The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1907-11-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The total assessment of all property
In Weld county is $14.769,518.
Pueblo has been made the Western
division point for the Rock Islands
fast passenger trains, instead Of Ros-
we'll
| Within the next twelve months $2S,.
900 will be spent by Colorado Springs
In parking Cascade avenue, the finest
residence street
The skeleton OF the mammoth re-
Gently discovered near La Veta has
been secured for the museum Of the
State University at Boulder.
The Greeley and Northern Railway
Utility Company expects to have its
electric line between Greeley and
Evans in operation by December 1st.
The short course at the State Agri-
cultural College opened on the 4th
inst. with ninety-five in attendance
1t is expected that the attendance
will reach $50.
J.F. Jackson has harvested from
four-acre tract near Fort Lupton
eighty-eight tons Of pumpkins. netting
him over $500. they were sold to
canning factory.
November 23d will be observed in
Glenwood Springs as Market Day
Farmers and stockmen are expected
to be present in great numbers an
make a big display.
The first American flag to fly from
Flagstaff in the city Of Manila, afte
the American occupation In 1898, ha
been donated to the state war relics
museum by former Governor James
H. Peabody.
]. w. Danner, a prominent lumber
dealer of Loveland, died on the 5th
inst. of pneumonia. He leaves a
widow and four children. He was
serving his second term as alderman
at the time of his death.
The jury in the case Of Edward Mar
shall, charged with completely in the
alleged theft of sixteen head Of cattle.
the hides of which were found In the
watts at the Fort Collins Packing Com
pany, returned verdict of not guilty
For the purpose of filling vacancie;
in the Denver custom house, the civi
service commission will hold an ex
animation on December 9Th. The posi-
tion is that Of inspector and store
keeper and brings IN an annual salary
of $500.
In a report to the Longmont cham
ber of commerce by Mayor H. Z
Kelly, manager of the Big ThompsoH
mill, it is set forth that 100000 bush.
els of wheat have been marketed in
Loveland this fall at an average price
of so cents.
By order of the treasury depart
ment at Washington 81 100000 in sil
yer half and quarter-dollars were
shipped from the Denver mint to tn
subtreasury at Chicago on the 5tl
inst. The weight of the silver is jus
thirty tons.
Since the bonding companies tooa
charge Of the construction of the Del
yer auditorium the work has pre-
gressed rapidly and it is now elaine!
by those in charge that it will be pos
sible to have it completed by the fir 4
of next May.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application for the char
ter Of the First National bank OF
Sedgwick. Its capital stock is $4,000,
and among it's incorporators are C. B.
Kingsbury, R. T. McGrew. A. L.
Clarke, G. H. Pratt and Mark Burke.
A unique and picturesque custom
was inaugurated al the State Univer
sity in Boulder recently. The Sopho.
more class gave barbecue to the
entire student body and faculty. 1t oc-
CURED at night in natural amphi-
theatre just below the University lake.
After roast beef, pies and other eat
abes had been distributed there was
a program of speeches and athletir
exercises.
There will be a public Thanksgiv-
ing service In the Broadway theater
at Denver on Thanksgiving day, No.
vember 2Sth, at 1890 a. m. Mayo
Robert w. Speer is to lead in the eX.
preston Of thanksgiving For th5
City," Governor Buchtel For tn
State" the Rev. David Utter, "Fo'
Our Schools" the Rev. Wiliatl
O'Ryan, For Our Homes" DR.. vii
liam S. Friedman, For Our Religion.
Brakeman John Thompson had hi
arm broken and four japanese were
seriously injured in collision b.
tween Denver & Rio Grande freight
and work train on Cumbres mountain
on the 9th inst. One Japanese had his
skull crushed and died on the train,
another an eye put out, one was in
Jured internally, and the fourth sus'
tained several broken bones. The men
were taken to the Durango hospital. r
The annual report of F. G. Mirick
of the Juvenile Court at Pueblo for
the fiscal year ending October 3lst
shows that ninety-five juvenile de,
linquents were brought before the
court during the year, which is al
most double the record Of last year
OF these seventy-three were male
and twenty-five were females. Thre2
parents were fined for contributing to
juvenile delinquency during the year
William R. Mason and Joseph Van
derweide, accused OF the murder OF
Joseph A. Walker, secret service
agent, at Hesperus, near Durango
November 3rd, we're arraigned in tn
District Court at Durango on the Sth
inst and pleaded not guilty. tn
date for the trial was not set, the dis.
trict attorney asking for time to con
slider the evidence. Both defendants