The Springfield herald., 1907-11-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Pueblo has been made the Western
division point for the Rock Islands
fast passenger trains, instead OF Ros-
well.
Within the next twelve months $685.
900 will be spent by Colorado Springs
in parking Cascade avenue, the finest
residence street.
The skeleton OF the mammoth re-
Gently discovered near La Veta has
been secured for the museum OF tho
State University at Boulder.
The Greeley and Northern Railway
Utility Company expects to have Its
electric line between Greeley and
Evans in operation by December list.
The short course at the State Agri
cultural College opened on the 4th
inst. with ninety-five in attendance
1t Is expected that the attendance
will reach 150..
]. F. Jackson has harvested from i
four-acre tract near Fort Lupton
eighty-eight tons OF pumpkins, netting
him over $500. They were sold to d
canning factory.
November 23d will be observed In
Glenwood Springs as Market Day.
Farmers and stockmen are expected
to be present in great numbers and
make big display.
The first American flag to fly from
a Flagstaff In the city of Manila. after
the American occupation in 1898, has
been donated to the state war relics
museum by former Governor James
H. Peabody.
j. w. Danner, a prominent lumber
dealer of Loveland, died on the 9Th
inst. Of pneumonia. He leaves
widow and four children. He was
serving his second term as alderman
at the time Of his death.
The jury In the case of Edward Mar
shall, charged with completely in the
alleged theft of sixteen head of cattle.
the hides of which were found in the
watts at the Fort Collins Packing Com
pany, returned a verdict of not guilty
For the purpose of filling vacancies
In the Denver custom house, the civil
service commission will hold an ex
animation on December 9Th. The posi-
tion is that of inspector and store
keeper and brings N an annual salary
Of $500.
In report to the Longmont cham
ber of commerce by Mayor H. E
Kelly, manager of the Big Thompson
mill, 1t is set forth that 100000 bush
els of wheat have been marketed In
Loveland this fall at an average price
of so cents.
By order of the treasury depart
ment at Washington $1.0O0,O00 in sill
yer half and quarterdollars were
shipped from the Denver mint to the
subtreasury at Chicago on the 5th
inst. The weight of the silver Is just
thirty tons.
Since the bonding companies tool
charge of the construction of the Den
yer auditorium the work has pro
gresscd rapidly and it is now claimed
by those In charge that it will be pos
sible to have 1t completed by the first
of next May.
The comptroller of the currency hae
approved the application for the char
ter of the First National bank oi
Sedgwick. Its capital stock Is 5000
and among its incorporators are q. B
Kingsbury, R. I. McGrew, A. l.
Clarke, G. H. Pratt and Mark Burke.
A unique and picturesque custom
was inaugurated at the State Univer
sity In Boulder recently. The Sopho
more class gave a barbecue to the
entire student body and faculty. 1t oc.
Cured at night in a natural amphi
theatre Just below the University lake
After roast beef, pies and other eat
ables had been distributed there was
program of speeches and athletic
exercises.
There will be a public Thanksgiv
ing service in the Broadway theateI
at Denver on Thanksgiving day, No
vember 2Sth, at 1880 a. IN. Mayor
Robert w. Speer is to lead in the ex
preston of thanksgiving For the
City," Governor Buchtel For the
State" the Rev. David Utter, For
Our Schools" the Rev. William
liam S. Friedman, For Our Religion
Brakeman John Thompson had his
arm broken and four Japanese were
seriously injured in collision be
tween a Denver G. Rio Grande freight
on the 9th inst. One Japanese had his
another an eye put out, one was in
jured internally, and the fourth sus
tained several broken bones. The men
were taken to the Durango hospital.
The annual report of F. G. Mirick
of the Juvenile Court at Pueblo for
the fiscal year ending October 31st
SHOWS tudt ninety live JuNeHlle ue' |
linquents were brought before the
court during the year, which is al
most double the record of last year.
OF these seventy-three were males
and twenty-five were females. Three
parents were fined for contributing to
juvenile delinquency during the year.
William r. Mason and Joseph Van.
derweide, accused of the murder OF
Joseph A. Walker, secret service
agent, at Hesperus, near Durango !
November 3rd, were arraigned in the
District Court at Durango on the Sth
inst. and pleaded not guilty. The /
date for the trial was not set, the dis
trict attorney asking for time to con,
slider the evidence. Both defendants
were admitted to bail in the sum OF
100000 each.
Over 6,5OOOOO trout are now being
placed in streams throughout the
state. This is almost 100000 more
than the lot which stocked the /
streams last year at this time. The
increase is due to the large number .
of spawning stations that have been
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