The state herald., 1907-03-22
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

It is Colorado Day-August 1st.
Burlington has been made a presi
dental postoffice at $1,000 a year, and
Montclair. at $1,000 year.
The women of Steamboat Springs
nominated q municipal ticket which
was endorsed by both political parties.
A shipment Of ITO cars of sheep
from the Fort Collins and Greeley dis
tricts started for the Chicago market
on the 18th.
Ludwig. Nelson and Jess A. Eddy,
miners employed on the Golden Cycle
mine at Victor were killed by an
explosion on the 14th.
The Logan County Advocate and
the Republican at Sterling have been
consolidated and will be conducted by
D. c. Smith. former publisher Of the
Republican.
To save the life of his mother. whom
he believed was about to be killed by
his stepfather. J. II. Grange. an eight
een-year-old boy of Silverton, shot and
killed Deputy Sheriff William Accord.
his stepfather.
Alfred Hopley and Bert Perry,
messengers for the Wells.Fargo Ex.
press company between Aspen and
Basalt, have been arrested on the
charge of embezxling a package con-
taining $4,000, said package having
disappeared while In transit.
Alfred Hopley and Bert Perry. mes
sengers for the WellsFargo Express
Company between Aspen and Basalt.
have been arrested on the charge Of
embexsling q package containing
$500. said package having disap.
peared while In transit.
Tuesday night about $3.50 Miss Het-
tie Bever. 16-years-old girl, was shot
through the window at her home In
North Delta, the ball passing through
her arm just above the elbow. Jimmy
Workman. twenty-five years old. is In
jail charged with the crime. which he
denies.
Clifford Pinchot, chief Of the forest
service, has recommended the release
from temporary withdrawal Of 550,400
acres of land In western Montrose and
San Miguel counties. A large area
had been temporarily withdrawn In
that region pending an examination to
determine It's suitability for forest pur-
poses.
The reclamation service wants 30
900 barrels OF Portland cement for the
Uncompahgre irrigation project and is
asking cement mills to submit pro-
posals which will be opened April 18th
at Montrose. This cement will be
used in lining the Gunnison tunnel.
which is now considerably over half
completed.
After months OF negotiations he
| tween the Denver e. Rio Grande ana
the International Association OF Ma.
chinists, the latter organization has
secured the cocessions It was asking.
ond 500 rnachinists and pipemen have
been granted an increase In wages of
two and three cents an hour. nine
hour day, and time and half for
overtime.
Mrs. ]. u. Smith was taken to Fort
Morgan from Snyder by Sheriff Bur
detto md lodged In the county jail,
charged with the murder of her six
teen-year-old daughter. Shirley Smith
Mrs. Smith was arraigned before Jus
tice of the Peace Edward Wilson at
Snyder and was bound over to the dis
trict court In $4,000. which she failed
TO furnish.
1t is stated that the Santa Fe Rail.
road Company is wedding out all oper'
ators who belong to the Telegraphers
union. II is said that fifteen union
telegraphers between La Junta and
Las Vegas were discharged this morn
ing. that no reason was given. but
that II is on account OF their union ar
filiations. What the outcome will be
Is uncertain. Among those discharged
were two operators at Trinidad.
The board of trustees of Steamboat
Springs has decided by a unanimous
vote TO sever all business relations
with the Steamboat Springs Electric
Light Company after the present
month md has granted n provisional
franchise To n new company to erecl
poles and string wires through the
public alleys. II also promised &c
enter into a contract for street light
Ing. The old company will probably
make fight.
A Kansas City syndicate. headed BY
r. J. Martin. has purchased tract ol
| 10000 acres In the San Luis vale,
from Gen. william J. Palmer for $500.
900. The company will erect n 81 900.
900 beet sugar factory nt Fort Garland
The land acquired will be cultivated
for bccts. and II Is proposed TO operate
n factory with capacity Of 1000 tom
Of bects daily. A colonization scheme
and big irrigation project are contem
plated In the plans OF the company.
A Catholic Postgraduate univcrslt,
is to be built ON sixty acres OF land east
q, Washington park and north OF Uni
yersity park In Denver. on tho lant
formerly known ms Coronado heights
There will be EIGHT or ten large build
inHs OF the mission style OF architect
urc. and the main building will face OF
East Louisiana avenue. Tho course o
study will be five years md will In
ciudo classical subjects and subjeci'
pertaining TO the higher study o
theology. Tho aim will be to provide
the means for the requirement OF The
best possible Catholic and liberal odu
cation.
II favorable results ARE obtained
from Investigations which are bcin,
uinde nv the membpra 0f the Electrical