The Elbert County tribune., 1907-08-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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| In order to regulate weights and
protect themselves and their patrons,
the coal dealers have organized the
Colorado Springs Coal Dealers Cor
rect Weight Association.
A 100000 steel culvert factory may
be established in Colorado Springs. C.
D. Voorhees, of Charlottesville, Ind,
is in communication with the cham
ber OF commerce with this end in
view.
| Examinations for forest rangers
have been held at Estes Park, Ave par
Elephants passing successfully. Mr..
Wheeler, the new supervisor of the
Medicine Bow national forest, has just
taken charge of the work. following
the resignation of S. N Hustled.
| A boarding house and grocery store
owned by ]. ]. Abendschan in Colo
rado City were totally destroyed by
fire, the loss approximating $4,000.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Gastwell, who
were asleep in the boarding house,
were aroused by the firemen breaking
in their room, and escaped in their
night clothes.
| Albert Hepburger, a teamster, while
coming down Gregory gulch, at Black
Hawk, with heavy load of ore, had
his leg broken at the ankle by the up,
setting of the wagon. The brake
broke, throwing the team, wagon and
driver into the gulch, but the horses
escaped injury. Hepburger managed
to Jump and escaped more serious in
jury.
The Rocky Mountain Chautauqua
| opened its first session at Salida on
1 ~ full
ple in attendance. The attractions
| were the Minneapolis Quartette and
H. f. Huntington, humorist. The
| Chautauqua will last ten days and is
| to be made an annual affair in River
side Park, one mile north of Salida ,
| on the banks of the Arkansas.
Nathan Naum, who has been attend
| ing the State University from Manske,
Russia, and who is now employed in
| sociological work among the Jewish
| immigrants to this country who come
| to New York, is doing remarkable
| work ard will not return to the uni
versity next year. His work has to
do with bettering the condition of the
thousands of foreign pauper Jews who
| find their way to American shores,
and of securing for them openings in
| western industries.
Louis Stein, arrested several weeks
ago at Trinidad, on the charge of writ
ing BLACK Hand" letters, was released
from the county Jail on his own recog-
niZance. The recent arrest of Charles
Keesee, who is also charged with writ
| ing threatening and obscene letters,
has removed the burden of blame from
J STEMS shoulders and there is no evil
dence against him sufficient to hold
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of 81 00o yesterday and was taken to
Denver TO-DAY, where he will be held
for rhe next term of the United States
Distric. Court.
Waste paper being hurled about by
| the wind on the streets of Steamboat
Springs made it necessary to shoot a
valuable mare. The mare was one of
| team which William Kitchens OF
Trull had tied to a hitching rail on a
side street. The mare became terrified
| when struck by sheet of waste pa
per and tried to leap over the rail to
which she was hitched, but was held
| back by the halter rope. In attempt
| ing to get back to the ground, one or
| her forafeet became wedged between
the post and rail and the roof was
pulled from the ankle joint. 1t was
necessary to shoot the animal to put
her out of her misery. Mr.. Kitchens at
once employed an attorney to bring ac-
ton against the city to recover the
amount OF the loss.
The Woodmen of the World camp
of Golden has decided to incorporate
as building association and enlarge
the building 1t now occupies to more
| than double its present size. The
| property is owned by Stewart & Lewis
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cling for an undivided one-half inter
est, they to have full control and all
| revenues from the upper floor, while
Stewart & Lewis will have the same
rights with the ground floor. The
capital stock will be $500, divided
into 300 shares of S25 each, and this
amount will be sufficient to complete
the building and furnish it. The as
sociation will be incorporated by
Judge Charles Mccall, A. C. Pattee,
]. C. Devlon. A. w. Armstrong and H.
H. Miller, who will be the directors
for the first year.
| The county commissioners are con-
sidering building a fine graded, grav-
e1led road from La Sale to Ault, a
distance of nearly twenty miles, at
cost of about $4,000. Only part of
this expense will be borne by Weld
county as the Great Western Sugar
Company has agreed to pay the cost
of every third mile of graded and grav-
elled road which Weld county shall
build. The road from La Sale to Ault
is travelled more, probably, than any
other one road in the county, being
the chief thoroughfare to Cheyenne
for bicycles and autos as well as one
of the main roads in the country over
which farmers bring produce to
Greeley. Farmers who use the pres
ent road offered to donate men and
teams to help build the proposed high
way. 1t is understood that Bruce
| Eaton has offered gravel tn tho conn.