The state herald., 1907-12-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Tho State Teachers Association
meets at Denver December 31st 20
January 3D.
The magnificent new building of the
Young Mems Christian association at
Denver was formally opened on the
10th inst, and is now In full opera
ton.
Never In the history of Denver have
the State Humane society and tie
Colorado Prison association been
swamped with appeals for aid as ut
the present time.
A special public school will be op-
ened for sixty or more Russian chill
dren in Greeley In order that they may
have better opportunities for individ-
ual instruction.
The board of pardons at its recent
meeting in Denver refused an appli-
cation for pardon in the case of sam
Enrich. sentenced from Denver Aug
ust 2, 1904, for the murder of William
Malone.
The Southern Colorado Mercantile
company will build wholesale ware
house at Trinidad early next year
which will be 150x200 feet and five
stories high. Railroad tracks will run
through the building.
People in the vicinity of Num-, in
Weld county, have petitioned the
county commissioners for eighty-three
miles of county road. Eighty-five miles
OF road has been granted in the vicin-
ity during the last year.
A strip of territory on the western
side of the Pixies Peak forest reserve,
known as districts G and Z, with an
approximate area of 100000 acres. has
been put into the Leadyille reserve.
The tract is situated west of the South
park.
Mrs. Marion Muir Richardson OF
Morrison, the well known poet and
short story writer, recently won a
suit to quiet title in considerable
tract of land which the projected in
provements at Morrison will make
very valuable.
On the 18th inst. the work Of sur
veying for the Henrylyn irrigation
project in southeastern Weld county
was begun and will occupy a month.
Preliminary lines have already boon
run defining the boundaries of tie
ditch, which embraces $4,000 acres.
A carload Of Greeley potatoes was
started a few days ago for New York
20 be used for supplying the tables on
the big ocean liners and is the iore-
runner of others to be used for the
same purpose and for supplying pri-
vatc yachts, among them that OF the
VanGcrb!lts.
The Western Slope Bar association
will meet at Delta, December 2sth.
The counties comprising the district
ale Gunnison, Hinsdale. San :Iiguel.
ouray, Montrose, Mesa and Delta. The
business meeting will be followed by a
banquet in the evening. The attend
ance is estimated at 100.
On Monday the Great Western
Sugar company paid out 100000 at
tho Greeley, Eaton and Windsor sugar
factories. This covers the November
delivery of beets and salaries OF fac.
tory employees for the month. Farmers
are delivering their sliced bcots
rapidly and each factory is working at
frli capacity.
Lakeside. near Berkeley lake. 10 the
latest Denver summer resort TO vie
with Elitch's Gardens and Manhattan
~
Jefferson county and will have all the
latest accessories, including theater.
casion and. presumably. plenty of beer
ON tap. The resort will be known AS
Lakeside Park.
The assessment this year shows
that Bruce G. Eaton pays the largest
tax OF any individual In Weld county.
He paid on his own property dnd the
estate OF the late ex-Gov. u. ii. Eaton.
which he shared with his mother. His
tax Is s7.372G3, assessed on vaiua.
ton OF $266,000. about one.third Of the
actual value. This Is practically all
real estate. covering li.4O0 acres.
At n meeting of the board Of pai-
dons In Denver on the 18th Inst. the
case OF Leonard Imboden and James
A. HIN was postponed until Feb. Z.
when nm open meeting will be held to
consider the applications for the par
don OF the two. VI. J. Hershey and l..
5. Smith appeared In favor OF Imboden
ard Hin, while Harry Kelly was there
10 protest against the granting OF the
pardon.
The Denver Real Estate exchange Is
on record against the sale OF ChriE'.
AlN'ns HaNiHR i'noiN'us
we very much deprecate this annual
forestry murder and call upon our
citizens and merchants generally to
abstain from the use OF these ever.
greens Mt Christmas time. MS far as
practicable. and to lend their influence
IN dincouraging the destruction OF
evergreen forests In the manner
named"
Building Inspector wiilison OF Don.
yer. has received n beautiful model OF
the corner domcs to be placed on the
new auditorium. II was made In St
Louis and In Of sheet metal. tinted
silver. Tho domen will bc four In
number. one nj each corner. twenty.
four feet high and thirty.four feet
across They will support thirty.foot
nag poles TO carry twenty.four.foot
flag. The dome In the center OF the
building IL to be thirty.two feet high.
After considering very large pc.