The state herald., 1907-07-26
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

| ROydl EOTee idlhoau.
The report that Denver confronted a
fuel famine is disproven.
The Salvation Army in Denver con-
verted $50 persons in June.
Some Larimer county men have been
arrested on q charge of cattle rust
ling.
The state lumber dealers held their
annual meet at Colorado Springs re-
Gently.
Mrs. Robert w. Hearne was badly
hurt in a driving accident at Central
City one evening last week.
Up to July goth there had been
thirty.one divorces granted In the
courts of Denver this month.
The Denver papers are having a
hard time finding the first capitol
building. They might ask Oliver Wig
gins.
While splitting kindling wood, Mrs.
Della Dodge at Grand Junction,
chopped off the foretinger of her left
hand.
The bite OF gnat caused the death
of James Chase at Plateau. Blood
poisoning set In, caused by scratching
the bitten place.
| Eugene +. Ware, former United
States commissioner OF pensions. Is
taking his vacation at Camp Never
Mind in Ute pass.
A Trinidad street car conductor has
been fined for swearing. Evidently the
trial judge thought that prerogative
belonged to the patrons.
| Students of the Golden School of
Mines are to be given practical knowl-
edge of mining by driving n tunnel
into Mount Zion, near Golden.
Chief Delaney of Denver police force
has decided to stop the malignant
form of murder now prevalent in that
city among automobile speed maniacs.
| The recklessness OF some Of the driv-
ers was something fearful.
Search your dirty linen. A tramp
was stealing a ride in linen closet on
train that pulled into Pueblo found
pocketbook containing $4,000. 1t
had been gathered up from the birth
by the porter. The owner took the
tramp home with him and will give
him n responsible position.
A heavy rain west and north of Trim
idad raised the Las Anlmas river six
feet. the highest 1t has been since the
food OF two years ago. Two Colorado
&c Wyoming railway bridges, one at
Madrid and another between Madrid
and Segundo, are reported gone and
some damage is reported from Longs
canon.
The last of the old landmarks in
Greeley is 10 be torn down to make
way for two.story brick building to
be built by ID. X. Macarthur for hard
ware store. The old one.story frame
building which stands on the south
side of Main street among row OF
brick blocks. was built In 1871 by John
| Abbott. an original Union colonist. now
n resident OF Fort Collins,
| Douglas Clercns. the elghtyearold
son OF Walter Clemens OF jamestown,
was taken TO the University hospital
where he must have three fingers and
the first joint Of the thumb, all on the
left hand, amputated He with some
other children had secured some giant
caps at the Wano mill above James.
town. The little fellow tried TO crack
one OF the caps and the explosion ter
ribly laccrated his hand. lie was also
injured about the face and left thigh
but not seriously.
J. II. Welsse a Co. OF South Omaha
have been awarded the contract for
building the new post iBtc at Colorado
Springs. the contract p.lce being siT3,.
GA. II was recently reported that
this firms bid was s206,95S. which
would have necessltatcd readycr.
tinement for bids. since this amount.
with the cost for furnishings. would
have made total In excess OF the
s2i0.000 set aside for the building.
The site cost $4,000 and congress Gp.
p.o.:!atcd s215.OoO for building and
sta
Garfield Williams. aged sven, son
Of Ellis Williams. superintendent of
the la Belle mine at Jerryyillc. died
MS the result OF powder burns sus'
iained after throwing lighted match
Into can OF blasting powder. The
lad. with two other boys. found the
powder and one Of his older compan.
Ions induced him TO throw the match
into the can. A terrific explosion
followed. his clothing was set on iiro
and he ran screaming from the cabin
TO nearby pond. lie was terribly
burned and soon became unconscious,
remaining 30 until he died.
II was too good to last for the coun
ties OF the state AMI Attorney General
Dickson has announced that he will
. end the practice Of sending dcpendon,
wards 90 the State Industrial School
by bringing suit against all counties
which fail 10 pay for their wards since
1905. In 1904 the county commission
crs were advised that I, was not nee,
ossary 10 pay the expense OF keeping
wards at the institution. The board o'
control recently sued the commission
crs Of Summit county for $500 for
keep wards. Judge Lavender OF the
Fifth judicial district ruled In favor
OF the state institution and Attorney
General Dickson will begin suits. The
amount due from counties In abou,
$4,000. ~ which Denver county owes
$4,000 and III paso 5000.
Deacon Harris. formerly Of BOULDER
died In Silver city. New Mexico. july