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COLORADO ITEMS

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Richard Lee, nephew of Gen. Robert
E. Lee, with his family, visited rela-
tives in Denver during the Democratic
convention.
J. B. Farnsworth has been appoint
ed to fill the unexpired term of County
Treasurer Shelton, deceased. Of Nor
gan county. % .,.- ....
Mrs. Thomas Macon, wife of the
late Judge Macon, died at her home in
Denver on the 10th inst. Her health
had been falling for some time.
Chief Game Warden Charles Puring-
ton has provided 100000 trout eggs to
stock the Denver fish hatcheries. The
eggs were taken from Trapper's lake.
Telegraphic reports show that the
Fourth of July crowds in nearly every
town and iesort in Colorado broke all
records. There's a big crop of people
this year.
Governor Buchel has appointed Fla
vius Naylor, Michael Donovan and
Frank Auken commissioners for the
purchasing OF burial places for old SOL
diers at Victor.
Four live Teddy bears have been on
exhibition in the California street win
dow Of the Colorado Midland railroad
office in Denver. The bears were cap
tured by J. F. Wakefield OF Paonia.
The Loveland. Estes Park auto stage
line now makes two daily trips each
way, leaving Loveland at II a. m. and
p. m. and leaving Estes Park at
a. m. and 10 a. m, thus making con-
nections with trains each way. The
company is operating eight steam
autos.
The following promotions are an
nounced by the Postoffice Department:
Colorado Springs-One carrier, 5000 to
$500; four clerks, $500 to 5000; three
clerks and IT carriers. 5000 to $1,000:
one clerk, $1,000 to 81 100. Longmont
One clerk, 5000 to $500: one clerk
and two carriers. 5000 to $1,000.
State Dairy Commissioner Bishopp
stated recently that he had an applica-
tion from Twin Falls, Idaho, :or 1000
Colorado milch cows. and that he was
in position to supply only few hun.
dred head at the present time. Some
time ago Charles Brand OF Colorado
Springs shipped about forty head OF
Red Polls to Idaho which were abso-
lutely free from tuberculosis.
Secretary McCrillis OF the State
Stock Inspection Board. has received
word OF the death OF Edward O. Lock-
er. the inspector for the board at Kan
sas City. For fifteen years Mr.. Lock-
er looked after the interest OF Colo
RADIO cattlemen in Kansas City and was
one OF the best In the work. At a
meeting Of the board July Goth the va.
cancy left by Mr.. Lockers death will
be filled. 70. Hgr.
Seven damage suits. aggregating
$37,500. were filed in the District
Court at Pueblo on the 3rd inst.
against the Colorado Fuel & Iron Com.
pany. as the result of a gas explosion
at the Minnequa plant about q year
ago. when five men lost their lives
and two others received injuries which
totally disabled them. The victims
were nearly all foreigners and the suits
are filed by relatives. -.. Ga.
Miss Susa Carpenter. the Colorado
singer (born In Grand JunctionD who
appeared at the Auditorium benefit
concert in Denver, last Sunday night,
is dramatic soprano with n fine
voice. well cultivated. Her studies
and career abroad have met with sue
cess and she is shortly to return to
Rome. where she Is under contract
with the National Italian theater to ap-
pear in grand opera.
y While attempting to board a Rio
Grande train between the engine and
the baggage car at Salida on the 9Th
inst, James F Jennings OF Leadviile
caught his foot In the frog of a switch.
was pulled under the train and run
over, his head being crushed In such n
manner as to cause instant death. His
father. Peter Jennings. was in Denver
a., - at,I
the Democratic convention.
James s. Barber. one Of the first
settlers in the Platte valley. died near
Evans on the 10th inst, aged sixty
three. He was born In Meadville.
Pennsylvania. and came to Colorado
In 1878. settling on a big ranch, where
he lived continually. He was men,
Der of the Legislature during Governor
Peabody's term. county commissioner
several years. A Knight Templar and
a member Of the woodmen Of the
World.
Three Mexicans. who are alleged to
have been passing counterfeit money
In Lamar were placed In Jail in Colo
RADIO Springs on the 10th inst. by
United States Deputy Marshal Thomas
Clarke. The men were detected by
H. B. Richardson Of the secret service.
who found that they had been working
In the beet fields near Lamar and get
ting change for IS. $40 and $3.50 false
gold pieces. usually In the evening.
The men are Thomas Ayala, II. Ayala
and Domingo Ochoa.
Dead In a seat in a chair car on q
Santa Fe train. the body OF Charles W.
Coppleman, until recently an emrloye
OF the Denver Gas & Electric company,
was found when the conductor ap
preached him for his ticket Tuesday
morning. Copp!cman was on his way
tn Denver from Colorado SnringS and