The Colorado statesman., 1906-07-21
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Ihe following new postmasterS have
been appointed: William H. Lawyer,
Montezuma, vice E. S. Fairchilds, re-
signed; Joseph R. Chitwood Tin Cup,
Gnnnison county, vice E. o. Churchill,
resigned.
Myles Edward Mather, a Welshman,
fifty-seven years of age, who came from
Los Angeles eight months ago, was
found dead on vacant lot in Denver
July 10th. There was no evidence of
suicide or foul play.
At meeting of the Colorado
Springs Ministerial Association a com.
m1ttee was appointed to cooperate
with the Anti-Saloon League and the
Christian Endeavor societies in the
fall political campaign.
Birks Cornforth. for many years
one of the leading grocers oil Denver,
whose magnificent store was once one
of the show places of the town, died
at his home in Denver, July 18th. Mr..
Cornforth retired from business sew
eral years ago
Mrs. Henrietta Uzzell, wife of Par
son" Thomas Uzzell, famous for the
good work accomplished in "Uzzells
Tabernacle" in Denver, died July 10th,
after a lingering and distressing i'll.
ness of more than two years from a
tumor at the base of the brain.
Owing TO the fact that they were
able to prove an alibi District Attorney
Van Horn, in the District Court at
Greeley, dismissed the cases against
Tom O'Neill, Sam Scoville and Frank
Meter, charged with completely in the
murder of Jack Boyle, April 13 last.
Samuel Gallagher, one of the Oldest
residents of Tin Cup, who located
there when the cams was first started
in 1879, and who has been there ever
since, having been in the mercantile
business for the past seventeen years.
died at his home in Tin Cup on the
9th inst.
Reports are being made by wool
| buyers who are returning to Trinidad
from the chief grazing districts of the
state that the clip this yeal is the larg-
est and best ever known in Colorado.
Prices range from 81 to "a cents a
pound, which is higher than has been
paid for number of years.
New dining car service on the Colo
RADIO Midland went into effect July 10th
! for the first time in the history of the
road, and through it the Midland
| trains No. and No. 5 to the west
| will be able to save one hour and thirty
| Junction. This time was formerly oc-
cupied in stops at eating stations.
On the afternoon OF the 18th inst.
| lightning struck the granary on Frank
Bushnell's farm, five miles northeast
OF Fort Collins, in which Ralph Yaw,
| aged sixteen; Arthur Linder, aged nine
| teen, and Joseph Hubbard, aged thirty,
had taken shelter from the rain
| Young Yaw was instantly killed, Lin
| der badly injured and Hubbard badly
| shocked.
| Harry Collom, at work on the lisa.
bella mine in the Cripple Creek dis
trict, was instantly killed on the 13th
inst. by becoming caught in the COM
pressor. Collom's five-year-old boy
witnessed the catastrophe and, terror
stricken, summoned the engineer, who
stopped the compressor, after the un-
fortunate man had been nearly torn
| to pieces.
Hundreds of cattle are lying dead
on the plains in the eastern part of
this county and surrounding territory
because of the long continued drouth,
says a Trinidad dispatch to the DenvLr
Republican. The grass has entirely
dried up and cattle are forced to eat
poisoned weeds, which is causing their
reach thousands of dollars.
| County Superintendent Harrison
| finds the total school census of Weld
county to be S,140 persons between the
ages of six and twenty-one years.
| Upon this number II is estimated that
| Weld county has a population Of 32,-
| 600. OF the number enrolled this year,
4,204 are males and 3,93G arc females.
There are eighty-eight school districts
| in the county and 100 schools.
An explosion occurred at the river
| portal of the Gunnison tunnel on the
18th inst, by which Ed Beth of Kan
| sas was instantly killed Pete Jalozok
| and Isaac Hill were injured, probably
fatally. Jalozok had both eyes knocked
out and Hill suffered the loss of both
hands. Mike Marskozitch, John Jalo-
| zok, Martin Yuroff and A. Klodufer
were but slightly hurt. The explosion
occurred while the men were tamping
| the powder in one of the seven-foot
| drill holes.
Deputy Sheriff James d. Romero was
| held at Trinidad by the coroner'a jury
for the murder of Louis Vianca early
| Sunday morning at Starkville. The
| jury returned verdict that the killing
was without provocation or cause. The
shooting affray took place in dance
hall and was between Mexicans and
| Italians. The deputy sided with the
Mexicans in the fight. Romero re-
| ceived a severe knife wound in the
hand Two others were held in con-
nection with the shooting.
During the terrific downpour of rain
in Denver Saturday night, July 14th,
two lives were sacrificed. The deaths
| were those of Charles F. Hollingshead,
| Jr.. aged ten year. who was instantly