The Springfield herald., 1906-04-27
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The Metsl county fruit fair Will be
held at Grand Junction and the date
of opening has been set for Septem-
ber 26th.
1t is reported by an eye witness that
large mountain lion was buried and
killed by snowslide near Ouray on
the 18th inst.
The city government of Denver gave
away 10000 trees on Arbor Day, all OF
which were planted along the streets
and in the yards of Denver.
All of the cities and most OF the
small towns of Colorado have contrib
uted literally either money or supplies,
or both, to the San Francisco relief
fund.
The Colorado State Commercial AS
sociation reports an increase in the
number of gifts coming in for the pur-
chase of Il silver service for the cruiser
Colorado.
Two wife beaters were before JUS
tice Stapleton in Denver the other day.
One was fined $3.50 akl costs and the
other $40 and costs. In default OF pay
ment both were sent to sl.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
II. NJ Barker of Mancos water commits
sioner of water district No. "a to fill
the vacancy caused by the removal of
e. A. Coston from the county.
About 5000 voters are registered in
Denver for the spring election as
against S3,3l7 registered in 1904. The
| house TO house canvass seems TO ma
| fewer voters than the old free and easy
style.
"A Boulder Shriner who attended
the meeting of the Shriners in Denver
Friday night, lost his hat coat ana
gloves, but obtained better articles IN
return" says a Boulder dispatch to Il
| Denver dispatch.
Twelve thousand dollars of the Sl5,-
900 debt that encumbered the property
of the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church in Denver was raised by the
vigorous appeal of Bishop Warren and
others on Easter Sunday.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
James Woodard has announced the ap-
pointment of Halsey NJ. Rhoads, edi
tor of the Rocky Mountain Herald, to
the position of assistant superinten-
dent of the Denver fish hatchery.
The Montrose school census, just
completed. shows 1.lS0 children of
school age, gain OF 200 during the
year. This places the Montrose dis
the number of directors from three to
five.
Andrew j. Forbes died at Greeley,
April 18th, at the age of eighty-seven
years. He had the distinction of be
ing one of the few colonists who at
tended the organization meeting of the
Union colony, held at Cooper Institute.
New York, in 1868.
a1a fyir ct
Ford on the 18th inst. Jose f. Critton
and Nj. G. Anderson were struck by
lightning and instantly killed. Thomas
Edwards, who was in the same build
ing, was knocked senseless but was
not seriously injured.
The jury in the case of A. w. Hamil-
ton of Longmont, who shot at his SON
in-law, Ed Corder, some time ago, re-
turned 4 verdict of assault with
deadly weapon, but recommended
mercy. The judge gave Hamilton ten
days in Jail and a fine of $40 and costs.
! a total OF $l60.
State Commissioner OF Mines E. l.
| White is preparing special report
dealing with the rare minerals of the
state. In the regular report of the Bu'
| reau of Mines there is some account
of these minerals, but it has been found
advisable to obtain further information
concerning them for publication.
Johannon Byrd, seventy years OF
age. a pioneer mining man in the
| Black Hawk district. died at st. Jo-
seph's hospital in Denver on the 18TH
inst. as result of injuries received
Wednesday afternoon at the Maybee
| ranch. He was driving bronchof
;.h cd nd
vehicle.
The new union depot at Grand juno
ton, erected at a cost of 10000, was
opened April nth by Division Superin-
tendent Choate. The first train in was
narrow gauge passenger from Sa-
Ida. The narrow gauge being the old
est road in the valley, the railroad Off
cials decided that it had the right to
first enter the new depot.
Upon the occasion of the Arbor Day
exercises at the University of Denver
Chancellor Buchtel announced the gift
of $4,000 to the university by Andrew
Carnegie with which to erect new H.
brary building for the institution. The
gift is conditional upon the raising by
the university of 100000 more to in
sure the proper operation and equip
ment of the library.
The Colorado postmasters held their
annual convention at Pueblo, April
18th Postmaster Moorehead of Boul-
der was elected president for the cem-
ing year; vice president. Postmaster
Perkins of Durango; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Cowie, Boulder. The
next meeting of the association will be
called by an executive committee to
be appointed by the president.
| The passenger department of the Den
yer G. Rio Grande has just issued a
new book on Colorado agriculture. 1t
is entitled Fertile Lands of Colorado"
In the Introductory it is announced
that the railroad has no lands for sale
and is interested in booming no par
ticular section, and that the book is
for information. The book takes up
agriculture, stock raising, irrigation
and kindred topics and also shows the
advantages that each section has to
| offer.
| Mohican Hill, an old and prominent
colored resident of Denver, died April
| 18th He was born in Nashville, Ten
| nesSee i'm 1900 coming TO Colorado