The state herald., 1907-09-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Colorado City's school enrolment is
1910.
Barney Levy, pioneer clothing
dealer at Colorado Springs. is dead,
Mayor Speer of Denver is out with
sharp stick after the illegal wine
rooms.
The Chamber Of Commerce of Den.
yer Is after the local coal trust with q
hot poker.
1t is claimed that at least 1000 car
loads Of fruit will be shipped from the
Western Slope this year.
The contracts have been let to 10.
cal men for the erection Of the Empson
canning factory at Greeley.
Mathew ]. Drury, Denver hotel
keeper, drank poison because his
business was a failure. He died.
Tho grand Jury at Fort Collins has
found true indictments against thirty
people in that section. The indictments
are secret until papers can be served.
Russell Boles, convicted of assaulting
a girl and killing her brother few
years ago In Denver, and who is
thought by some to be innocent, may
be pardoned by the Board Of Pardons
The annual convention of the Colo
rado Baptist association, embracing Il
Paso, Teller, Lake and Pitkin counties
opened In the First Baptist church q,
Colorado Springs Monday night for a
three days session.
William Wriske, who was shot in the
back near the Big Five mill at Camp
Frances, near Ward. recently. is re.
ported recovering. The physician re.
moved sixty shot from his back, neck
and head, and few were too deep to
be cut out.
The Sioux City colony Is the latest
organization in Denver, and has been
formed with the hope Of bringing into
closer touch all former citizens oi
Sioux City for mutual benefit and
pleasure. Officers have been elected
and the society IL contemplating q 30.
ries Of picnics.
Sunday night bold burglary was
committed when the clothing store oi
the Bethel company at Canon City was
looted and clothing and gents furnish.
ing goods valued at $500 carried away.
The booty taken consisted of broken
and complete suits OF clothes. under.
wear. shirts. neckties and other fur
nishings.
]. T. Fashbaugh. one Of the earliest
pioneers Of Evans, and for thirty-three
years station agent here, died sud.
denly Of heart failure. He was seventy.
two years old and two years ago was
put on the retired list of the railroad
service. He is survived by a widow.
two sons. viii and Frank, and a daugh'
ter, Carrie.
The first biennial convention Of the
Christian Endeavor workers OF the
eastern district OF the Colorado Chris.
tian Endeavor union, consisting OF the
counties OF Gilpin, Clear Creek. Jefier'
son, Denver. Adams. Arapahoe. Wash.
ington and Yuma, will be held on Sep.
tcmber 18th. 18th and 18th. In the
First Presbyterian church at Golden.
Mrs. Mary Hayden. aged seventy.
Ave is dead at Boulder. She lived In
the neighborhood for thirty years. Her
husband died twenty years ago. She
leaves three daughters, Mrs. Robert
Montgomery and Mrs. Flora Prince oi
his county, and Mrs. Marshal Cham,
bers Of Leadville, also two sons. VII
liam and Edward Of Grand Encamp
ment. Wyoming.
A contract has been let by the City
Council OF Idaho Springs to Thompson
a Wilkie for the construction OF n res
ervoir on Chicago creek to cost $50.
900. The reservoir will be for the
storage Of G0.000000 gallons Of wates
to be taken from the headwaters Of
Chicago creek. The work Is TO begin
at once. SO that the reservoir can be
completed In time to catch the sprins
water.
An all.day temperance meeting was
recently held at the First Methodist
church In Colorado Springs under the
auspices Of the State Prohibition
League. Secretary A. u. Taynton was
one OF the speakers. and the Roberts
mnle quartet furnished the music. The
Rev. &. b. Wilcox made tho principal
address. and the meeting was the be
ginning OF mn active campaign for pro
hibition In El Paso county.
The largest check ever drawn In
Berthoud In payment for n wheat crop
was In favor OF W. L. Bransom. n
farmer living near Bcrthoud. for Sl2..
G?2.l2. drawn by LoyeJoy Bros. and
paid by the Berthoud National Bank.
Bransom had 400 acres of wheat and
harvested $4,000 bushels. In addition
TO his wheat he has about 800 acres In
sugar beeta. which promise n heavy
tonnage. Should they average twenty
tons. which Ia not unlikely. hc will
receive $4,000 for his beet crop. This
IN tho largest acreage grown by q
single individual In tho world.
Tho abstract Of assessment for Weld
county, ms returned by Asscasor J. G,
wyiic. will show nm Increase OF nearly
$1,000 900 over that OF last year, Con
trary 90 expectations the increased
value will be greater proportionateiy
than Il In In the cities. The total In
crease for tho cities will bo aboa,
100000 or less than on-.eighth Of the
whole. Tho Increased value In Greeley
property will be s2i5.ooo. Tho next
largest increase will be for the city
Of Ault. $4,000. All OF the other
towns Of tho county show good gains.