The Glenwood post., 1908-10-24
COLORADO ITEMS

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4Gx90 feet in size.
The Burlington Interurban Company
has its profiles completed and expects
to build its road from Hudson to Gree
ley within year.
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.
The coroner's jury at Fort Collins in
the case of the five Mexicans and two
Japanese killed by the recent explosion
at the 1ngleside quarries, returned
verdict of accidental death.
George Tebeau has sold his-one-half
interest in the Denver baseball team OF
the Western League to ]. F. Gunthrope
of Plainview, Neb., but he still retains
part ownership in the Broadway park
in Denver, where all the games are
played.
The Musicians union is the first sub
scriber to the fund to be raised to
maintain permanent symphony or
chestra in Denver. The union has pre-
sented the directors of the Denver
Symphony orchestra with a check for
$500.
A claim shanty is doing double duty
on the plains near Grover in Weld
county, answering as a home, where
Miss Mamie Smith, young school
teacher, is proving up on homestead,
and also as school house in which
Miss Smith presides.
While attempting to repair electric
wires which had broken down under
the heavy SHOWS of Saturday night, ].
J. McCloskey. bookkeeper and office
man Of the Northern Colorado Power
Company in Louisville was instantly
killed Sunday morning by touching
live wire.
A live wire dangling in front of the
door of the Lindquist cracker factory
In Denver Monday morning caused the
death of Joseph Henry. aged twenty
one, baker in the establishment, who
ran into the wire when he came to his
work. The wire had been broken
down by the snowstorm.
Means of occurring legislation for in
stitutions to care for the feeble mind
ed; of legislating against "shylocks"
and of bringing charity organizations
and the press into closer relationship
are to be discussed by the Social Ser
vice Club of Denver during its monthly
meetings beginning Tuesday, Novem-
Der 10th.
John Adams, father of the well
known Adams brothers Of Colorado
died at his home in Pasadena, Cali
fornia, on the 18th inst, in the nine
tieth year of his age. Mrs. Adams,
four sons and daughter survive. The
sons are Frank. for years at the head
Of the Denver Fire and Police Board;
William, state senator; John, well
known ranchman, and Alva. twice gov.
ernor of the state.
A collision occurred on the Rock ISL
and road at siding between Ramah
and Mattison at II a. m. Sunday be-
tween passenger train No. s and
west-bound freight train in which
Frank Bishop, freight engineer, of Col
orado Springs, Clarence G. Williams,
fireman, and William Kline, engineer
on the passenger train were severely
injured. G. F.. Hendy, mail clerk, re-
ceived severe cut on one of his arms.
The grand encampment |. o. o. F.
at Greeley on the 18th inst. elected the
following officers: Samuel Andrew,
Denver, grand patriarch; H. G. De
Ternne, Pueblo, grand high priest; R.
X. Jensen, Cripple Creek, grand senior
warden; j. NJ. Norman, grand scribe;
N. Koenig, Golden, grand treasurer; j.
]. Hallaok, Denver, grand junior war
den; representatives to the grand
lodge, F. C. Goudy, and L. Nicholson of
Denver.
Judge Fred A. Rudolph and wife
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary at their ranch home,
six miles north of Black Hawk,
on the 18th inst. Over 100
friends were present and the aged
couple received large number of
handsome gifts. Mr. Rudolph. who is
a Civil War veteran, came to Black
Hawk from New Jersey in 1868, and
later served several times as police
Judge and as city clerk.
Don c. Champion, one of the best
known ranchmen and cattle raisers in
Fremont county, died Monday, the 18th
inst. after long illness from Brights
disease. He was born in Crawford
county, Illinois, and resided in the
county more than twenty-five years.
His mind had a scientific bent his
specialties being geology and like stu
dies. He was twice county commits
sioner, was a Methodist and promi-
nent Mason.
Natural gas in such quantity as to
be useful for commercial purposes
has been reported to the government
geological survey offices in Denver, as
having been struck in the property of
the Cottonwood Coal & Power Com.
pany few miles north of Colorado