The state herald., 1907-11-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

court. before MS case comes 10 trial
an inquiry will be made as to his
sanity.
! Fred Gilbert, a young rancher of
Dix, near Durango, was killed by
fall from his horge. His neck was
broken. He was forty-four years OF
age and unmarried. Two brothers,
John and George, are prominent Du.
range business men.
DIR. F. N. Carrier of the State Board
of Health has urged the City Council
of Canon City to appoint milk and
pure food inspector to donate his en-
| tire time to the work. The doctor has
exercised the right of inspection as
member of the state BSard, and has
improved dairies here and closed one
slaughter house.
In broad daylight and on the prin.
cipal street Of Trinidad, Joe Licklider,
a well.knOwn carpenter, was robbed
of $50, and John Berry, a carpenter
from Dutiield, was arrested charged
with having committed the crime.
Licklider and Berry had been drinking
together, It is said and Berry, 1t is al
legged, ran his hand over Licklider's
shoulder and snatchcd the wallet from
his inside waistcoat pocket.
Fearing that the Victor Record Of
fee would be raided at night, George
Il. Kyner owner and editor, had his
establishment guarded b yarmed men.
1t was rumored that because of Sc
we're criticisms bearing upon Mayor
John II. Williams and Alderman ]. E.
Elliott relative to bills for work done
by those officials for the city. that their
friends had threatened to take revenge
on Kyner and his printing office.
The net receipts of the fair given
by the members Of st. Peters Cath.
olic church, which closed Saturday
night, are $4,000. The Rev. Father
U. b. White, who says that the results
do not show hard times in Cripple
Creek, wishes to express, through the
columns of The News, the apprecia-
ton OF the members of the parish of
the handsome donations by Denver
parties and the people of this district.
G. Fred Nicholas has filed damage
claim for 10000 against the Colorado
Springs G. lnterurban Street Railway
Company in the District Court. The
action is the outgrowth OF an alleged
fist fight with the conductor OF Man
itou car two months ago. The con
ductor objected to the persistency OF
Nicholas child in ringing the bell. II
Is said, and cana 10 blows with the
father. No report OF the matter was
made to the officials of the company.
Zebulon Pike chapter. Daughters OF
the American Revolution OF ColoN,do
Springs. wants the next state confer
ence TO be held In Colorado Springs
and a movement has been started by
prominent members TO bring the gath
ering TO this city. Mrs. Francis w.
Goddard. the regent, and other lead.
ers among the club and society women
of the city are working TO that end.
The local chapter is also aiding in the
wofkr qir W%klpg The Santa Fe trail.
lege of Engineering at the State Uni.
versity is being rapidly constructed
and will be opened for the students
on January LIST. At present the steel
and brick work are being put in and
the building will be ready for the ma.
chinery by December. When com.
pleted at cost OF $4,000 II will be
the best OF It's kind between Chicago
and the Pacific Coast. Its erection
was necessary 10 give more room for
classes In the larger engineering
building.
What II considered the finest speci.
men Of tungsten bearing ore In the
world was brought To the Colorado
School Of Mines by DR.. Herman Flcck.
professor Of chemistry. Saturday Dr.
Flcck, accompanied by Il. l., White
former state commissioner OF mines.
and photographer, made an exam
ination OF tungsten property In
Boulder county. ncLr Rolginsyille The
object OF the visit was to gather
knowledge and experience OF a com.
paratiyely new tungsten region. BE-.
fore leaving RolllnSyillc on the ~,
turn trip the party was invited to the
cabin OF an old proHpeetor. and there
shown some very rare specimens.
Some OF lhom carry seventy per cent,
tungsten acid valued At 50 TO $40 per
unit and one proved to be cfysthllizcd
wolframiic In form Of slab weighing
ilftccn pounds. This Dr. Fl.ck se,
cured. and II Is ROW In the hands of
Professor II, n Patton. Of the geology
and mlnorulogy department. who will
mount II for the display collection In
the opinion OF this gentleman, the
specimen has no duplicate In the
world cystalliEcd woframite, even
In minute cryaials, In rare anywhere,
and the sudden appearance OF this
magnificent specimen 10 bound TO ere.
ate n sensation,
After nine yeara Of litigation. tho
estate OF Charles and Mary oHara.
ranohers near brighton. who were
murdered by Frank Hcrold. now sery'
inE \ life sentence IN the p.nitcn.
tinry, II settled T'he question M Ia
which Of the o'iiafas met death FIRST.
which had deferred settlement, for
years viii never be decided. na the
attorneys for the heirs ask for dis
misnal of tho case In tho District
Court. hllpulatlng that the oHat,
ranch and personal property be al,
ylded equally among the fiyc heirs
After the tragedy more than nifty peo
pie all over the country claimed 70
lntionshlp because of the property
Bridget oHafa. living IN western
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