The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-30
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


Greeley recently to Forts Brainard.
Huachuca and Riley. for the use OF the
army.
The movement to secure large
sugar factory at Boulder is being
pushed, and 1t is believed that the
requisite acreage contracts can be Sc
cured.
The Denver Fire and Police Board
has passed a resolution that there shall
be no increase of the number of sa-
looms in the city. New licenses will be
granted only as old ones are relin-
quished OF revoked.
A leaking gas jet occasioned a fire
in the warehouse of the Colorado Cas-
ket Company at Denver on the morn
ing of November Goth. which resulted
in the loss of 5000 collins, valued at
s45.000.
billiard F. Parker. yard brakeman OF
the Colorado & Southern, was run over
at Fort Collins November Gath, while
switching cars and, and was instantly
killed. He leaves widow and an in
fant girl.
The people of Salida are urging the
residents of other towns along the Ar
kansas river to join with them in a
movement to prevent the pollution of
the river by the placer mining opera
tions near Granite.
The office of the surveyor general
in Denver is to be removed from its
present quarters in the Barclay block,
at the corner of Eighteenth and Lari-
mer streets, to the new Empire build
ing, Sixteenth and Glenarm streets.
The Crystal River G. San Juan rail-
road was completed to Marble, Gunni-
son county. November 23d, and the
people of Marble celebrated the event
with no little jubilation. This means
the opening up of vast deposits of val
liable marble.
Lieut.. E. E. Scranton, U. S. N. has
been detached from duty in charge of
the navy recruiting station at Denver
and ordered to the naval station at
Tutui!a, Samoa, for duty He will be
relieved at Denver by Lieut.. ]. H. Com
fort.
Resolutions upon the discharge of
the colored companies OF the Twenty
fifth United States infantry were
passed at a meeting In Zion church.
Denver, attended by about 500 colored
people. A copy was sent to President
Roosevelt. asking modification of the
order
The restaurant men and the church
people of Denver have united in an
lfort to procure the passage OF an ordi-
bance abolishing the free lunch system
tn saloons. Policemen are said to favor
in the belief that it will reduce the
thobo crop"
Mr.. Fred A. Gordon, game warden
pt Glenwood Springs, reports to the
state game and fish commissioner that
the Ute Indians have now been driven
back out of Colorado About forty
Utes broke over the line into Routt
and Rio Blanco counties and killed
few deer, but all have now departed
and no further trouble is feared.
A marble column bearing a bronze
sun dial has been presented to the
state and set up on the capitol
grounds at Denver by the Society OF
Colonial Danes of America in Colo
RADIO. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Goddard of
Colorado Springs, president of the So
ciety, made the presentation speech,
which was responded to by Governor
Mcdonald.
1t is reported on what Is claimed to
be good authority that work will begin
in two weeks on the new steam rail
way to be built into the country east
of Greeley by the Greeley Railway
company. Workimen now employed to
the number of 400, with teams, on the
Empire resrvoir in eastern Weld
county and in Morgan county. will be
brought here to grade and build the
road.
Rev. E. w. Work, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church at Colorado
Springs, who month ago wus ten
dered the presidency OF the Presby-
terian State college to be established
in Denver, announced in letter to his
congregation a few days ago that he
had decided not to accept the position
and would remain at the Springs. The
congregation gave rising vote OF
thanks and sang the Doxology.
Judge Melvin, grand exalted ruler
of the Elks, has appointed Maj. A. V.
Bohn. deputy grand exalted ruler for
Colorado, Major Bohn is one of the
best known mining men of Leadville
and has been an Elk for the last fif-
teen years, having been a representa-
tive of the grand lodge on several oc-
casions. He was recently elected
state senator from Lake county on
the Republican ticket.
The Westinghouse Manufacturing
company will build mica plant in
Denver which will employ $50 persons
and will consume the entire product or
its three Wyoming mines. At present
the Westinghouse mica plant is To-
Gated near its Custer mine in Custer,
South Dakota, but owing to inability to
secure labor. 1t has been decided to re-
move II to Denver and run it at it's full
capacity every day in the year.
Attorney General N. C. Miller will
endeavor to secure immediate payment
of the amount due the state from the
Stratton estate under the Inheritance
tax law, as the time for the administra-
tors of the estate to mike IN nnDnnl