The state herald., 1907-08-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


protect themselves and their patrons,
the coal dealers have organized the
Colorado Springs Coal Dealers Cor
rect Weight Association.
A 100000 steel culvert factory may
be established in Colorado Springs. C..
| d. Voorhees, of Charlottesville, Ind,
is in communication with the cham
ber of commerce with this end in
view.
Examinations for forest rangers
have been held at Estes Park, five par
ticipants passing successfully. Mr..
| Wheeler, the new supervisor of the
Medicine Bow national forest, has just
taken charge of the work, following
the resignation of S. N. Hustled.
A boarding house and grocery store
| owned by j. J. Abendschan in Colo
| rado City were totally destroyed by
fire, the loss approximating $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gastwell, who
| were asleep in the boarding house,
were aroused by the firemen breaking
in their room, and escaped in their
night clothes.
Albert Hepburger, teamster, while
coming down Gregory gulch, at Black
Hawk, with heavy load of ore, had
his leg broken at the ankle by the up
setting of the wagon. The brake
broke, throwing the team, wagon and
driver into the gulch, but the horses
escaped injury. Hepburger managed
to jump and escaped more serious in.
fury.
The Rocky Mountain Chautauqua
opened its first session at Salida on
July 20. There were fully 1000 peo-
pie In attendance. The attractions
were the Minneapolis Quartette and
II. F. Huntington, humorist. The
ChautauQua will last ten days and is
to be made an annual affair in River
side Park. one mile north of Salida
on the banks of the Arkansas.
Nathan Naum, who has been attend
ing the State University from Manske,
| Russia, and who is now employed in
| sociological work among the Jewish
| immigrants to this country who come
to New York, Is doing remarkable
work and will not return to the uni
versity next year. His work has to
do with bettering the condition OF the
thousands Of foreign pauper Jews who
find their way to American shores,
! and of securing for them openings in
western industries.
Louis Stein, arrested several weeks
ago at Trinidad, on the charge OF writ
| ing Black Hand" letters, was released
from the county Jail on his own recos-
nizancs. The recent arrest of Charles
Keesee, who is also charged with writ
ing threatening and obscene letters,
has removed the burden of blame from
STEMS shoulders and there Is no evi-
dence against him sufficient to hold
him. Kesee was placed under bonds
Of $1,000 yesterday and was taken to
Denver today, where he will be held
for ,he next term OF the United States
Distr'c: Court.
Waste paper being hurled about by
the wind on the streets OF Steamboa,
/ Springs made II necessary TO shoot a
valuable mare. The mare was one OF
n team which William Kitchens OF
| Trull had tied TO hitching rail on q
side street The mare became terrified
when struck by sheet of waste pa
per AMI tried 10 leap over the rail 10
which she was hitched, but was held
back By the halter rope. In attempt
ing to get back TO the ground. one or
her forpfeet became wedged between
the post and rail and the roof was
pulled from the ankle joint II was
necessary to shoot the animal TO put
her out OF her misery. MIR. Kitchens nj
once employed an attorney TO bring ac
tion against the city to recover tho
amount OF the loss.
The woodmon OF the World camp
OF Golden has decided to incorporate
as building association and enlarge
the building II now occupies to more
than double Its present size. The
property Is owned by Stewart a Lewis
and the Woodmen will do the rcmod
cling for an undivided one'half inter
est, they to have flll control and all
revenues from the upper floor, while
Stewart a Lewis will have the same
rights with the ground floor. The
capital stock will be $500. divided
into 800 shares Of S25 each. and this
amount Will be sufficient TO complct,
the building and furnish II. The as
sociation will be Incorporated b,
Judf. Charles Mccall. a. c. Pattoo
J. c. Deylon. A. W. Armstrong and II
". Miller. who will be the director,
for the ilrst year
/, The county commissioners are con
sidcrinH building hnc graded. gray
cllcd road from La Sale 10 Ault. I
distance Of nearly twenty miles. at :
! cost OF about $4,000. Only part %
this expense will be borne by Wei,
county as the Great Western Sugnl
Company has agreed to pay the cos
of every third mile Of graded and grav
cllcd road which Weld county shnl
build, The road from Ia Sale 20 Aul
In travelled more. probably, than nm,
other one road In the county. boini
the chief thoroughfaro TO Cheyenne
for bicycles and autos as well ns on'
Of the main roads In the country owe
which farmers bring produce Il
Greeley. Farmers who use the pres
, cnt road offered 10 donate men ant
teams to help build the proposed high
way. II II understood that Bfno'
| Eaton has offered gravel 10 the eoun
~ without expenses The commission