The state herald., 1907-04-26
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

accidentally fell into the Frying ran
river Tuesday and was drowned.
Idaho Springs has taken on renewed
mining activity this spring, and the
camp claims to be the best in the
| West.
Denver is to have no festival OF
Mountain and Plain this year. The
Greater Colorado movement now has
the floor.
The Trinidad Trades and Labor As
sembly, which has been out of COM
mission for four months, has been re-
| juvenated.
| The Baptist church on Seventh and
Macon avenues, Canon City, will be en-
larged by the addition of two.story
| 20X3O wing.
The Erie Boosters are pushing their
old uncle, Success, right up the tree.
and he is reaching right out for the
| apple Of reward.
Governor Buchtel has vetoed the
anti.fusion bill passed by the Sixteenth
Assembly. 70 Just go right on and fuse
as much as you like.
Thomas Miller, a student in Colo
RADIO College at Colorado Springs, was
arrested for cruelty lashing horse he
had hired at livery stable.
A workmen returning from Panama
says there is great deal OF unrest
among the laborers down there, and
that there is liable to be a strike any
day.
Napoleon Stone, an aged farmer
from Washington. has disappeared in
Denver and the police are looking for
him. He had considerable money with
him.
John Jolly overtanked with liquid
Joy at Golden one day this week. and
is charged with carrying of several
gallons outside OF his hide. He will
have to answer to the District Court.
The Rev. ]. p. Lucas, who has been
chaplain OF the penitentiary for four
years. has been succeeded by Rev. j..
G. Blake OF Silverton. The Rev. Mr..
Lucas will go to Colorado Springs, his
former home. to rest.
NJ. b. Tomblin, George W. Williams
and w. W. Degge. OF Boulder. have
purchased the townsite of Nederland
and will Immediately exploit the prop
erty with view OF increasing the pop
ulation Of the town.
Headquarters have been opened at
Trinidad by ID. 4. Fitton for the pur-
pose OF patrolling and conserving the
new Las Animas forest reserve In this
and Huerfano counties. Three rang
ers will be assigned to the district.
Scientists tell us that, on an average.
the earth's crust is only fifteen miles
deep and the inside Is boiling. seeth.
ing mass OF lava. Someone ought to
speak to these Colorado schoolmarms
about walking too hard on the ground.
Word has been received that pro.
cession OF nifty covered wagons left
Grand Island. Nebraska, and vicinity.
this week. and tnat their objective
point~is the Arkansas valley. A great
many OF these immigrants have the
means TO purchase small farms.
Frank b. Yockey. ex.police Judge.
who failed Of re.appointment when the
new City Council assumed the reins Of
municipal government. threatens to ap.
peal to the state authorities to test tho
constitutionality Of the law passed by
the Sixteenth Assembly. making here
tofore elective officers appointive.
County commissioners at Fort Col.
Inns have decided to bridge the Poudre
river. ten miles from Fort Collins. This
decision was reached while the county
commissioners and three members OF
the City Council were marooned an
hour and twenty minutes In the mid.
die Of the river by u baking team.
John Nolon. well known as the pro-
prietor OF several large gambling
houses during the palmy days OF Crtp-
pie Creek. IN planning to invest $40. 900
In improving his property In Manitou.
He also will build business block on
the main street Nolon has maintained
n residence at Mani,ou for a number Of
years.
The Denver Marble and Granite Com.
pany has Just completed u magniflce nt
granite monument to be placed over
the grave OF the late Ex-Governor Davis
II. Waite, The monument is the gif,
Of the Western Federation OF Miners
and will be unveiled by that organiza.
ton with proper ceremonies at the
cemetery In Aspen on Decoration Day,
A company is being formed ut steam
boat Springs by Clinton Bivons and
Claude II. Rowlctto for the piping OF
natural fas to that city from the
Charles Hel,cy ranch. where there IL
strong flow OF gas out OF the earth
The Hclzey ranch Is four miles north
of Steamboat Springs. and within hall
mile Of the Republican mine on Cop
| per range.
Charles Schcrard. n Santa Fc frclgh,
train brakeman. while walking on the
train to the eaboosc In n stir wind
at la Juntn, was blown from the toy
Of one OF the ears and fell between
two others, lie was dragged COO feet
and was found on the track uncon
hcioua with one leg broken. lie was
taken 10 the Santa fc hospital aud
probably will not recover.
Judge W. II. Thompson OF Greeley
Colorado. died at u sanitnrium In Lin
coin, Nebraska. Tuesday. Death wal
caused by a stroke of appoplcsy. judg,
Thompson was one of the earliest set
tiers Mt Greeley. going there with the
colonista. He got his title from hold
lng the position Of Judge OF the count,
| court lie In survived by "A widow nm.