The Elbert County tribune., 1907-01-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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1t is now expected that the electric
railway line from Canon City to the top
pI the Royal Gorge will be completed
by July LIST.
Forester Pinchot has apportioned to
the La Sale, Colorado. and Utah re-
serve. 6.l00 acres cattle and horses;
2l.000 acres sheep.
The postofIice business at Greeley
has increased so much that another
carrier has been added to the force,
making four in all.
Ottoman ODonnell, son of T. j.
O'Donnell, Denver, has been appointed
cadet midshipman at Annapolis Naval
Academy by Senator Teller.
Earl England. a linesman of the
Colorado Telephone Company. was in
stantly killed at Manitou. December
2Sth, by coming in contact with live
wire of the Pixies Peak Hydro-Electric
Company.
J. ID. Kenworthy. general freight
agent OF the Denver & Rio Grande at
Salt Lake City. has been appointed
general freight and passenger agent
duties January 1st.
soldle AuultOr "A. y, beHt mas an
nounced the appointment of George
Birdsall. for the past eight years chief
OF police of Colorado City, to be liquor
license inspector for the next two
years. There are three inspectors for
the state.
In his annual report. State Treasurer
Holmberg recommends that the com
ing Legislature issue bonds to redeem
ha. an,ffH fH.a fss. Of inn 1ate
amounting to S740,O00 issued by the
state during the Peabody administra-
| tion in dealing with labor troubles
Extensive improvements planned for
the coming year by the Colorado Mid
land road win entail the expenditure
of $4,000 in re-equipping and enlarg-
ing the company's shops at Colorado
| City. The monthly payroll at the shops
will be increased $4,000 and larger
number of men employed. Electric
| power will be installed.
| H. b. Kerr. travelling state agent of
| the Colorado bureau of Child and Ami
NAL Protection, has announced his in
| tentlon of resigning the first of the
year. to take place in the Office of Dis
trict Attorney Stidger at Denver, and
o. E. Tuft. another prominent agent
of the bureau will resign to travel for
wholesale glove house.
The acting commissioner of the land
| office has announced the withdrawal OF
| 31S,720 acres in Routt county, in north
west Colorado, west of the Continental
| divide, for forest reserve purposes. He
also withdrew for forest reserve pur-
poses 4S3 900 acres lying in southwest
| ern Colorado. north and east OF the
Southern Ute reservation, near the
town of Durango.
An appropriation of 100000 will be
asked of The General Assembly this
year by the board of trustees of the
| Colorado State School of Mines. Forty
thousand dollars of this money will be
used IL secured, for the erection of an
up-todate natatorium and gymnasium,
and $4,000 will be used to help wipe
out the Indebtedness of s37 .021.S1 now
hanging over the school.
Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert McClurg have
returned to the state for the holiday
season, after representing and describ-
ing Colorado in their illustrated lee
ture and travelogue, for the past three
month, from northern Wisconsin to
Mexico. During this tour they have
been the personal representatives of
the Denver Chamber of Commerce and
of leading sections of Colorado.
Assistant Secretary Edwards of the
Treasury Department has selected
what is known as the Hicox corner as
the site for the proposed public build
ing at Boulder. This site is 100 by 140
feet in area, on the northwest corner
| OF Walnut and Fifteenth streets. and
was offered by c. G. Hicox and G. p.
| McAlester for 100000. Ten other sites
were offered, but the one selected was
recommended by the agent of the de-
partment, who made an examination OF
all offered.
Special Agent C. L. Hendershot OF
the General Land Office, in charge of
the Pueblo district, recently resigned
with the request that he be relieved
January 1st. Mr.. Hendershot has been
in the service OF the land Office for
eight years. He will go to Walsenburg
where he will take up the practice OF
law. His successor has not been named
but Special Agent NJ. j. O'Brien, who
has supervision over this district, will
be in temporary charge of the office un'
til regular appointment Is made.
1t is understood that the Santa Fe
railroad will next year expend approx
imately 100000 in improvements in
and about its station at Colorado
Springs. A new three-story depot and
hotel will be built. concrete conduits
will be constructed on either side OF
the depot and a subway Will be built
under the tracks at Huerfano street.
The street cars going east will pass un-
der the railroad tracks through the
present subway at Kiowa street, in.
stead of the grade crossing at Pixies
Peak avenue.
In the United States Court at Den
yer, December 2Sth, Judge Lewis sen.
fenced George II. Suttle to pay $500
fine and $500 costs for Illegally cutting