The Ordway new era., 1907-11-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


Court. Before his case comes 10 'riai
an inquiry will be made as TO his
sanity.
/ Fred Gilbert, 4 young ranchet oi
Dix, near Durango, was kllieu u!
fall from his horce. His neck was
broken. He was forty.four years OF
age and unmarried. TWO brothers'
John and George. are prominent Du'
range business men.
DR.. +. n. Carrier of the State Board
of Health has urged the City Couhcii
of Canon City to appoint a mix ana
pure food inspector to donate ms en-
lire time to the work. The doctor mas
exercised the right OF Inspection ns
a member OF the state BSard. and has
improved daIries here and closed one
slaughter house.
In broad daylight and on the prin'
cipal street of Trinidad. Joe Licklider,
a well-known carpenter. was robbed
OF $50. and John Berry, carpenter
from Dufiield. was arrested charged
with naying committed the crime.
LIcklider and Berry had been drinking
together. II is said. and Berry. II is al
legged. ran his hand over Licklider's
shoulder and snatchcd the wallet from
his inside waistcOat pocket.
Fearing that the Victor Record of
flee would be raidcd at night, George
+. Kyner. owner and editor. had his
establishment guarded yarmed men.
Il was rumored that because of Sc
we're criticisms bearing upon Mayor
John II. Williams and Alderman J. L.
Elliott relative to bills for work done
BY those officials for the city. that their
friends had threatened TO take revenge
on Kyner and his printing Office.
The net receipts OF the fair given
by the members Of St. Peters Cath
olic church. which closed Saturday
night, are $4,000. The Rev. Father
L. b. White. who says that the results
do not show hard times in Cripple
Creek. wishes TO express. through the
columns OF The News. the apprecia.
ton OF the members of the parish OF
the handsome donations by Denver
parties and the people of this district.
G. Fred Nicholas has filed a damage
claim for $4,000 against the Colorado
Springs & InteruTban Street Railway
Company in the District Court. The
action IL the outgrowth OF an alleged
fist fight with the conductor OF n Man.
itou car two months ago. The con.
ductor objected to the persistency OF
Nicholas child in ringing the bell. II
Is said. and came TO blows with the
father. No report Of the matter was
made to the officials of tho company.
Zebulon Pike chapter. Daughters OF
The American Revolution Of Colorado
Springs. wants the next state confer
cnCc to be held in Colorado Springs.
and movement has been started by
prominent members TO bring the gath.
ering TO this city. Mrs. Francis ".
Goddard. the regent. and other lead.
FRS among the club and society women
1f the city are working 10 that end.
The local chapter Is also aiding in the
work OF marking the Santa Fc trail.
The new shops building for the Col.
cge Of Engineering NJ the State Uni.
versity is being rapidly constructed
and will be opened for the students
On January LIST. At present the steel
and brick work are being put in and
he building will be ready for the ma.
chinery by December. When com.
pleted nj cost of $50. 900 IL will be
The best OF its kind between Chicago
and the Pacific Coast. Its erection
was necessary TO give more room for
classes in the larger engineering
building.
What Is considered the finest spcci.
men OF tungsten bearing ore in the
world was brought to the Colorado
School of Mines by DIR. Herman FlcCk.
professor of chemistry. Saturday DIR,
Fleck, accompanied by T.. l.. White.
former state commissioner OF mines.
and Il photographer. made an exam.
ination OF tungsten property In
Boulder county, near Rollinsville. Th.
object OF the visit was 10 gather
and experience of "A com.
new tungsten region. Be.
fore leaving Rollinsville on the re.
turn trip the party was invited TO the
cabin OF an old prospector. and there
shown some very rare specimens
Some of them carry seventy per cent.
tungsten acid valued at 50 10 $40 per
unit. and one proved to be crystallizcd
wolframite in form of a slab weighing
fifteen pounds. This Dr. Fleck Sc.
cured, and II is now in the hands of
Professor II. B. Patton. of the geology
and minerology department who will
mount II for the display collection, In
the opinion of this gentleman, the
specimen has no duplicate In the
world. Crystallizcd wolframite. even
In minute crystals. is rare anywhere.
ana the sudden appearance OF this
magnificent specimen is bound to ere.
ate n sensation.
After nine years of litigation. the
estate OF Charles and Mary OHara.
ranchers near Brighton. who were
murdered by Frank Herold. now serv.
Ing life sentence in the peniten.
tiary, Is settled rhe uues,ion a, >,
which of the O'Haras met death Arc,