The Springfield herald., 1907-04-12
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

mines near Eldora netted $4,000.
The Rio Grandc will builI from Trini- |
dad to Santa Fc, SO reports have it.
Boulder had one-thousand dollar
fire in Il lumber yard the other night.
Charles l.. Cunningham, of Colorado
City, committed suicide owing to i'll
health.
Back to the stores, mines and
farms. The Sixteenth Assembly has
adjourned
Palisades light plant went up in
smoke, and old-time candles nave been
hauled out.
The usual batch of "ruined fruit" re-
ports are coming in, and it is all laid
TO the door of poor old Jack Frost.
A Greeley plumber climbed to the
roof of the tallest building in the place
trying to get away from imaginary
bugs.
The hazing students expelled from
the School of Mines at Golden, have
been causing the faculty all kinds OF
anxiety.
William r. Jerome, district attorney
of New York, anticipates coming to
Colorado for Il rest as soon as he can
Thaw out.
Prosper McCulloch was sentenced to
the penitentiary from Montrose for
stealing horses Here is Il Prosper
who didn't prosper.
DIR. l. L. Newsome has resigned as
member of the Agricultural college fac
ulty to become state meat and slaush-
ter house inspector.
John Girdler was elected leader of
the University of Colorado Glee club,
and Fred Castelucci reelected leader
of the Mandolin club.
The Better Boulder municipal
ticket won out, and the Boulder Herald
is justly growing over the victory. The
Herald made hard fight.
A Denver woman run down plain
citizen with her automobile the other
day. Plain citizens will have to take
to the roofs or the subway.
A. A. Johnson has been appointed TO
the position of superintendent of the
mineral department of the State Land
Board. at salary of $4,000 year.
A supposed unknown crazy woman
is creating CONSERVATION in the camp
at Morrison. She comes down out OF
the mountains and then runs back.
A workmen returning from Panama
says there is great deal of unrest
among the laborers down there. and
lIllt tUeEe Is luulC " oc u 81 ihS t'hy
day.
Axel Swanson, of Denver. will draw
81, 800 n year as deputy state labor
commissioner, 4 new office that came
out of the labors of the Sixteenth AS
sembly.
DR.. William Edgar Cell, the author
and traveller. is lecturing in Colorado
on "Cannibals-Before and After TAX.
ing" But why should lie come to Colo
rado?
The little cabin that sheltered Presi-
dent Roosevelt hear the head waters OF
Divide Creek, thirty miles southwest OF
Glenwood Springs, has been destroyed
by fire.
| II. H. Daniels, of Denver, drew the
position Of appraiser for the State
Land Board, at 81, 500 per. This is one
OF the new berths created by the late
General Assembly.
Victor citizens have consummated
arrangements with the railroads where
by ample time between trains" will be
given for tourists to see the famous
gold producing city.
Ralph Inman, a miner. fell 800 feet
down the shaft of Lucky Gus, the other
day at Goldfield, Colorado, and was not
seriously injured. There must be
something in name after all.
The Loveland Chamber of Com.
merce says to the Longmont Chamber
of Commerce, Come over and have
hot bird with us; and the response
came back. Don't care If we do"
Fire In the machine shop of McCarty
| G Moore of Leadvile caused damage 10
the amount of $1,000. The fire was
confined TO the machine shop and in.
1n,Un nf mDchinprN
and burned up many patterns.
John d. Lloyd of the Canon City
Labor club has brought suit against
the city for 81 400 damages for the de-
struction of bar and saloon fixtures
used in the club rooms, which were
raided July 1st, last
Some of the housewives of Denver
are smarting under the cruel imposi.
ton imposed upon them by horserad'
ish manufacturers who are embalming
their ground product in poisonous sui
phuric acid instead of vinegar.
James A. Gilmour, candidate on the
Democratic and Citizens tickets for
mayor, suffered stroke of paralysis
of the heart as the news of his over
whelming election was told to him.
and died almost Immediately. He was
making merry over his victory with
number of friends when attacked.
uoctor, who was called, said excite
lnent killed him.
An increase ir the salaries of the
teachers of the public schools of Colo
RADIO Springs which will cause the ad-
ditonal expenditure of about $4,000
year was made at n special meeting of
the board of education. The maximum
salary of the grade teachers was in.
creased from $3.50 to $3.50. The new
schedule of salaries will go into effect
July 1st Under the new schedule the
teachers here vii receive the highest
salaries paid to public school teachers
in Colorado or in any adjoining state.
The Empson Canning factory at
Longmont is putting in extensive i'm
provements in the way of machinery
and additional storage room, which
will cost $4,000. The factory will
employ between 800 and 400 people
this season, and will have over 1000
acres of land planted in garden truck.
There will be 5000 acres in peas and
1000 acres in asparagus, cucumber
pickles, tomatoes. cabbage, and sew