The Dolores star., 1907-08-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

In order to regulate weights and
protect themselves and their patrons,
the coal dealers have organized the
Colorado Springs Ccal Dealers Cor
rect Weight Association.
A 100000 steel culvert factory may
be established in Colorado Springs. C.
ID. voorhees, OF Charlottesville, Ind.
II In communication with the cham
Der OF commerce with this end in
view.
have been held at Estes Park. five par
ucipants 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 ]. J. Abendschan in Colo
rado City were totally destroyed by
hre, the loss approximating $1,000.
Ar. 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 clo'Les.
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.
fury.
The Rocky Mountain Chautauqua
opened its first session at Salida on
July %. There were fully 1000 peo-
pie 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 and 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
| dnd 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 recos-
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
| STEMS shoulders and there Is no evil
dence against him sufficient to hold
him. kesee was placed under bonds
Of sl.00e 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 1t necessary to shoot u
| valuable mare. The mare was one OF
| a team which William Kitchens OF
| Trull had tied to hitching rail on q
, side street. The mare became terrified
when struck by a 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 a building association and enlarge
| the building 1t now occupies to more
than double It's present size. The
property Is owned by Stewart & Lewis
and the WoOdmen will do the remod-
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 $25 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,
J. G. pevlon, A. w. Armstrong and H.
H. Miller, who will be the directors
for the first year.
The county commissioners are con-
sidering building fine graded. grav-
elled road from La Sale to Ault, a
distance Of nearly twenty miles, at a
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 to the coun-
ty without expenses. The commission.