The Colorado statesman., 1908-11-07
STATE NEWS ITEMS


early next spring.
The Denver Mining Exchange is tobe
transformed into general stock ex-
change, modelled after the New York
Consolidated exchange.
H. R. Eldridge, vice president of the
Commercial National Bank of Hous-
ton, Texas, has been named cashier of
the El Paso National Bank at Colo
RADIO Springs to succeed the late C. l..
Hemming.
One hundred and ten tons of dried
brewery grain was shipped from Trim.
idad few days since for London, Eng
land, By way of Galveston. The grain
was purchased by King Edward VII.
through Sir Charles Willoughby and
will be used in the private stables of
his majesty.
John Whitemores livery barn, con-
Quoted by Dode Wykert at Severance
in Weld county. burned October 30th,
entailing loss of $4,000 with insur-
ance of only $500. All animals were
taken from the barn and corral ex-
cept a colt, which was burned. Men,
women and children turned out and
fought the flames, thus saving the lum-
ber yard of George Schillig of Greeley.
To furnish electric power to indus
trial centers and towns within ra-
dius of twenty to forty miles on all
sides of Trinidad, Colorado and prac-
tically Danish stationery steam engines
from the district, is the object of the
Southern Colorado Power & Railway
Company. Following out enlargement
plans the money has been raised to in
stall generators to furnish a total of
10000 horsepower.
Civil service examination will be
held at the Federal building in Den
yer, December End and 3rd, for the po-
sitions of junior engineer and junior
chemist in the technologic branch of
the Geological Survey. The salaries
range from $S4O to $1,000 year. All
men twenty-one years old or more are
eligible to apply for this examination
and may secure application blanks
from Werner w. Campbell, secretary of
the United States Civil Service Com
mission, federal building.
On the 2nd inst. the county commits
sioners Of Pueblo county signed the
first section of the $44S,0 court house
contract with Frank Taylor of Pueblo.
This contract is for the excavating
foundation and all first floor steel
beams for $54,540. The contract also
contains proposals by the contractor
for building and erecting the remain
der of the structure in stages at stated
prices within fixed periods of time
should the proposition be hereafter ac-
cepted.
At Colorado Springs on the End inst
Miss Ellen r. Brinley was elected pres
ident of thc Young Women's Chris
tian Association to succeed Mrs Mary
T. Hatch, who was retired at her
own request, to succeed Mrs. Elizabeth
Cass Goddard as vice president Mrs.
Goddard also asked leave to retire.
and was made second vice president
Mrs. w. t. Slocum and Mrs. Noble
were made third and fourth vice pres
idents; Mrs. w. C. Robinson, secre-
tary, and HRS William Strieby, treas
urer.
The body OF John Lynch was found
lying beside the state road five miles
west of Tin Cup, Taylor Park district,
few days since, by Mail Carrier Haw-
kins, who took it into Tin Cup. 1t is
reported that Lynch fell or was thrown
from his buggy and his neck broken.
He came to the district in 1879 and
had been prominently identified with
the development of the mineral re-
sources of Taylor Park, two large min
ing companies having been organized
Nv m
son.
State Officer F. G. Mcconnell of the
Colorado Humane Society has made the
following report for September: Miles
Travelled by rail, 2.734; by wheel, Bill
Towns visited Ward, Hillsboro, Can
field, Baileys, Fort Lupton, Trinidad,
Rugby, Eldorado Springs, Greeley, Ster-
ling, Tiff, Sedgwick, Julesburg, Palmer
Lake, Castle Rock, Boulder, Longmont,
Niwot, Julesburg again, Glenwood
Springs, Fruita Debeque, Palisade,
Grand Valley. Cases handled: Three
men, l woman, 10 boys, IL girls,
head of cattle, 46 horses and mules, 2
small animals, 2 animals destroyed,
ordered out of harness, IA warnings
in child and animal cases, 8 court
cases involving children.
Denver. - The Record Stockman
says: cattlemen all over the state are
preparing for hard winter this sea
son. Snow has arrived early and the
indications are that there will be plen-
ty of cold and snow before spring ar
rives. The eastern section of the
state is not in good condition for
grass, and shipping is being made
closer than usual SO as to enable the
cattlemen to care for what cattle they
retain. In the western part of the
state the cattlemen eXpect to feed