The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


The State Teachers Association
meets at Denver December 31st 20
January Sd.
The magnificent new building Of the
Young Mems Christian association at
Denver was formally opened on the
10th inst, and is now in full opera
ton.
Never in the history of Denver have
the State Humane society and the
Colorado Prison association been
swamped with appeals for aid as at
the present time.
A special public school will be op-
ened for sixty or more Russian chill
dren in Greeley in order that they may
have better opportunities for individ.
ual instruction.
The board Of pardons at It's recon:
meeting in Denver refused an appli.
cation for pardon IN the case of sam
Enrich. sentenced from Denver Aug
nst 2, 1904, for the murder OF William
Malone.
The Southern Colorado Mercantile
company will build wholesale ware
house at Trinidad early next year
WhiCu Will Ut lOOAS0o letl anu uSe
stories high. Railroad tracks will run
through the building.
People in the vicinity OF Num-. in
Weld county, have petitioned the
county commissioners for eighty-three
miles of'county road. Eighty-flve miles
Of road has been granted in the vicin.
ity during the last year.
.- A strip of territory on the western
side of the Pixies Peak forest reserve
known as districts and Z, with an
approximate area of 100000 acres, has
been put into the Leadville reserve
The tract is situated west of the South
park.
Mrs. Marion Muir Richardson OF
Morrison, the well known poet and
short story writer, recently won a
suit to quiet title in considerable
tract of land which the projected in
provements at Morrison will make
very valuable.
On the 18th inst. the work of SUI
veying for the Herrylyn irrigation
project in southeastern Weld county
was begun and will occupy month
Preliminary lines have already beer
run defining the boundaries of tie
ditch. which embraces $4,000 acres.
A carload of Greeley potatoes was
stcrted few days ago for New Ynrl
20 be used for supplying the tables on
the big ocean liners and is the fore
runner of others to be used Cor The
same purpose and for supplying pri
vate yachts, among them that of tile
VRpGcrb;lts.
The Western Slope Bar association
will meet at Delta, December 23th
The counties comprising the listric
are Gunnison, Hinsdale, San fIiguel
Ouray, Montrose, Mesa and Delta. The
business meeting will be followed by s
banquet in the evening. The attend
ance is estimated at 100.
On Monday the Great Wasterr
Sugar company paid out 100000 4
tho Greeley, Eaton and Windsor sugar
factories. This covers the November
delivery of beets and salaries OF fac
tory employees for the month. Farmer:
are delivering their sliced beet:
rapidly and each factory is working a
frli capacity.
Lakeside, near Berkeley lake, is the
latest Denver summer. resort to VIZ
with Elitch's Gardens and Manhattan
Beach. 1t Is just across the line II
jefferson county and will have all th,
latest accessories, including theater
casion and, presumably. plenty OF bee
on tap The resort will be known q!
Lakeside Park.
The assessment this year shows
that Bruce G. Eaton pays the larges
tax of any individual In Weld count y
He paid on his own property and tn.
estate of the late ex-Gov. B. H. Eaton
which he shared with his mother. Hi:
tax Is $7,372.63, assessed on a valua
tion of $266, 900, about one-third Of the
actual value. This is practically al
real estate, covering 14,400 acres.
At meeting of the board of pal
dons in Denver on the 18th inst. the
case of Leonard Imboden and James
A. Hill was postponed until Feb. Z
when an open meeting will be held tc
consider the applications for the par
don of the two. II. J. Hershey and l.
s. Smith appeared in favor of Imboder
and Hill, while Harry Kelly was there
to protest against the granting OF the
pardon.
The Denver Real Estate exchange is
on record against the sale Of ChrlEt
mas trees, having resolved: THAT
we very much deprecate this annual
forestry murder and call upon oul
citizens and merchants generally tc
abstain from the use of these ever
greens at Christmas time, as far as
practicable, and to lend their influence
in discouraging the destruction oi
evergreen forests in the manner
named"
Building Inspector Willison Of Den
yer, has received beautiful model OF
the corner domes to be placed on the
new auditorium II was made in ST