The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

1t is Colorado Day--August 1st.
Burlington has been made a presi-
dental postoffice at $1,000 year, and
Montclair, at $1,000 year.
A shipment of ITO cars of sheep
from the Fort Collins and Greeley dis
tricts started for the Chicago market
on the 18th.
II there isn't music in the air at
Fort Collins 1t will be no fault of the
band boys, who have just received
their new uniforms.
Ludwig. Nelson and Jess A. Eddy,
miners employed on the Golden Cycle
mine at Victor were killed by an
explosion on the 14th.
Winter tiptoed in so quietly, acted
so nicely. and departed so slyly that no
one knew it was on the place. Colo
rado weather is nothing if not genteel
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
session of the Colorado Chautauq,ia
and summer school. to be held at
Boulder, have just been made. Twelve
distinct schools are organized, thus
giving the students splendid opportun-
tiles.
Alfred Hopley and Bert Perry.
messengers for the Wells-Fargo Ex-
press company between Aspen and
Basalt. have been arrested on the
charge of embezzling a package con-
tanning s2.500. said package having
disappeared while in transit.
Alfred Hopley and Bert Perry, mes
sengers for the Wells-Fargo Express
Company between Aspen and Basalt,
have been arrested on the charge of
embezzling package containing
$4,000. said package having disap-
peared while in transit
The Scouts Revenge" blood and
thunder tragedy in three acts. has
been perpetrated upon an unsuspecting
public in various towns in the state
during the past week Just what the
public has done to have revenge taken
out on it, the complainants sayeth
not.
Tuesday night about 9:30 Miss Het-
tie Bever, a 1G-years-old girl, was shot
through the window at her home in
North Delta, the ball passing through
her arm just above the elbow. Jimmy
Workman. twenty-five years old, is in
jail charged with the crime, which he
denies.
Clifford Pinchot, chief of the forest
service, has recommended the release
from temporary withdrawal of $50. 400
acres of land in western Montrose and
San Miguel counties. large area
had been temporarily withdrawn in
that region pending an examination to
determine its suitability for forest pur-
poses.
The reclamation service wants 3O.-
600 barrels of Portland cement for the
Uncompahgre irrigation project and is
asking cement mills to submit pro-
posals which will be opened April 18th
used In lining the Gunnison tunnel,
which is now considerably over half
completed.
After months of negotiations be
tween the Denver & Rio Grande and
the International Association of Ma
chinists, the latter organization has
ond 500 ruachinists and pipemen have
been granted an increase in wages of
two and three cents an hour, nine
hour day, and time and half for
overtime.
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Morgan from Snyder by Sheriff Bur
dette and lodged in the county jail,
charged with the murder of her six
teen-yearold daughter. Shirley Smith
Mrs. Smith was arraigned before JUS
tice of the Peace Edward Wilson at
Snyder and was bound over to the dis
trict court in $4,000. which she failed
to furnish.
Manuel Rodrigues, a Mexican. was
about to be sentenced to ten years
by Fort Collins judge. on the charge
of assault with a deadly weapon.
when the county physician intercedcd.
stating that the man would lose his
mind If such heavy penalty were i'm.
posed. The Judge relented and gave
the Mexican one day in Jail. It's
great to be crazy.
1t is stated that the Santa Fe Rail-
road Company is wedding out all oper-
ators who belong to the Telegraphers'
union. 1t is said that fifteen union
telegraphers between La Junta and
Las Vegas were discharged this morn
ing. that no reason was given, but
that 1t is on account of their union af
filiations. What the outcome will be
is uncertain. Among those discharged
were two operators at Trinidad.
A fire started from an unknown
cause in the boys dormitory at the
Fort Lewis Indian school. fifteen miles
from Durango. at o'clock Tuesday
night. In, spite of the efforts of the
employees of the school and the assist
ance of the scholars the building was
destroyed. together with the gymna-
SUM and schoolhouse adjoining. All
of the buildings in question were old
and had been used since the establish.
ment OF the government military at
Fort Lewis. The loss probably will
exceed $4,000. The entire contents OF
the buildings were saved. There are
about 200 students in the school