The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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The young men Of Ault pro2oss 70
orgznizs z company Of the National
Guard AID build an armov-
The State Supreme Court hzs again
decided that the Law abolishi-g The
fee system in county omces is co1sd-
ru-ionaI
The county officers Of ArzDzhoe
county have been moved into tn new
I building Al Littleton erected for them
b J. J. Lilley.
Governor Mcdonald has nane5 Max
Atencfo as water Commission for
water district No. 35 at Fort Garland,
[ Costilla county.
The Ainisters' association Of Boul-
/ der has passed resolutions discoun-
tenancing Sunday funerals, excsp- On
/ urgent occasions.
The City Council Of BouIde- will
[ offer TO furnish an appropriation OF
I $4,000 under the Bonynge iii is
/ pending in Congress.
Frank Mario, Colorado Springs
! gardener, whose wife had sued to- .
/ divorce, took paris green February
I 9th and died March 1st.
Since November 1st Of last year Pc
/ ter Haldi has brought TO Boulder from
Altona IL Boulder county the heads Of
nineteen coyotes, three dead and one
I live wild cat and one live eagle
In the District Court at cripple
/ Creek Clayte Watt. Same Has and
/ Jack Frame were found guilty Of as
gaulting ?. L. Dattlebaum, a saloon
] keeper, with intent to rob and Kill.
/ H. H. Hammond has been appointed
! by Governor Mcdonald 10 the Office OF
county commissioner of Park county
70 fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation Of Charles D. Peckham-
Thomas Finn, serving a sentence of
from five to six ye1rs at Canon City
for assault to murder has had his sen
tence commuted 10 from two to six
| years. This will release him within a
| few weeks.
! Walter Rock, who was reported to
/ have been murdered in Goldfield. Ne
yada, several months ago, has re-
| turned TO Cripple Creek and says he
| was not at Goldfeld at the time the
story started.
The tax valuation of Fremont county
property this year is s6,424,03s, and
of this amount 1O5 taxpayers pay on
s4,249,625 The remaining s2,175. .413
| IS divided among 5000 taxpayers, aver
aging s435 each.
The Colorado railroads VIII grant a
| 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 fayorably the Teller bill
granting Durango land for reservoir
purposes and granting lands for Gem
etery to the Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows at Central City.
John H. Morrison, aged 36, shift
boss employed on Robeson & CaTter'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 B<z.
The Missouri Pacific has completed
arrangements TO run q through train
from Denver to Little Rock via Gen
eseo, Wichita and Coffeyyille, making
connections for New Orleans. 1t will
be fast train and will try for mail
contracts from Denver TO the South
west.
Charged with murder alleged 10 have
been committed nearly four years ago
Ian, was arrested at Louisville a few.
days ago by Frank Trujillo deputy
sheriff ard special officer for the Colo
rado & Southern railroad, and taken
TO Trinidad, where he was placed in
Jail.
The stained glass window, with the
portrait of the late Senator E. o. VOL
colt, which has been planned for the
aF nj G1 h.
placed over the presidents seat in the
Senate chamber. The committee con-
sisted of Senators Lewis, Barela and
De La Vergne. who secured the por-
trait at cost of about $1,000.
An agreement has been signed be.
tween the colleges in interest whereby
the annual football game between tho
University Of Colorado and the School
of Mines elevens will be played on
Hoyt field, the new grounds of the
University of Denver. The team of
the U. of d. expects to play its Thanks
giving game away from home
According to decision just rendered
b. County Judge Mirick at Pueblo, a
marriage entered into in violation OF
law and which in consequence would
be declared null and void. becomes
valid without further ceremony or act
when the parties live together, after
the disability of the law is removed by
the expiration of the time in which
marriage is prohibited by the statute
John T. Bottom has lost his suit
against H. A. Lindsey for the office of
city and county attorney OF Denver
The Supreme Court has decided that
as long as the charter does not ade-
quately provide for the election of such
an officer the mayor and county com
missioners have a right TO employ
counsel, and they have designated Mr..
Lindsey.
Secretary of State James Cowie has
issued new compilation of the cleo