The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-28
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Colorado tbirty-five years ago.
Leadyille safe-crackers pulled on
another robbing the other night Over
SS,ooo mas been stolen there of late.
Nimrods will be pleased to know
that sea gulls and ducks are swarming
the lakes in the neighborhood of Gree
ley.
The curtains are again to roll up on
vaudeVille in the old California theater
in Florence. after being closed three
years.
Frank Roney. a Pueblo man, has
been arrested for kidnapping his own
child? Why didn't he let the kid do
its own mapping?
II there isn't music in the air at
Fort Collins it will be no fault OF the
band boys, who have just received
their new uniforms
John w. Carol, for a number OF
years conductor on railroad is can
didate for mayor of Salida. He ought
to know how to handle the tickets.
Winter tiptoed in so quietly. acted
SO nicely and departed so slyly that no
one Knew 1t was on the place. Colo
rado weather is nothing II not gentecl.
All the carmen on the Colorado &
Southern employed between Walsen-
burg and Texline, are to receive a
raise of cents an hour after April
LIST.
The Logan County Advocate and
the Republican at Sterling have been
consolidated and will be conducted by
d. c. Smith. former publisher of the
Republican.
Julesburg narrowly escaped being
burned up this week by a fire set from
sparks from an engine. AS it was.
several mead of stock were cremated
on adjacent ranches.
John Zimmerman, mountaineer,
living sixty miles west of Fort Col
Inns, trapped a ferocious mountain lion
last Tuesday, and now has its skin
tackled on his cabin door.
Z. F. Burlingame, one of the most
noted men in Colorado for the last
forty years. died at his residence. 1859
York street. in Denver, at 1 o'clock
"Wednesday morning.
John okey. a sixteen-year-old boy.
has been held on the charge of murder
ing Alexander Albin, ranchman near
Montrose. The deed grew out of a
quarrel over a line fence.
c. Z. Mahoney. acting president of
the Western Federation of Miners, has
gone to Goldlield, Nevada. where he
was called to settle the strike now in
progress there. He expects to be there
two weeks.
The first automobile club in Wyo-
ming has been organized at Cheyenne.
This ought to open the eyes of East
ern tenderfeet who think that Wyo
ming is nothing but home for buck
ing broncos.
Sentence OF death has been pro
nounced upon Santiago Tafoya, who
was convicted of numbering Pedro
Greigo near Sopris. six weeks ago. He
will be hanged in the state penitentlary
durine.the week of July 9Th.
A package containing $4,000 that
was taken from the depot platform at
Aspen a few days ago, has been re-
turned by mail. The name of the con-
science-smitten one who returned 1t
was not aiven.
DR.. ]. A. Holmes has invented a
process whereby the lowest grade OF
coal may be made useful. Tho coal
is saturated with a mixture. BY this
process millions of tons of Colorado
coal will be made valuable.
Announcements of the tenth annual
session of the Colorado Chautauqua
and summer school, to be held at
Boulder. have Just been made. Twelve
distinct schools are organized, thus
giving the students splendid opportun-
tiles
Scout Oliver Virgins, the Denver
weather prognosticator. gives It out
fiat that these diggins air to hev
threefoot snow about April LIST, by
cracky" The old scout comes desper-
ately near telling the truth about 1t.
too.
Three railroad men in Denver are
giving up some of their skin to save
fellowworkman's life. He was scalded
in a wreck and new skin must be
grated onto his wounds. Here is one
skin and grating game the general
public will applaud.
The postoffce report from Colorado
Springs for the year ending March 81
will show receipts approximating
s111,950. This is an increase of more
than $1,000 over the previous year.
the best year in the history of the
office.
1.-THE Scouts Revenge" blood and
thunder tragedy In three acts, has
Dttu pcipclIdltu upon an uHsuopeSlihs
public in various towns in the state
during the past week. Just what tIlo
public has done to have revenge taken
out on 1t. the complainants sayeth
not.
Mike Pielli, living at the coke ovens
three miles south of Glenwood Springs,
attempted to kill his wife the other
day by shooting her three times with
bird shot. He is in jail and tho doctor
is making a collection of pellets for
evidence against him. The woman will
recover.
Twenty-.hree years ago Baby VIII
liam Porter was kidnapped by his father
back in an Eastern state. During all
these years his mother has searched
for her hoy. One day this week her
dear old heart was made glad by again
embracing her child. They met at
Colorado Springs. The boy had been