The state herald., 1907-03-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

agreement with the Redpath Lyceum
Bureau for Cnautauqua course to be
had in July.
A seventy-hve.thousan dollar add.
ton will be commenced within two
weeks at the Glockner sanitarium at
Colorado Springs.
New paving, new sheds and a new
hotel are among the improvements
which will be put In at the Denver un-
ion stock yards this year.
The. contract has been let for the
new San Juan county courthouse at
S'lverton. When completed the struc-
ture will cost about 100000.
Expert oil well drillers from Flor
ence will drill number of wells near
Mcntrose for company in which FIRE.
mont county men are interested.
The postal authorities have agreed
to the proposition to execute q 10-year
lease on a new building to be erected
In Manitou to cost $4,000 which win
be used for postoffice.
John Gonas Of Colorado Springs on
the 18th inst, shot near Fountain a
monster gray eagle weighing twelve
pounds and measuring seven and one.
nalf feet from tip to tip.
While striking at wounded rabbit
with the but of his shotgun James
gears, was killed by the accidental
discharge Of the weapon.
DR.. John G. Keith, for the past eight
cen years one Of the leading physicians
Of Leadville. died at st. Louis on the
1Gtk inst. of paralysis. DIR. Keith was
= Civil War veteran and thirty-sec-
ond degree Mason.
The First Congregational Church So
ciety of Denver. formerly Myron
Reeds church, after selling Its old
building on Glenarm street. is about
to erect a new church ut the corner OF
Tenth avenue and Clarkson street.
The woman's club of Grand Junction
recently gave the annual banquet TO
husbands Of members. Mrs. l.. G.
Hedges was toastmlstress. Fully 150
guests were present. The responses to
the toasts were eloquent and witty.
The Society OF the Order Of the
Philippines, which has been In exist
ence at Colorado Springs since 1900,
was reorganized few days since by
the election OF officers and the adop
ton OF the regular national secret
ritual.
The locomotive OF n Colorado Mid,
land passenger train on the night OF the
18th inst. struck and killed large
buck deer near Woodland Park. The
train was stopped and the carcass OF
the deer carried to Colorado Springs In
the baggage car.
More than $4,000 has already been
subscribed In Colorado Springs toward
the construction OF Deaconess hos
pital, which is TO cost 100000. Tho
institution will be run by the Dea'
coness' board nj the Womans' Home
Missionary Society.
+. Il. Mitchell, chief train dispatcher
for the Rio Grande at Pueblo left Feb.
Iuary 22I for Seattle. where he takes
II similar position with the Northern
Pacific. Before he left his associates.
from trainmen down to coral boys,
presented him with $3.50 Elk charm.
Tho Boulder City Council has de-
olded to submit to the taxpayers the
proposition Of issuing $4,000 In bonds
for new city hall. The city owns 100
feet on Pearl street and II is intended
10 build on this ground II the bonds
are voted.
The Longmont Library and Lecture
Association has Just closed It's third
year with fiattering results. The asso.
citation con iucts n lecture course and
maintains n public library. using tho
proceeds OF the lectures to purchase
books. The City Council has Just
added $500 TO the book fund.
The State University Glee and Man.
dolin clubs will begin their fifteenth
annual tour OF the state March 9Th and
will give concerts In Longmont. Den.
yer. Colorado Springs. Victor. Cripple
Creek. Pueblo, Trinidad. Canon City.
salida. Leadville. Aspen. Glenwood
Springs and possibly Golden.
Tho Portland Cement Company will
soon begin construction of 27 frame
and concrete residences on the north
side Of the river at Florence. The
town Is growing rapidly and mt least
30 houses will be needed within 20
days. The big addition TO tho mill
will be started April LIST.
A party OF l5 Holiandorn. represent.
inv 10 families. the vanguard OF hun
VffIs VINO VIII colonif" rtuuthlH NH'
Icy. south Of Colorado Springs. arrived
February 22d. preparatory 20 founding
homes IN the valley. Thc scheme In
backed by the Fountain Valley Land
4 Irrigation Company. an interest OF
the castlcwood Dam Company OF
Denver.
In the absence OF United States Dis.
trict Attorney Earl Crans,on OF Den
yer. who left Monday for Japay, Robert
J. Pitkin. his law partner. has Seen np'
| I ointcd special assistant In tho once,
Mr.. crP 1s,on has boon granted n
ninety days leave Of absence by Presi.
dent Roosevelt. IIo will visit his
father. Bishop crans,on. who is sta
toned IN Japan.
A. the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Mon,roae National bnnl,
II was announced that N. u. Thatcher.
n Pueblo and Denver banker. and NJ. ID,
10y, cashier Of the First National banl,
of Fiorcnc. have purchased CONTROL
INK intcfos, In the bank and would
establish Il among tho chain ~ banks
throughout the state controlled by the