The Springfield herald., 1908-01-31

call at the Love ranch, near Fountain.
The state will receive $6,651.70 IL in
heritance tax with six per cent. inter
est, dated from October, 1902, from the
estate of Frederick j. Keener of Den
yer, who died over five years ago, leav-
Ing fortune of $332, $500. ,-
1t is reported that coyotes in some
parts of Weld county, which have been
unusually numerous and destructive
this winter, are being decimated by a
disease, supposed to be mango, con-
tracted from eating carcasses of dis
eased cattle.
Out of the 1858 immigrant aliens
admitted into the United States during
the year ending June 80, 1907, Colorado
got 8,5S2. This was more than any
other state west of the Mississippi
river received, with the exception of
California and Washington.
The University of Denver of which
Gov. Henry A. Buchtel is chancellor. is
considering plans for the establish
ment of a school of engineering at Pu-
eblo as branch of the university with
four years course, two of which Will
be in Denver and two in Pueblo.
Harold S. McKnab, who was arrested
recently by Deputy Game Warden Civ
ems for killing a mountain sheep near
Cramer, northeast of Canon City, en-
tered plea of guilty before Judge
Cooper of the County Court of Fremont
county and was fined $500 and costs.
Two hundred desert claims have
been taken up in the vicinity of Grover.
in Weld county, within the last year,
and the plan is to irrigate them with
underhow streams known to be only
six to twenty feet below the surface.
The water will be lifted by gasoline
pumping plants.
Robert C. Benson, a Swedish black
smith at Nj Wot, in Boulder county,
was struck by a train while walking
on the track of the Colorado & South
ern near the depot on the night OF Jan
uary 22nd and run over and ground into
fragments. He was thirty-eight years
old and leaves widow and six chill
dreR.
The new Colorado Industrial Exposi
ton Association will hold Its first an
nual Interstate fair and exposition at
Overland park in Denver September
7th to 18TH, 1908. The association is
a very strong one. having the backing
of large capitalists, and will immedi
ately begin the erection of extensive
buildings.
State Food Inspector Cannon has an
nounced that he will begin campaign
to compel the factories of the state
to screen their buildings. in order to
keep out house flies. He says that the
death rate could be greatly decreased
If the people of the state realized that
house flies are more deadly than rat
tlesnakes.
c.. E, Robb, one of the owners OF the
Mount Princeton hot springs, near
Buena Vista, has leased the hotel to
Harry C. Hayes of San Francisco and
Mary Durham of Boston, who will fur
nish the building, beautiful three
story modern hotel, and improve the
grounds, adding an open air hot plunge
bath A daily automobile line will run
between Buena Vista and the springs.
A college of education has been add
ed to the colleges comprising the Uni
versity Of Colorado, this action being
taken by the regents at their winter
session Just concluded. At present
there are seven separate schools in the
university, the college of liberal arts.
the college of commerce, the graduate
school. the. summer school, the engi-
neering, law and medical schools, and
the new department will make the
eighth.
A book of hunting stories will be is
sued by the passenger department OF
the Moffat road this spring as an ad-
7ertisement of the hig game hunting to
be found along the line OF the new
road. The territory covered will ex-
tend from Just west of Denver to Salt
Lake, Utah. The book will be pro-
susely illustrated with pictures of act
ual hunting camps and big bags OF
game. giving the real names of the
hunters.
Preliminary arrangements to inau-
gurate a fight against the sources of
pollution of the Arkansas river were
made by the two Pueblo water works
boards in joint session. These boards
decided to retain attorneys and the
secretary was instructed to notify the
committees at Canon City and Salida
that the Pueblo water boards are ready
FOR their part in the fight. 1t was de-
cided that all the members of both
boards will go to Canon City to attend
e meeting of representatives from the
three cities interested.
An unique piece of tapestry needle
work has been purchased by the State
Normal School to be placed IN the in
dustrial museum. 1t was made by a
Swedish girl and represents King Alta
Of Sweden playing a harp by the sea
1t is skilful blending of painting and
embroidery.
To protect the interests of the wool
end sheep growers of San Luis valley,
especially those whose stock Craze in
the San Juan and Cochetopa national
forests. the San Luis Valley Wool
Growers Association has filed incorpo.
ration papers with the secretary of
state. Those interested in the organ
ization are chiefly wealthy Mexicans
of Artiz, Del Norte and other towns in
Conejos county, the incorpOrators In
Guiding: Antonio j. Ortiz, Antonio r.
Valdez. ]. c. Cantu and ]. a. Chavez.
The capital stock of $4,000 will be used
N prosecuting persons who try to harm
the industries in which the members