The Dolores star., 1908-08-14
COLORADO ITEMS

Ault has decided to hold its annual
Harvest Carnival September 30th
Northern Weld county 10 preparing tc
make q great showing.
Superintendent Thompson OF tho
government fish hatchery has recently
deposited 100 cans Of trout in the Fry
ing Pan river and its tributaries. be.
tween Ivanhoe and Basalt.
Rumola Atemcio, charged with the
murder of Rafael Pena, marshal OF
Antonito. at his preliminary hearing
Saturday was released on $4,000
bonds for trial In the District Court.
Clyde L. King. professor OF Amert.
can history and government in the
State Normal School Of Kansas. has
been appointed acting professor Of
economics and sociology in the Uni.
versity Of Colorado. taking the place
Of Prof. John B. Phillips.
The town board Of Sterling has let
q contract to sink three ten-inch wells
ON a tract OF land recently purchased
by the city to q depth OF eighty feet
for the purpose Of adding to the water
supply. The water obtained from this
source will be used for irrigation and
water for drinking purposes will be
supplied from sprinsdale as at pres
ent..
John p. Doyle has been appointed
special examiner In the case brought
by the government against the PagOsa
Springs companies for alleged timber
frauds. Mr.. Doyle takes the place Of
resign because of illness. The cases
are now being heard before United
States commissioner an Pagosa
Springs.
Seventh Day Adventists to the mum.
Der Of 1000 or more will be encamped
on the grounds of the State Fair As
sociation at Pueblo for ten days, be.
ginning August goth. This event
promises to be one Of the greatest re.
ligious gatherings ever held in Pueblo.
II will be the annual camp meeting
and members from all over the West
will be present.
II is stated that former Gov. Jesse
F. Mcdonald will probably be the only
member Of the committee which was
selected to purchase the silver service
for the cruiser Colorado to make the
trip to San Francisco and make the
formal presentation. There will be
an invitation extended to several pri.
vate citizens to see the honors done.
but whoever goes pays the expense Of
his trip personally.
The state convention Of the National
Association Of Stationary Engineers
closed its sessions Saturday with
the election of officers. Cripple Creel
was chosen as the next meeting
place. The officers chosen are T. A.
Goldner Of Leadville, president; Dan.
iel j. Mcdonald. Idaho Springs, vice
president; L. l.. Bryant, Cripple
Creek, tecretary: @. F. Camblin, Den.
yer, treasurer. 81
Loveland's annual Corn Roast festi.
val will be held Wednesday. August
18th. The special feature Of the festi.
val this year will be an industrial Ea-
rade. Nearly all the merchants and
mechanics In town have agreed to take
invited to Join the procession and 1t Is
ing feature. A ball game and other
amusements are on the program.
From President 8. H. Atwater Of the
Kansas-C Colorado Power & Railroad
company It is learned that the pro-
posed pleasure resort to be established
by the company will be located in the
vicinity of Lytle. about twenty-five
miles west Of Pueblo and practically
the same distance from Canon City.
Arrangements are being made to bore
several artesian wells in the vicinity
and 1t Is expected that lake will be
made.
Judge Lavender, in the District
Court at Leadville, has set the date
of the trial of Sherman w. Morris,
alias Frank Shiurtleff, charged with
murder, for September 1st. Morris lie
the man brought to Leadville two
months ago by Sheriff Bonner from
Lansing, Michigan. 1t IL said that he
has a long criminal record and is
wanted in nearly every state in the
West. He will be tried for the murder
of John Walsh, a saloonkeeper, the
night Of June 23. 1893.
At meeting of the Penitentiary
Board In Acting Governor Harper's Of
flee. ways and means were devised
whereby the work ON the state road
being built by convicts can be con.
tinued at least until the next meeting
Of the board, September 10th. A re-
apportionment Of the penitentiary
FUNDS make 1t possible for the work
to proceed indefinitely, SO that 1t will
probably be continued without break
until the next Legislature provides
for funds to complete the highway.
Reports have reached Florence thai
the Colorado-Kansas electric railway
which is now being built between Pu
eblo and Canon City will not be ex
tended into Florence. but will rur
from Penrose to Canon City, alonf
the lower foothills and will enter Flor
ence from Ora Junta over the tracks
Of the FLORENCE & Cripple Creek road
This will save the building of con
siderable track as well as the expense
OF securing q franchise and right o.
way into Florence
Secretary C. A. Kelley Of the Colo
RADIO State Rifle Association, has an
nounced that Thursday and Friday
September 10th and 11th, there will
be fifteen matches at the state rifle