The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-14
COLORADO news

Ault has decided to hold its annual
Harvest Carnival September Both
Northern Weld county is preparing to
make great showing
Mrs. c. C. Conrad of Trinidad, seeing
that her two little children were about
to be attacked by three-foot rattle
snake, seized horsewhip and beat the
reptile to death.
Superintendent Thompson OF the
government fish hatchery has recently
deposited 100 cans of trout in the Fry.
ing Pan river and it's 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 Ameri.
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.
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
Solon Pingrey, who was forced to
resign because of illness. The cases
are now being heard before a United
States commissioner an Pagosa
Springs.
1t 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 Creek
was chosen as the next meeting
place. The officers chosen are r. A.
Goldner Of Leadville, president; Dan.
iel J. Mcdonald. Idaho Springs. vice
president; l.. l.. Bryant, Cripple
Nioch' oSSiStaiy, VI. r. SdHluIlu, bSA-
yer, treasurer
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 la
rade. Nearly all the merchants and
mechanics in town have agreed to take
part. Farmers and stockmen have been
invited to join the procession and it is
expected that this will form a lead
ing feature. A ball game and other
amusements are on the program.
From President S. H. Atwater of the
Kansas-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 it Is expected that lake will be
made.
Daughters of Pocahontas in session
at Pueblo. on Monday elected the fol
lowing state officers: May E. McDon.
aid, Idaho Springs, great Pocahontas;
Cora Wethell, Denver, great Winona:
Goldie Action, Breckenridge, great
Minnehaha Rose Allen, Ouray, grand
prophecies; Mary Charette, Fort Col
line. first scout; Mrs. Anhier, Tellu.
ride, second scout; Mrs. Shannon, Den,
yer. grand wigwam, f1d Mrs. Humid,
Grand Junction, grand forester.
Judge Cavender, 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 is
the man brought to Leadville two
months ago by Sheriff Bonner from
Lansing, Michigan. 1t is said that he
has 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. 1898.
At a 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-
dppOTIlouHlent Vi tNe penlten1dry
funds make it possible for the work
to proceed indefinitely, so that it will
probably be continued without break
until the next Legislature provides
for funds to complete the highway.
Reports have reached Florence that
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 run
from Penrose to Canon City, along
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 a franchise and right OF
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
range near Golden. A large list of
pr;,ac will ha offorad opd Tho off;ao,,