lake on Beaver creek,
some thirty-five miles west of Fort Col
Inns, have been carried away by a
cloudourst and with them went 20,000,-
GEO cubic feet of water that was being
held back for late irrigation.
Henry o. Morris. Pueblo agent of
the Colorado Humane Society, notified
a mounted policeman that hereafter
when cows or horses being taken to
the pound refused to be led or driven,
an animal ambulance should be put
into commission for the purpose.
Robert Waugh, well.known pioneer
of Ell Paso county, has been appointed
financial agent for the Ouray and Uin-
tab Indian agency at Fort Duchesne
Utah He is a Civil War veteran and
was agent at the same reservation dur
ing President Harrison's administra-
tion.
George Gaskill, a barber, was run
down and killed at Denver August
goth, by an automobile driven by Gill
bert II. Denton, president of the Vul-
can Iron Works Company. Mr.. Den
ton claims that he was running slowly
and that the bicyclist was on the
wrong side of the street. coming d.
rectly toward him.
Joseph Otego. aged fourteen, son OF
Frank Otego, the wealthiest sheep
owner living on the Apishapa river in
Las Animas county, was killed by light
ming while herding sheep on the after
noon of August 21st His shepherd
dog went to the house, considerable
distance, and alarmed the family, who
went out next morning and found the