The Springfield herald., 1906-03-09
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

water district No. 35 at Fort Garland,
Costilla county.
The police department of Victor has
inaugurated a street chain gang service
for the purpose of trying to reduce the
number of vagrants.
Frank Mario, Colorado Springs
gardener, whose wife had sued for
divorce, took paris green February
27th and died March 1st.
After sending the drill as far as the
machinery would carry it, the United
Oil Company at Florence abandoned
well No. 349 at depth of $500 feet.
II. H. Hammond has been appointed
by Governor Mcdonald to the office OF
county commissioner of Park county
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Charles ID. Peckham.
George Long walked into winze
at the Boulder County mine, near Ne
derland. and fell eighty feet. He still
survives, but with one leg and one
arm broken.
While fighting n fire in Denver on
the morning of February 9th, Lieut..
George r. Harper and Pipeman j. p.
Scavo were seriously injured by
falling wall Scavo's injuries were
considered dangerous.
The Colorado railroads will grant
rate of one fare for the round trip to
the meeting of the Elks grand lodge
next summer and to the laying of the
corner stone of the Shriners' temple
in Denver May I'd.
The Senate public land committee
has reported favorably the Teller bill
granting Durango land for reservoir
purposes and granting lands for cem-
etery to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows at Central City.
John II. Morrison, aged 3S, a shift
boss employed on Robson & Carter's
lease in the Smugler-Union mine at
Telluride was suffocated by foul air
on the evening of February 2sth and
died before help could reach him.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
F. J. Chamberlin of Denver on the
board of capitol managers to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Joseph A. Thatcher. Mr.. Chamberlin
is managing director of the Investment
Securities Company.
Judge r. L. Lewis of the District
Court at Colorado Springs has issued
en- injunction to restrain cowboys from
holding dances in the school house of
District No. SO, Ell Paso county. Com
were reckless and immoral.
A Salt Lake dispatch says: a. J.
Gregory, who was live stock agent for
the Denver & Rio Grande here at one
time, is dead at Provo insane asylum.
Gregory was dubbed by holdups two
years ago in Denver and never recov-
cred from the effects.
A conference of active workers in
,;ptt
of Colorado has been called at Colo
rado Springs, March 18th and 10th. All
members of the state committee,
boards of directors, committees of
management and employed association
officers are earnestly requested to at
tend the meeting.
In order to secure fuller attend
ance of United States troops for the
military feature of the Pixies Peak
Centennial celebration at Colorado
Springs. the executive committee has
postponed the date. The celebration,
which will be of six days duration,
will begin September oath, instead OF
September 9th.
Proceedings have been commenced
in the State Supreme Court for the
disbarment of Attorney Charles A..
Johnson of Durango. 1t is charged
that while district attorney of the
sixth judicial district he demanded
money of Il man accused of arson,
agreeing to let him go free if the
money was paid.
The three months short course in
agricultural and domestic science
closed at the Agricultural college Feb
ruary 27th. The students who at
tended the short course were so well
satisfied with their work that fully
one-half of the number have registered
for special work and will remain at
Fort Collins until the end of the col
lege year in June.
AS the result of fire at Weston.
camp fifteen miles west of Trinidad,
March 1st, the Weston hotel, two sa-
looms, one general store, blacksmith
shop and one residence were totally
destroyed. together with most of their
contents. The loss is estimated at
5000. partly covered by insurance.
The fire started in the general store
and saloon of Barela & ADeyta, which
were destroyed.
Secretary of State James Cowie has
issued a new compilation of the elec.
ton laws of Colorado in which he has
eliminated all laws except those actu-
ally in force at the present time. The
list begins with the registration act OF
1905, drawn by Judge Ben B. Lindsey
and introduced in rhe last Legislature
by Senator W. w. Booth. The law re
lating to voting machines is included.
also laws covering the qualification ol
electors, the calling of elections and
sample ballot.
The board appointed to select a de
sign for the Civil War Veterans monu-
ment at the state capitol grounds in
Denver has rejected all designs sub
mitted. including hat of Miss Ward,
who received a prize of 500 for the
best design 1t is very probable tha
the board will decide upon a shaft.
This shaft will cost about $4,000, the
amount appropriated by the Legisla
ture. Later on, in the event of another
appropriation, a figure or figures. may
be placed at the top of the shaft.
The Missouri Pacific has completed
arrangements to run a through train
from Denver to Little Rock via Gen.
eseo, Wichita and Coffeyville, making
connections for New Orleans. 1t will
be a fast train and will try for mail
contracts from Denver to the South