The Dolores star., 1908-11-27
COLORADO NEWS

Pueblo citizens are looking into the
merits Of the commission form Of city
government
The Pueblo City Council has decided
TO purchase automobiles for the police
and IRE departments.
The Northern Colorado Poultry As
sociation will hold Its annual show De
cember 18th to 16th at Boulder.
Governor Buchtel has appointed
many delegates to the American Min
ing Congress to be held 1t Pittsburs
December I'd to 5th.
For the first time in the history Of
the Minnequa steel works all the open
hearth furnaces are in full blast. Fully
800 men will be added to the pay roll.
/. Elks lodge No. 1866 at Longmont
has placed an order for $4,000 worth
Of furniture to be used In their new
home. which will be dedicated January
1st.
Police Officer Ahrend Of Greeley re-
ceived $50 reward for the discovery Of
Paul Phillips. whom brother In Mis-
souri, has been seeking for nearly a
year.
The Colorado Manufacturers Asso-
citation has addressed a protest to the
House ways and means committee at
Washington against a proposed reduc-
tion in the import duty on lead and
lead ores.
N. Anyna, a Japanese beet worker,
died at Greeley a few days since of
peritonitis. This is said to be the first
death among the Japanese since the
establishment of the sugar industry In
the district.
Plans for handsome hotel In the
central part OF Pueblos business dis
trict are under consideration by A. B.
Hulit, general contractor for the
Kansas-C Colorado Railroad Company.
and his associates.
Plans have been perfected at Den
yer for the revival services to be held
at the auditorium during the first two
weeks In March and to be conducted
by the famous evangelist, GYPSY"
Smith Of London, England.
(, At Q meeting Of all attorneys in the
county, the Morgan County Bar Asso-
citation was organized. with L. G. Ste
phenson, president; c. c. Rickle. vice
president; Irving Van Bradt. secre-
tary. and F.. e. Pendell. treasurer.
The total tax levy on property own
ers Of Grand Junction the coming year
viii amount to 67.S mills. The mu-
nicipal and school taxes are each 90
mills, county tax 17.s mills. slight de-
crease over last year, while the city
tax shows . small increase.
(. In the United States Court at Dem
yer Thomas A. Mostyn Of Ouray was
found guilty Of illegally fencing pub
lie land and fined $50 by Judge Lewis.
John Schwend. indicted Jointly with
Mostyn last May, was discharged. The
two men are wealthy cattle dealers
and have large herds in the Pleasant
valley country in western Colorado.
Frank and Anna Madden OF Fort Col
lins will build an extensive system of
irrigation for their lands and those ad-
joining in northwestern Weld county
to consist of bitches and the Madden
reservoir, which will have a capacity
Of 100000 cubic feet, draw water
from Sand creek and receive seepage
and waste water. The reservoir alone
will cost $4,000.
The civil service law which was
passed by the last legislature will be in
effect when the new state administra
ti0n goes into office. Through its pro
visions the patronage at the disposal
OF the next executive will not be Sc
large. The law applies to all reforma
tory and charitable institutiOns-peni
tentiary. reformatory. insane asylum
deaf and dumb institute. etc.
At chapel exercises at the Colorado
college in Colorado Springs $1.070 was
raised In fifteen minutes among the
faculty and students. with which to
send Harry E. Ewing, formerly a stu
dent at the institution and secretary
of the college Y. NJ. G. A., to the for
,eign missionary field. He will go t1
Japan and Korea and will probably re
main there permanently at the expense
of Colorado college students.
Two vacancies in the staff of gam,
wardens in the forest service are soor
to be filled by the United States civil
service commission. The salary 70
the positions is $1,000 year. Appll
cants should be between IS and 5,
years Of age. They are examined sole
ly in regard to physical condition AM
experience, as no educational test is re
quired. Those who wish to appl.
should address Werner w. Campbell
room 13A. Federal building, Denver.
N. B. Hames and other prominen
citizens of Colorado Springs and Colo
RADIO City are organizing Good Road
club, to be composed Of prominent bus
iness men of Colorado Springs. Colo
rado City and Manitou, for the purpos'