The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29
COLORADO NEWS

$4,000 hotel to be erected in the Dusl-
ness section of Grand Junction.
The cornerstone for the new club
house for the boys of the First Con
gregational church at Pueblo was laid
Sunday.
Over 400 deer had been received in
Denver up to the 14th inst, with pros
poets of at least 1000 more before the
close of the season. October goth.
On the University grounds in Den
yer Saturday the University of Den
yer football team defeated the eleven
of the University of Utah by score
of II to Is.
The new addition to the Denver
postoffice has finally been occupied
and opened to business. 1t cost about
$4,000 and is much smaller than was
really needed.
Judge Ben b. Lindsey has announced
his intention of running for judge OF
the Juvenile Court in Denver on an
independent ticket that will contain
only his name.
William Barth. Denver capitalist,
has bought the Equitable building in
Denver of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society for 81 100000. 1t is the
finest business building in Denver.
George Tebeau has sold Ais-one-half
interest in the Denver baseball team OF
the Western League to ]. F. Gunthrope
of Plainview, Neb., but he Still retains
a part ownership in the Broadway park
in Denver, where all the games are
played.
During the year 1907 the state of
Colorado led in the production OF tung-
stem minerals, Jas tons of wolframlte
ore approaching wolframite in compost
ton, valued at $573.642.74, being taken
from the mines located in Boulder
county.
Dr. Hugh l.. Taylor, state health
commissioner, thinks it is not impos
sible that bubonic plague may appear
in Colorado. the danger being in the
japanese laborers who work part OF
the year in California and then come
to this state.
Charles E. Hooper of Denver, son of
Maj. S. X. Hooper, general passenger
agent of the Denver & Rio Grande, has
been appointed general agent OF the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
railroad, 1.-The Clark Road" and will
soon open an office in Denver.
Work is progressing on the River
side ditch and dam and before another
month all contracts are expected to be
finished. This is one of the largest
projects in the state and will bring
under irrigation 100000 acres of Nor
gan county farm land
DR.. Fl. Bowles, veterinary surgeon,
returned to Cripple Creek few days
since from a hunting trip to the Black
mountain county. 60 miles west, bring
ing back one of the largest bald eagles
ever killed in Colorado. The eagle
weighs little under forty-seven
pounds, and with wings spread out
measures eight feet and one and one
sixteenth inches from tip to tip.
The Denver Symphony Orchestra
Association has been incorporated
with the following directors: j. A.
Thatcher. E. b. Field, John F. Cam
pion, John w. Springer, w. A. Hover,
Thomas f. Daily, George b. Berger,
o. E. lie Fevre, Franklin Guiterman,
Philip Feldhauser, Godfrey Schirmer,
William G. Evans, Lucius NJ. Cuthbert
and C. j. Hughes, Jr.
Two of the candidates for state SUI
perintendent of public instruction
have Katherine" for their first name
and the other two are named Cath
crime" Following are the names as
they will appear on the ballot: Kath-
crime Craig, Republican; Mrs. Rather
inc Cook, Democrat; Catherine
Schooler, Prohibition, and Catherine
Phillips, Socialist. Katie is sure to be
elected.
With the view of settling up Routt
county as rapidly as possible, the
State Land Board has disposed of 1000
acres of land within the past few days.
A majority Of the purchasers will To-
cate their homesteads in Routt coun-
ty, as 300 acres were sold in that
county at prices ranging from IS to
$37 per acre. In Larimer county 1000
acres were sold and the remainder
of the sales were divided between Lo-
gan, Rio Grande, Weld, Saguache, Pu-
eblo, Baca and Ebert.
1t has been arranged that the State
Pharmacist association shall visit Es-
ties Park June ~, 1909 to open the
Stanley hotel, now in process of con-
struction. At least $50 delegates, with
their families and friends will be pres
ent. A great hydro-electrical plant is
to be built in Estes Park. The power
house will be established near the fish
hatchery. SO that the two institutions
may be cared for at the same time at
small expense. The plan is to tap the
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