The Delta independent., 1907-02-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The Denver Chamber OF Commerce
is 10 sell its present building to the
city and make arrangements for erece
ing a grand new structure.
The minstrel show given by the Den
yer Press Club is reported to nave
been a great success. Denver reporters
are all members of the club.
Mrs. Martha Cox Of Greeley recently
celebrated her ninety-third birthday.
She is still active and does consider
able light housework and sewing.
A farmers institute will be held at
Greeley in February, at which a num-
Der of teachers from the Agricultural
college will lecture on scientlhc farm
ing.
The United States Senate has con-
firmed the nominations OF Samuel A.
Abbey and Leo Fairbanks as registers
of the Pueblo and Del Norte iahd Of
fees.
Tho date OF the department encamp-
menr Of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie at Colorado Springs has been
char ged from May 9Th to 11th to May
14th to 18th.
The report Of the commissioner OF
patents shows that 3S3 patents were
issued to residents Of Colorado during
the past year, being one for every J.
400 inhabitants.
A speedway is to be built entirely
around Lake Minuequa at Pueblo. The
road will be for the use of automobiles
and carriages and will be about SIX
miles long and lined with trees.
The Stockmens National Bank OF
Brush, Colorado, has been authorized
to begin business with $4,000 capital.
w. A. Cotton is president; E. Mum,
vice president, and F. E. Cotton, cash
ier.
DR.. H. W. Callahan head master OF
the State Preparatory School at Boul'
der has resigned, to take effect Febru-
ary 1st, and has accepted position
with the Hockey school at Tarrytown,
on the Hudson.
The Holly Construction Company
has been soliciting beet sugar acreage
among the farmers near Florence, and
and it is understood that pledges OF
5000 acres would secure the erection
Of sugar factory.
The annual encampment OF the De-
partment Of Colorado and Wyoming. q.
A. R., will be held at Colorado
Springs, May 14th, 18th and 10th, the
dates being selected at meeting OK
the department council.
The Rev. F. ]. Bruno, who recently
resigned the pastorate Of the Pilgrim
Conversational Church at Pueblo, has
been rendered and has accepted posi-
ton as head of the Associated Chari-
ties in Colorado Springs.
Despite the recent cold weather and
the snow on the mountains. the her
on's bill" or "hemlock stork's bill" 10
blooming Just west Of Manitou. This
establishes a new record for foricul-
ture in the Pixies Peak region.
NJ. NJ. HANNA and E. A. Pfelfler,
expert accountants Of Cripple Creek,
have been engaged by the county com-
missioners of Fremont county to audit
the books OF the county officials. The
work will take about forty days, and
cost 1920.
The engine house and hoisting ap-
paratus OF the Fremont coal mine,
near Florence, were burned soon after
loss Of about $1,000. Two hundred
men will be thrown out Of employment
| for three or four weeks.
| w. M. Weaver, night watchman at
| the Anaconda cyanide mill at Gold
hill, in the Cripple Creek district, was
held up on the night of January 25th
by three masked men, who carried on
300 rounds of precipitates valued at
$500. first tying the watchman.
The Glockner sanitarium at Colo
RADIO Springs will shortly construct a
three-story brck addition, accommo
dating forty patients and TO cost $75,
900. The present sanitarium, with its
hospital ward and tents and cottages
cost s115,0O0. Work will be started by
March at the latest and will be fin
ished in nine months.
/ Rev. Samuel William Byrd, negro
minister at Pueblo, fell dead of apo
plexy a few days ago, while building
a kitchen fire for his wife at 5 O'Clock
in the morning. Mr.. Byrd was col
lege graduate, had been in the minis
try thirty-five years and has held the
offices in the African NJ. f. Church OF
bishop, presiding elder and genera
missionary.
Ex-Governor Adams and wife of Pu
eblo will probably circumnavigate the
globe. After a brief visit with rela
tives in Pasadena, California, they will
sail from san francisco, feDruafy Jth
on the steamship Corea. They viii
first go to Honolulu and then to Japan
They will later proceed to China
| whence they will go to Manila and pos
sibly to India.
The Arkansas Valley Electric Com
pany has sold its abandoned electric
plant at Florence to a Denver com
pany, who will dismantle the building
and ship it to Denver. The Florence
Electric Company is securing its cur
rent from the Colorado Power Com
pany at Canon City. The Arkansas
valley people have been awarded the
contract to furnish electric lights fol
the town of Rockvale, and wiring the
camp will be commenced soon.
The body of William S. Hawkins
who was decapitated by an electric
| r,otor cor at the Minnenua wcrko a,