The Springfield herald., 1908-11-13
COLORADO ITEMS

The Drnvcr Mining Exchange Is TO be
Transformed into a general stock ex-
change, modelled after the New York
Consolidated exchange.
The new Auditorium has been chos-
en- by the Denver Motor Club for the
automobile show to be held under the
auspices of the club this winter.
The contract has been let for the
building of a $4,000 theater for Grand
Junction 1t will be on one OF the
prominent vaudeville circuits. local
syndicate secured the contract.
The Oakes Home for Consumptives
at Denver has instituted an arts and
crafts shop and with the work OF stem
CLING, jewelry making and metal work
ing is to open book bindery depart
ment for artistic work
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany has let the contract for the erec-
ton of a new washer at Sopris to re-
place the one destroyed by fire last
April. The new plant will cost $780,
600 and will lie one of the finest in the
West.
The commission appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to investigate the So
cial, sanitary and economic conditions
of farm life and make recommended
tions for improvement will be at Fort
Collins early next month and give a
hearing at the Agricultural college.
The Greeley schools have introduced
the school savings bank system. The
teachers act as bankers and the chill
dren deposit their pennies until each
has saved a dollar, when the money Is
deposited in the local savings bank
and the pupil receives a pass-book.
Governor Buchtel has appointed Bert
II. Martin county commissioner for the
Third district of Denver to succeed the
late Eugene Mccarthy. The unexpired
term in the Third district will end jan
uary 18th, when Mr.. Martin will be sue
ceeded by Thomas Young, elected to
OIL the Democratic ticket.
Horses in the mines of Colorado are
better treated than in any other part
of the world, according to II. IL. Muir
ray, Halifax, Nova Scotia, who Is pre-
pairing book on the treatment accord
ed the animals which do such large
shade of the worlds work. Mr.. Muir
ray makes this statement in letter
to Secretary Whitehead of the State
Humane society.
Mrs. Alfred Valdez of Majestic,
coal camp near Trinidad, n few days
since gave birth to what Is probably
the largest baby ever born in Colora-
do. 1t weighed twenty-three pounds.
The mother, under normal conditions.
weighes 125 pounds, while the father
OF the child Is an ordinary sized Mexi-
can, and a miner. They will name
the baby William Howard Taft.
w. ]. Farr of Eaton, lessee of the
Northern Colorado Power Company
for light for all the towns including
Eaton north to Pierce, has made ar
rangements with his company to build
over 100 miles of electric line radiat-
ing from these towns into farming
districts. Farmers will receive light
for the same price as townspeople, and
electricity for motive power at reduced
rates.
The mine building and machinery at
the main shaft on the Jerry johnson
companys property on Ironclad hill in
the Cripple Creek district were de-
stroyed by fire, believed of incendiary
origin on the 4th inst. Loss, 100000.
The property was under lease to III. p.
Dahl who carried 100000 insurance on
the plant. The mine buildings on this
property were destroyed by similar
fire Sept. "a, 1906.
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 $40 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,000 court house
contract with Frank Taylor of Pueblo
This contract is for the excavating
beams for $3.50. 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 &C
cepted.
At Colorado Springs on the End inst
Miss EllHn r. Brinley was elected pres
ident of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association to succeed Mrs. Mar,
T. Hatch, who was retired at hel
own request, to succeed Mrs. Elizabetl
Cass Goddard as vice president. Mrs
Goddard also asked leave to retire
and was made second vice president
Mrs w. Il. Slocum and Mrs. Nobl
were made third and fourth vice pres
idents: Mrs. w. G. Robinson, secre
tary, and Mrs. William Strictly. treas
urer.
The Denver board of park commits
sioners has decided in favor OF the Nc
Monnies plans for civic center a