The Springfield herald., 1906-07-27
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

citation will hold its annual midsum-
mer meeting at Castle Rock, July 23d
and Gath.
AT a meeting OF the Colorado
Springs Ministerial Association COM
mittee was appointed to cooperate
with the Anti-Saloon League and the
Christian Endeavor societies In the
fall political campaign.
The historic Cherry creek In Denver
Is to be walled from Larimer street to
Broadway and boulevard constructed
on the north side OF It, A contract has
been let calling for the completion OF
the work in ten months.
The banks In Colorado Springs.
Colorado City and Manitou have all
been supplied with the Pike medal
lions. which have been struck by the
government In honor of the centennial
celebration to be held this fall.
Harley Harris, twelve-year-old son
OF George Harris, a prominent ranch
man of Ell Paso county, was dragged,
and kicked to death by fractions
horse at his home in Calhan, July 18th.
The boy had the halter tied around his
waist.
BirkS Cornforth. for many years
one of the leading grocers OF Denver.
whose magnificent store was once one
of the show places of the town, died
at his home in Denver, July 18th. MI.
Cornforth retired from business sew
eral years ago.
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.
Convict e. E. Thomas escaped from
the penitentiary at Canon City on the
afternoon of the 18th inst. He had
been a trusty for several months and
was at work in an alfalfa field near the
prison. Thomas was sent to the prison
eighteen months ago from Gunnison
county to serve q term of three to four
years for fclonious assault.
Bids for the reconstruction of road
between Tennessee pass and Debeque
are to be opened in the office of the
state engineer on August l. About
$1,000 is to be used in constructing the
road. The plans to be followed are
in line with those for the establishing
of good roads throughout the state as
formulated by State Engineer Jaycox.
Harry Collom, at work on the 1sa-
bella mine in the Cripple Creek dis
trict, was instantly killed on the 18th
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.
Miss Katherine L. Craig. state super
intendent of public instruction, has
made the semi-annual apportionment
of the school funds of the state. The
total apportionment is $115,6S2.70, and
1t is divided among the various coun-
ties, according to the school popula-
ton The number of children of
school age In the state. according to
the last census, is 1886.
At the Elks convention in Denver
the first and second prizes for the best
decorated store buildings were consol-
idated and awarded on tie to the
Daniels G. Fisher Stores Company and
the Denver Dry Goods Company, each
receiving $3.50. The second prize.
raised to $3.50. went to the A. T. Lewis
& Son Dry Goods Company. whose dis
play was nearly, If not quite, equal to
the others.
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 tampinS
the powder In one of the seven-foot
drill holes.
Deputy Sheriff James d. Romero was
held at Trinidad by the coroner's 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 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
killed by lightning, and Miss Eliza
Ham, aged thirty-four years, who died
as a result of exposure and overexer-
tion while running through the storm
to her home Young Hollingshead was
killed on the street while on his way
to grocery and his body was not
found until more than an hour after
ward.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
Ira H. Mcneil and DR.. j. F. Coleman
both of Montrose, Colorado, to be mem
bers of the Board of Control OF State
Canal, No. 8, otherwise known as the
! Gunnison tunnel. The act of the Leg
islature providing for the construction
| of the canal and tunnel says that the
| board members shall be chosen FROM
| Montrose or Delta counties. The first
| duty of the board of control will be to
| make a deed to the federal govern
| ment ceding the tunnel and canal site
| to the federal goSernment.
Blood poisoning on the 18th inst.
| caused the death of Mrs. Flora Wag-
ner, who, with her husband, John
| Wagner, was accidentally shot by the
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