The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


murder trial at Boise.
Denver and Greeley are to be con-
nectea oy an electric line. Articles of
importance have been filed.
y. W. Yeager died of Bright's dis
ease. aged hfty-one. He had been an
honored citizen of Longmont for years.
j. b. Bailey. a coal miner at Flor
ence, fell dead the other night. He
had been complaining OF not feeling
well for several days.
The Sisters in charge OF st. Fran
CHS seminary at Longmont are super
intending the furnishing OF the build
ing ana expect to open the school Sep
tember 1st.
Inc new hotel committee at Boulder
has decided to name the new structure
the Boulderado." being made out of
the words Boulder and Colorado.
Work is beieng pushed rapidly.
Pueblo captured the 1908 convention
of the State Federation of Colored
Momens Clubs. President Ida-Joyce
jackson OF Colorado Springs, and other
omcers. hold over until next year.
Gov. Buchtel has received the resig-
nation of Senator NJ. K. Lewis of Ere
mont county. He has just been ap-
pointed postmaster OF Florence and
resigned before the expiration OF his
term.
John Corne. probation officer of
Weld county for the last five years.
resigned and z. Tisdel. known as
Father Tisdel. who devotes his life
to looking after the unfortunate in
Weld county. was appointed TO the va
cancy
Costello and Stevenson, two Oak
Creek merchants before the County
Court charged with the Illegal sale of
liquor were discharged, the jury con-
sidering the evidence against them in
sufficient to sustain the charge. The
defense offered no evidence.
Lucille Murtis, one OF the most prom
inent graduates of the Trinidad High
school this year. was thrown from a
buggy and fatally injured at Berint-
Vile, la. She was prominent in the
young society set and the sad news
Is received with great regret.
While aiding the other farmers OF
Fountain valley to exterminate the
magpies of that section, Gus Wilson,
living near Little Buttes. fell from a
tree, dislocating three vertebrae. His
recovery is doubtful The ranchmen
killed exactly 1000 magpies.
The Wellington association is con-
structing dam for the purpose Of
storing water on the high ground north
west of Boulder for jrrigating pur-
poses. The dam is to be about GOO feet
long, have a base OF 100 feet and be
fifty feet high. The reservoir will
cover about thirty acres and will irri-
gate several thousand acres.
Workmen excavating for the lake TO
be used in connection with the Shoot
the chutes" at the Zoo, near Colorado
Springs, have unearthed the skeleton
OF a giant Indian and a horse at a
depth of about ten feet. With the
skeleton were found the remains of d
bow and arrow and half decayed
fragment of blanket. The supposi
ton is that the Indian was a Cheyenne
and was carried from the cliffs in a
landslide.
What is said to have been the first
frame building erected in Fort Col
Inns, is being moved to make room foI
a hardware store, 75x125 feet, which
Judge Jay Boughton is building. The
old building was erected in the win
ter of 1923 by Judge Boughton, he
doing most of the work on 1t. 1t was
built for the use of the secretary OF
the colony, and later used as a printing
Office. When Judge Boughton was
elected county Judge in 1876 he occu
pied it as a court room and Office.
The AntiSaloon League claims tc
have secured evidence of violations OF
the gambling and Sunday-closing laws
against nearly every saioonkeeper II
Arapahoe county, and District Attor
ney Smith filed twenty-nine complaints
in the County Court. The men foI
whom warrants were issued are:
Charles Lawlin, Fort Logan, fou;
cases: Harry Livingston, Fort Logan
four cases; H. Ulind. Fort Logan, two
cases; Patrick Slyney, Fort Logan;
James Buck, Petersburg; c. A. Hort
man, Petersburg, five cases; Frank A
Beandle, Petersburg, seven cases; j. e
Crawford. Littleton, two cases; Henry
Heiney. Littleton. two cases; Lewis
Steckline, Sullivan.
In appears from investigation thai
much of the fruit thought to have
been killed by the early May storms
is alive and fiourishing, and reports
from around Grand Junction indicate
that large amount of apples and
pears will be harvested this year
though the crop will not be full one
Peaches seem to have suffered the
most from the freeze. and berries
grapes, plums and other small fruits
will produce only a fair crop. Late
cherries are an exception to the latter
group. and it is anticipated that this
crop will show up well at the end Of
the season. The growers are not al
all discouraged over the prospect and
are keeping their trees in good shape
by spraying, whether they will! beal
this year or not.
A new forage plant has been intro
duced in Boulder. which. 1t is claimed
is even better than alfalfa. especially
on sandy and dry soil. Its botanical
name is papsalum dilatatum, the com
mon name being large water grass,